The Welsh Tech Showcase

Tramshed Tech x Tech Wales Advocates are excited to bring you The Welsh Tech Showcase Sponsored by Ogi. Earlier this year, Tramshed Tech supported The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) to create a report into the Welsh Tech Ecosystem and this report will provide a base for the discussions taking place at The Welsh Tech Showcase.  

The event aims to provide a well-rounded snapshot of the Welsh Tech Ecosystem as well as in-depth discussion into the key verticals outlined in Coadec’s report. The event will feature 5 panel discussions around Compound Semiconductors, Connectivity, Fintech, Cyber and Investment in Wales. Please see agenda and panel details below.

Agenda:

⦁ 4pm Arrival   

⦁ 4.15pm Introduction:

- 5 mins Foresight

- 5 mins Tramshed Tech & Coadec  

- 5 mins Tech Wales Advocates - providing a snapshot of the Welsh Tech Ecosystem   

⦁ 4.30pm Panel 1 - Connectivity Panel - Led by Ogi

⦁ 5.00pm - Panel 2 – Compound Semiconductors Panel - Led by The Compound Semiconductor Centre

⦁ 5.30 Refreshments   

⦁ 5.40pm Panel 3 - Cyber Panel - Led by PureCyber

⦁ 6.10pm Panel 4 - Fintech Panel - Led by Fintech Wales  

⦁ 6.40pm Panel 5 - Why invest in Wales Panel - Led by Tramshed Tech  

⦁ 7.00pm - 8pm Networking

Panel 1 - Connectivity Panel - Led by Ogi: A digitally creative Wales

Overview:

Ogi, Wales’s leading homegrown internet provider, looks at the role digital plays in the creative industries. Worth around £2.2billion to the Welsh economy, and supporting more than 56,000 jobs, it’s big businesses. Advances in technology is making it more cost effective to work outside of the traditional media cities, and with new full fibre networking bringing ultrafast and ultra-reliable connectivity to even more places than ever before, investing in Wales is a winning formula for success.

Panellists:

1. Phil Siveter, CEO, Nokia UK & Ireland   
2. James Harraway, MD, Infracapital
3. Carys Owens, MD, Whisper Cymru
4. Sally-Ann Skinner, Chief Revenue Offier, Ogi

Panel 2 - Compound Semiconductors Panel

Overview:

Get ready to explore the cutting-edge world of Compound Semiconductors with our panel of industry experts. The world’s first Compound Semiconductor Cluster ‘CSconnected’ will be leading the panel and with an incoming investment of £1 billion, this panel provides a unique opportunity to learn more and understand what this means for Wales.  

• What’s the global semiconductor shortage all about?  
• What is the UK doing about it?  
• Why is it an opportunity for Wales?  
• Impact stories of expansion in the region  
• Q&A 

Panellists:

1. Wyn Meredith: Director of the Compound Semiconductor Centre and Chair of CSconnected, The South Wales Semiconductor Cluster  
2. Chris Meadows, Director, CSconnected  
3. Martin McHugh, CEO, The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
4. Tamsin Heath, Deputy Director for Economic Security, Department for Science Innovation and Tech 

Panel 4 - Fintech Panel - Led by Fintech Wales: Why FinTechs choose Wales

Overview:

Join FinTech Wales and some of the most innovative Welsh FinTechs to understand exactly what is so special about starting and scaling a business in Wales. From our synergetic culture and partnerships, innovative and visionary organisations and business leaders, access to skills and talent, investment and funding support, connectivity and more, we can demonstrate why Wales offers the most collaborative tech ecosystem in the world. 

Panellists:

1. Host: Sarah Williams Gardener, CEO, FinTech Wales 
2. Toby Kernon, Founder & CEO, Wagonex 
3. Ammar Akhtar, Founder & CEO, Final Rentals   
4. Steve Dukes, CEO, Confused.com

Panel 3 - Wales - the Cyber Secure Destination for Business

PureCyber are passionate about making Wales a cyber secure nation - enabling businesses located there to focus on stability and growth.

The panel will discuss the passion in Wales for businesses to operate in a secure and connected environment. Looking at the innovative solutions approach offered to businesses in Wales, delivered through the fantastic business support infrastructure, through the power of partnership and collaboration, highlighting a world leading project to build resilience of the law sector to cyber-attack. Showcasing agility and adaptiveness of response to business needs that Wales offers, driving forward advancements in security across Wales and enabling organisations located there to have secure connectively and global reach for trade.

Panellists:

1. Host: Damon Rands, CEO, PureCyber
2. Richard Jones, Engagement Manager, The Law Society
3. Emma Waddingham, Founder & Editor, Legal News Wales
4. Panellist 4 TBA

Panel 4 - Fintech Panel - Led by Fintech Wales: Why FinTechs choose Wales

Overview:

Join FinTech Wales and some of the most innovative Welsh FinTechs to understand exactly what is so special about starting and scaling a business in Wales. From our synergetic culture and partnerships, innovative and visionary organisations and business leaders, access to skills and talent, investment and funding support, connectivity and more, we can demonstrate why Wales offers the most collaborative tech ecosystem in the world. 

Panellists:

1. Host: Sarah Williams Gardener, CEO, FinTech Wales 
2. Toby Kernon, Founder & CEO, Wagonex 
3. Ammar Akhtar, Founder & CEO, Final Rentals   
4. Steve Dukes, CEO, Confused.com

If you would like to attend, please email lucy@tramshedtech.co.uk or sara@tramshedtech.co.uk. 

We will be bringing together industry experts, investors, government officials and MP's to discuss the trends, challenges and opportunities across the Welsh Tech Ecosystem.