The Women in Business & Tech Expo is a hiring event for those who aspire to thrive in their professional careers and grow their businesses.

Providing technology professionals and entrepreneurs a platform to progress their careers with female-championing and leading organisations is vital to the success of the UK’s technology and business sectors. 17,000 female workers left the tech industry between Q4 2022 and Q1 2023, despite the overall headcount increasing by 85,000, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). This drop was followed by a further 3,000 women leaving the profession between Q1 and Q2 this year.

The expo aims to encourage businesses to look at their retention and DEI strategies with the same importance as their recruitment and encourage more women to join the tech sector and embark on the journey to become entrepreneurs and founders.

Talks and roundtables

Baroness Karren Brady CBE and Steven Bartlett headline the two-day keynote programme of inspiring entrepreneurs, CEOs, technology leaders, career-influencers and wellbeing experts.

Speakers will share practical advice and insight on a range of subjects, including STEM careers, diversity and inclusion, career progression, business strategies, business transformation, upskilling and reskilling, returning to work after a career break, and entering new industries.

The roundtables enable those attending to meet with peers in an exclusive business environment. An open forum to discuss issues within the industry and how to tackle them.

The features

The Women in Business & Tech Expo offers a range of special free show-floor features to support job seekers, tech professionals and business owners.

These features include:

• CV Writing & Interview Clinic – Attendees can visit the clinic and receive top tips and advice on their CV’s, LinkedIn profiles and get interview skills from experts at Visa.
• Business Speed Networking – The Business Speed Networking will provide attendees with the opportunity to pitch their product or service to dozens of other businesspeople in just one minute. Speed Networking is an intense session of one-minute mini-meetings, and is a corporate take on speed dating.
• Headshots – Attendees looking to smarten their digital personal brand will be able to get a professional headshot taken and sent to them for free.
• Networking lounge – The lounge enables attendees to connect and collaborate with like-minded women, grab a coffee and grow their network.

Where we’ll be

Startups Magazine will be pitched up at stand A30, handing out copies of our latest edition, and speaking with plenty of startups and entrepreneurs!

If you haven’t already, grab a ticket here.

We look forward to seeing you all there!