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Accelerating the digital transformation of SMEs

How to drive innovation, productivity and growth

Tuesday 16 November | 9:00 - 10:15 GMT | #FTDigitalDialogues

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Presented by

In Partnership with

Chaired by The Financial Times

The Financial Times partnered with Huawei to present this virtual webinar for SME executives tasked with building capabilities and supporting growth. Join your peers to discuss the most effective means to reap the benefits of digital technologies and achieve better results for your customers, business and employees.

Topics of discussion:
- The business case for technology
- The realities of tech adoption
- Risk management and security
- Bridging the digital skills gap

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Industry leaders shared their insights

Jane Dickinson

Digital Skills Lead

The Open University

Sandrine Kergroach

Head of SME and Entrepreneurship Performance, Policies and Mainstreaming

OECD

Henk Koopmans

Chief Executive Officer of R&D

Huawei UK

Antony Walker

Deputy CEO

techUK

Danielle Myles

Contributor

fDi, Financial Times Group

And unique thoughts

What factors will drive the take-up of technologies such as AI, blockchain and 5G by SMEs?

How do you integrate next-generation technology into legacy systems?

What role does big business have in smoothing SMEs’ tech transition?

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Why Attend?

Understand

The big picture, not just the individual strands of the business you work in

Connect

And build relationships with some of the biggest names in your industry

Discover

New approaches and strategies to help win market share