Member Event: Innovate East

The next annual Innovate East Conference is on 2-3rd March 2021. The conference will look at how funding, finance and collaboration can help businesses to innovate and grow.  

This year, the event is moving online and there will be two days of talks and seminars. Day one will see InnovateUK take the lead. There will be talks from the Innovate UK ‘family’, including the Knowledge Transfer Network and Catapult Centres. Sessions include tips around applying for and securing funding and encouraging diversity and inclusion in your organisation.  

Day two sees the University of Essex, University of Kent and University of East Anglia (UEA) take the lead with a focus on how to work with Universities (accessing talent, funding and support).  

In the morning (9:30-10:45) there will be a focus on working with Universities and ‘plugging into the power of knowledge’. This session will highlight how businesses can engage with Universities to access talent, funding and support. Businesses who have successfully worked with universities, including Outfield, will discuss their story.  

At 1:30 productivity takes the lead. This session, led by the University of Essex and UEA will discuss how to boost productivity through collaboration and innovation. UEA’s Productivity East will feature, looking at what they will offer over the coming months.  

Finally, UEA will lead a session (3:30) focussing on how to work with us to access funding, grow your knowledge and inspire your workforce. The session will feature two businesses, Ehabitation and Geoacoustics, who have successfully worked with us.   

Spaces are filling up fast! For more information and to register visit the event page.