The Digital Economy summit, organised by the Parliament Street think tank and hosted by former business minister Dean Russell MP, will include discussions around the importance of the technology industry in driving business growth and empowering infrastructure. It will be chaired by Steven George-Hilley, founder of Centropy PR, and take place at 6.30pm in the Houses of Parliament on Monday 22nd May.

Panellists will also discuss the challenges facing the industry such as regulating AI technologies, the risks posed by cyber crime and combatting fake online reviews.

Key speakers include Chris Downie, founder of fraud detection platform, Pasabi, Daren Wood, Chief Technology Officer at connected transport provider Resonate, Andy Ward, VP International of cyber security firm Absolute Software and Steven Mooney, founder and CEO of business investment firm FundMyPitch and George Saunders, Director of Digital, Bordeaux & Burgundy and Fraser Stewart, co-founder, Lyfeguard.

The event comes following recent research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) revealing increased confidence in UK firms, with tech companies ranking top. However, the report also warned of ‘dark clouds’ on the horizon, due to surging inflation and global economic uncertainty.

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