Feeling the burn? According to 2022 stats, the tech industry globally is at risk of burnout. 42% of tech pros are considering quitting their job because of burnout and 62% are feeling emotionally drained. I don’t know about you, but I feel *seen*. At the Agile Communications Agency we’ve created practical tools and a way of working to create productivity hacks that help us “nudge the needle” in everything we do. We’ll share some of the hacks and habits we’ve adopted, and that we share through Agility for Productivity – our new on demand course through the Agile Communications Academy. Takeaways: – Your Productivity Promise – A Daily Planner sheet to guide your productive day.

In this input the SWRCCU will share some tips on how your organisation can discover what ‘good’ cyber security is for you and how to be ready for the worst.

South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit

An overview of how your employees are your biggest asset and your biggest risk. Insider threats take many forms, this talk will help identify them before it’s too late and discuss strategies to prevent them in the future.

Nicholas Williams GRC Analyst

Corporate volunteering take-up is low. Businesses need to show how they’re creating social value to support bids, tenders, and accreditation applications. Introducing Social Impact Subscriptions – a flexible, hands-on or hands-off solution for social value. Learn how this innovative model could elevate your company’s CSR efforts. If you’ve been looking for ways to create social value in your local community, this may be the simple solution you’ve been looking for. Join us as we explore how Time4Good connects businesses, charities, and individuals in a quest to make the world 1% kinder!

Robert Woolf Co-founder

Having been part of the GiftRound journey for over three years, I've been an 'intrapreneur' from the beginning working within GiftRound to enhance the company's future. I'm really curious about ideas of 'followership' and how they sit alongside leadership and entrepreneurship. Inspired by GiftRound’s founder and CEO Craig Forsythe sharing a YouTube video 'Lessons in Leadership from Dancing Guy' and referring to me as his ‘first follower,’ I’m curious about ideas of ‘followership’ and how can entrepreneurs can support first followers and grow their role within a business, or how people making a leap into the unknown can grow in confidence. Here are my three takeaways. Takeaway 1: Affirm your first follower / affirm yourself for attitude and enthusiasm not specific skills and experience - this comes later Takeaway 2: Reframe being at the edge of capabilities as opportunities for growth, be empowered to find your own moves not just copy others Takeaway 3: Celebrate the passion and the grit needed to build good businesses Final thought: What if no-one else joins in the dance? Releasing fears around failure - lessons learnt from watching my 10 year old learn the Rubik’s cube algorithm!

Claire Thompson Customer Smiles & Marketing Manager

AI has taken the product and tech world by storm, offering futuristic product empowerment and human-like content generation. Unfortunately, AI hallucinates. But what is a hallucination, exactly? How do we categorize it? And how do we fix it? Join Kristopher Sandoval, international thought leader and author, to discover a framework for evaluating and mitigating hallucinations.

Kristopher Sandoval Thought Leader and Author

We’ll dive into the world of search engines and large language models and their impact on the way people search for information. Discover how life will change as we adopt new AI technologies and the impact on that as customers and business owners.

Chris Thomson Founding CEO

Let’s be honest – tech has gotten a bit boring lately, at least that’s what we think at Blackdog Applications. We believe that great systems can be technically complex while still retaining a sense of fun. In this talk, I’ll expand on ways we can all bring a little joy to the tech we build for the everyday (even the serious stuff).

Ilse Daly Founder & CEO

With a background in journalism and a flair for storytelling, Ellen thrives on turning complex ideas into impactful campaigns. At the BIG Tech Showcase, she’ll share how Touchbyte’s vision of “inspired access,” combined with the support of Salto Systems, has driven its success. She will also offer insights into what it takes to grow a tech company from Cornwall to the world stage.

Ellen O’Rourke Head of Marketing

The future is often painted with bold, dramatic strokes: think AI breakthroughs, climate upheaval, political polarisation, and evolving views on relationships and identity. But for leaders and decision-makers, the question isn’t just “What’s next?” It’s “What can I do about it now?” This talk bridges the gap between sweeping future trends and real-world application, offering fresh approaches and real-life examples, helping you make decisions that matter today.

Kristopher Sandoval Thought Leader and Author

In this talk I will describe how Neuronostics have developed and validated a digital biomarker of epilepsy (BioEP), which is now regulated a software as a medical device. I will talk about the clinical work we undertook with the Royal Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust and discuss the potential for tools like BioEP to bring neurodiagnostics to community based settings in rural locations such as Cornwall.

Professor John Terry Founder

.NET MAUI has emerged as a powerful cross-platform development framework, enabling developers to create native applications for multiple platforms from a single, unified codebase. Thanks to Microsoft’s evolution of the framework from Xamarin, .NET MAUI has expanded its capabilities, providing developers with increasingly sophisticated tools and development patterns. This talk will look at the growing open-source ecosystem around .NET MAUI, offering a comprehensive exploration of its key capabilities and practical considerations. Attendees will gain insights into the framework’s strengths, learn about potential challenges developers might encounter, and understand the nuanced scenarios where MAUI shines—or where alternative .NET based solutions might be more appropriate. The Cornish Tech Tech Showcase attendees will leave with a clear understanding of .NET MAUI’s place in the modern development landscape, equipped with practical knowledge to make informed decisions about when and how to reach for this versatile framework in their projects.

Tony Edwards .NET Software Engineer

Would you stop learning French because Google Translator exists? And should you abandon/not learn coding because of AI? Who will be obsolete first: the CEO of NVIDIA or coding? Should you teach your coworker to code? What about your child? To these questions, I answer with the words of Steve Jobs: “Everybody should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.” Coding is not merely a set of words. It is a way of thinking, a problem-solving toolkit, and an approach to understanding the world. By teaching tech, we create connections—both human and neural—that unlock the potential for creativity, innovation, and a better future. In my talk, I will cover why and how to learn and teach coding and tech. Focusing on how to explain tech concepts, leverage AI to teach/learn tech, and democratise tech within your environment.