Name: Digital Horizons: The Next Wave of Innovation
Start: 2025-02-14T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-14T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Scan Computers International Ltd

Digital Horizons: The Next Wave of Innovation

Celebrating the Success of the GM Colleges CDI Roadshows
About this Event

Join us on Friday 14th February 2025 from 9:30am - 13:00pm

Join us for this unmissable event as we celebrate the successful completion of the GM Colleges CDI Roadshows and bring together colleges, SMEs, and industry leaders ready to embrace the future of business.

As we take the roadshow out to one of the CDI Industry Partners Headquarters, you will have the opportunity to discover how AI and immersive technology are reshaping industries—helping organisations boost productivity, streamline content creation, and achieve results that are faster, cheaper, and more effective

What to expect

✅ Expert insights from Scan Computers and NVIDIA—Discover how their groundbreaking technology powers virtual experiences, simulations, and is transforming sales and training across sectors.

✅ Hands-on workshops—

Demystifying ChatGPT: Learn how to integrate AI tools effectively to enhance your team’s productivity.
Matsuura Additive Manufacturing Demonstration: See first-hand how Matsuura’s innovative additive manufacturing technology is transforming production processes. Gain insights into the future of 3D printing and how it can drive efficiency and innovation in your business.
Unlock Practical Strategies for Marketing Your New Product in 2025: A session designed to elevate your marketing efforts, covering customer behaviour, digital strategies, data analytics, and more.

Creative content is essential for every business—including education providers—for marketing, training, and communication. With Generative AI, creating professional-level content has never been easier, regardless of your team's skill set.

Whether you're an SME looking to future-proof your business, or an education provider ready to upskill staff and prepare for the next wave of talent, this event is your chance to gain practical strategies and actionable insights.

🎟 Reserve your spot today and embrace the next wave of innovation!

Keynote Speakers

Donya Briggs - Enterprise Partner Business Manager at NVIDIA
Donya Briggs is an accomplished Enterprise Partner Business Manager at NVIDIA, where she plays a pivotal role in driving strategic partnerships and fostering innovation in the tech industry. With a robust background in enterprise solutions and a passion for cutting-edge technology, Donya has been instrumental in advancing NVIDIA's collaborations with key partners such as Scan Computers.

At NVIDIA, Donya focuses on leveraging accelerated computing and AI to deliver transformative solutions across various sectors. Her expertise spans across AI, machine learning, and generative AI, making her a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the tech community. Donya's recent presentations have highlighted the synergy between NVIDIA's advanced technologies and its partners, showcasing how these collaborations enhance business outcomes and support the AI journey of numerous organisations.

Donya holds a degree in Finance & Accounting and has over a decade of experience in the tech industry. Her dedication to innovation and excellence continues to drive her contributions to NVIDIA's mission of solving the world's most complex challenges through AI and accelerated computing.

Elan Raja is the Chief Executive Officer of Scan Computers International Ltd,

Scan Computers International Ltd is a UK-based market leader in deep learning and AI services and solutions. Scan is all about three things – tech, heart and soul, and for over 30 years we’ve been driven by these passions. Our teammates are committed to supplying the optimal tech to fulfil your requirements, focussing on providing the best Specification, Service and Satisfaction while our core-values of physical and mental wellbeing keep us moving forwards.

Scan works with customers and partners to tackle the latest cutting-edge areas in IT and bridge the gap these challenges present. Building on our reputation within the computing industry, Scan has used this knowledge and experience to provide specialist IT solutions for business verticals including deep learning and AI, healthcare, financial services, retail, education, AEC and manufacturing.

Scan was awarded AI Innovator of the Year by NVIDIA in 2018 and 2019, achieved NVIDIA Elite Solution Provider status in 2017 and is an Intel Platinum Partner.

Travel

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Parking - You can find parking facilities at Middlebrook Retail Park.

Some background on our programme and partners:

The Centre for Digital Innovation () is a consortium of Greater Manchester universities, GMColleges and industry partners, funded by Innovate UK to create a supercluster of digital expertise to help the region’s businesses achieve their goals through digital innovation.

CDI Roadshows are coordinated by GMColleges to bring insights and opportunities to you, inspiring and enabling change and growth in GM businesses of all sectors and sizes.