Universities Mean Business 2016 Conference & Marketplace
Wednesday 1st June 2016
Vincent Building, Cranfield University
8:30am – 3pm
Lunch and refreshments will be provided
Universities are proving they mean business, joining forces
to meet and support locally based businesses at an exclusive event
organised by the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership
(SEMLEP).
The ‘Universities Mean Business’ event, organised in
partnership with SEMLEP’s Velocity Growth Hub which supports small to
medium sized businesses across the South East Midlands, is set to take
place on Wednesday, June 1st and will be hosted by Cranfield University
near Milton Keynes.
An expert panel from universities in the
South East Midlands – Cranfield University, The Open University, The
University of Northampton, University of Buckingham, University of
Bedfordshire and UCMK – will cover topics including Smart Cities,
technology, cyber security, lean management and people and productivity.
The
Universities will emphasise their potential as well as desire to
support local businesses in becoming more competitive and innovative.
Delegates, expected to be largely small and medium sized companies, will
also learn how best to connect and extract value from knowledge
transfer opportunities and about new funding opportunities, innovation,
collaboration, entrepreneurship and growth.