15 Jun 2026

East Mids Tech Week starts

East Mids Tech Week 2026 is now underway at various locations across the region. The Chamber is a champion partner of the technology and B2B festival that runs until 18th June.

 

First day of East Mids Tech Week at Vaillant Live in Derby

 

The week-long festival aims to share knowledge, promote networking and attract inward investment to the region through a packed diary of headline and fringe events built around core economic clusters.

 

Speakers and guests include:

 

Stuart Clarke MBE – one of the UK’s leading voices on regional tech collaboration

Mike Soutar – media investor and team leader on The Apprentice

Rajinder Bhuhi – project manager of Forging Ahead, a partnership of 16 Midlands universities helping supercharge the Midlands’ innovation ecosystem

 

 

Space Park Leicester – one of the venues across the region that will host East Mids Tech Week events

 

 

Topics covered at East Mids Tech Week will range from angel investments to looking at some of the region’s brightest university spin-outs; unlocking the power of AI for automation and female leaders in tech.

In all, there will be more than 250 presenters at 100-plus sessions, with every event free to attend.

Louise Holland, Managing Director of Tech Week organiser Holland Alexander, said it would be an ‘electric festival’ driving attention to the businesses in the region that are creating a buzz around tech and fuelling economic growth.

 

 

To find out more go to www.emtechweek.com