BirminghamLive has confirmed a new date for its awards celebrating the West Midlands tech and digital sector.

The deadline to enter our inaugural West Midlands Tech Awards has moved to Friday October 26 and the ceremony itself has also changed to a new date of Thursday December 13, again to be held at the ICC in Birmingham.

The awards, which are being run in conjunction with our sister website CoventryLive, will celebrate the best technology and digital companies across the West Midlands.

We want to showcase those firms, investors and innovators which are driving the region's thriving tech sector forward and hear about your achievements, whether you're an established business, a funder backing the next big thing or a pioneer working on new projects.

The awards cover a diverse range of fields such as manufacturing, education and public services.

The West Midlands Tech Awards 2018 is open to individuals and companies based in or connected to Birmingham, Coventry, Warwickshire, the Black Country, Solihull and South Staffordshire.

The 12 award categories are:

1. Digital Start-up of the Year

2. Digital Investor of the Year

3. Digital Business of the Year

4. Innovation in Education

5. Innovation in Manufacturing

6. Innovation in Public Services

7. Innovation in Medicine and Health

8. Innovation in Marketing and Advertising

9. Innovation in Arts and Culture

10. E-commerce Site of the Year

11. Digital Young Person of the Year

12. West Midlands Woman in Tech Award

A dedicated website with more information about the category criteria, how to enter and sponsorship opportunities can be found at wmtechawards.co.uk.

If you have any questions or would like more information about the awards please contact Kate Evans on 0121 234 5025 or kate.evans@reachplc.com or Nikki Kandola on 07738 498 602 or nikki.kandola@reachplc.com.

To discuss sponsorship opportunities please contact Hayley Pearce on 0121 234 5785 or hayley.pearce@reachplc.com.