Workshops
Our workshops explore everything from financing digital adoption to the transformational benefits and practicalities new technologies can bring to your organisation.
Midlands Engine
Digital Conference
Connecting ideas, delivering innovation
Co-hosted by HSBC UK, our Digital Conference brought together influential Midlands Engine partnership voices from government, business, academia and the public sector – to explore how to successfully implement a digital connectivity strategy across a local authority area and what lessons can be learned.
You can learn more about the conference by downloading the agenda.
Workshop 1
SMEs & digital adoption
Stephen Mason, Mason Infotech
Workshop 2
Digital development & the future of the web
Warren Bramley, Loughborough University
Workshop 3
Financing & supporting digital adoption
Dr Sophie Dale-Black, British Business Bank and Roland Emmans, HSBC UK
Workshop 4
Technology-dependent future cities
Prof. Mohammad Patwary, University of Wolverhampton
Workshop 5
Silicon Stoke
Steve Lovatt, Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Workshop 6
Digital for Health
Robert Franks and Adrian Smith, WM5G
Workshop 7
AI in practice
Chris Holland, Loughborough University
Workshop 8
5G Connected Forest
Ceren Clulow, Nottinghamshire County Council
Workshop 9
Digital for manufacturing
Prof. Mark Sims and Piyal Samara-Ratna, Space Research CentreThank you to our conference panelists
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