1 hr 15 min
SDP 73: Creating a Gigabit city and getting to grips with the eSports scene in Sheffield Sheffield Digital Podcast
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In episode 73 of the Sheffield Digital podcast we talk to Natalie Ward, City Manager for CityFibre. We’re also joined by Giorgio Cassella, Head of Marketing at Evoluted and founder of Afterwork.gg, and Adam Jessop, founder and CEO of Endpoint Gaming.
First up, we ask Natalie about how she got into working in broadband connectivity, what changes she has seen over time, and getting more young people into tech careers.
Then we speak to Giorgio and Adam about the eSports scene in Sheffield, how people from the community can get involved, which types of people they need in the industry, and what trends they envisage in the near future.
Finally, Mel and Chris share some of their usual updates from the city’s digital sector, including:
Economy.dotSHF meetingSheffield City Council’s Business Response GroupSecond Digital Inclusion Taskforce meeting Chris’ involvement with the Digital Meet Manufacturing CommissionChris is about to join the Skills Accelerator BoardTutorful raises a further £3m from Northern Venture Capital Trust and NPIFLots of local companies winning awards Razor, Tribepad, Tutorful, Mina and Nimble shortlisted for Prolific North Tech AwardsTickets for Good launched the ticket fund to fundraise for event tickets to be donated to NHS teams. Meetups starting to happen in person againHybrid GeekBrekky at Tamper Sellers Wheel and on zoomMark Pearce’s National Parks app crowdfunder
Don’t forget, you can always join the Sheffield Digital Slack community or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts.
Subscribe to the show
If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts or search for us in your podcast app of choice!
Notes and links
Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference.
Natalie Ward on LinkedInCityFibreGiorgio Cassella on LinkedInAfterwork.ggAdam Jessop on LinkedInEndpointSam Chapman at The FloowSheffield City CouncilDigital Meet ManufacturingDepartment of Computing at SHUTutorfulTutorful raises funds for international expansiona href="https://www.evoluted.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...
In episode 73 of the Sheffield Digital podcast we talk to Natalie Ward, City Manager for CityFibre. We’re also joined by Giorgio Cassella, Head of Marketing at Evoluted and founder of Afterwork.gg, and Adam Jessop, founder and CEO of Endpoint Gaming.
First up, we ask Natalie about how she got into working in broadband connectivity, what changes she has seen over time, and getting more young people into tech careers.
Then we speak to Giorgio and Adam about the eSports scene in Sheffield, how people from the community can get involved, which types of people they need in the industry, and what trends they envisage in the near future.
Finally, Mel and Chris share some of their usual updates from the city’s digital sector, including:
Economy.dotSHF meetingSheffield City Council’s Business Response GroupSecond Digital Inclusion Taskforce meeting Chris’ involvement with the Digital Meet Manufacturing CommissionChris is about to join the Skills Accelerator BoardTutorful raises a further £3m from Northern Venture Capital Trust and NPIFLots of local companies winning awards Razor, Tribepad, Tutorful, Mina and Nimble shortlisted for Prolific North Tech AwardsTickets for Good launched the ticket fund to fundraise for event tickets to be donated to NHS teams. Meetups starting to happen in person againHybrid GeekBrekky at Tamper Sellers Wheel and on zoomMark Pearce’s National Parks app crowdfunder
Don’t forget, you can always join the Sheffield Digital Slack community or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts.
Subscribe to the show
If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts or search for us in your podcast app of choice!
Notes and links
Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference.
Natalie Ward on LinkedInCityFibreGiorgio Cassella on LinkedInAfterwork.ggAdam Jessop on LinkedInEndpointSam Chapman at The FloowSheffield City CouncilDigital Meet ManufacturingDepartment of Computing at SHUTutorfulTutorful raises funds for international expansiona href="https://www.evoluted.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...
1 hr 15 min