Tech & Innovation Ecosystem
Join B4 and members for our 1st 2025 Tech & Innovation Ecosystem Roundtable discussion with Tony Hart at B4 HQ
Join B4 and members for our 1st 2025 Tech & Innovation Ecosystem Roundtable discussion with Tony Hart at B4 HQ.
LET’S GET ACQUAINTED
As the first Tech & Innovation Ecosystem under the leadership of Tony Hart this first session will be a great opportunity for everyone to get to know each other and brainstorm about how this ecosystem can serve everyone best. We have some ideas up our sleeves including field trips to some of Oxfordshire’s fascinating tech and innovation businesses, after all, there’s nothing better than seeing what the future is bringing in person is there? So if you work in tech or have a fascination for innovation or a bit of both, then why not join us at B4 to start collaborating and exploring.
About Tony Hart
Tony Hart worked for leading ICT corporates in the UK and US, Digital Equipment Corporation, Research Machines PLC, Intel Corporation and Cisco Systems, focusing on Business Development, Sales and Marketing in the SME networking, videoconferencing and IPTV sectors across the UK and Europe.
Since 2005 he has worked as a consultant and interim Business Development Director for a wide range of technology companies in sectors as diverse as education, internet TV, social enterprise and sustainability, building on close links with academia and the digital technology sector across the UK.
He set up the UK subsidiary of Holley Technology, the largest supplier of electricity meters to China State Grid (77M smart meters), building an operational team to support the rollout of SMETS2 meters to energy suppliers across the UK. He went on to be the Head of Smart Oxford, working with public and private sector organisations to develop Oxford as a smart city, building an ecosystem to support businesses across the region.
Tony’s passion is to work with early-stage technology companies especially in Oxfordshire, coaching, mentoring and helping them to commercialise their innovations. He is a Director of the UK R&D Society, is on the board of the Oxford Technology & Media Network, and is a member of the Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Partnership.
This event is limited to 15 guests
Refreshments will be provided
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