Digital skills, leadership and business growth will all come under the spotlight at an annual tech summit in Birmingham later this year.
Details have now been released about the 2023 Birmingham Tech Week, bringing together 150 speakers across 25 different sessions being held in the city. It will culminate in a black-tie dinner and awards ceremony on the Friday night at the ICC.
The five-day festival starts on October 16 and is expected to attract around 7,5000 delegates to venues including HSBC 海角视频's headquarters in Broad Street, The Bond in Digbeth and The Lewis Building in Bull Street.
There will be tech expos, skills sessions and panel discussions, focussing on the topics such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, augmented reality, access to funding, global exporting, digital skills and more.
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Speakers from Microsoft, Accenture, Goldman Sachs and HSBC are among those confirmed to appear at the event. Tech West Mids, previously known as Birmingham Tech, organises the annual event which was first held in 2019.
Chief executive Yiannis Maos said: "I like to think I am a fairly optimistic person but I am also a realist and, if I am being honest, I don't know if I ever truly thought that Birmingham Tech Week would become as big as it has.
"We're on a mission to connect, amplify and transform the region's tech sector and Birmingham Tech Week works to do exactly that.
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"Bringing together some of the best minds in the business, shouting about and celebrating the work we all do and, in turn, working towards making the West Midlands the global tech hub it has the power to be.
"This year's event is set to be the biggest yet and I really can't wait to see the finished product and to see how it is received by the audience.
"We still have a way to go but already we've got some great speakers and events lined up that should be a real treat for anyone who pays us a visit."
Data suggests the West Midlands has nearly 6,000 tech companies employing a workforce of more than 38,000 people.