Last call to tech community for submissions for Leeds Digital Festival event programme

With less than eight weeks to go until the 2024 Leeds Digital Festival gets underway, organisers are calling for the Leeds tech community to submit their event details.

The final deadline for event submissions is 5.00pm Wednesday 24 July. The Festival runs from 16-27 September.

Now in its ninth year, Leeds Digital Festival is the UK’s largest open platform tech event and the biggest outside London.

For this year’s Festival, organisers are aiming to deliver the best possible experience for Leeds’ tech community.

Businesses or individuals looking to host an event as part of the programme should ensure the event has a clear relationship with technology and offers clear value to attendees.

The Festival is a celebration of all the tech achievements within the Leeds City Region, which includes Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield but each year proudly welcome event hosts, attendees and speakers from other areas. Renowned as ‘the tech event for everyone’ it is open to contributions from anyone with a passion for digital but events must have a clear relevance for the region.

Commenting on the final call for submissions, Stuart Clarke MBE, festival director, said: “This is the ninth year for Leeds Digital Festival, and judging by the quality of event submissions so far, the appetite for this year’s event looks to be stronger than ever.

“For participants who want to get involved there is still time to submit an entry to host an event as part of the overall programme. We aim to make this our most packed programme in the Festival’s history with a more diverse range of events than we’ve ever seen before so I’m urging the tech community to finalise and submit their entries before Wednesday’s deadline to avoid disappointment.”

Simon Wright, chief operating officer of premier sponsors PEXA, commented: “Leeds Digital Festival is a great event for the city and brings together a thriving digital community. It shines the spotlight on the outstanding successes and achievements of the tech community across the Leeds City Region and reaffirms its significance to the overall digital economy. The Festival is designed to inspire and encourage collaboration with the aim of promoting the strength of the sector in the city to a global audience and is a great opportunity for anyone connected with the digital arena to participate and inspire future generations.”

The Festival is supported by premier sponsors BJSS and PEXA, alongside executive sponsors Accenture, DWP Digital, Glean, Lloyds Bank, Nexus University of Leeds, and Flutter, plus launch sponsor Leeds Building Society

Anyone with a passion for Digital can get involved by submitting event details here https://leedsdigitalfestival.org/host-an-event/

For more information on Leeds Digital Festival, visit https://leedsdigitalfestival.org/