Event Type : Industry Event

Do you want to help young people learn about technology? Are you keen to share your digital skills with the next generation of app developers, games designers, creative technologists, and robotics engineers? We’ll show you how you can get involved with volunteering at technology clubs for young people.

What will you learn?

Whether you want to start up your own group, or lend a hand at an established club – we’ll share tips and tricks for what makes a successful club. You’ll get an insight into what it feels like to run a technology club, and what approaches work well.

We’ll explain the different options open to you (including Code Clubs, CoderDojos, remote volunteering, and volunteering in schools) and the next steps you need to take.

Who should attend?

You don’t need to be a technical expert. This session is ideal for anyone interested in starting up or supporting a technology club for young people. Including all technology workers, interested students, youth workers, and teachers in the Highland area.

Volunteering at a technology club is a great way to sharpen your own technical skills, confidence, and make an impact on the lives of young people.

When is it?

This event will run on two different dates, 17 March and 27 March. You only need to select one date as both sessions will cover the same content.

The session is organised by Skills Development Scotland. The training will be led by Craig Steele. Since 2012, Craig has set up and supported technology clubs for young people across Scotland, and has trained hundreds of volunteers to support them.

Would you like to inspire young people to choose a tech-related career and build your future talent pipeline at the same time?

This webinar offers practical insights and guidance to understand the opportunities available by providing work placements and the benefits of doing so to your organisation and your people. It’s ideal if you’re considering supporting young people, or if you already do so in any way.

Many thousands of work placements are required each year for young people across the region; this webinar will help you to help them by equipping you with advice, guidance and a best practice toolkit. Our goal is to help you deliver meaningful work placements that offer the best value to both the young person and your business.

Who should attend

This workshop is designed to support organisations who would like to find out how to get involved and provide meaningful experiences for young people, as well as individuals who currently supervise and manage work placements and work experience opportunities within their organisations.

The webinar is open to all digital economy employers in the North East. This includes organisations working in the technology sector, as well as employers in other sectors with a need for digital and technology skills.

It is relevant to digital economy employers of all sizes, from SMEs to larger organisations.

Outline

• The benefits of work placements for young people, for employers, and for employees involved in delivering / supporting them
• The types of work placement and experiences available, and the flexibility employers have in delivering them
• Analysis of what makes a great work placement for all parties
• The importance of setting and managing the expectations of all parties
• What’s involved, how to approach it, and the support available from Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) and schools/colleges
• Discussion of what young people are wanting, and group thinking on what attendees and their organisations can offer
• The resources, help and support available
• Next steps

Provider

This webinar is brought to you by Skills Development Scotland in partnership with Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) North East, Aberdeen City and Shire Councils, and Opportunity North East to help employers get involved in supporting young people.

Join Santander as they take a look at the TMT subsectors presenting the biggest opportunities for UK companies in Spain and hear from IndraVentures – Indra’s corporate vehicle to promote and support innovation – regarding their areas of interest.

Home to two of the world’s largest and most influential technology event, Mobile World Congress, and host to other leading sector specific shows such as Smart City Expo, Spain offers an exciting landscape for the development of many technology, media, and telecommunication (TMT) verticals.

The TMT sector in Spain provides significant opportunities, in particular cross-cutting technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, internet of things (IoT), immersive technology and gamification, and cyber security. 5G communications are in demand in high-growth domain areas such as smart cities, net zero, and cleantech and business critical functions, such as sales and marketing, production, supply chain, operations, and logistics. We’re delighted to be joined by speakers from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Indra, one of the leading global technology and consulting companies, to discuss these opportunities and the wider Spanish TMT market.

Speakers:

• Mark Beresford – TMT Sector Specialist for Santander UK – Mark is a global business and technology specialist with over 25 years of international commercial experience in markets ranging from EU, Asia Pacific, India, and the US. He currently works as Technology, Media, & Telecoms (TMT) Sector Specialist for Santander UK. His focus is on the continuous development of the global value proposition and content/solution provider ecosystem for TMT for Santander Navigator.

• Sarah Roles-Ndibe – Head of Technology for the UK Department of Business and Trade in Spain – Sarah is the Head of Technology for the Trade Team in the UK Department for Business and Trade Spain, based in Barcelona. She has over 20 years of financial, project management, and economics-related experience across positions in fund management, finance, and UK trade and investment work. Her focus is developing export channels and strategies for UK technology companies, establishing bi-lateral partnerships between British and Spanish organisations, and helping Spanish companies project manage their expansion to the UK.

• Alberto Pintado Sanchez – Head of Start-up Ecosystem & Corporate Ventures at Indra – Alberto has more than 20 years of experience in the ICT sector and innovation roles. In 2005 he joined Indra, occupying various positions in the Telecommunications market with experience both nationally and internationally in software and business development. In 2016 he moved to IndraVentures, the unit where Indra’s corporate innovation is articulated to lead their relations with the ecosystem and open innovation.

To register for this event, please click the ‘Learn More’ link below.

5G technology offers more than just improved mobile phone connections. Companies of all sizes across the world are embracing 5G technology to take advantage of the benefits it enables. If you are looking to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve and future-proof your systems, operations and products, then The Scotland 5G Centre (S5GC) is here to help you unlock the transformational benefits that 5G has to offer.

We invite businesses to join our event and workshops series and hear about our free range of support services and access to state-of-the-art 5G testbeds. You will also find out how 5G is being used in industry, for example within manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and agriculture to drive efficiencies and cut costs.

Our event comes in 2 parts.

Part 1, is an event on the 17th April 2023, and will provide information and examples of how 5G is transforming businesses as well showing how the Scotland 5G Centre can help.

Part 2, a series of 121 private sessions running from April until September and providing you with the opportunity to have a private consultation with one of our Business Engagement Managers (at your local S5GC innovation) and discuss how you can test the application of 5G to a specific business need or challenge.

Come along to our event on 17th April and discover how 5G can transform your organization.

What can you expect from the event?

• Engage with The Scotland 5G Centre and find out how it can help your business
• Explore the benefits that 5G is bringing across multiple industry sectors and places across the UK.
• Discover the opportunities available to Scottish Businesses through our free to use S5GConnect Programme and innovation hubs.
• Preview innovative 5G use cases, that show how 5G is transforming everyday business operations
• Discuss how we can support your business needs, challenges and opportunities and gain free access to our 5G testbeds

The agenda will be published shortly.

In collaboration with Hatch Quarter and Invest Victoria, Santander are hosting this webinar focused on sharing insights on net zero strategy in Australia and how tech-based companies can help to reach decarbonisation goals in the region.

The Australian government has committed to invest 20 billion AUD in low emissions technologies in the next ten years, as well opening up 80 billion AUD through both public and private investment in green technologies.

The region is focused on a technology-driven approach as it recognises that with new and emerging technologies it has the potential to further reduce emissions by 15% by 2050.

In collaboration with Hatch Quarter and Invest Victoria, Santander are hosting this virtual session focused on understanding Australia’s net zero strategy, challenges, and how tech-based companies can collaborate with Australia-based corporates and government organisations to tackle climate challenges and reach the country’s net zero by 2050 goals.

They will be sharing their experience with helping clients expand and develop commercial relationships to bring their solution to the Australian market.

• 09:30: Welcome and introductions.
• 09:35: Hatch Quarter – Australia’s net zero strategy, challenges, and opportunities for UK tech-based companies.
• 09:45: Invest Victoria – local net zero initiatives and tendering opportunities.
• 09:55: Fireside chat.
• 10:15: Q&A
• 10:25: Wrap up and close.

To register, click the ‘Learn More’ link below.

Scottish North American Business Council is leading a trade mission to Pennsylvania and surrounding areas for businesses interested in exploring opportunities to expand their international trade activities. This mission will span across the city of Philadelphia, reaching out across the state of Pennsylvania and potentially neighbouring towns, cities and States.

• Easy Access to New York City, only 1 hr 20 minutes by regular low cost train service
• Economic density, diversity, and localization provide cost-effective access to critical supply chains

• Nearly 40% of the U.S. population and 60 percent of the Canadian population
• 4 of the 10 largest U.S. markets

If you require further information or wish to apply please email –allan@snabc.org or call Allan Hogarth on 07982250682.