Brighton calling…London
(www.silicon-beach.com)

Brighton is regarded as a hub of new media talent and the growth and continued success of companies in this sector would support this notion. But are we complacent today in our pedestal position? Should Brighton be taking note of London agencies more…will London again win out in business pitches just because of its location? What does Brighton need to do to keep its competitive edge?

‘Can the South Coast compete with London’ is the theme of the second Silicon Beach (www.silicon-beach.com) networking night and promises to be as controversial
as the first night, questioning the speakers and the audience on their perception of their ‘comfortable’ positions in the national new media scene.
Speakers
Brighton new media supremeo Jim McNiven, co-founder and director of Kerb (www.kerb.co.uk); Tom Hume, co-founder and director of Future Platforms (www.futureplatforms.com) (a man given one of the highest new media accolades of New Media Age’s ’30 under 30’ of ones to watch); Graham Bradbury and Adrian Ridley-Jones, joint CEO's of TheTrainingWeb.com, speaking together on their 20-plus years experience in e-business, e-learning IT and telecoms.

As always the speakers will lead into an open forum for discussion amongst the speakers and the audience.

Venue
This event takes place at The Sanctuary in Hove on Tuesday, 2nd October. Doors open at 6.30pm for drinking and music. Speakers start at 7.30pm and continue until 9.30pm when the music and drinking starts again, giving people the space to talk and network amongst their peers.

Membership is gained via the Silicon Beach website, www.silicon-beach.com.

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Notes to editors:

Silicon Beach

Silicon Beach was founded by a group of new media people who know that to make it you need access to the right information and know the pitfalls to avoid. The networking nights bring together peer groups and industry heavyweights in an informal knowledge share and will cover a different aspect of the new media industry each month.

The monthly networking nights form the focus of activity and a variety of additional services will be made available to members to help build their business vision.

Membership to Silicon Beach can be gained via its website – www.silicon-beach.com.

Kerb
Jim McNiven, CEO
Award-wining Brighton-based web agency Kerb are known for their expertise in youth marketing and viral campaigns and their client list includes Robbie Williams,
Geri Halliwell, Pepsi, Sony and Reading Festival to name but a few.
Future Platforms
Tom Hume, co founder and director

Future Platforms is a young technology company focused on developing products for current and next-generation networked devices: mobile phones, handhelds, digital television and games consoles. Since its launch in Q3 2000, Future Platforms has established an unparalleled breadth of experience in delivering applications and services for the web, WAP, Palms, SMS, Symbian, 3G and iDTV.

TheTrainingWeb
Graham Bradbury and Adrian Ridley-Jones, joint CEO's

TheTrainingWeb is the website for training decision makers and users. A fully searchable database permits fast searching and browsing of information relating to training needs and enables the selection of suitable training providers globally. There are dedicated sections for training providers, independent trainers, consultants, eLearning providers, course venues, training associations and authorities and training websites.





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