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A whole month has already passed since #TechNExt24, so we're treating you to some ✨highlights✨ from right across the entire festival week! Stay in the loop with all of the latest TechNExt news by signing up to our mailing list: https://technext.co.uk Dynamo North East Sunderland Software City BeaconHouse Events Leighton Opencast | B Corp™ Sage

Celebrating Student Innovation! We're excited to showcase the incredible work from the TechNExt School's Challenge at two fantastic locations: 📍 The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland: 5th – 11th August (Unit 8, adjacent to Smiggle, opposite Claire’s accessories) 📍 Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne: 31st July – 1st September (Newgate Street Corridor) These exhibitions are a great opportunity for students to share their achievements with loved ones. Be sure to follow TechNExt and tag us in your posts while you visit.

🌟 School's Challenge Exhibition🌟 Following the impressive submissions from local schools as part of the School's Challenge sponsored by Newcastle Strategic Solutions, we are proud to present an exhibition of their work. Visit: 🗓️ The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland: Monday 5th August – Sunday 11th August (Unit 8, near Smiggle, opposite Claire’s accessories) 🗓️ Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne: Wednesday 31st July – Sunday 1st September (Newgate Street Corridor) It's a wonderful opportunity for children to share their innovative projects with friends and family. Make sure to follow TechNExt on your chosen channels and tag us in your posts during your visit.

Missed our Schools Challenge last month? Catch up on how school children from across the region participated, working with North East tech industry mentors to come up with a tech solution to a real life problems. Congratulations again to all that took part and to those that were shortlisted: ⭐Cleadon CofE Academy ⭐Rosa Street Primary School ⭐Bill Quay Primary School ⭐St Joseph's Catholic Primary School ⭐Norham High School ⭐Wardley Primary School ⭐Crook Primary School PLUS a special thanks to Newcastle Strategic Solutions for making this brand new part of TechNExt possible👏 Find out more about the day on our website: https://technext.co.uk/

During #TechNExt24 , founders from Ignite Accelerator joined us as part of the festival fringe. The 15 teams that are part of the latest NE Pre-Accelerator cohort have been working incredibly hard to push their businesses forward, and as the 2024 programme comes to an end, they shared and celebrated their progress and success with the tech community.

Closing up #TechNExt24 in style was a thought-provoking event with Gibson Martelli. The European art duo provided a peek into their unique creative process, showcasing how they utilise live simulation, performance capture, installation, and moving images to create immersive virtual realities. Here are a few photos from the event!

#TechNExt delegates were spoilt for choice by the fringe events our sponsors Leighton , Opencast and Sage put on during festival week Were you lucky enough to snag a space? What was your key takeaway?

🎉 We wanted to take a moment to introduce the brilliant Sunderland Software City , part of the organising team behind TechNExt 🚀 Their mission is to create growth and collaboration within the tech community across the North East. They help people explore careers, start businesses and grow their organisations through events, workshops, networking opportunities, 1-2-1 support and accelerators to create a vibrant tech ecosystem. Sign up to hear about future events and insights from them - https://lnkd.in/eRrCUhAW Or you could give them a follow – they’re a friendly bunch! Thank you for being part of TechNExt 2024. We can’t wait to see you at TechNExt 2025 #TechNExt2024 #NorthEastTech #Innovation #Community

What a night we had at the Festival Party 🎉 🍺🍸 Thanks to BJSS for sponsoring such a fantastic night.

Wow - what a day we had last week, at our Main Stage Conference. Thanks you to our brilliant speakers: 🎤 Tracey Follows 🎤 Jude Pullen 🎤 David Grey 🎤 Eleanor Harry 🎤 Atif Syed and Jesse Opoku 🎤 Avril Chester and 🎤 Patricia Rodrigues Enjoy these highlights from the day!