Organiser: Innovate UK
Venue: Webinar
Address:
Date & Time: 26 Jan 2021 - 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Contact Email: [email protected]
The South East Midlands has one of the country’s most innovative and dynamic economies; whether fintech and smart cities in Milton Keynes, high value manufacturing in the Silverstone Tech Cluster, the future of flight at Cranfield or logistics along our major transport arteries. The region is blessed with great companies, ambitious innovators and excellent universities. This event is for entrepreneurs, businesses, support agencies, and practitioners active in, or want to learn more about, innovation in the South East Midlands
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26 January 2021
Learn about national and local strategies to support technology led innovative companies. And why the South East Midlands is perfectly placed to profit from innovation
Your chance to put questions live to the panel of speakers!
Within the platform, you can meet national and regional stakeholders who can help your business innovate and grow. Find out more about the innovation support available to you, and network with other delegates to make contacts and share ideas.
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27 January 2021
UK universities have a great track record in research and our local universities are no exception. Universities don’t just create new knowledge and research. They are at the forefront of commercialising and taking new products and services to market. They are also partnering with companies in your region to help them develop and fine tune their innovations and products.
Learn more about the services and facilities offered by the region’s 4 universities :
Finding funding is one of the biggest barriers to innovation and growth. Hear from our panellists how to identify the right sources of funding; how to apply for it; and what different funders are looking for in exchange for their investment.
Meet potential funders and find out what is funding is available and how to get investment ready. You will also have the opportunity to network with other conference delegates to make connections and share your thoughts and ideas.
Exhibitors:
28 January 2021
A skilled and trained workforce makes innovation easier; and a big barrier to growth is difficulty recruiting skilled staff or accessing the right training courses to upskill your workforce. Join our round table discussion to learn more about the skills & training support on offer, and how firms in the region can get help to develop their own talent pipeline.
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Visit our exhibitors and discuss your skills and training needs with local experts. Learn about continuing professional development, degree apprenticeships, T levels and more. Find out about the exciting new developments set to transform the local skills landscape. Network with fellow delegates.
in partnership with
The Innovate Local Program is a suite of regional engagement events that promote IUK & UKRI objectives and is tailored to regional priorities. We work in collaboration will local stakeholders to create an event that addresses regional innovation priorities and workshops to help businesses learn more about the grants and innovation process. Our objective is to reach out to local businesses and demonstrate the tyeps and level of support available, and through the presentation and panel sessions inspire them to look at innovation in their business.
The Program is now in its 4th year and KTN has been a trusted delivery partner throughout this time, organising and delivering of Innovate Local events. This financial year e aim to deliver to our audience:
• Up to 10 regional events, tailored to address topics of key concern and interest within the region.
• Content and agenda developed in collaboration with key regional stakeholders, KTN, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and Innovate UK colleagues.
• Increased understanding of the aims and objectives of Innovate UK, and the support available to innovative business.
• Following a tried and trusted agenda format, developed since the programs pilot phase, that contains a range of content types from keynote speakers to workshops and 1:2:1 sessions with business support experts.
• Delivering local impact to strengthen partnership with local stakeholders, and to increase the quantity and quality of business taking up business support offers and/or applying for IUK competition calls.
SEMLEP has a key role in promoting economic growth. Over several years, we have built up a comprehensive understanding of how our local economies work. With this knowledge, we bring partners together to set the economic priorities for the area and use different levers available to us to help make the economy stronger, sustainable, and inclusive of all communities.
The South East Midlands is home to some of the most the innovative businesses in the country, with specialisation in the areas of future of mobility and clean technologies. Last year the area was one of the fastest growing and, as we begin to recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19, will be a critical contributor to rebuilding the UK’s economic position in a new, zero carbon global economy. Benefiting from the area’s location at the heart of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, SEMLEP actively encourages and nurtures collaboration among people, institutions and industry to support the commercialisation of ideas in new technologies and businesses, at scale.
