London Technology Week 2017: Our guide to the best events of London Technology Week 2017

All you need to know about London Technology Week, running this week from 12 June until 16 June 2017.

London Technology Week is upon us! This week, London will host a five-day festival of events across the city aimed at celebrating its role as a leading global technology hub. It is set to take place at various venues around the UK capital from 12 until 16 June 2017.

London Tech Week launched in 2014, but last year saw 40,520 attendees from 74 countries attend 203 events held at 207 different venues, according to London & Partners, the official promotional company responsible for the festival.

This year there are hundreds of events to choose from over the five days, so attendees will have to be picky.

Here is a (very) small selection of the best events to attend.

London Technology Week: multi-day events

TechXLR8 - A festival of connected innovation

• The anchor event of London Tech Week. TechXLR8 incorporates eight events: 5G World, Cloud & DevOps World, Internet of Things World Europe, Connected Cars & Autonomous Vehicles Europe, Apps World Evolution, VR & AR World, AI & Machine Learning World and Project Kairos.
• Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 June at ExCeL London 
• Register here

FinDEVr London 2017

• A conference aimed at developers within the financial sector. FinDEVr London will showcase new and trending technology for the financial services, banking and payments industries – APIs, SDKs, cloud services, platforms, and more.
• Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 June at Tobacco Dock
• Register here

Lean Startup Summit London 2017

• A two-day event bringing together startups, incubators, coaches and others to discuss the practical ways UK organisations can adapt and innovate for the long term. There will be a particular focus on techniques like Lean UX, Lean Governance and Lean Scale-Up.
• Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 June at London Stock Exchange & Here East
• Register here

LeadersIn Tech Summit

• A two-day event that will bring together leaders and C-level executives from scaleups to tech giants working in converging areas of the digital industry.
• Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 June at Google UK
• Register here

Global Expansion Summit

• This event, which is free for startups, aims to help boost businesses' international & cross-border strategies, helping them to enter new markets.
• 18 June - 20 June 2017 at Intercontinental O2 London
• Register here

Five-day innovation mini-MBA

• This five-day course is billed as a 'fully immersive, best-in-class innovation curriculum'. There will be a ‘Post-it to Prototype’ exercise culminating in a team pitch to an industry panel and a personal development plan to take back to your organisation. It costs £3,500 per person. 
• 12 - 16 June at Academy - A Google Space
• Register here

London Technology Week: Monday

Scaling Up in London and the UK

• An event giving you in-depth insights into the UK tech sector and explaining why it has become the centre for European tech, plus offering advice on how to scale up your startup. Run by the Department for International Trade in partnership with London & Partners.
• All day at City Hall
• Register here

AI and the future workforce - people disruption or opportunity?

• Join ASI Data Science, a world leader in data science consultancy, and Hudson, the global talent solutions business, for a practical, interactive session designed to demystify AI in the workplace.
• 8.30 - 10am at Hudson Global Resources Ltd
• Register here

Scaleups & Investors on Coming to America

• Planning to expand to the US or raise US capital in 2017, or planning to invest in UK companies with US ambitions? Hear a panel of company executives, founders and investors on the realities of US expansion and fundraising.
• 6pm - 8.30pm at Runaway East
• Register here

London Technology Week: Tuesday

Intellectual Property: Snakes and Ladders for Startups

• A seminar discussing what tech startup businesses need to know regarding branding, trade marks, patents, designs and copyright.
• 5.30 - 8pm at J A Kemp
• Register here

DigitalTown Hall: Co-creating a Smart London

• Smart city experts join with London stakeholders, citizens, and local business owners to discuss how to co-create a better London. Together they'll share how smart city capabilities will extend to cities of all sizes, connected through a global smart city network. 
• 9am - 5pm at Town Hall Hotel
• Register here

Createch 2017: Creative Tech, Business & the Fourth Industrial Revolution

• Bringing together leaders from industry with 'creative visionaries' to consider challenges and opportunities posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
• 8.30am - 8.30pm at Grange St. Paul's Hotel
• Register here

London Technology Week: Wednesday

Diversity in tech: How to engage, retain and grow diversity in the work place

• A free event, bringing together London’s tech community to learn how to engage, retain and grow diversity in the workplace.
• 5pm - 8pm at Dice office, Telephone House
• Register here

If it ain't broke, it soon will be

• An event covering how tech disruption is affecting businesses and what the trends and predictions are in the long term. 
• 10.45am - 1.30pm at The Telegraph
• Register here

Growing a tech business in the UK - from the people who know what it takes

• This event will provide tech businesses from any sector and country of origin with a rare opportunity to learn from and network with their peers and industry professionals. It's the ideal event for any international company looking to start doing or growing their business in London.
• 10am - 12pm at WeWork Waterhouse Square
• Register here

London Technology Week: Thursday

Fail fast, fail often…or learn from those who have gone before

• An expert panel will highlight hidden pitfalls and common oversights on the road from starting, scaling, expanding to exiting.
• 6pm - 9pm at Taylor Vinters LLP
• Register here

The Power of being a Human Brand in Tech

• Founder and CEO of Rooster Punk Paul Cash will talk to you about the enlightened business philosophy leading the way today, and how you can take practical steps towards developing a human approach to your brand, marketing, and communications.
• 8.30am - 10.30am at Rooster Punk
• Register here

Corporate Acceleration 3.0: Is the Bubble About to Burst?

• Leading experts will consider issues including the impact of corporate accelerators on the tech sector, whether companies are doing enough to support regional development, how companies can improve their engagement with acceleration, and how to measure success.
• 10am - 4pm at Wayra
• Register here

London Technology Week: Friday

How AI and Conversational interfaces will turn your Brand into a Service

• A discussion around how consumer goods brands need to augment their business with the creative use of technologies including AI, messaging and voice assistants, to earn loyalty and support growth. 
• 1 - 2pm at Coin Laundry
• Register here

"Think Different" Panel: Building an inclusive culture as a tech scale up

• An event on the benefits of diversity and practical steps to maintain an inclusive culture as your company grows, aimed at senior technology leaders currently responsible for designing, building & maintaining their culture.
• 9am - 11.30am at Google Campus
• Register here

Startup Insights: UK-Global Matchmaking Day

• Celebrating the closing day of London Tech Week, this event invites international startups, investors and delegations from all over the world for an afternoon of talks, matchmaking and knowledge sharing.
• 9.30am - 9pm at Rise London 
• Register here