Agenda
Collaboration Nation - Inspiring Innovations for a Digital Britain
0830 Registration opens
0930 Chair's welcome
0935 De-risking innovation and the future of commercial collaboration Iain Gray, Chief Executive, Technology Strategy Board
0950 High Follow-up potential projects Understand which projects among the Digital Britain feasibility study winners exemplify high follow-up potential; discover the particular problems they were trying to solve, their approach and the significant progress they made using the funds available to them.
1030 Feasibility study elevator pitches - access to public services and public services data Winning project team members pitch their projects for 1-2 minutes highlighting who they are and what they are now looking for to take their project findings forward.
1100 Networking break
1100 Feasibility study elevator pitches - applications and services for a 'Digital Britain' Winning project team members pitch their projects for 1-2 minutes highlighting who they are and what they are now looking for to take their project findings forward.
1215 Networking Lunch Over 30 winning projects will be exhibiting. This is your opportunity to meet and understand more about the people behind the projects, and to discuss future collaborative activities.
1345 Feasibility study elevator pitches - the deployment and operation of digital infrastructure Winning project team members pitch their projects for 1-2 minutes highlighting who they are and what they are now looking for to take their project findings forward.
1415 Feasibility study elevator pitches - enabling technologies for the internet Winning project team members pitch their projects for 1-2 minutes highlighting who they are and what they are now looking for to take their project findings forward.
1445 Breakout sessions - attendees will be able to choose one of the following sessions:
1. Access to public services and public services data How can innovative SME's contribute to and create value in the digital delivery of public services? Speakers from Technology Strategy Board and project winners will provide information on commercial collaboration opportunities
2. Enabling technologies for the internet In an increasingly open innovation ecosystem, SMEs will play an even stronger role than in the past. What opportunities lay ahead for UK SMEs to leverage the UK's world-class academic research, and taking it to adoption and market? Speakers from the Technology Strategy Board and project winners will provide information on commercial collaboration opportunities
3. Application & services for Digital Britain The UK has one of the strongest, most advanced and most complete digital ecosystem on the planet. What challenges and opportunities ahead are there for UK firms to generate the next generation applications leveraging this unique national asset? Speakers from the Technology Strategy Board and project winners will provide information on commercial collaboration opportunities
4. Deployment and operation of digital infrastructure The UK faces challenges and cost to upgrade and manage its digital infrastructure. Can SME innovation make a difference in this space and if so, where? Speakers from the Technology Strategy Board and project winners will provide information on commercial collaboration opportunities
15:30 'The Journey' panel debate Two-thirds of commercial innovation stems from small business, yet one of the hardest tasks for a small business is to find experienced partners to help in exploiting their research. What are the best ways to collaborate with large business and the funding community in order to take your product to market? Guest panellists from the business, innovation, and funding community.
1645 the Technology Strategy Board - what next? Iain Gray, Chief Executive, Technology Strategy Board
1700 Event close