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Location: Stage 4 - Wed, 1 Jul 2026 · 14:00 – 14:30 (Europe/London) (30 minutes)

Northern Tech: a great opportunity

How can Northern tech ecosystems work better, together.
Hosted by
Tracey Johnson
Tracey Johnson
Director at South Yorkshire Combined Authority

Tracey Johnson is a leader in innovative tech sector support with many years of experience in the digital, technology and creative industries. She is Project Director of TECH SY, supporting tech businesses in South Yorkshire and developing a long-term plan for ecosystem growth on behalf of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. She previously developed Barnsley’s approach to tech sector growth and led the DMC, a landmark hub…

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Tracey Johnson

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Partners & Exhibitors

Headline Partner

GM Business Growth Hub
Headline Partner
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Headline Partner
BRITISH BUSINESS BANK PLC
Headline Partner
Investor Ladder
Headline Partner
CRSI
Headline Partner
ClimbGroup
Headline Partner

Event Partner

HOSPITABLE AUTOMATION LTD
Event Partner
Keepace
Event Partner
BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC
Event Partner
Innovate UK
Event Partner
Perfect Cellar
Event Partner
NoCodeLab.ai
Event Partner
Minds by Animoca Brands
Event Partner
instantprint
Event Partner
Heard Story Telling
Event Partner
TECH SY
Event Partner
Polestar Leeds
Event Partner
Northern Arc Partners
Event Partner
Yorkshire Podcast Studios
Event Partner
WAINWRIGHT CONSULTING LIMITED
Event Partner
Porsche Centre Leeds
Event Partner
PLEXAL (GROUP) LIMITED
Event Partner
Blacks
Event Partner
NATWEST GROUP PLC
Event Partner
BIONOW LIMITED
Event Partner
MEDILINK NORTH OF ENGLAND LIMITED
Event Partner
University of Huddersfield
Event Partner
Yorkshire MedTech
Event Partner
Propel Healthtech
Event Partner
North East Mayoral Combined Authority
Event Partner
University of Salford
Event Partner
Coutts & Company
Event Partner
ThatRound
Event Partner
Forging Ahead
Event Partner
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins
Event Partner
Freeths LLP
Event Partner
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Event Partner

Tour Partner

Palatine Private Equity LLP
ENTREPRENEURIAL-SPARK LIMITED

Award Partner

Blacks
Jenny Garrett Global

Woman In Business Partner

G&T (girls and tech!)

Exhibitor

TECH SY
iThink365 Limited
Liberty Eco Labs Limited
Allia
Frntir
Good Deed IT
Minds by Animoca Brands
Blacks
Birch Strategic Services
Yorkshire Podcast Studios
Bradford Digital
Manchester Metropolitan University
Leeds Digital
BRITISH BUSINESS BANK PLC
Polestar Leeds
THE CULTURE CRAFT LTD
G&T (girls and tech!)
Leeds University Business School
MEISSNER BOLTE (UK) LIMITED
RAMSDENS SOLICITORS LLP
Creative UK
MTIF NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
Caspian Insurance
PLEXAL (GROUP) LIMITED
Diligentsia Limited
YOUBEE MEDIA LIMITED
We Are PoWEr
Fagborun Limited