MAKING WAVES IN BUSINESS
The Bigwave Business Games are back for 2020. The biggest event of its kind in the South West, Exeter’s Bigwave Business Games will launch on 18 May and run through to July. The games consist of five fun events that are suitable for all physical abilities including a bubble football tournament, treasure hunt around the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, something called Clip ‘n Climb, bell boat racing on the Quay and a lively pub quiz. The Bigwave Business Games attract a diverse range of businesses from across the region and will this year be raising money for local charity WESC Foundation – The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment on Topsham Road, Exeter. To date, the event has raised £45,000 for charity. These are the dates to block out in your diary: Monday 18 May: Launch event Thursday 11 June: Team leaders meeting Wednesday 17 June: Bubble Football Tournament Tuesday 23 June: Treasure hunt Monday 29 June: Clip N Climb Thursday 9 and Friday 10 July: Bell Boats Thursday 16 July: Pub quiz / awards Shiny happy boaty people
Register your team now, or enquire about sponsorship opportunities: www.bigwavebusinessgames.co.uk/Exeter
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I ROBOT rtificial ntelligence is the most widely anticipated business tech trend of 2020, according to a recent survey of South West tech companies. Looking at technological innovations that will have the most impact on shaping business strategies over the coming year, rtificial ntelligence was by far the most popular response, with 44.7 per cent of the vote, revealed the survey of over 100 tech businesses by Tech South West.
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Anthony Peake, CEO of Exeter-based data science and artificial intelligence specialists Agile Datum says,“It is really interesting to see AI coming out on top. That aligns with our own finding from a recent national survey we have run. Businesses have been spending far too long dealing with low value, high volume administrative tasks and not focusing enough on productivity and customer engagement. “Companies large and small are looking at ways to automate admin, develop new
products and improve customer service, and we are seeing AI as a powerful tool to achieve these aims. For a few years now people have said that every business needs to become a digital business. I would go one step further and say that every business will need to become an AI enabled business to thrive, compete and meet customer expectations.” The full results can be viewed at www.techsouthwest.co.uk
