The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund is pleased to be a sponsor for Disruptors North.

Disruptors North will showcase the businesses already leading the charge and the next generation of entrepreneurs and companies that are aiming to transform the regional, national and global economy.

The one-day virtual conference is being supported by Deloitte, Clarion, Quba and UKFast.

Disruptors North takes place on Wednesday, October 20, and is free to attend. The conference is also being sponsored by Nexus, Curveblock, Stickyeyes, and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Ashwin Kumaraswamy from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund will be taking part in a panel discussion titled: ‘Switching the lightbulb on: How to grow a disruptive business’

Disruptors North will encourage and inspire business leaders and managers who know they need to become a disruptor.

The shockwaves from the pandemic have combined with the acceleration of technological progress to give a jolt to every company, in every sector, in every geography.

Businesses must pick a side: be the disruptors or the disrupted.

The free-to-attend event includes sessions on:
• Disruptive technology brought to life
• How to grow a disruptive business
• Selling Northern tech to the world
• The North’s next-gen disruptors
• Developing a workforce for a tech-enabled economy

More speakers will be announced shortly, along with the full conference agenda.