Other MARTIN BRYANT | TECH CITY UK Community Editor SPEAKER BIO Martin Bryant is Community Editor at Tech North (part of Tech City UK), where he tells the story of technology in the North of England. He uncovers world-class companies, people and initiatives that often fly under the radar of major tech publications. Martin was previously Editor-at-Large at The Next Web and is a regular fixture on technology conference stages in Europe and the USA. He often appears on national and international TV and radio programmes to talk about technology. KEY CORPORATE FACTS & KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters London, UK Our mission is to accelerate the growth of London and the UK’s digital economy. Wefocus on areas like digital skills, smart capital investment, infrastructure, international development and Office Locations London leadership. Westartedlife in Shoreditch in 2010, launched by the UK Prime Minister David Cameron to Founded 2010 support the East London tech cluster known as London Tech City or Silicon Roundabout. We have since grown our support to Greater London, Manchester and other major cities around No of Employees 50+ the UK. Active Markets UK Wedo this in three ways: • Targetedprogrammes:thatfill market gaps across the whole lifecycle of digital Selects the first 30 digital companies to join businesses from our Digital Business Academy to Future Fifty KPI #1 Upscale programme • Engagingpolicing convening: providing an agile and responsive feedback loop to governmentto help shape the right policies via roundtables, surveys, white papers and reports such as Tech Nation KPI #2 Builds Out Digital Business Academy as over • Effective Promotion & Thought Leadership: championingand connectingthe digital 18,000 People Enrol in 10 Months sector in London, the UK, and internationally via international trade missions, media engagement and events. Recent Milestones Public funding from the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport Website techcityuk.com 119