{"id":953381,"date":"2026-05-11T20:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/953381\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T20:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:56:21","slug":"bristol-tech-festival-rebrands-as-brazen-with-national-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/953381\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol tech festival rebrands as Brazen with national ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tX<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/full-logo-white.png\" alt=\"The Business Desk\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister for free to receive latest news stories direct to your inbox<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/register\/\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bristol Technology Festival is relaunching as Brazen, positioning itself as a national platform for technology, creativity and culture.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which has evolved from a focused tech gathering when it launched six years ago, will take place across Bristol over five days in late 2026. It will span institutions, neighbourhoods and grassroots spaces across the city.<\/p>\n<p>In its most recent edition, the festival attracted 6,300 attendees across 100 events, generating \u00a3883,000 in total social value and achieving a reach of 4.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Shorrock, chief executive of techSPARK, said: \u201cBrazen is the next evolution of everything Bristol Technology Festival and BTF+ set out to be. We\u2019ve seen first-hand the power of bringing technology, creativity and culture into the same space, and Brazen gives us the confidence, scale and ambition to take that story beyond the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40255\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Copy-of-BTFTuesdayAM-85_1800x1200-300x200.jpg\"\/>Bristol Business Improvement District has signed on as a strategic partner for the next three years. Bristol BID is a business-led partnership working to make the city centre safer, greener, cleaner and more welcoming.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Bluff, chief operating officer at Bristol BID, said: \u201cThe festival will unlock new opportunities for Bristol\u2019s businesses, strengthen pride and confidence in the city, and showcase Bristol and the wider region as one of the UK\u2019s most exciting hubs for innovation and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The festival\u2019s programme is built around four tracks: Summit, featuring large-scale talks and debates; Community, with workshops and grassroots activity; Showcase, demonstrating applied innovation; and Live, offering performances and immersive experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Brazen has previously worked with organisations including Accenture, Amazon Web Services, Barclays, Deloitte, Dyson, EY, Meta, Sony and NatWest, as well as universities, public bodies and regional businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is delivered on a not-for-profit basis, with surplus reinvested into growing its reach and quality. 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