Sponsor Guidelines
Welcome to MTF
Thank You for choosing to sponsor Manchester Tech Festival.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know and how you can get the most out of your sponsorship package. If there’s anything you can’t find – the team are always on the end of an email!
Checklist
Leading up to the festival we have a number of key days you need to know.
- Sign your sponsor contract
- Send your Logo & Brand Guidelines
- Send Across your speaker information
- List Item #1
SPEAKERS
Check out our lineup of speakers by clicking their images below! We will be continuing to announce speakers over the next few weeks, so sign up to our newsletter to be the first in the know!
AGENDA
Woah! We’re still busy pulling together this year’s agenda, so check out the talks below and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear when new talks go live!
Matt Ballantine
Engagement Manager
Equal Experts
SESSION OVERVIEW: The human brain has an amazing ability to spot patterns in random data. It’s an evolutionary legacy that enabled us to survive. and a power that can help teams look at problems through new lenses and find ways to solve problems that would otherwise remain undiscovered.
In this workshop, participants will be led through some of the theories behind apophenia and then get to try out a few techniques that can help unblock creative thinking in teams at any stage of developing software products.
The first part of this workshop will provide participants with a crash course in the theory behind apophenia.
From there, participants will get to try out three distinct techniques:
– visual metaphor – to help explore new perspectives
– “The Creativator” – for idea generation
– tarot for business – how the mechanics of tarot card reading can be brought into an organisational context to help tell stories and solve problems from new perspectives.
Gem Hill
Founder
Selfcare Backpack
SESSION OVERVIEW: In a world of more AI and automation, human connection and empathy is more important than ever. Learn how to tap into and grow your empathy in this talk.
We think of empathy as an innate human trait, and humans are (generally) wired for it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t develop and practice this skill. I’d argue this is something we should be doing.
This talk will cover what empathy is, how we display and use it, and why it helps use have deeper, more productive conversations. It will also include some concrete tips on how to practice your empathy in every day life, as well as some tips on how empathy can help you increase your self awareness and kindness towards yourself.
I’ll be bringing research and tips I’ve learned on my journey to be a therapist, bringing examples in a safe and engaging way.
Purchase your pass
Tickets for our Leadership Conference are £36 each and include admission to the day conference at Hotel Voco and the private drinks reception on the terrace. Ticket price also includes refreshments & lunch.
Please note: to ensure attendees can benefit from networking opportunities and attendance at the conference, tickets are limited to 2 tickets per company. Leadership content is aimed at C-Suite, Heads of, Directors and Founders. If you are from a recruitment company or consultancy our PSL for the event is full for those attendees. We kindly ask you do not purchase a ticket to allow us to keep the event balance. If you do purchase a ticket from one of those industries we will not allow entry and are not able to process a refund.
AFTER PARTY
Roof Terrace, Voco, Manchester M1 3HP
Our evening social offers the perfect setting to forge new connections, exchange insights, and build valuable relationships within the tech community.
With a vibrant atmosphere, delicious refreshments, and opportunities to engage with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and like-minded enthusiasts, this evening social is the ideal platform to relax, unwind, and expand your professional network.