Events

A two-day interactive course focused on the Product Owner role and how to drive value from products and services.

A two-day interactive course where you will learn how to use Scrum to optimize value, productivity and the total cost of product ownership in the role of a Scrum Master.

We will once more be kicking off next year with one of our most anticipated events: Tech Trends 2022.

While we had hoped to return to in-person sessions in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow next year, due to the ongoing uncertainty around restrictions we have decided to make this a single, virtual event on 19th January.

Our virtual event last year was very successful, and this way we can allow unlimited numbers of guests to join.

While technology change has always been rapid, it seems that acceptance of change is now accelerating. This means that our customers and users are moving from being resistant to new approaches to demanding them. This means that trends become immediately actionable, not just something to track. Our favourite former Gartner analyst, Richard Marshall, will present the top ten trends that Scottish technology companies should be using to drive their business roadmap.

Thank you to Pinsent Masons, DLA Piper and Burness Paull for returning to sponsor.

So join us for some pizza and beer and a front-row seat to the future on 19th January!

Tech Trends is free for ScotlandIS members; non-member online ticket price is £10 +VAT. Money raised from ticket sales will be donated to Digital Xtra fund.

Cancellation Policy:

All cancellations less than 30 days before the event incur a cancellation charge of 50%. Cancellations within 7 days of the event incur a cancellation charge of 100%.

At the UK-Africa Investment Summit hosted in January 2020, the UK announced its ambition to be Africa’s investment partner of choice. Following on from the successful Africa Investment Conference held on the first anniversary of the Summit in January 2021, the UK’s Department for International Trade is proud to bring together UK and African business once more, for the Africa Investment Conference 2022.

The conference will encourage deal origination, facilitate networking opportunities and raise visibility and UK interest in African opportunities within an impact and clean growth context.

It will explore inclusive, sustainable and resilient investment opportunities and will highlight UK Government support that is available to business. The conference will make the case for a strengthened, closer collaboration and partnership between the UK and Africa, showcasing emerging opportunities across the continent and UK capability and expertise.

Based on advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, we will share tips on how to keep your event or conference cyber resilient and include sensible steps you can take when using conferencing technology facilities, (Zoom, Skype, Hangouts and Teams), to protect your privacy.

No technical knowledge is required to attend – this is suitable for all organisations running online events.

The training will cover:

– Taking sensible steps when using conferencing technologies facilities, (Zoom, Skype, Hangouts, teams), to protect your privacy and safety of attendees

– Help people feel more confident, and safe when using these tools, tips that will give them more control over what they share when attending meetings

– Help meeting hosts understand what responsibilities they should consider when running an online event.

Find out more information here: https://events.cyberscotlandweek.com/events/

Or click the ‘Learn More’ link below to register.

Pivoting, scaling up or even aiming to be a lean, mean business machine. Why not brighten up the January blues with some fresh thinking about business processes and strategy.

We all want to start a new year afresh, feeling energised and brimming with great business ideas, but inspiration can be elusive during the murky depths of the Scottish winter. January’s Central Club aims to share experiences and ideas about how to streamline business processes and apply strategic planning to your entrepreneurial ambitions.

Whether it’s assessing and improving time management, introducing lean management, preparing for fast-paced pivoting, developing growth strategies or exploring the overseas market, having effective business processes in place can only boost productivity and the bottom line.

Our January Club guest speakers will outline how they’ve approached strategic development and implemented effective business processes, and what lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Join us on Thursday 27th January at 1pm for an interactive roundtable with our industry panel to help you deliver a strategic marketing strategy in 2022 for your tech brand.

2021 has experienced a significant shift in marketing efforts within B2B and technology brands.

Personalisation and empathy have become a priority for most businesses. This means that B2B marketers have moved towards a more humanistic approach to marketing as they’ve realised that there is a real person with real problems behind the brand’s name. Technologies have also become more advanced, and with that, we’ve seen clever and more accurate positioning and data in B2B marketing.

Nevertheless, 2021 wasn’t successful for all. We’ve still witnessed far too many marketing mistakes and impersonal campaigns that just missed the mark and didn’t relate to the brand’s intended audience. This was often visible within the B2B technology sector.

So what marketing strategies should B2B and tech marketers focus on in 2022 to get ahead of our competition?

Kathryn Strachan will be joined by some of the best technology marketers in the industry to provide answers on tactical and strategic marketing for 2022. They will discuss:

• What’s here to stay and what needs to change in 2022 to ensure your technology brand’s marketing efforts do not go unnoticed.
• What is likely to be the biggest challenge of this year for B2B marketers, and how can you solve them to ensure your campaigns stay on point.
• Tips on creating a kick-ass marketing strategy that ensures lead generation for your brand.
• Looking beyond 2022, and how you can successfully market your brand long-term by becoming a thought leader in your industry.

No marketing or recruitment managers will want to miss this event.