Powered by Cheltenham's cyber and technology network, CyNam, the second annual Gloucestershire Tech Week puts growth, resilience and innovation in Gloucestershire under the spotlight.
The five-day festival of events is aimed at cyber security professionals, national security experts, tech innovators, founders, academics and students – with anyone connected with or interested in the industry welcome to join in the conversations.
Designed to inspire collaboration between local government, industry leaders, academic partners and innovators, the festival of events highlights Gloucestershire’s future as the UK’s 'trusted destination for tech-driven prosperity'.
What is Gloucestershire Tech Week powered by CyNam?
CyNam's five-day tech festival celebrates Gloucestershire's stand-out strength in cyber security, national security and 'deep-tech' innovation.
Taking place at various venues across Gloucestershire, the overall theme for 2026 is 'Mission Driven', with daily topics of heritage, resilience and sovereignty, curiosity, [Artificial] Intelligence, and opportunity inspiring panels of speakers who are each delivering talks and presentations.
What's on the programme for Gloucestershire Tech Week 2026?
Day one on Monday 12 October 2026 focuses on heritage, with a series of talks at The Jet Age Museum near Gloucestershire Airport exploring the history and development of aviation, the deep sea, advanced manufacturing and agriculture.
Resilience and sovereignty is the theme for Tuesday, with talks on how global tensions affect local business, the role of SMEs in defence, trends and patterns in cyber, and adopting tech for growth and resilience, at Hub 8 MX in Cheltenham.
Wednesday at FuturePark, at the University of Gloucestershire's Park Campus is all about curiosity, with talks that explore the power of thinking differently, entrepreneurship, innovation and the science of high performing teams.
At Patch at The Forum in Gloucester on Thursday, the focus turns to [Artificial] Intelligence, with talks about its relationship to politics and power, security, local AI success stories, skills, and ethics.
And Friday explores opportunity, rounding out the week with the headline event at the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls Campus, EmPower 2026, which gives Year 8 and 9 pupils from invited schools a hands-on introduction to cyber, digital technology and future careers.
When is Gloucestershire Tech Week 2026?
Gloucestershire Tech Week takes place from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October 2026, with different events each day.
How to book tickets for Gloucestershire Tech Week 2026
Visit the Gloucestershire Tech Week website for the full programme of events and to book, with tickets for individual sessions, along with all-access and day passes available.
