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Innovation in Action

5th September 2011

The Knowledge Escalator Showcase Event

USW

USW

Date: 27 September 2011

Venue: Somerset County Cricket Club, Taunton

Time: 7.30am - 12.30pm

Universities South West and its member universities are pleased to invite you to attend a celebration of university and business collaboration – showcasing partnership activity between the region’s universities, students and businesses; creating innovation, inspiring entrepreneurialism and encouraging enterprise.

Marking the achievements of the three-year, £4.3m Knowledge Escalator South West project, this informative forum will offer business delegates the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the range of partnership activity between business and universities and how universities are working to encourage greater collaboration across the region.

Benefits of attending:

  • Meet the region’s innovative talent
  • Hear from businesses that have worked with HE
  • Speak to business engagement representatives from universities
  • Discover how your business could engage and benefit
  • Learn about the future trends in the development of university/business partnerships

Book online at: http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/internet/events/default.asp?id=1068

Programme:

07:30     Registration and breakfast

08:00     Business breakfast panel 

The morning will start with a Business Breakfast panel and Q&A session. Your opportunity to question experts from HE, professional business organisations and business representatives.

09:00     Visit the Showcase Exhibition and networking time

10:00     Introduction to the Knowledge Escalator Showcase

Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of UWE and Chair of Universities SW

10:10     ‘The state of innovation and enterprise in the South West’

Eur Ing Nick Buckland, Board Member of the South West RDA

10:30     Overview of Knowledge Escalator and the range of projects it supports

Robin Bower, Universities South West

10:45     Case study: Haycombe Cemetery & Crematorium and BANES Knowledge Fellowship, Dr John Troyer, University of Bath

10:55:    Case study: Design Buddy Mentoring Scheme, Roger Proctor, Proctor & Stevenson

11:05     Case study: Möbius™ 50N Buoyancy Aid Proof of Concept, Rupert Lorraine, Knowledge Exchange Manager for PRIMaRE, University of Plymouth

11:15     Q & A

11:30     The South West i-NET initiatives, Rick Chapman, Microelectronics i-NET

11:45     The 2011 Regional Student Enterprise Awards - audience vote

12:15     Closing remarks

12:30     Lunch, exhibition and networking

Book online at: http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/internet/events/default.asp?id=1068

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