techUK is delighted to be hosting the team behind ‘Silicon Stoke’ prospectus, which sets out the digital ambition for Stoke-on-Trent, for an industry briefing.
Stoke-on-Trent is an ambitious Smart City in the making. A recent prospectus, Silicon Stoke, set out the city’s ambitions for its digital transformation to help secure partnerships and investment into the city.
Smart Stoke is already underway, with the completion of a 113km full-fibre cross-city which offers opportunity for 5G services, as well as plans for a full-fibre academy at Stoke-on-Trent College and a new Digital Academy.
To help Stoke-on-Trent ensure it can take up the many opportunities of this enhanced digital connectivity, techUK is convening an industry briefing to help members understand the scope of the Silicon Stoke ambition and the opportunities for collaboration with industry partners.
Our briefing will outline where the opportunity for industry lies: everything from bringing Industry 4.0 to life for SMEs and the innovation opportunities through improved collaboration across the city. As well as hearing from the team at Stoke-on-Trent council, there will be ample time for Q&A and discussion and for tech suppliers to share their views on the direction of the prospectus and how best it should be taken forward.
Georgina Maratheftis
Georgina Maratheftis
Georgina is techUK’s Associate Director for Local Public Services
Georgina works with suppliers that are active or looking to break into the market as well as with local public services to create the conditions for meaningful transformation. techUK regularly bring together local public services and supplier community to horizon scan and explore how the technologies of today and tomorrow can help solve some of the most pressing problems our communities face and improve outcomes for our people and places.
Prior to techUK, Georgina worked for a public policy events company where she managed the policy briefing division and was responsible for generating new ideas for events that would add value to the public sector. Georgina worked across a number of portfolios from education, criminal justice, and health but had a particular interest in public sector transformation and technology. Georgina also led on developing relationships across central and local government.
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Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
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- 020 7331 2038
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- @SJMJames1
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