Festival of Suffolk 2022 – Technology Day

BT is looking forward to welcoming you to Adastral Park – home to BT’s innovation labs and Innovation Martlesham. The day will focus on Technology

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Everyone is welcome to attend, especially business professionals and entrepreneurs to network and explore new engagement opportunities, students and those looking to understand more about a career in Technology

AGENDA
10:30am-2:00pm  Tech Talks on a range of specialist technology areas

10:00am-3:00pm  Visit the Technology Career & Development zone

10:00am-3:00pm  Visit the Business EXPO – network, learn, and engage with Technology businesses

10:00am-3:00pm  Opportunity to tour the BT Showcase facility

10:00am-3:00pm  Visit the BT Applied Research EXPO

4:00pm-6:00pm  An informal business networking session to celebrate the day

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SEE?
Enjoy attending the series of short Tech Talks by leading experts from BT.

Visit the Business EXPO showcasing SMEs.  Come face to face with BT and other extraordinary businesses in the region, for a chance to network with and learn from them.

Throughout the day, visit the BT Showcase facility that features upwards of 250 technology demos that inspires, surprises and challenges visitors to think differently and puts purposeful innovation at the heart of their decision-making process.

Visit the BT Applied Research EXPO to experience some of the exciting areas being worked by our researchers.

Invited students from around the county will connect with BT and the Technology business community to drive a deeper understanding of careers and development in this exciting industry sector.

TECH TALKS
Come and join us in our on-site lecture theatre for a Tech Talk

The Internet of Everything: discussing current and future IoT trends – Evandro Pioli Moro presenting

The Augmented Employee: Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies in the Workplace – Anasol Pena Rios presenting

AI discussion (Panel session) – Mathias Kern, Robert Hercock, Steph Kiss presenting

5G: transforming use cases – Ruth Brown presenting

THE BUSINESS EXPO
As part of the Technology Day at Adastral Park, the EXPO will be held in our large Exhibition Hall

Its FREE of charge to be an Exhibitor. Logistical costs may be incurred however
The EXPO has capacity for 44 Exhibitors
The booking process requires a named exhibitor per stand. Please go to the Event Exhibitor Registration button on this page
To book other colleagues to ‘man’ the exhibition stand throughout the day please go to the Visitor Registration button on this page
Once your booking is made you will be contacted about further logistical arrangements and H&S information
SCHOOLS
We’re inviting students in year 10 and above, interested in exploring careers in technology to come to our open day, where they’ll get the chance to:

Meet a range of technology companies from around Suffolk and find out about the careers on offer
Hear talks from technology experts on exciting topics
See demos of the latest technologies and explore how they’re used in the real world
Tour the BT technology showcases
Schools and colleges please register your interest by emailing computerscience@bt.com and letting us know the number of places (students and teachers) you’d like. Please note we may not be able to offer all of the places you request and will confirm numbers by no later than 1st May 2022.