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Digital Capital: where next for London in the tech revolution?

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Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House,

Speaker

Gerard Grech

Chair

Dr Max Nathan

The extraordinary growth of the UK's Digital Economy reflects all the paradoxes of British culture and history. What has been the impact of the creative entrepreneur and disruptive technology on the way we live, and where could it take us next?

Gerard Grech (@gerardgrech) is the CEO of Tech City UK. Gerard has 15 years experience in the world of digital media, web and mobile. His international experience in London, Paris and New York has given global vision and local expertise, spanning digital product development, business strategy and venture capital.  Before that he was a new media journalist and started his career in the music business. 

Max Nathan (@iammaxnathan) is Deputy Director of the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth and a Research Fellow at the Spatial Economics Research Centre at LSE. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at NIESR.

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