Did you know that there are over 9000 people working in tech in Swindon and the surrounding areas? The thriving tech community has been a well-kept secret for many years – but the TechSwindon community is here to change that!
Following these unprecedented times, Swindon and its tech community are planning on building back better. You may not think of the town as a tech hub like neighbouring Bristol & Bath but you’d be wrong. Over 9,000 people work in digital in Swindon and it’s home to a huge array of well-known businesses with large tech teams. From Nationwide to the National Trust, Intel to Innovate there are major global businesses headquartered in Swindon alongside 100’s of startups and SMEs.
Digital transformation and access to tech talent are going to be vital to the recovery of our economy and Swindon is well placed to be at the forefront of this journey. It’s well connected, affordable and already has a growing tech cluster. Over the last 18 months, TechSPARK has been working with partners across the community to develop a network to catalyse the tech sector locally: TechSwindon.
TechSwindon has been building up its activity to grow an effective hub, but the current crisis has been a catalyst to show the importance of tech and how we need to accelerate what we’re doing. There is an opportunity to help reshape how we do business and the opportunities people will have. So, In 10 days, we’ll be launching the very first TechSwindon Summit to do just this.
The Summit will help put Swindon on the map, as a place with leading tech talent, and as somewhere you can build a successful digital business. Over the course of 5 days, there’s going to be 30+ events with speakers dialling in from across the globe. Whether it’s a Latvian entrepreneur’s start-up journey, understanding the impact of AI on Cybersecurity or how to build a values-led business there’s going to a huge breadth of knowledge shared and connections made.
The summit will be the next step in the journey of helping to transform Swindon, drawing on its engineering heritage to build something which will help the town continue to be successful in the future. I’m really looking forward to what’s coming and so should you!
Find out more about the TechSwindon Summit at techswindonsummit.com
Shona Wright
Shona covers all things editorial at TechSPARK. She publishes news articles, interviews and features about our fantastic tech and digital ecosystem, working with startups and scaleups to spread the word about the cool things they're up to.
She also oversees TechSPARK's social media, sharing the latest updates on everything from investment news to green tech meetups and inspirational stories.
