TIMINGS
8:00am – Registration
8:30am – Debate
9:30am – Approximate close
Guests are invited to remain behind after the formal close for coffee and networking
SPEAKERS
- Craig Such, managing director, Azzure IT
- Paul Houghton, partner, Grant Thornton and chair, Sheffield City Region LEP Business Growth Board
- Sharon Jandu, strategic partnerships director, TechATP
- Conor Moss, education and employer partnerships director, Sheffield Hallam University
OVERVIEW
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Access to digital technology, including talent, IT systems or broadband infrastructure, is critical to ensuring the growth of businesses.
The Sheffield city region has developed an enviable reputation for companies at the forefront of sectors such as gaming and payment processing embracing digital innovation. But many businesses, particularly in manufacturing, do not always share that urgency.
With internet connectivity vital to business operations, new fibre services are delivering the broadband infrastructure required to make South Yorkshire a well-connected and attractive place for businesses to locate and grow. SMEs can get up to half of their installation cost discounted through voucher schemes.