Media GERARD GRECH| TECH CITY UK CEO SPEAKER BIO Gerard is CEO of TechCity UK in London. Prior, he headed up global marketing for Blackberry World (e-commerce store for apps music & film), in New York. Before that, he was with Nokia, where, in New York and London, he led the app store's marketing operations, ran the app strategy and portfolio development team and, most recently, identified and assessed equity investment opportunities for Nokia Growth Partners, Nokia's venture arm, with $600M under managementinthemobilespace. KEY CORPORATE FACTS& KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters London, UK Tech City UK was launched in Shoreditch in 2010 by the UK Prime Minister David Cameron to support the East London tech cluster known as Silicon Roundabout. Office Locations London Founded 2010 Tech City UK is publicly funded non-profit team with a private sector mentality. Firm’s focus is on creating the optimum conditions for digital technology businesses and entrepreneurs to Active Markets London thrive across the UK. Through programmes and policy work, Tech City UK accelerates the growth of digital businesses in London and across cities at all stages of their development. Business overview Non-profit organization to support entrepreneurship Website techcityuk.com 84