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Dublin Tech Summit (DTS) has announced some major tech movers and shakers that will speak at this year’s conference. The event, which is now in its 7th year, takes place at the RDS in Dublin on May 31 and June 1, 2023. The biggest to date, it will attract hundreds of tech leaders from all over the world who will address over 8,000 attendees through a range of cutting-edge talks, panels, interviews, demonstrations and more. As Ireland’s largest tech conference, DTS23 aims to highlight the country’s role as a tech hub for the entire world, showcasing the present and future of what is possible and what lies ahead.

Dublin Tech Summit (DTS) has announced the first round of speakers on the back of its official launch. The event, which takes place at the RDS in Dublin on May 31 and June 1, 2023, is now in its 7th year. Dublin Tech Summit 2023 is set to be the biggest Irish tech conference yet, featuring over 8,000 attendees and hundreds of speakers from all over the world. It will bring together the brightest tech innovators, influencers and entrepreneurs globally, highlighting the capabilities and creativity that form the global tech ecosystem, whilst addressing the many challenges facing the industry.

Innovation has no borders and South Summit, co-organised by IE University, is a great example of this. More than 32,000 startups from 175 different countries, 7 of them unicorns, have passed through its ten editions, generating more than 10.19 billion in revenue and nearly 48,000 jobs. With these excellent figures, and after the good experience of South Summit in Brazil in its second edition, María Benjumea, president and founder of South Summit, has announced that the next objective of South Summit will be its international expansion to Asia and the United States.

South Summit, co-organised by IE University, will have exceptional protagonists from UK in this year’s edition. John Elkington, founder board member and chief pollinator of Volans; Alec Oxenford, co-founder of Alpha Capital; Charlie Harris, COO of Octopus Hydrogen; Pierre Yves-Paslier, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Notpla and Anton Soulier, Founder and CEO of Taster. At South Summit Madrid they will share their concerns and experiences on entrepreneurship.

Companies from across the region are being invited to take part in the Greater Manchester Business Fair when it returns to AJ Bell Stadium on Thursday 6th July 2023 from 10.30am-3.00pm.

The ‘Consumer Email Tracker 2023’ report, released today reveals that a growing number of consumers stating they find email brand messages useful: in 2021 the figure was just 15%, but it has now doubled to 32%.

The FutureScope Black Founders Programme, an initiative to support the next generation of UK entrepreneurs and start-ups in digital entertainment, is launched today by Sony Music UK and Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology.

Wayhome, the Gradual Homeownership provider, announced that they have closed a Series A equity funding round of £8 million.

As we approach an unprecedented period with three bank holiday Mondays and a Coronation this May, 76.4% of UK workers are content with a bumper month and won’t be taking any extra leave.

SEON, has added considerable expertise to its ranks with the hire of new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Matt DeLauro. Matt will help the company as it works to prevent more online financial crime globally, leveraging his previous experience as CRO and General Manager of Extend.

Upstream 2023, the must-attend annual event that brings together all those contributing to a future-proof economy, will take place in Rotterdam from May 23rd to May 25th, 2023.

From May 23 to 25, the Rotterdam Metropolitan Area will transform into a hotbed for talent, capital, and growth. Over forty partners, three full days, and one shared mission. Upstream 2023 is the international tech festival dedicated to a future-proof economy. It is the place to be for any startup or scale-up looking to increase business and impact in a sustainable way. The annual festival is a co-creation of the Dutch innovation community, international corporations, and investors. As the three-day agenda is packed with close to fifty city events, Upstream 2023 offers a unique chance to connect with inspiring entrepreneurs, daring investors, and bold change makers. The past three editions attracted over 2.000 attendees from across the globe.

This week, more than 200 investors are congregating at TechChill – one of the biggest Baltic startup conferences taking place in Riga, April 26-28. The region, which includes Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and is often referred to as a unicorn factory, has long been punching above its weight on the global stage and is home to such success stories as Wise, Vinted, Printful, and 10 other unicorns to date. As well as a sizable herd of centaurs, soonicorns, and other mythical beasts.

A recent study conducted by Go Amplify found that a high percentage of marketers have a Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis.

Showing emotions at work is notoriously seen as ‘weak’ or ‘unprofessional’. But the pandemic threw this outdated view into sharp relief – revealing the need for human connection, in order for staff to feel supported, psychologically safe and valued in a constantly changing and uncertain workplace.

SMEs still share the load with the wider business community in driving progress towards the UK’s net zero targets, despite having fewer resources to adapt to growing economic and environmental pressures.

Applications for a new northern-based accelerator, Baltic Ventures, have officially opened for early-stage tech companies to apply for their first programme, ‘Accelerator 2023’. Each successful applicant will receive equity backing and access to unrivalled expert mentoring.

Jobs in the retail and consumer space increased by +16% in Q1 of this year, and the number of vacancies in the past 12 months topped anything we saw pre-pandemic in 2019 by +59%.

A campaign designed to promote the UK’s thriving tech sector to American entrepreneurs and investors has been launched in Silicon Valley.

A new report, Education for a World of Opportunity, shows that British employers are divided on whether the role of education is to create efficient workers for the future (32%) or to develop children into well-rounded human beings (68%).