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Depowise, the Estonian-founded oversight and process automation startup for financial services firms, is expanding into the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Yusen Logistics, a player in supply chain solutions, provides businesses with ocean and air freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution services and supply chain management that provide reliability, excellence and value.
The UK trails behind European counterparts when it comes to technology skills – despite lofty science and technology superpower aims.
Artificial intelligence was the star of the European Digital Mindset Awards 2024, presented at the DES – Digital Enterprise Show, which recognise the best companies and professionals who are committed to integrating exponential technologies into their business model.
Digital Enterprise Show (DES) closed its eighth edition with the attendance of 17,157 executives from 41 countries. During three days, DES 2024 analysed the impact of the application of artificial intelligence, along with other digital solutions such as blockchain, data analytics and cybersecurity, on business. What is already the largest European summit on exponential technologies confirms that DES2025 will be held from 10 to 12 June in Málaga, Spain.
Artificial intelligence was the star of the European Digital Mindset Awards 2024, the awards presented at the Digital Enterprise Show (DES), which recognise the best companies and professionals who are committed to integrating exponential technologies into their business model. The awards received more than 275 nominations of outstanding projects for their inspiring and innovative approach in areas such as customer experience, IT management or sustainability based on digital solutions.
Insights from small business insurer Simply Business showed that SMEs would invest more in expansion plans – including increasing staff headcount, expanding stock, and innovating new products – if the government provided the right conditions.
Amazon Web Services has announced a $230 million commitment for startups globally to accelerate the development of generative AI applications.
Great British Entrepreneur of the Year, Dr Ben Maruthappu, has called for the next UK government to embrace the potential of preventative tech to save lives and solve the NHS crisis.
NTT DATA has found that 80% of organisations agree that inadequate or outdated technology is holding back organisational progress and innovation efforts.
Following on from day one, the second day of DES2024 took us once more into the fast-paced world of AI and technology-driven industries.
Reset Connect London, the leading sustainability, net-zero and decarbonisation event and flagship event of London Climate Action Week, returns to ExCeL London on 25-26 June 2024. Uniting business leaders, investors, policymakers and industry experts to drive forward the global sustainability agenda. This year’s event is their biggest event yet, expected to draw over 7,000+ visitors, 400 speakers and host more than 200 exhibitors, providing an unparalleled platform for networking, collaboration and connecting with businesses at the heart of the sustainability and net-zero ecosystem.
The potential of exponential technologies has opened the window to new business and development opportunities, although it has also led to the emergence of unprecedented risks, with cyber-attacks being the main protagonists. Thirty-two percent of cyberattacks recorded in 2023 targeted Europe, according to a market report. “Physical and cyber wars are no longer separate. Cyberspace has no borders, just a playing field where anyone with an Internet connection is a player,” said Enrique Pérez de Tena, Head of IR and cooperation section of the Joint Cyberspace Command, during his participation at Digital Enterprise Show (DES).
Amadeus Capital Partners, the global technology investor, is delighted to welcome Dr. David Parker as a part time Venture Partner to its early stage, deep tech investing team. David has a longstanding relationship with Amadeus, having collaborated on projects for over twenty years. He will support the team in identifying and assessing promising investment opportunities and advise portfolio companies as they scale and commercialise.
Business Debtline has launched a new programme, supported by Aviva, to address the financial skills and confidence gap faced by many small business owners.
South Summit Madrid 2024, co-organised by IE University, held its 13th edition from June 5th to 7th. The benchmark meeting for the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem brought together more than 6,500 entrepreneurs at La Nave in Madrid, who were able to make high-value connections with 6,000 representatives of corporations and 2,000 investors from all over the world, whose investment portfolio exceeds $500 billion – $174 billion more than last year.
SoftwareOne, a global software and Cloud solutions provider, has released further findings from its Cloud Skills Report, highlighting the need to bridge the human-machine divide.
A £1 million pitch competition has launched in the West Midlands, solidifying the region’s position in the tech sector.
Digital Enterprise Show (DES), Europe’s largest event dedicated to exponential technologies, kicked off today in Malaga by putting the ethical and human approach to the application of AI on the table. Leading technology gurus explored the challenges, benefits and influence the generative learning tool is having on the community and business.
The session framed within the AI4Humanity by UN panels at Digital Enterprise Show (DES), led by Carme Artigas, co-chair of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, featured the participation of Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela and president of the Mandela Legacy Foundation.
