Birmingham Tech Week is to return for its seventh consecutive year in 2025.
Yiannis Maos MBE has handed the baton to his successor at the helm of organiser TechWM, Andy Hague, ahead of the UK’s largest regional tech festival.
Taking place between 20th-24th October, Birmingham Tech Week 2025 will welcome over 8,000 attendees, as well as international delegates from countries including Korea and Germany to venues across the city, including the ICC, Millennium Point, and the award-winning STEAMhouse innovation centre.
With an agenda featuring over 60 events and 100 speakers, the week will offer a strong mix of panels, summits, and symposiums, all aimed at accelerating the West Midlands’ rise as a major tech player on the global stage.
The event’s programme, powered by TechWM and supported by some of the biggest local tech giants, multinational corporations, and universities, will be driven by thought-provoking discussions on frontier technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, and quantum computing.
This year introduces new flagship events including Cyberverse and Frontier Day. Each day will also explore a different theme, from AI, leadership and digital skills to global connections and scaling up, shining a spotlight on the West Midlands’ engineering excellence and future-facing innovation.
Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, one amongst other high-profile guests will be speaking at the Exclusive Leadership Breakfast on Monday, 20th October.
He said: “Technology is rapidly changing people’s lives across the Midlands, from how we travel and work, to how we learn, make things, and even how we care for others.
“The West Midlands is on the rise, with a rapidly growing sector that has been heralded as the fastest-growing tech region in the UK, and that now makes up over 20 per cent of our economy, providing jobs for tens of thousands of local people. This is no longer a promising tech cluster, it’s a national growth engine with global ambition.
“With leadership from TechWM, Birmingham Tech Week shows the world what is possible when you back local talent and their ideas. Becoming the largest regional tech festival in the UK allows the world to see Birmingham turning into the place where this country builds its digital future and evolves into one of the global leaders in AI and tech adoption.”
Hague said: “After six successful years under the incredible leadership of Yiannis Maos MBE, I’m proud to take the reins of Birmingham Tech Week.
“Over the past six years, the West Midlands tech sector has made remarkable progress, and Birmingham Tech Week has played a pivotal role in providing a platform for the ecosystem to collaborate, innovate, and celebrate its achievements.
“This year, we’re excited to introduce new flagship events like Cyberverse and Frontiers Day, further cementing the West Midlands’ position as a tech powerhouse and ensuring we remain ahead of the curve.”
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