techUK Member Delegation to GITEX Europe

techUK is delighted to be working with GITEX to take our first-ever delegation to GITEX Europe in Berlin. GITEX Europe 2025, one of Europe’s largest tech and startup event,  takes place from May 21–23, 2025, at Messe Berlin, Germany, advancing Europe’s digital future in partnership with the world. Join 40,000+ professionals, 2,000+ exhibitors, and 1,000 startups from 100+ countries for 600+ hours of content across different industries, featuring 500+ expert speakers.

Explore cutting-edge topics like AI, quantum computing, green hydrogen, and sustainability. Don’t miss the €100,000 Supernova Challenge or unparalleled networking opportunities with global tech leaders and investors.

techUK will be working with GITEX to organise a series of engagements for members on the sidelines of the event to provide members with opportunities to network, connect to businesses and investment agencies and understand the DACH region ecosystem.

Members in the delegation will be offered access to a conference pass, invitation to networking events, UK directory profile, company logo on the techUK wall graphics on the pavilion and access to the UK pavilion networking area and refreshments. You also have the option to manage a round table / workshop that could include members of your delegation and European contacts.

There will also be opportunities to be involved corporate leaders program and have a stand on the UK Pavilion, which provides further speaking opportunities at the event.

techUK members are invited to participate in the delegation and we are looking for members who meet the following criteria:

• you agree to participate at CEO/C-Suite level
• you have a business presence and/or expansion plans into France
• you accept that you will be responsible for booking your travel and accommodation, while techUK will organize the agenda, provide content and logistics support.

Should you be interested in this opportunity, please express your interest to [email protected]. Tickets and participation fees for the delegation is £200.  The deadline for booking your ticket is COB on 25 April.

Ed Bevan

Head of SME Engagement, techUK

Ed is Head of SME Engagement and is responsible for shaping techUK’s proposition to our SMEs across the country, ensuring our policy work, market access activity and services benefit the SME community.

Prior to working at techUK, Ed worked in the at the Department for International Trade, engaging with a variety of businesses, particularly SMEs, to understand the benefits of Free Trade Agreements and act as case studies in press and social media. Ed has also worked in policy and public affairs within the voluntary sector, namely the Alzheimer’s Society and the Men’s Health Forum.

Ed holds a MA in International Relations from Leiden University, and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his son, travelling, and visiting historical sites.

Email:

[email protected]

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Sabina Ciofu

Associate Director – International, techUK

Sabina Ciofu is Associate Director – International, running the International Policy and Trade Programme at techUK.

Based in Brussels, she leads our EU policy and engagement. She is also our lead on international trade policy, with a focus on digital trade chapter in FTAs, regulatory cooperation as well as broader engagement with the G7, G20, WTO and OECD.

As a transatlanticist at heart, Sabina is a GMF Marshall Memorial fellow and issue-lead on the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, within DigitalEurope.

Previously, she worked as Policy Advisor to a Member of the European Parliament for almost a decade, where she specialised in tech regulation, international trade and EU-US relations.

Sabina loves building communities and bringing people together. She is the founder of the Gentlewomen’s Club and co-organiser of the Young Professionals in Digital Policy. Previously, as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, she led several youth civic engagement and gender equality projects.

She sits on the Advisory Board of the University College London European Institute, Café Transatlantique, a network of women in transatlantic technology policy and The Nine, Brussels’ first members-only club designed for women.

Sabina holds an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Classics from the University of Cambridge.

Email:

[email protected]

Phone:

+32 473 323 280

Website:

www.techuk.org

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