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Advantage West Midlands urges businesses to take advantage of region’s biggest technology conference
6 October 2009
Advantage West Midlands (AWM)
is encouraging local businesses to take up their
complimentary place at the annual ICT Conference
in November. The successful event, now in
its sixth year, will focus on “Competing in the
New World”. Attendees can expect to learn
about the latest technologies, gain expert
advice on subjects ranging from information
security to making the right technology
investments, receive advice on funding and
support and gain access to technology partners,
business innovators and thought leaders.
The combined conference and
exhibition is being held on 10th November at the
National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull.
Keynote presentations include Vicky Reeves,
Managing Director of Chameleon Net on
‘Innovating Your way to success’ and Anne
Glover, co-founder and Chief Executive of
Amadeus Capital Partners on ‘Right Investment,
Right Time, Right Now’. Last year the
event attracted over 420 professionals from
within and beyond the West Midlands region.
The event is organised by the
West Midlands ICT Cluster and is sponsored by
Vodafone, Advantage West Midlands, the
Technology Strategy Board, Business Link West
Midlands, IBM, Redstone and e-Innovation Centre.
The conference seeks to inspire regional ICT
companies and organisations to innovate, gain
best practice industry expertise and provides
excellent networking opportunities. Other
organisations participating include last year’s
ICT Excellence Awards Overall Champion Rapide
Communication, iCentrum, The National B2B
Centre, Digital Laboratory and media sponsors
Birmingham Post and Daily Telegraph.
This year the host will be
award-winning broadcaster Stuart Linnell MBE.
The conference programme will incorporate
practical workshops on four key themes:
Business, Technology, EU funding and Public
Sector. Subjects covered include Mobile
Technologies, Cloud Services, Internet of the
Future and Financing Innovation.
The ICT Excellence Awards
ceremony, with categories ranging from Best
Innovative Product to Most Improved Business and
the Technology Strategy Board’s Special Award –
High Growth Potential Business, will take place
in the evening after the conference.
Mike Musson, ICT Cluster
Manager said: “This year’s event should not be
missed by any technology companies wanting to
compete successfully in the future. The
combination of inspirational speakers, technical
specialists and business experts makes this a
fantastic opportunity to learn about new
technologies, gain hands-on experience and seek
practical business advice. Furthermore, feedback
from our 2008 highlighted that the ability to
network was seen as a powerful reason to
attend.”
For event registration contact
events@ncc.co.uk or register online at
www.ncc.co.uk/wmict. For attendance at the
Awards Ceremony contact
awards@wmictcluster.org.
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Notes to Editors:
About ICT
Cluster
The ICT Cluster is one of
thirteen clusters established by Advantage West
Midlands as part of its economic development
strategy. These clusters have been chosen on the
basis of their current strength in the region
and their potential to create jobs and economic
growth.
Advantage West Midlands is
one of nine Regional Development Agencies in
England whose role is to
provide leadership and action to create more,
better jobs and in improve the standard of
living for all in the West
Midlands.
The ICT Cluster will be
hosting the Annual West Midlands ICT Conference
and ICT Excellence Awards on 10 November 2009.
For further media
information, please contact Ranbir Sahota or
Sara Pennant, at Vitis PR on 0121 242 8048 or
email
ranbir@vitispr.com /
sara@vitispr.com.
Advantage West Midlands, 3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street, Aston Science
Park, Birmingham, B7 4BN.
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