University of Warwick hosts events for Birmingham Tech Week

The University of Warwick hosted events as part of Birmingham Tech Week, a festival that brought over 30 sessions and 150 speakers together.

Warwick ran two events for the week encompassing 16-20 October: a session on the ‘mobility revolution’ at the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) and a networking dinner for leaders and policymakers in the technology sector.

The festival was organised by Tech WM, a non-profit organisation working to raise the profile of the West Midlands technology sector. Warwick is Tech WM’s Founding Academic Patron.

Tech WM’s CEO, Yiannis Maos MBE, commented: “I’m delighted that the University of Warwick is a sponsor of Birmingham Tech Week in the way they are, and this builds on their patronage of Tech WM.”

The West Midlands region hosts a total of 6,000 companies, with a network of over 38,000 people who all contribute over £15 billion to the UK’s economy.

Birmingham Tech Week is a great opportunity to showcase the impressive people, businesses, skills and groundbreaking initiatives from across the region and reflect on areas for growth

David Plumb, University of Warwick Chief Innovation Officer

David Plumb, Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) at Warwick University said:

“The West Midlands region is successfully embracing environmental sustainability, evolving away from traditional combustion engines and carbon technologies, developing new digital skills and leading a new range of tech industries.

“Birmingham Tech Week is a great opportunity to showcase the impressive people, businesses, skills and ground-breaking initiatives from across the region and reflect on areas for growth.”

As a means of spurring technological development, the University has founded Warwick Innovation District. It has been designed as an innovation system uniting academics, visionary founders, investors, policy influencers, and students. It harnesses the University’s research and innovation activities in an attempt to benefit local innovators and entrepreneurs.