002 | Birmingham Tech Week: What are the strengths and gaps in the city's tech ecosystem?

Become a Brumbassador and carry on the conversation. -- The second episode of Brumbassadors: Why Birmingham Means Business focuses on technology in Birmingham. With Birmingham Tech Week approaching (19–23 October), the GBCC's deputy CEO Raj Kandola is joined by Jason Sahota, chair of TechWM, and Professor Hanifa Shah, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research, Enterprise, Engagement and STEAM at Birmingham City University, to explore the strengths — and the gaps — in Birmingham's tech ecosystem. They discuss why the region excels in med tech, fintech and professional services tech, why "scale-up" is the missing piece compared with the US, and why a single physical hub for founders — like Austin or Paris — could change the game. In this episode: Birmingham's tech ecosystem - strengths and specialisms BCU's Future Founders Fund Why 'scale-up' is the region's real challenge Birmingham Tech Week - what it is and how it's evolved Support available for SMEs and founders Why Birmingham needs a physical "nucleus" for tech -- More from Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Sign up to the Greater Birmingham Business News daily newsletter. Follow on LinkedIn and Instagram. More from STEAMhouse Visit the STEAMhouse website. Follow on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.