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DTX & UCX Manchester, the North’s enterprise IT and technology event, is set to return to Manchester Central on April 2-3, 2025, bringing together world-class speakers, cutting-edge technologies and an agenda dedicated to “Innovation with Integrity.”
Female Founder Space is excited to announce the Global Female Entrepreneurs Summit, which will take place virtually on April 3-4, 2025. This year’s summit aims to connect women entrepreneurs from around the world, allowing them to learn, grow, and redefine the future of business, innovation, and leadership.
New research from monday.com reveals that UK employees are seeking greater influence over strategic decisions as workplaces undergo rapid change.
Since 2016, E-commerce Berlin Expo has been a key event for the e-commerce industry in Germany. This year marked its first-ever two-day format, a change that will continue in future editions. The expanded schedule led to a significant increase in attendance, with over 12,000 visitors compared to around 10,000 in previous years.
FemTech Conference 2025, organised by Women in Tech, unites women from Belarus and beyond to explore the potential of FemTech. Is your chance to explore FemTech, join the movement, and make an impact. You will find useful formats such as networking, speed mentoring and real success stories. The main program will be held offline on March 3 at Google Campus (Warsaw), while side events will run online from March 3 to 6.
South Summit, in collaboration with IE University, is organizing a new edition of the ‘Scaleup Series’ in London on February 27. This series of events aims to strengthen connections among leading European scaleup entrepreneurs and founders, create a space to share best practices, trends, and insights, and explore business, investment, and economic growth opportunities.
RegNav, an AI-powered compliance management platform, and MedTech Innovator (MTI), the large accelerator of medical technology companies, have announced that RegNav has joined MTI’s Industry Partners ecosystem.
More than a third (38%) of finance brokers say lower taxes are needed to boost SME growth this year, according to iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index. This is double the next choice of reforming business rates (19%).
Humane’s Ai Pin has been on a journey since it was originally teased at Paris Fashion Week. Becoming one of the most talked about gadgets in recent years, to receiving scathing reviews upon launch and dropping the price of the product, to the news of Humane’s assets being acquired by tech giant HP.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has welcomed the first businesses to join its new 5G Ecosystem at Daresbury Laboratory, designed to support and accelerate innovation among businesses.
Latitude59, a startup and technology event in the Baltic States, New Nordics, and Kenya, is set to return to Tallinn in May 2025 with a new theme: Integrity & Perspective.
A new survey by foodtech startup Revyve has revealed positive European attitudes towards yeast protein as a potential key player in the flourishing alternative protein market. The consumer study gathered insight from French, German, and British consumers through AI-moderated individual interviews. The goal was to gauge interest in its functional brewers and baker’s yeast ingredients as substitutes to egg proteins and synthetic texturisers.
StructureFlow, the visual modelling platform designed for navigating complex corporate structures, transactions, and processes, has acquired Blue J Diagramming, a visualisation tool widely used by accountancy and tax professionals. This move aligns with Blue J’s broader strategy to concentrate on its generative AI solution for tax research, marking a shift in its business focus.
The upcoming Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) taking place from 18–21 February in Cape Town has garnered high-level institutional and private sector support, including, amongst others, Sanlam Investments, the African Union, SA Tourism, African Development Bank, DBSA, Standard Bank, Gauteng Department of Economic Development, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and the UNDP.
WinWayLab is a free two-month online accelerator for zero-stage startups (you don’t even need an idea at the beginning) in the wine tech industry. The programme kicks off on March 4 2025, offering participants the chance to turn their ideas into successful businesses with expert guidance, funding and resources from Winno.
Latest research from The Global Payroll Association (GPA) reveals that UK PAYE employees paid £252 billion in income tax in 2024, Meanwhile, businesses paid £114 billion in employer National Insurance Contributions, a total which is set to grow significantly in 2025 following changes set out in Labour’s Autumn Budget.
Defence Builder, Ukraine’s defence tech accelerator supported by the Ministry of Defence, is starting an open call for applications for its second cohort. Building on the success and insights from the first batch, the programme will equip promising startups with mentorship, grants, and pitch opportunities to scale their solutions for the battlefield and beyond.
The Bupa everywoman in Technology Awards have announced this year’s finalists, representing outstanding contributions and achievement at all stages of the career journey; from girls and young women still in education to tech entrepreneurs, from apprentices to C-Suite executives.
The UK’s AI Safety Institute has been recast as the UK AI Security Institute, bolstering protections against AI risks facing national security and crime, and delivering a key pillar of the government’s Plan for Change.
FOUNDRY, the community focused co-working provider, has launched its latest location at New Acres in Wandsworth, South West London.
