The Big Tech Debate #4 | Winter Edition

🎄 The Big Tech Debate: Winter Edition 🎄

Tackling Tech's Biggest Questions with a Festive Twist

We’re back for the final Big Tech Debate of 2025!

Join us on Thursday 4th December at Bloc, Manchester (5:30PM – 8PM) for another lively evening of debate, insight, and networking with Manchester’s brightest tech minds.

This time, we’re diving into one of the most hotly contested topics in the industry:

🌍 “Offshoring Tech Teams Strengthens Business Growth, Improves Margins and Is Worth the Risk”

From cost, culture, and collaboration to quality and control — expect a spirited debate as our panellists unpack the pros, cons, and real-world experiences behind each model.

Leading the charge FOR the motion we're proud to have…

Rebecca Fox. A strategic tech and business leader with a global track record, she’s the Founder of RELENTICA, former Group CIO, and a long-standing advocate for inclusion in tech.

She’ll be taking the stage to make the case for global tech teams, challenging assumptions, calling out myths, and showing why offshoring can be a genuine strategic lever for growth.

And for the AGAINST the motion we're proud to have…

Csaba Nagyidai. He brings a sharp editorial lens and a deep understanding of how stories, data and human context shape real-world outcomes. And he’s ready to challenge the idea that a tech-first mindset always leads to better results.

He doesn’t just follow the narrative, he interrogates it. He brings nuance where the industry often prefers simplicity. He’ll dig into the unintended consequences of prioritising “tech first” above all else.

💡 Thought-provoking discussions: exploring one of the year’s biggest industry challenges with expert panellists from across the tech spectrum.

⚡ Dynamic debate: sharp exchanges, bold opinions, and plenty of laughs.

🤝 Top-tier networking: connect with CTOs, Directors of Engineering, and decision-makers shaping the future of tech.

Festive vibes. Big ideas. Great people.

📍 Bloc, Manchester
🗓️ Thursday 4th December | ⏰ 5:30PM – 8PM

As this event is proudly powered by MRJ Recruitment & Counter, we kindly ask that no recruiters attend.