Venturefest East Midlands: business growth and innovation support
If you're an entrepreneur or innovator you could benefit from a networking event to help grow your business through smart use of technology.
Venturefest East Midlands will invite businesses and investors to come together next month to network and share expertise. The event - supported by Innovate UK - is being held on Wednesday 22 March 2017 at Derby Arena, Derby. Entry is free.
Smart innovation
The event theme is smart innovation. The aim is to help businesses unlock opportunities to engage in innovation. There will be a focus on how businesses can use technology to improve their processes and become more cost efficient.
Attendees will range from those who want to get or provide finance, and win or contract for new business.
Key speakers include:
- Janie Morgan-Wood, founder and CEO of the Leicester Fashion & Textiles Academy
- Dr Mirren Mandalia, Senior Director New Ventures & Transaction, Medical Devices, Johnson and Johnson Innovation
- Andrew Clifton, Sustainability Manager – Engineering and Design, Rolls-Royce
- Mike Biddle, Deputy Director for Innovation Programmes, Innovate UK
Delegates will be able to meet other local businesses and discover how they’ve improved their business through innovation and design.
About the Venturefest Network
Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network launched the Venturefest Network in 2014. Its aim is to strengthen connectivity between innovators, investors and entrepreneurs.