Another year, another excellent digital festival!

The Leeds Digital Festival, the North’s largest digital festival, takes place between 23rd April – 3rd May 2019 and is a city-wide, open platform celebration of all things digital within the city. Since its birth in 2016, the festival has grow

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26 Apr 2019

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Leeds rises in rankings as a major UK tech-sector destination

Leeds has risen four places as a major UK tech sector destination in a rankings list, compiled by global real estate advisor CBRE. The ‘Tech Cities’ top 25 rankings, excluding London, shows Leeds has moved up from tenth to 6th as a major desti

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26 Apr 2019

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Sustainability – choosing a walkable city

The hospitality sector has been identified as one of the biggest offenders when it comes to being sustainable, thanks to the size of the industry and its extensive use of single-use plastic products. Venues can make green changes themselves and, i

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15 Apr 2019

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IBTM 2019: Why a successful show is made through the pre and post show activity

Charlotte Podlewska, Business Development Manager for ConferenceLeeds, reflects on this year’s IBTM World and explains why the activity before and after the show is key to the success of attending businesses.

4 Apr 2019

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Looking to the future! What’s in store for Leeds in 2019?

After another successful year for Leeds, contributing £212.7 million to the UK economy in 2017 (UKCAMS), and climbing the ranks to become the fourth most popular conferencing city in the UK, according to this year’s British Meetings and Events

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27 Dec 2018

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Manufacturing inspiration – Leeds shines a spotlight on women in the sector

ConferenceLeeds is celebrating Leeds’ growing manufacturing sector by profiling women in the industry, including manufacturing professional Victoria Hopkins. According to the latest ONS data, the gender split in manufacturing is 76% men and 24%

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20 Jul 2018

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Success for Leeds following this year’s Conference & Hospitality Show Awards

ConferenceLeeds is celebrating a string of wins for the city, following this year’s Conference & Hospitality Show (CHS) Awards, which helped to demonstrate the strength in the city’s venues, and the stature of Leeds in relation to the UK�

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18 Jun 2018

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Women in tech: A spotlight on the Java4Women event at Leeds Digital Festival

Last year, the technology industry in the UK accounted for 1.64 million jobs in total, however unemployment rates among 16 to 24-year-olds are still increasing and the biggest rise recorded is amongst young women. This leads many across the indust

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17 Apr 2018

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Beyond the PowerPoint – how Technology is enhancing engagement at conferences

When it comes to technology in conferences, many people think that a PowerPoint presentation is all that’s required. However, with the UK’s digital sector advancing and delegates expectations ever increasing, it’s important that conference o

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27 Mar 2018

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The digital hub of the North: ConferenceLeeds celebrates the return of Leeds Digital Festival

The Leeds Digital Festival, the North’s largest digital festival, takes place between 16th – 27th April 2018 and is a city-wide, open platform celebration of all things digital within the city. Since its birth in 2016, the festival has grown i

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17 Feb 2018

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