Speakers announced for Silicon Yorkshire Business lunch

Silicon Yorkshire, one of the leading tech communities in the North, has announced that Liz Whitefield, director at Hippo Digital, head of talent acquisition at Hippo Digital, the full-service digital consultancy; and George Stuffins, senior business development manager at Sedulo, one of the UK’s fastest growing finance firms, will speak during the Business Lunch on Monday 20 February.

Addressing an audience of more than 150 tech and digital executives, Liz will share her experience of working in the sector, along with her predictions for 2023 and beyond; while George will focus on Sedulo’s work in the Yorkshire community.

Board director of Silicon Yorkshire, Gareth Huxall, said: “We are so pleased to announce that Liz and George will join us at our first Business Lunch event. Attracting this calibre of speaker makes all the difference and will give our audience another benefit to being part of a progressive group.

“We are very much looking forward to the Lunch and want to use it as a further opportunity to make introductions, ignite conversations and spark ideas between our members. After all, that’s what Silicon Yorkshire is all about; making sure we are doing better business together.”

The Business Lunch takes place on Monday, February 20, at Whitehall Restaurant and Bar in Leeds from 12noon to 6pm.

Attracting 3,000 pre-registrations before launch, Silicon Yorkshire brings executives and senior executives from technology ecosystems throughout Yorkshire and beyond together. The group has ambitions to become the largest and most active tech community in the UK.