Gerard Grech (CEO at Tech City UK)

Wework Moorgate - 1 Fore Street London, EC2Y 5EJ London Thu, Apr 27, 2017, 6:00 PM (BST)

About this event

Gerard Grech (@gerardgrech) is the CEO of Tech City UK, an organisation focused on accelerating the growth of digital businesses in London and across cities in the UK. He is also a member of the UK Government’s Digital Economy Council and Greater London Authority’s Smart London Board, both focused on economic growth through digital innovation.

Gerard has 15 years experience in the world of digital media, web and mobile. His international experience in London, Paris and New York, building digital products and rolling them out across 5 continents, has given him global vision and local expertise, spanning product development, business strategy and venture capital. Before that he was a new media journalist and started his career in the music business.

We will talk to Gerard about the UK government's tech strategy, what it means for your company, what tools, resources and grants you can tap into to get your company to the next level and what Brexit will mean from the business/tech perspective.

Speaker

Gerard Grech

Tech Nation

CEO

Gerard Grech (@gerardgrech) is chief executive of Tech Nation, a privately and publicly funded organisation focused on accelerating the growth of digital businesses in London and across cities in the UK. He is also a governing board member of Europe’s largest arts centre, the Barbican, and Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.