Sponsors 2024

Sponsors of the Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech 2024 list and Asian Tech Pioneers Awards 2024 include business support network Barclays Eagle Labs; one of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of steel storage containers, Bell Container Ltd, equality charity Diversity UK; global law firm Eversheds Sutherland and financial planning advisory, Futurum Financial Advice. Marking its tenth anniversary, the Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech 2024 List is proud to be a beacon in the industry, celebrating diversity in its broadest sense by highlighting the ground-breaking business models, apps, platforms, funding and support networks being pioneered by Asian digital entrepreneurs, from all walks of life, in Britain.

About Barclays Eagle Labs

Barclays Eagle Labs is a network made up of member businesses, partners, investors, corporates, mentors, banking expertise and so much more. Eagle Labs provide a wealth of support to startup businesses, particularly those who are focused on technology and innovation. For those needing physical space we provide coworking and offices throughout the UK. Businesses can be connected to our mentors, specialists and deals that are all designed to help them grow. We also provide access to a collaborative community where businesses can be put in touch with and learn from their peers.

Scaling businesses can benefit from some of the more bespoke and tailored approaches that are available through Labs. We offer specialists in growth through our mentoring partners. Businesses looking to raise further capital can be connected to investors through our Demo Directory. If a business is looking to grow and raise overseas –particularly in the United States – the Eagle Lab Global Connect programme, run by Silicon Valley veterans, will be of interest.

Eagle Labs provides access to a community of high potential and growing businesses, many who will be looking for investment. Our Demo Directory allows potential investors to subscribe to a regular update showcasing top Eagle Lab businesses who are fundraising.

The Eagle Labs community offers a mechanism that helps corporates better understand innovation and new and emerging technologies. Opportunities exist where corporates can collaborate with innovators. Our industry programmes in Law, Agrifood Healthcare, Energy and Digital Security provide facilitated connections and help bridge the gap between startups and corporates. More generally Eagle Labs can connect larger businesses with innovators.

For further information visit https://labs.uk.barclays/

About Bell Container Trading Ltd

With over 40 years’ experience in the industry, Bell Container Trading Ltd (‘Bell Containers’) is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of steel storage containers, site accommodation and welfare units and converted shipping containers. A reputable and trusted supplier, Bell Containers supplies a range of businesses, from small standalone businesses to medium and large corporates, across multiple industries and sectors. With head-offices located close to London and access to a network of depots, Bell Containers is able to deliver units direct to your site.

A family-owned business, Nilesh Majeethia, Director at Bell Containers said, “We cover a diverse range of businesses and industries including construction, government agencies and the public sector, agriculture, education, local councils, shipping, distribution, logistics companies, from small start up enterprises and SMEs to large corporates.

Innovative founders know that keeping costs low for their venture is a good way to ensure success. Bell Container sees its container services as providing an important role in enhancing and expanding your business, as a key solution to your secure storage, office space and site accommodation needs.”

For further information visit: https://www.bellcontainer.co.uk/

About Diversity UK

Diversity UK is an equality and inclusion charity that researches, advocates and promotes ideas for improving diversity in Britain. Diversity UK delivers its charitable objectives by undertaking research, facilitating debates, hosting roundtable meetings, producing white papers and publishing a monthly newsletter focusing on contemporary equality issues. Diversity UK is a registered charity (No: 1155189) in England & Wales. https://diversityuk.org/

Diversity UK successes include:

• 1 Flagship ‘Beyond the Glass Ceiling’’ Research Report published in 2013.
• 4 Reviews we participated in including the Davies ‘Women on Boards’ Review and the McGregor-Smith ‘Race in the Workplace’ Review
• 4 Consultations including on Gender Pay Gap Reporting, Diversity Action Plans & DEI initiatives
• 1 Women in Science Conference sponsored in 2016.
• 2 Collaborations with The Work Foundation and Fawcett Society on gender-related research

About Eversheds Sutherland

As a global top 10 law firm, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base. With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in over 70 offices in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalised alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.
We recognise that having diverse talent across our business brings many benefits. We are committed to accessing a wide range of views, perspectives and thinking in all our teams and in this way, we are building a culture of inclusion, where each person feels able to be their true self at work and reach their full potential. We know that diverse and inclusive organisations are more productive, more innovative, perform better and have stronger levels of engagement from their people.

Diversity and Inclusion is fundamental to the firm’s purpose of “helping our clients, our people and our communities to thrive”, and ‘Inclusive’ is one of our five values. Our strategy encompasses a number of diversity dimensions including ethnicity; gender; disability; sexual orientation, gender identity and expression; parenting and caring; faith and social mobility.

By embracing diversity, we can better partner with our global and diverse client base, and be open and welcoming to all, across the communities we live and work in.

For further information, visit www.eversheds-sutherland.com | @esgloballaw

About Futurum Financial Advice

Whether you are looking to invest for income or growth, the right investment strategy is critical in helping secure your future financial well-being.

We can advise on creating your unique investment strategy. The St. James’s Place range of investment solutions and ongoing services have been carefully curated to help you reach your financial goals.

The St. James’s Place risk-rated Portfolio solutions mean you can spread your investments across a wide range of asset types and choose fund managers with different investment styles to create a balanced and diversified investment solution.

The value of investments with St. James’s Place will be directly linked to the performance of selected funds and these can fall as well as rise. You may get back less than the amount initially invested.

Our investment planning advice services are designed to help grow wealth and protect against inflation.

Website: www.futurumfa.co.uk