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To thrive in the future businesses require innovative products, services and processes. However innovation can involve high-risk processes requiring expertise, funding and facilities.
Join this event to:
- Network with others in innovation
- Be inspired by businesses innovating successfully
- Learn how to access the available funding and support
- Take a tour of one of the UK’s leading facilities and discover how it can connect you to the best in technology
All types of business need to innovate to thrive. So this event is designed for you whether you are in manufacturing, energy, life sciences, materials or digital. This event also incorporates a briefing session on the latest multi-million pound competitions for innovation funding.
Register your interest here and you will be contacted 3 weeks before to confirm your place.
Confirmed conference speakers include Juergen Maier, CEO Siemens UK and Chairman of the North West Business Leadership Team, and senior executives from Innovate UK and the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
Agenda:
| 09.30 | Registration and refreshments |
| 10.00 | Welcoming address
Tim Bestwick, Executive Director of Business and Innovation, STFC |
| 10.10 | Keynote 1
Juergen Maier, CEO Siemens UK and Chairman of the North West Business Leadership Team |
| 10:30 | Business case study
Business success through innovation, productivity and support |
| 10:40 | Keynote 2
Kevin Baughan, Deputy Chief Executive, Innovate UK |
| 11.00 – 11:15; Tea/Coffee |
| 11.15 – 12.30 | |
| Innovation Champions | |
Be inspired by local businesses on how they have utilised innovations to accelerate their growth. Learn how they accessed the support that’s available.
Briefing on the live competitions for multi-million pound of innovation funding
| 12.30 – 13.15; Lunch & Networking |
| 13.15 – 14.45 | ||
| Innovation in Practice | ||
Increase your capacity to manage the innovation cycle
Connect your business to market opportunities on productivity
– The Hartree Centre
– Virtual Engineering Centre
– Campus Technology Hub
– Engineering Technology Centre
| 14.45 to close | |
| Informal networking and refreshments | |
Network with delegates and the event partners including: Innovate UK; STFC; KTN; EEN; Catapults; NWBLT
– The Hartree Centre
– Virtual Engineering Centre
– Campus Technology Hub
– Engineering Technology Centre