Lockdown Unlocked

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Lockdown Unlocked - The key to scaling through crisis

Join us on 5th May 2020 for Lockdown Unlocked - your opportunity to receive advice and guidance on scaling a tech business through the Coronavirus crisis.

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Watch live from 9:45am - https://hopin.to/events/lockdown-unlocked/

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This event has now sold out due to a high level of demand - please register for our wait list and we may be able to open up more places before the event tomorrow - sorry for any disappointment.

AGENDA

KEYNOTES

• 10:00 - Tech Nation Welcome

• Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech Nation

• 10:10 - Government Keynote

• Caroline Dinenage, Minister of State for Digital and Culture

• 10:20 - Futurist Keynote - How will covid-19 affect global economies in the future?

• Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View

PANELS

• 10:30 - Investor Panel with Q&A - How will the funding landscape change post covid-19?

• Check Warner, Partner, Ada Ventures & Co-Founder, Diversity VC

• Andrei Brasoveanu, Partner Accel

• Tom Wilson, Investment Partner, Seedcamp

• Moderated by Miruna Girtu, Partner, SyndicateRoom

• 11:00 - Panel Discussion - What is the role of the state vs the role of the ecosystem/VC during this crisis?

• Brent Hoberman, Co-Founder & Chairman, Founders Factory

• Robin Klein, General Partner, LocalGlobe and Latitude

• Moderated by Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech Nation

• 11:20 - Government Panel with Q&A - Moving past the pandemic - How can the government support the tech sector?

• Moderated by Liz Stevenson, Communications and Stakeholder Affairs Director, Tech Nation

• Gila Sacks, Director, Digital and Tech Policy, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)

• Francis Evans, Head of Business Finance, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

SESSIONS

11:45 - Cash is King - Mastering your Cashflow

• Dave Blacher, Partner, Head of Media and Technology, RSM

• Damian Webb, Partner, RSM

12:00 - Leadership during Lockdown

• Jill Palmer, CEO, Clicktravel

• Asi Sharabi, Co-Founder & CEO, Wonderbly

• Dave Bailey, Co-Founder & CEO, Mediatonic

• Moderated by Parveen Dhanda, Head of Programmes Tech Nation

12:30 - Crisis Management - How to use scenario planning to adapt strategy

• Lisa Ashe, Partner, EY

13:00 - Productivity: Tips, Tricks & Trends in Remote Working

• Brad Kilshaw, Head of EMEA, Head of partnerships, Slack

• Ravi Patel, Head of EMEA Channels, Zoom Video Communications

• Siobhan O’Reilly, UK Country Manager, Dropbox

• Moderated by Row Knapp, COO, Tech Nation

13:30 - Networking

You’ll also have the opportunity to network (virtually) with the wider UK tech community, offer support and connect with those facing similar challenges.

When: Tuesday 5th May 2020

Where: Online - we'll send you the link closer to the time

Speakers include:

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