Global Village

Birmingham Tech Week's international day at The Exchange Assembly Rooms, 09:00 to 17:00, built around how regions and companies stay globally competitive as technology, geopolitics and investment all shift at once. The format is fast showcases and lightning talks rather than long keynotes, with international ecosystem takeovers, investor engagement sessions and strategic roundtables. Sector coverage runs across advanced manufacturing, mobility, health innovation, creative technology, AI, deep tech including robotics and synthetic biology, and quantum. There are focused discussions on defence, sovereign capability and international collaboration. Investors, universities, founders, trade organisations and policymakers are all in the room. Free. Why go: the densest concentration of overseas investors and trade partners the city gets all year. Best for founders with export or international fundraising plans, and for anyone working on inward investment.