With views over the entirety of Greater Manchester where Digital City Festival is taking place this week, event supporters and guests came together last night to celebrate and hear from local leaders before the opening of Digital City Expo this morning.
Councillor Bev Craig was among the speakers at the Digital City Leaders’ Reception, describing the city’s digital and tech ecosystem as “vibrant, exciting and world-leading”.
The Digital City Leaders’ Reception was sponsored by MIDAS and hosted at Cloud 23 in the iconic Beetham Tower, and also featured Tim Newns of MIDAS; Alastair McGeoch, Director of Software at Roku; and Darren Mitchell, Country Manager at Zenjob.
Special guests at the event enjoyed canapes and drinks while networking with influential peers, after having heard from the line-up of speakers.
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, spoke at the festival’s official opening event on Monday morning in MediaCity, saying this year’s festival is “about the new world we’re coming into”.
