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ALL THINGS CAMBRIDGE TECH

Cambridge Tech Podcast covers all things tech from the heart of the UK’s tech
capital, Europe’s biggest tech startup cluster and one of the most respected tech and
innovation hubs in the world. 


Hosted every Tuesday by James Parton and Faye Holland, the duo talk tech with a
full house of experts and personalities exploring this exciting ecosystem, sharing
insights and opinions, bringing you the latest on the innovators, the innovations, the
game changers and the fundraises.

ABOUT CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge is the UK Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation, the largest technology cluster in Europe and one of the most respected tech and innovation hubs in the world.

 

The city’s strong entrepreneurial ecosystem builds on the Cambridge’s long history of invention which includes: the reflecting telescope, the hovercraft, the pacemaker, IVF, DNA, the pregnancy predictor test, wireless Internet, inkjet printing, Bluetooth, smart meters, round teabags and, of course, good old Alexa (to name but a few).

 

Unsurprisingly, Cambridge receives four times the amount of tech investment per head than London and boasts more patents published per resident than any other in the UK.

 

Around 61,000 people are employed here in over 5,000 knowledge-intensive firms, which have combined annual revenue of over £15.5 billion.

 

Cambridge Tech Podcast covers all things tech from the heart of the UK’s tech capital. Hosted every Sunday by James Parton and Faye Holland, the duo talk tech with a full house of experts and personalities exploring this exciting ecosystem, sharing insights and opinions, bringing you the latest on the innovators, the innovations, the gamechangers and the fundraises.

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ABOUT JAMES PARTON

As the Managing Director of The Bradfield Centre, James has built a collaborative and nurturing environment that enables technology startups to flourish, provides entrepreneurial opportunities for students at The University of Cambridge, and acts as a tech community hub for Cambridge and the wider east of England region.

 

He has over 25-year experience working in tech including executive roles at BT, O2, Telefonica, and Twilio. At Twilio, James was the company’s first hire outside of the US, building the EMEA business from scratch to IPO, and running it for its first five years.

 

Since then, James has focused on supporting the UK’s startup ecosystem via his work at The Bradfield Centre and as a co-founder of The Triple Chasm Company. He possesses a deep knowledge of tech and is a strong ambassador for the East of England in the fast-growing world of co-working, incubation and accelerators.

 

In addition, James runs his own Developer Relations advisory agency, helping companies figure out their Developer Relations strategies. His first book on Developer Relations was published by Apress in September 2021.

ABOUT FAYE HOLLAND

Entrepreneur, Faye Holland wears many hats within Cambridge’s famed technology sector, influencing, inspiring and connecting on many different levels, always driving Cambridge’s global reputation as the UK’s centre for Technology, Innovation and Science.

Having spent three decades in numerous emerging business opportunities, from the first ISP in the UK, to IBM, to running the European and Asia-Pacific operations of a global tech media company, to founding her own company, Faye brings a broad portfolio of experience to all her work and has an enviable contact list. 


Her multi-award-winning specialist PR and communications company, cofinitive - which promotes innovative and disruptive early-stage startups and scaleups with a focus on tech and innovation - is listed in PR Week’s 150 Top Agencies, is one of the ‘130 most influential businesses in Cambridge’, and for the last four years has been named the No1 PR & Communications agency in East Anglia.


Across the East of England, Faye is widely known as the creator and organiser of the influential #21toWatch Technology Innovation Awards, which is now in its seventh year.


Faye individually is listed as one of the 25 most influential people in Cambridge. She has appeared regularly in Computer Weekly’s Women in Tech listings, as well as featuring in articles in publications including Forbes.  During London Tech Week 2024, Faye was recognised as one of the most influential women in UK tech in the #InspiringFifty listing, and is a committed and passionate mentor for future technology entrepreneurs supporting numerous world-leading entrepreneurial programmes in Cambridge and internationally.

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