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Russ Shaw CBE
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Russ Shaw CBE @russshaw.bsky.social · Nov 26
Great to be on Bluesky - and will share more posts about @globaltechadv.bsky.social - our global community of tech leaders coming together as volunteers promote and support startups and scaleups. Please follow us and also @techlondonadv.bsky.social
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🎟️ #AskMeAnything discussion, supported by Tech Italy Advocates 🇮🇹
📍 Rome, Italy
⏰ 18:00-20:00 CEST TODAY!

​Zest is hosting an exclusive event, featuring an AMA session with @russshaw.bsky.social, moderated by Roberto Magnifico 🪄

Join in Rome 👇
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Ask me Anything with Russ Shaw CBE
An exclusive Ask Me Anything with Russ Shaw CBE, founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Great to join Suki Fuller and Flavilla Fongang for the launch of 'The Voices in the Shadow' from Global Tech Advocates Black Women in Tech @techlondonadv.bsky.social @globaltechadv.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Global Stars – our latest initiative as an associated org of Coldplay’s #MusicOfTheSpheres World Tour to spotlight founders under 35 driving solutions for the energy transition - Launch on 6 Sept @ Wembley and nominations open 7 Sept @techlondonadv.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Last night @russshaw.bsky.social was hosted by British Deputy High Commissioner Jonny Baxter, UK Trade Envoy Florence Eshalomi & Ben Ainsley, Deputy Trade Commissioner, for a business reception 🇳🇬

Russ joins Tech Nigeria Advocates for GITEX Nigeria - The Largest Tech & Startup Event in West Africa 📸
September 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Yesterday, @russshaw.bsky.social joined a panel discussion at GITEX Nigeria 🇳🇬

Russ and the panel discussed the competitive balance of growing multiple tech hubs across the region 🤖
September 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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“The UK can not only strengthen their economies, but ours as well"

Ahead of visiting Nigeria for GITEX next week, @russshaw.bsky.social explores opportunities for UK innovators in the Global South in his latest column for @uktn.bsky.social 🌍

Full piece here 👇
www.uktech.news/opinion/oppo...
Opportunities for UK innovators in the Global South - UKTN
New horizons bring new opportunities - and one region discussed less often is the thriving tech scene in the Global South.
www.uktech.news
August 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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“Generative AI is reshaping creative industries at speed - are you ready?” 🎨🤖

Catch the hugely popular Generative Media: The New AI Creative Era webinar, now available to watch on demand.

Full link via Google Cloud 👇
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Generative Media: the new AI creative era
Generative Media: the new AI creative era
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August 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Last night @russshaw.bsky.social joined Ani Kaprekar and Tech India Advocates at the Indian Tech Society Awards 2025
🇮🇳
July 31, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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“With a skills crisis looming, hope has been offered by the £187m TechFirst programme” 💷

@russshaw.bsky.social explores how the government’s new initiative offers an opportunity for real DEI progress in his latest column for UKTN 🤝

Full piece here 👇
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TechFirst initiative offers an opportunity for real progress on DEI - UKTN
If the UK wants to succeed as a tech leader, then taking advantage of the two-fold opportunity of TechFirst.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Yesterday @russshaw.bsky.social and Tech Ireland Advocates launched the new GTA #SportsTech group 🥏

The launch event in Dublin marked the beginning of our global network championing innovation in sports technology 🏅
July 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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🚨 Introducing Global Stars – the latest initiative from GTA as an associated organisation of Coldplay's ‘Music of the Spheres’ World Tour 🌍

@russshaw.bsky.social & Esther O’Callaghan OBE discuss this and more in our July Newsletter 📨

Watch on YouTube 👇
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TLA GTA July 2025 Newsletter
YouTube video by Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates
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July 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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"A new Global Talent Taskforce will be of particular benefit to our most cutting edge industries, bringing much needed innovation and IP to the UK"

@russshaw.bsky.social spoke to Business Cloud about last week's Leeds Reforms announced by The Chancellor 💼

Read here 👇
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Leeds Reforms ‘to rewire UK’s financial system’
Chancellor looks to support savers to invest as lowest level of retail investment in G7 starves UK businesses of important source of capital
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July 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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🎟️PICTFOR's 7th Annual DEI Rally
📍Palace of Westminster
⏰July 15

Hear from @russshaw.bsky.social and other key voices driving change in diversity, equity and inclusion 🇬🇧

Come along and be part of the conversation.

Register now 👇
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PICTFOR's 7th Annual DEI Rally
Join us at PICTFOR's 7th Annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Rally.
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July 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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"Foundations are in place, but action is what counts" 🏗️

@russshaw.bsky.social assessed whether Labour's first year in power has been a tech success in his latest @uktn.bsky.social column 📅

Read the full piece 👇
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Has Labour’s first year in power been a tech success? - UKTN
One year into forming a government, how has Labour fared in enabling a truly tech-led economy? Here’s a look at what’s been delivered.
www.uktech.news
June 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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It's London Tech Week! 🎉

@russshaw.bsky.social kicked off #LTW25, joining Sally Bundock on BBC Business to preview the week and what it means for the UK in the age of AI 🇬🇧

With the government committing £86bn to science & tech, upskilling the British workforce is crucial 💪

#WheresRuss
June 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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It’s day 1 of London Tech Week! 🎉

Watch this space to keep up to date with #WheresRuss and #LTW highlights in this action-packed week ⚡

@russshaw.bsky.social #LondonTechWeek #LTW25
June 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Don’t miss out on another big day of London Tech Week!

Catch @russshaw.bsky.social at one of these events 👇

#WheresRuss #LTW #LondonTechWeek #LTW25
June 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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"It’s clear from today’s conversations that tech hubs across the UK have the potential to thrive - but investment is vital for them to do so" 💷

Read @russshaw.bsky.social's #LTW25 Day Two column in City AM here ⬇️
www.cityam.com/london-tech-...

#WheresRuss
London Tech Week day 2: Tech diplomacy in action
Day 2 of London Tech Week made it clear our global influence grows through emerging markets, writes Russ Shaw.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Day 3 of London Tech Week is a go! Here’s a look at @russshaw.bsky.social’s agenda for the day 👇

#WheresRuss #LTW #LondonTechWeek #LTW25
June 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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"From the overworked healthcare systems to the climate crisis, UK innovators are turning purpose into profit."🚨

Day 3 @russshaw.bsky.social #LTW25 column in City AM 👇
www.cityam.com/london-tech-...

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London Tech Week day 3: Let's use that NHS budget on tech
From NHS waiting lists to global warming, if we get it right we can use technology to address our biggest challenges, writes Russ Shaw.
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June 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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If you’re wondering #WheresRuss today, we’re here to help 💁

Here are the events @russshaw.bsky.social is attending on the fourth day of London Tech Week ⬇️

#LTW #LondonTechWeek ​​#LTW25
June 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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"With Deeptech, it’s possible to glimpse what the next step of London's long history of innovation might look like."

The penultimate @russshaw.bsky.social daily column in City AM for #LTW25 👇
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London Tech Week day 4: Why deeptech will define the UK’s economic future
To secure its future as a global tech leader, the UK must overcome short-term thinking and invest in the infrastructure, funding, and regulation deeptech needs to thrive
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June 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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As London Tech Week draws to a close, there’s still plenty going on in London 🇬🇧

Here are some of the events that @russshaw.bsky.social is attending today ⏬

#WheresRuss #LTW #LondonTechWeek #LTW25
June 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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"Semiconductors are no longer background infrastructure. They are the
geopolitical and economic battleground of the 21st century." 🪖

#LTW25 ✅

Read the final @russshaw.bsky.social column for this year's
London Tech Week in City AM ⬇️
cityam.com/london-tech-...

#WheresRuss
London Tech Week day 5: Semiconductors must become a UK strategic priority
If London is serious about shaping the next era of tech, we must treat semiconductors as vital national infrastructure, writes Russ Shaw.
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June 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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"With the biggest names all gathering in the capital, one thing is clear: London isn’t following the world’s lead. It’s setting the pace." ☄️

#LTW25 Day One thoughts from @russshaw.bsky.social in
City AM ⬇️
cityam.com/london-tech-...

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London Tech Week day 1: why the world comes to London
With speakers from Keir Starmer to Jensen Huang, London Tech Week demonstrates the convening power of the capital
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June 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM