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SUMMARY:Engineering Challenge in partnership with The Amp Growth Incubator & NWRC
DESCRIPTION:NI Engineering Challenge Event: Explore the first steps of your startup journey in 3 days with £500 prize for the winning pitches.\n\n\n3 day event for FE engineering and technology students /graduates/experienced engineers and technicians to explore new engineering products or processes with market potential. \nDay One \n• Brainstorming Brunch \n• Introduction to Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub \n• Ideation and concept development – helping each applicant with an idea with market need identified \n• “The Challenge” \n• Developing commercial innovation \n• Hear from entrepreneurs who have walked the walk \n• Engineering and technology experts to help guide on the ‘challenge’ \nDay Two \n• Story-boarding\, wire-framing\, product sketch\, developing the route to market with cost strategy\, market mapping\, leading to an outline business plan \n• ‘Drop in Clinics’ with experts available online and in person for guidance and problem solving \nDay Three \n• 3-5min pitch to panel from participants (individuals or teams) \n• Prize winners announced and networking event \n• Closing talk by RAENG on application process for its Regional Talent Engine programme (£20k support for successful applicants\, with coaching and mentoring over 4-6 months).
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/engineering-challenge-in-partnership-with-the-amp-growth-incubator-nwrc/
LOCATION:The AMP Growth Incubator\, 11 Ebrington Street\, Londonderry\, Northern Ireland\, BT47 6FA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Engineering
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SUMMARY:Next steps for science and technology in UK agriculture - WFNF policy conference
DESCRIPTION:This conference will examine the priorities for developing agricultural science and technology in the UK. \nExpect discussion to focus on how to achieve the potential of innovation to meet supply chain and climate challenges\, and the way forward for support from policy and regulation. \nThe conference takes place in the context of the Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to 2024\, as well as the ongoing implementation of the Government’s Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS)\, and the Agriculture Act coming into force. \nThe agenda is structured to bring out latest thinking on: \n\nSupport – developing funding opportunities that effectively support innovation\, and the role of the Farming Innovation Programme in fostering science and technology advancements\nDelivery – realising the potential of science and technology across the supply chain:\n\nkey challenges and opportunities\ndriving productivity alongside sustainability\nthe principle of public money for public goods\nsupporting stakeholder engagement and take-up\n\n\nEnvironmental Land Management Schemes – ensuring innovation is supported in the design and delivery of ELMs\nThe UK’s global presence – positioning in the international regulatory and policy landscape\, opportunities for international collaboration\, and implications for trade deals\nGMO crops and genetic editing – the outlook for the UK following the Government’s response to its consultation on genetic technologies regulation – with discussion on:\n\nthe potential for building resilience in the face of market\, climate\, and resource pressures on global food systems\npriorities for the safety and regulatory assessments of cutting-edge technologies\nevidence and data driven decision making\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8.30\nRegistration\n\n\n \n \n\n\n9.00\nChair’s opening remarks \nSenior Parliamentarian\n\n\n \n \n\n\n9.05\nSupporting the role of science and technology in UK agriculture\, and coordination with the wider policy landscape \nTim Morden\, Deputy Director\, Department for Environment\, Food and Rural Affairs \nQuestions and comments from the floor\n\n\n \n \n\n\n9.35\nBreak\n\n\n \n \n\n\n9.40\nFunding for agritech – identifying opportunities\, priorities for research\, investment sources\, and access to finance\n\n\n \nSenior representative\, funding\n\n\n \n \n\n\n9.50\nDriving forward innovation – improving productivity and sustainability\, maximising the potential of data and emerging technology\, key challenges and opportunities\, and supporting stakeholder engagement and take-up  \nProfessor Richard Tiffin\, Chief Scientific Officer\, Agrimetrics; and Director\, Centre for Food Security\, University of Reading \nDr Helen Ferrier\, Chief Science & Regulatory Affairs Adviser\, National Farmers’ Union \nDustin Benton\, Policy Director\, Green Alliance \nDave Bench\, Chief Executive\, Crop Protection Association \nSenior representative\, technology\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \nQuestions and comments from the floor\n\n\n \n \n\n\n10.40\nChair’s closing remarks \nSenior Parliamentarian\n\n\n \n \n\n\n10.45\nBreak\n\n\n \n \n\n\n10.50\nChair’s opening remarks \nSenior Parliamentarian\n\n\n \n \n\n\n10.55\nScience and technology in a global context – latest developments\, the international regulatory landscape\, and future trade agreements \nSenior representative\, international\n\n\n \nSenior representative\, trade\n\n\n \nQuestions and comments from the floor\n\n\n \n \n\n\n11.30\nKey issues for genetic editing and the future outlook for GMO crops in the UK \nJon Williams\, Public and Governmental Affairs Manager – Agricultural Solutions\, UK and Ireland\, BASF \nSenior representative\, environment \nSenior representative\, consumers \nSenior representative\, legal\n\n\n \nSenior representative\, agriculture\n\n\n \nQuestions and comments from the floor\n\n\n \n \n\n\n12.20\nBreak\n\n\n \n \n\n\n12.25\nRegulatory priorities for science and technology in the food system  \nProfessor Robin May\, Chief Scientific Adviser\, Food Standards Agency; and Professor of Infectious Disease\, University of Birmingham \nQuestions and comments from the floor\n\n\n \n \n\n\n12.55\nChair’s and Westminster Food & Nutrition closing remarks \nSenior Parliamentarian \nMichael Ryan\, Deputy Editor\, Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/next-steps-for-science-and-technology-in-uk-agriculture-wfnf-policy-conference/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Agrifood
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SUMMARY:Net Zero Hydrogen Fund Briefing Event
DESCRIPTION:Innovate UK and Innovate UK KTN will be hosting an online competition briefing webinar on behalf of the Department for Business\, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the 26th April 2022 to share details of strands 1 and 2 of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF).  The aim of the NZHF is to support the commercial deployment of new low carbon hydrogen production projects during the 2020s\, ensuring the UK has a diverse and secure decarbonised energy system fit for meeting our increased ambition of up to 10GW low carbon hydrogen production by 2030. \nThis event is to brief potential applicants on strands 1 and 2 of the NZHF\, which cover development expenditure (DEVEX) and capital expenditure (CAPEX) support.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/net-zero-hydrogen-fund-briefing-event/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Circular Economy Innovation Network Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:The Circular Economy Innovation Network aims to create stronger\, more collaborative\, and resilient industries working together to achieve net zero through circular innovation. \nBy building new sector communities\, focussed on circular design\, circular business models\, and circular recovery KTN are empowering industry members to come together for the first time to co-create a shared pathway for impact in achieving net zero through circular innovation. \nThey are launching three new challenge communities (wool\, aluminium\, and chemicals)\, that will collaborate to co-create a Circular Innovation Action Plan for their sector. This action plan will identify the key sectoral barriers to net zero and how the circular economy can be used as a framework to overcome these barriers. \nAs part of this process\, communities will agree on two challenges they want to tackle together. Using their Innovation Exchange platform\, KTN will seek to find potential solutions and broker new relationships between established industry and innovators. \nKTN are building the Circular Economy Innovation Network to bring together stakeholders across the wool\, aluminium\, and chemicals value chain to explore how innovation can enhance the role of wool\, aluminium\, and chemicals in the UK. Here they begin to explore the challenges facing the three industries in the UK and consider where innovation could have a role to play in supporting producers\, processors and end users. \nThey will be holding the first launch event online on 26th April 2022\, 11:00 – 12:30\, featuring three breakout rooms on the 3 sectors\, with Q&A. \nJoin KTN at this introductory event on the 26th April at 11am to find out how you can get involved in exploring: \n\nHow we could use wool\, aluminium and chemicals in novel ways to benefit the sector\nWays we could use resources more efficiently across the value chain\n\nThis event is part of the Circular Innovation Network\, which looks at alternatives to using high carbon materials to support UK industries in reaching net zero. To find out more please click here
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/circular-economy-innovation-network-launch-event/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Circular Green,Climate Change
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