Overview

Visit the Peak Edge Hotel for breakfast before an informative session where you will hear from business leaders who have gone through the innovation lifecycle and also understand what support is available to begin your journey. Key topics will include:

– Understanding the stages of innovation: from idea to execution
– Building an innovation-driven company culture
– Understand the business support ecosystem
– How to overcome common obstacles that hinder growth
– Leveraging technology to accelerate innovative practices
– Real-world case studies of businesses that successfully embraced innovation

– Welcome from Cllr Barry Lewis, Council Leader, Cabinet Member – Strategic Leadership, Culture, Tourism and Climate Change, Derbyshire County Council

– Case Study #1: Tim Telford, CEO Devtank – hear Devtank’s journey, why innovation is important, challenges and opportunities of funding such activity

– Case Study #2 – Innovation in the Charitable Sector, Emily Bowman, Managing Director of Junction Arts and Ann Fomukong-Boden, co-founder and director of Kakou Technologies

– Case Study #3 – Sustainable Innovation, Green 4 Developments

– The opportunities innovation brings to business and an overview of the support Innovate UK provides – James Silverward, Regional Manager, East Midlands, Innovate UK

– Overview of the current R&D Tax Credit system and how it can support Innovation – Darryl Hoy, Technical Director, Shorts

– Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – University of Derby
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are celebrating 50 years of connecting businesses and universities to drive innovation, we will hear how they support the business community and how to get involved.

– Q&A Panel

Whether you’re a startup seeking to disrupt the market, an established organisation looking to evolve or someone who has an idea for a new business solution or product, this session is for you.