We were very intrigued – and excited – to see a new event pop up in the Sheffield Digital Events calendar recently, Future Ready Digital: North – hosted by Company Member, Reach Studios. The one-day conference has a stellar line up of industry speakers and is designed to equip local-businesses with world-class insight, ideas and strategy focussed on AI transformation in the e-commerce space. It looks fantastic, here’s the press release with more details.
Reach Studios is proud to announce the launch of Future Ready Digital: North, an exclusive one‐day event bringing together hand‐picked AI industry leaders and commercial partners to Sheffield on Friday 18 September.
The exclusive event will explore how strong partnerships give online merchants a competitive edge and will help local businesses navigate and accelerate growth in an AI‐first e‐commerce landscape.
Attendees will hear from world leading organisations on the shift in consumer discovery and decision‐making, how AI is transforming the purchase journey, and the practical steps businesses can take to prepare, adapt and position themselves for success in the evolving digital commerce environment.
International guest speakers include:
- Reece Medway – Account Executive at Google Cloud, the international technology, cloud, advertising and AI giant
- Graham Wilkinson – Head of Agency Partnerships at Trustpilot, the global leader in independent customer reviews and feedback
- Fernando Angulo – Senior Market Research Manager at Semrush, an Adobe company, the international giant and best SEO all-in-one platform
- Tash Halligan – Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Dotdigital, one of the fastest growing customer experience platforms in the world
- Jordan Atchison – Chief Marketing Officer at Corkboard Concepts, the innovative US global data-driven marketing and advertising agency
The event takes place in Sheffield on Friday 18 September 2026 at the Millennium Gallery, the leading city centre destination for arts, design and culture.
Jonty Ward, Commercial Director at Reach Studios, comments:
‘At Reach Studios, we believe in partnerships that strengthen our local business network and support investment and talent in our region at a time of huge change in the business landscape. With the launch of Future Ready Digital: North, we aim to deliver tangible value to northern businesses through our partnerships with world‐leading organisations. By attracting outstanding AI industry leaders from the UK, Europe and the USA to speak in Sheffield, we are creating a platform for sharing knowledge and learning from the very best.’
Places are limited by invitation and free for e‐commerce organisations. Those wishing to register their interest can visit https://futurereadydigital.co.uk.
Future Ready Digital is the latest initiative from Reach Studios, the Sheffield‐based technology and digital agency internationally recognised for its work in web, mobile, automation, AI and e‐commerce strategy and development. This event marks the first in a series of business‐focused programmes planned throughout 2027, designed to connect forward‐thinking local businesses with global service and product partners.
Key details:
- Future Ready Digital: North
- Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
- Friday 18 September 2026
- After Dark networking drinks from 5pm
- Free, limited places by invitation
- Register interest at https://futurereadydigital.co.uk