GTC Events
With the Black Sea beaches and Croatian coast calling, Global Tech Connect’s three SEE partners come together in a summer send-off for their tech diasporas.
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​Join friends and partners of Bulgarian Expansion Bridge, the British Croatian Chamber of Commerce and UK/Romania Business in a relaxed get together for founders from or those working with South East Europe.
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​After a short panel featuring startups with roots in the region we'll ease into holiday mode for chat over drinks and nibbles.
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Previous events
9 December 2024: Cybersecurity Social, 1830-2030
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​We're bringing the Cybersecurity Bootcamp cohort to London for a packed programme of business development, networking and meetings with selected VC and corporate partners... so why not throw a little get together while they're here?
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10 June 2024: Celebrate International Innovation at London Tech Week.
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​We're bringing the Fintech Bootcamp cohort to London Tech Week for a packed programme of business development, networking and meetings with selected VC and corporate partners and you can meet them while they're here.
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​Join us on Monday 10 June to meet our female-led fintech delegation and help celebrate the best of international innovation. With thanks to our sponsor and Global Tech Connect's visa and immigration partner, Kingsley Napley.
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6 March 2024: Global Tech Connect drinks, London.
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​Spring is on its way and we're blowing what remains of our 23/24 budget on a casual gathering for the Global Tech Connect community and friends. ​​​We'll be hosting James Wise, Partner at Balderton, and author of the recently published “Start-up Century” to hear him speak about the entrepreneurial frontiers ahead of us, opportunities to be seized, and how we can inspire a new generation to build solutions the world needs.
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19 June 2023: GTC Summer Mixer 2023, London.
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UK Net Zero Energy Bootcamp 2023 is behind us. Summer stretches ahead.
Help us celebrate what we've achieved these past two years and mingle with founders and friends from the GTC partner programmes and those who've supported our work on cleantech, cybersecurity and fintech since 2021. With thanks to our sponsor and Global Tech Connect's visa and immigration partner, Kingsley Napley.
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26 May 2022: GTC Spring drinks (with a cyber twist), London.
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Global Tech Connect, the alliance of UK-based international startup programmes, marks the end of its Cybersecurity Bootcamp with a casual in-person evening of drinks and discovery for friends and partners, many of whom supported the programme delivery. Meet representatives from some of our 12 country associations, discover how they are supporting startups expand to the UK, and learn more about Global Tech Connect and its ambitions.
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19 October 2021: GTC London drinks
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Global Tech Connect, the alliance of UK-based international startup programmes, opens its doors to their friends and partner organisations for a casual in-person evening of drinks and discovery. Meet representatives from some of its 11 country associations, discover how they are supporting startups expand to the UK, and learn more about Global Tech Connect and its ambitions.
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4 November 2020: Destination UK - Bringing your startup to Britain
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At its inaugural event, Global Tech Connect brought together a panel of experts in the British startup scene to highlight pathways to the UK, as well as the growth opportunities and support offered by government, the tech ecosystem and GTC Partner organisations for companies scaling up and internationalising to the UK.
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Opening remarks: Derek Goodwin, Head of Entrepreneurship - Capital Investment & Entrepreneurship,
Department for International Trade
Panelists: Matteo Scarabelli, Head of Investment at LMarks; Jeevan Sunner, Investor at Playfair Capital; Koen Vandecaveye, Inward Investment at London & Partners; George Winsdor, Head of Insights at Tech Nation. Moderator: Elinor Honigstein, UK Israel Tech Hub
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View the event video on YouTube or download the event summary.