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Industry Space Days 2021 - The Conference Edition
2021-12-07 08:00 - 2021-12-08 17:00 (Europe/London)
The European Space Agency (ESA) invites members of the space community to attend its virtual Industry Space Days (ISD) event on 7 – 8 December 2021. Participants can register as of early October.
The ISD is organised by the ESA SME Office to foster cooperation between different actors in the entire space sector. The 2021 edition will have a special focus on “Commercialisation”.
Key elements of this year’s ISD include:
➔ keynotes and panel discussions with contributions by ESA, industry, industry associations and institutional partners
➔ ESA presentations and workshops about business opportunities and future activities
➔ a virtual exhibition with ESA and industry booths and the possibility to engage with future partners
➔ networking opportunities for the space community, including 1-on-1 meetings, industry speed-dating sessions and pitch presentations
Attend the ISD2021 and join Europe’s space community online
The event is open to entities from ESA Member States, Cooperating States and Associate States.
Participation is free of charge.
The ISD will be hosted on the platform Let’s Get Digital (Chrome browser on a computer/laptop required).

AICON 2021
2021-12-03 08:00 - 2021-12-04 17:00 | Titanic Belfast, 1 Olympic Way, Queen's Road, Belfast, Belfast, BT3 9EP, United Kingdom
Northern Ireland’s premier conference on artificial intelligence, AI Con returns to face-to-face business this year with a hybrid event on Friday 3 December.
As the adoption of AI expands into all areas of our lives, and the business and societal opportunities and challenges become ever more apparent, this ground-breaking conference addresses core issues of the technology for a range of audiences: general, business and specialist.
The event, which is now in its third year, brings together world-leading technology professionals and business leaders to examine how AI is changing our world and the opportunities and challenges that presents.
In-person attendance will take place at Titanic Belfast and will feature some of the top figures in the field, with other leading professionals streaming in from across the globe.
The themes from this year’s event, which hosted 450 attendees in its first year and 800 at the virtual event last year, include:
– Applied AI: Targeted primarily at a general audience, Applied AI looks at existing, mature technology that can be deployed today and examines case studies on where these are adding value and inspiration for people and their organisations to start their own AI investigations.
Chaired by Kathryn Harkin of Allstate NI and Rachael Bland of Kainos
– AI Next: The AI Next track will be focused, primarily, on a technologist audience, this track will look at emerging AI technologies and approaches that, while not yet mature, may play an important role in products and solutions of the future. Come to this track if you want to get a headstart in your career, on the competition or just want to be challenged and inspired by the next generation of AI.
Chaired by Austin Tanney and Tom Gray of Kainos
– Business of AI: Designed for a business audience, Business of AI looks at how AI can challenge existing business models, create entirely new ones and debates what “AI Startups” need to know in this burgeoning space.
Chaired by Alexandra Mousavizadeh of Tortoise Media and Tom Gray of Kainos.
Attendees are asked to note that strict Covid precautions will be in operation at the in-person event which will be limited to 200 people. Attendees must be double vaccinated and proof of vaccination will be required for entry.

COP26: Where do we go from here?
2021-12-01 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
The COP26 Climate Change conference brings the leaders of the world together in the UK, in the most important meeting since Paris in 2015.This event, held 2 weeks after the conference has concluded, will reflect on progress made at the conference, and ask what next for the UK.
This event is dedicated to the memory of the Earl of Selborne. John Selborne served in many roles in science, technology and the environment over many years, including (amongst many others) Chairman of the Foundation for Science and Technology, Chairman of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, Chairman of the Parliamentary Science and Technology Information Foundation, Chancellor of the University of Southampton, President of the Royal Geographical Society, Chairman of the Agricultural Research Council, and a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.
The event is being organised by the Foundation for Science and Technology on behalf of several organisations that John Selborne worked with over the years.

Speakers

Professor Sir Dieter Helm
Professor of Economic Policy, University of Oxford

Professor Ian Boyd
Professor of Biology, University of St Andrews

Baroness Young of Old Scone
House of Lords

Professor Sir Charles Godfray
Director, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

Participation is possible both in person (at the Royal Society in London) and online (via Zoom).

SBRI - Decarbonisation and energy - 3 Phase 1 projects
2021-12-01 12:30 - 14:00 | Online
Information event for 3 x SBRI Phase1 projects with NI Water and NI Housing Executive

SBRI brings together government challenges and ideas from business to create innovative solutions. This information session will provide details of three new invitations to bid for projects with NI Water and NI Housing Executive exploring energy recovery from waste water treatment; hydrogen logistics and the decarbonisation of NIHE homes.
The session will be informal, with short presentations on the SBRI process, and presentations from NI Water and NI Housing Executive on their projects.
The tender documentation is available from https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do
For more information about SBRI projects in Northern Ireland click here
NIHE SBRI: http://matrixni.org/job/sbri-using-intelligent-systems-for-the-affordable-decarbonisation-of-homes/

Connections Café: Support and Networking Event
2021-12-01 10:00 - 12:00
Our next Connections Café will be held on Wednesday 1st December

Connections Café is our series of SME innovation support events that explore developments and opportunities in the built environment and mobility sectors that enable new levels of physical, digital and social connectedness. They offer support and guidance to growing businesses to help them bridge the gap between new innovations and commercial success.

We welcome all SMEs and businesses who work within these exciting sectors.

To find out more about Connected Places Catapult events please visit our website.

Beyond Glasgow: What impact will COP26 have on Europe’s green dreams?
2021-11-25 16:00 - 17:15 | Online
During the first half of November, international leaders gathered in Glasgow for COP26, the UN climate conference. The meeting was identified by many as critical to determining whether the world can realistically meet the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement, and thereby mitigate the increasingly catastrophic effects of climate change. As signalled by Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen, “the EU will bring to Glasgow the highest level of ambition”. Yet it remains to be seen if others will follow, including its own member states, and commit to join forces and resources in a common approach.
Either way, the COP26 outcomes will be followed with keen interest by European research and innovation communities. Will COP26 deliver a major boost for the Green Deal, with its technology-driven transformation of industry? Will it provide a new framing and direction of travel for Horizon Europe, with 35% of its budget committed to climate-related topics? Will it unleash a new wave of climate innovation financing? And will it open more doors to international cooperation and alliances, both scientific and governmental, in pursuit of solutions that will make a measurable difference?
In this public, livestreamed debate, Science|Business will bring together leading figures from the worlds of policy, science and industry to reflect on the outcomes from Glasgow, and to discuss their implications for European science and technology in the months ahead.

WES Virtual Student Conference
2021-11-25 08:00 - 2021-11-26 17:00 | Online
This year’s WES Virtual Student Conference will explore the theme of ‘Serving Society’, the main theme for 2021. WES will be showcasing some of the remarkable work engineers are doing to serve the societies in which they live, hearing first hand how engineers began and developed their careers, and offering a range of practical advice, tips and support for students in all disciplines.
The event offers a range of virtual networking lounges and booths for you to visit during the conference breaks for a fuller and richer conference experience.
Hear from influential speakers such as:

Dr Karen Donaldson (Chair), Project Manager, Robotics SuperLab, University of Edinburgh
Professor Hua Dong, Professor in Design, Dean of Brunel Design School, Brunel University London
Caitlin McCall, Engineering Doctorate Student, Swansea University and icmPrint
Mara Tafadzwa Makoni, Association of Black Engineers (AFBE)
Dr Larissa Suzuki, Data/AI Practice Lead, Google
Amelia Lewis, Performance Engineer, McLaren Racing
Kathryn Jennings, Senior Quantity Surveyor, CityFibre
Klara Svedberg, Senior Director, Strategy and Transformation, Ball Corporation
Maria Sabatini, Engineering Manager DSP, Dialog Semiconductor
Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister, Digital, Science & Tech

Ask the engineers: Post-COP26 - what have we achieved and where do we go from here?
2021-11-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
PUBLIC EVENT
It is hard to under-estimate the importance of COP26 for reaching global agreement on decarbonisation pathways and financing packages that match the urgency and scale of the climate crisis. In the wake of COP26, our final Ask the Engineers panel will review what has been achieved at the summit and whether it has helped to accelerate progress towards a just transition to net zero emissions by 2050.
The engineering profession can offer solutions, but must work ambitiously and collaboratively to drive change. Our crucial offering to this monumental challenge relies on engineers being engaged alongside policy makers, economists and the public.
Has COP26 set the UK on a decisive pathway to net zero?
Speakers

Chairperson: Alok Jha, Science and Technology Correspondent, The Economist
Professor Nilay Shah OBE FREng, Head of Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Dame Joanna da Silva DBE FREng, Director of International Development, Arup
Sinead Obeng, Chair, Energy Institute Young Professionals Council and Regulatory Affairs Adviser, Gazprom Marketing and Trading
Rachel Skinner FREng, President, Institution of Civil Engineers and Executive Producer, WSP UK

Supported by:
Arup as the technology partner of the Ask the engineers series.
Tickets
This event is free of charge but registration is required. After registering, you will receive an email that contains further details on joining the online event. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Stratton, Events Manager at the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Engineering Zero
This event series is part of the Academy’s campaign Engineering Zero, which aims to bring the engineering profession together to advance engineering’s contribution to net zero, working in partnership with the National Engineering Policy Centre and our global networks. More information about the campaign can be found here.
Recording notice
Please note this event will be recorded and published on the Royal Academy of Engineering website.
Accessibility
It is very important to the Royal Academy of Engineering that our events are accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact the Events team at your earliest convenience so that necessary arrangements can be made.

UKAuthority AI & Bots4Good 2021
2021-11-24 11:00 - 2021-11-26 12:30
Artificial intelligence and automation are moving to the fore in public service delivery

Are automation and artificial intelligence core to the future of our health and public sector?
During the pandemic automation, or Robotic Process Automation (RPA), was deployed by many across local government and the NHS to automate the tsunami of new tasks related to covid testing and vaccinations. It’s reliability and efficiency has played a starring role and has much to bring to the sector as we move forward.
Meanwhile from intelligent automation to machine learning and artificial intelligence we are exploring new ways to visualise and use data to gain insight into the impacts of action – or inaction – on our world.
With the power to free time, release scarce resources and supercharge innovation, the question is, should these be specialist skills or embedded as foundational tools for the future of public services?
This event is free to attend for the public sector and accredited for five hours CPD.
Please register using your public sector email. Please note that registrations from personal email addresses may be rejected.
Speakers and agenda
The agenda for this event will be finalised shortly. Contact Helen Olsen Bedford if you are interested in speaker or sponsorship opportunities: helen@ukauthority.co.uk
For a flavour of this virtual event visit last year’s AI & Bots4Good 2020
Who should attend?
All those involved in developing or implementing RPA, intelligent automation and artificial intelligence to help improve outcomes for our citizens and patients, including, but not limited to, NHS, Local Authority and Central Government Chief Information Officers, Chief Digital / Data Officers, Data Scientists / Analysts, Heads of and Seniors of IT and Automation, Assistant and Chief Executives, Members, Heads of and leaders in Customer Services, Social Services, Environmental Services, Transformation or Change.
Registration
UKAuthority has full editorial control of this event thanks to support from our partners. By registering for this event you agree to the sharing of your name, organisation, job title and work email address with the UKAuthority editorial team and partner organisations hosting this event. If you do not wish this information to be shared, please let us know direct by emailing: sian@ukauthority.co.uk

Royal Academy of Engineering Research Forum
2021-11-23 17:30 - 19:00 | Online
The Research Forum is a highlight of the Academy’s research activities. It showcases the world-class engineering research funded through the Academy’s wide range of programmes. This year, the Research Forum will be a virtual event and will be moderated by Professor Karen Holford CBE FREng FLSW, Chair, Research Committee and Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University.
The event will consist of a mix of keynote talks from current awardees and alumni from across the portfolio of Academy’s research schemes. Delegates will have an opportunity to ask questions and interact with the speakers.
Programme

5.30pm
Welcome and introduction
Professor Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE, President, Royal Academy of Engineering

5.40pm
Overview of the Academy’s research programme
Professor Karen Holford CBE FREng FLSW, Chair, Research Committee and Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University

5.50pm
Research Awardee talks

Professor Eleanor Stride OBE FREng, Professor, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
Dr Oliver Payton, University of Bristol
Dr Carolina Font-Palma, Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Hull
Professor Daniele Faccio FRSE, Professor of Quantum Technologies, University of Glasgow
Dr Michael Jennings, Associate Professor, Swansea University
Professor Tong Sun OBE FREng, Professor of Sensor Engineering, City, University of London

6.55pm
Closing remarks
Professor Karen Holford CBE FREng FLSW

7.00pm
End of event

Tickets
This event is free of charge, but registration is required.
After registering your place, you will receive an email that contains login details to join the online event.

Resources for gender balance and inclusion
2021-11-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Join this online workshop from the Royal Aeronautical Society to discover more about the WIAAC online resource hub and hear from the people who contributed to the wide range of resources available to alll women working in the industry.
Hosted by Caroline Arnott, Business Adviser from Invest NI and one of the creators of the hub, you will gain a chance to understand how the hub works before breaking out into workshops:

The benefits of Felixible Working – hosted by Graeme Young, Senior Adviser and Collective Concilliator at ACAS East Midlands
Gender equality at work: strategies for Change – hosted by Linsey Millen, Policy and Development Manager at Close the Gap
The Alta Mentoring Scheme – hosted by Prf Sue Durbin, UWE Bristol Business School and alta founding partner
RAeS Careers in Aerospace resources – hosted by Rosalind Azouzi and Nick Davis, RAeS Education, Skills and Diversity Team

AI Lab Skunkworks: Using AI to identify tissue growth from CT scans with George Eliot Hospital
2021-11-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join AI Lab Skunkworks to learn how they have been experimenting with using AI to identify tissue growth from CT scans with George Eliot Hospital.
CT scans are used in the detection and understanding of disease. Radiologists currently manually compare two CT scans, taken at different dates, to see whether a patient’s disease has improved, deteriorated or remained unchanged.
This 12-week project investigated the AI techniques that could be applied to the problem and sought to provide a proof of concept (a feasibility study) about whether it was possible to identify organs and growths, report on any changes and highlight areas of concern to the radiologist.
The AI Lab Skunkworks works on demonstrating the potential of AI through proof-of-concepts and upskilling the workforce through a knowledge-sharing model. We help healthcare organisations apply AI to their problems through rapid, agile, iterative projects. By running an open call, we help develop proof of concepts through a 12 week process usually helped by a supplier. We’re excited to present the results of our last project.
Join us for this webinar to learn more:

About whether AI could be used to identify features in a CT scan and automatically align images to provide radiologists with a quick, trustworthy support tool that would improve early detection and diagnosis of growths and improve patient outcomes.
Learn more about the current problem radiologists face,
The AI technique the Roke team used.
Challenges faced and lessons learned through this project.

Reaching net zero – is the tax system ready?
2021-11-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
How we are taxed will be crucial to how government pays for net zero. It can use the tax system to incentivise sustainable choices by businesses and consumers as well as disincentivise harmful ones. But government revenues will also fall as people and businesses adapt their behaviour to reduce carbon emissions, with the shift to electric vehicles set to eliminate fuel duties.
So what changes are needed to ensure the tax system raises revenue to fund public interventions, redistributes the costs of getting to net zero, and shores up the tax take as fuel duties decline?
This event will take place after a busy autumn of net zero strategies, a budget and COP26. It will ask how the government should adapt the tax system to reach net zero and whether the budget was a missed opportunity, look at the steps being taken in other countries, and set out how to overcome the barriers – political and otherwise – to reform.
The panel to discuss these issues will be:

Rt Hon David Gauke, Head of Public Policy at Macfarlanes LLP and former Financial Secretary to the Treasury
James Murray MP, Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change
Amanda Tickel, Head of Tax & Trade Policy for Deloitte UK

The event will be chaired by Dr Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.

Immerse UK x Imagination Virtual Production Series
2021-11-22 10:00 - 2022-02-23 17:00 | Online
Between November 2021 and February 2022, Immerse UK and Imagination will be joined by industry experts in a series of panel discussions and thought-leadership pieces exploring the impact of virtual production and real time content production, each from a different perspective.
Join the organisers as they explore virtual production through three different lenses, including;
The Future of Content
The benefits and impact of using a real time workflow to create content.
The Future of Live Experiences
The emerging advantages, and challenges, of using real time content for live experiences.
Digital Transformation in real time
Exploring what is required to embrace realtime technologies and workflows into your organisation.
About Virtual Production
Virtual Production is more accurately described as real time content production; The process by which digital objects and environments are generated in real time using video games engines such as Unreal and Unity. The same technology that immerses you in living, breathing, photorealistic gaming worlds, is now being used by filmmakers, storytellers, marketers and even product designers, opening up limitless creative possibilities.
About the Series
This series aims to demystify the technology and dig into the practical applications, and structural, business and cultural impact of this incredible new world, which is and will continue to transform industries in much the same way that cloud computing and the Internet before it.
Hear from industry experts and thought leaders at the forefront of Virtual Production, as they guide you through the latest techniques and possibilities in this exciting new space.

Venture Creation: Biotechnology and Healthcare
2021-11-19 17:00 - 2021-11-20 19:00 | Online
Join our Biotechnology and Healthcare cohort, sponsored by AstraZenca, and play a dynamic role in helping to tackle global health challenges.
Are you a potential founder with an idea or application in one or more of the following areas:

A novel biological target?
Therapeutic and research technologies?
Digital health including AI and connected data sets?
Diagnostics and any transformational healthcare solutions?
Genome driven drug discovery and application?

Or do you have the passion, skills and expertise to work with a potential founder to develop a founding team that can take an idea or application and begin the process of creating a new venture with the potential to deliver a solution to one or more of these health challenges?
The Venture Creation programme matches great ideas with exciting talent; and provides a springboard for founders and team members to work towards creating:

Early-stage ventures orientated towards transforming the future for the better
Early-stage ventures with demonstrable potential when applying to larger accelerator programmes or with the capacity to directly explore opportunities for going to market and attracting investment
Founding teams built on common values and culture
Robust and supportive networks in the entrepreneurial ecosystem including a peer cohort of dedicated founders.

Whatever your contribution – as a founder or a founding team member – this is your opportunity to be part of an innovative team working towards solutions with the potential to advance modern health care, tackle global health inequalities and improve life quality and expectancy.
Participation in the programme will help you develop your capacity for future innovation in addition to an entrepreneurial mindset that will support you throughout your career choices.
Bring your ideas and talents to Venture Creation: Biotech and Healthcare and watch the possibilities emerge!

Getting Over Gas: Taking the hassle out of the switch to low carbon heating
2021-11-18 13:00 - 14:15 | Online
‘Confusing’, ‘time-consuming’ and ‘painful’ – that’s how many people who’ve made the switch to low-carbon heating describe the process. What products, services and business models could take the hassle out of decarbonising homes? Join Nesta’s A Sustainable Future mission Director, Madeleine Gabriel and a panel of expert speakers as they discuss how we can make it easy for everyone to understand their options, find out what’s right for their homes and take action.

This event is the second event in the Making the Switch Towards Cleaner, Greener Homes event series.

5G in Health and Social Care - Webinar Series
2021-11-18 - 2021-12-07 | Online
In 2020, UK Healthcare spend accounted for 12.8% of GDP, £269 billion. The NHS alone employs 1.6 million people, treating millions of patients and supporting further millions of citizens in need of help and guidance. Significant injections of additional Government funding were required to help adapt service delivery models and meet increased demand for services related to the pandemic.
Amid Covid-19, the health and social care sectors have introduced new and innovative ways to operate safely and efficiently—yet new challenges have emerged related to treatment delays, on-going infection risk and increased demand on services such as mental health and wellbeing.
5G has the potential to support innovation in these areas and across the sectors as a whole: facilitating more efficient and effective ways of working. Globally, developed economies share these challenges while emerging economies continuously face extremely challenging conditions and ongoing shortages of skilled workforce, further enhanced by pandemic fallout. Health and Care service delivery has seen an acceleration towards community services (treatment and management away from hospitals) meaning increased reliance on data and communication systems both in wireless tech and wired connectivity formats.
5G has great potential to replace and enhance such connectivity and much more besides. It may prove to be a key platform to underpin the innovation in adjacent technologies and in ‘best practice’, which will become necessary to build sustainable health, care (and increasingly wellbeing and preventative) service designs for the future.
This series of events will be of interest to anyone involved in contemporary health and care service design or delivery.

Constructive Conversations: Regenerative
2021-11-17 17:30 - 19:00 | Online
Engineers Without Borders UK presents the Constructive Conversations series. A space to discuss, challenge, and listen to some of the most pressing issues that must be interrogated to put global responsibility at the heart of engineering.
During this session, EWBUK explore one of the principles of globally responsible engineering: Regenerative. To actively restore and regenerate ecological systems, rather than just reducing impact.
This event will feature a panel discussion, with speakers from all areas of engineering and beyond who can provide their insight. They will then facilitate an interactive discussion to allow attendees to explore how they can put the principle into action.
The session will be facilitated by Engineers Without Borders UK Change Maker and incoming Executive Director of KDI, Joe Milligan. The panellists he will be joined by include:
Olivia Sweeney, an environmentalist and one of Bristol’s Black and Green Ambassadors, a project that explores the intersection of climate and racial justice by connecting and celebrating diverse community action for the environment.
Diego Almendrades, is an engineer and social entrepreneur with a passion for holistic management and ecosystem restoration in the Dry Forest of Peru.
Dan Smith, is a sustainability professional with over a decade of international experience. He is currently leading the development of a new digital venture for environmental planning and permitting in the European offshore wind sector.

5G in Transport & Logistics: 5G 101
2021-11-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
5G, 25% better than 4G, right? No. 5G can be marketed as the next generation of mobile tech but fundamental changes in the way 5G networks are built and work make it an extremely powerful digital transformation tool. On one level it’s fibre (gigabyte) connectivity delivered wirelessly, great for the Enhanced Mobile Broadband experience now being rolled out by the Public Networks.
Dig deeper and the flexibility, power and control 5G brings to managing data make it an eminently deployable means to increase productivity, reduce waste and contribute to the bottom line.
This session is a (mostly) non-technical look at 5G. Where it differs from what’s come before, the capabilities it unlocks, the role of Public and Private Networks. It will be of interest to anyone wanting to know how 5G can be applied in Transport & Logistics.
KTN is a delivery partner for UK5G
UK5G is the national innovation network dedicated to the promotion of research, collaboration and the industrial application of 5G in the UK. Its mission is to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of global 5G development. KTN is a delivery partner for UK5G.

5G & Manufacturing | Productivity & Efficiency
2021-11-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
With businesses facing increasing customer demands and pressure on margins, maximising uptime is crucial for profitability: downtime costs manufacturers in the UK three days of production per year on average. “Fix it when it’s broken” or “regular maintenance every six months” are inefficient, wasteful and impact profit margins. They are not the best options in today’s fast-paced environment.
5G will transform the sector, enabling more efficient and effective ways of working. Globally, the sector is experiencing ever shorter product life cycles; against a backdrop of rapid shifts in trends and increasing demand for personalisation, consumers expect agility. In a time of shrinking margins, maximising uptime is more important than ever to retain profitability.
This event, from UK5G and The Manufacturer, will be of interest to anyone concerned about the productivity and efficiency of their manufacturing operations in the future.

CE Marking for Mechanical Engineering Seminar
2021-11-17 - 2021-11-18 | Online
CE Marking is mandated by European Directives. UKCA marking is mandated by UK Statutory Instruments.
Many products are covered by these directives and, to be placed on the European and GB market, must bear the ‘CE’ or ‘UKCA’ mark – it’s a legal requirement.
With Brexit completed it will still remain vitally important for companies to make sure that their product technical files and Declarations of Conformity are comprehensive, up to date and clearly documented whether products are being sold to GB customers or to EU markets.
This seminar is based primarily on the Machinery Directive. It provides guidance on compliance and assists participants to determine the route that is most appropriate, cost-effective and efficient for their product. For the majority of companies, CE and UKCA marking is a self-certification process and involves an evaluation of the product or machine using risk assessments and relevant standards.
The course will be interactive and participative, with opportunities for discussion. On completion, participants should:

Have gained an understanding of the statutory requirements involved.
Understand technical requirements and interpret compliance standards.
Be able to apply risk assessment techniques relevant to CE and UKCA marking.
Understand the relevant marking process and identify the best route to compliance.

The seminar will be presented over 2 days as follows:-
Day 1 17th November 2021
09:30 Welcome & Introductions
09:35 BREXIT, CE, UKCA & UKNI
10:00 The Machinery Directive & PUWER
10:45 Q&A & Break
11:15 Essential Health & Safety Requirements
11:45 Other Directives – EMC, RoHS, LVD
12:15 Q&A
Day 2 18th November 2021
09:30 Welcome & Introductions
09:35 Mechanical Standards and control systems
10:30 Practical Risk Assessment
11:00 Q&A & Break
11:30 Technical File & DoC and SOPs
12:15 Q&A and Close

The Net Zero series: Towards a sustainable future - Sustainable Energy
2021-11-16 11:00 - 12:30
The net zero series sheds light on the work already undertaken by UKRI’s flagship programme -the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

We live in a time of unprecedented change. The way we live our lives and do business is impacting the planet and driving environmental change on a scale unique in the Earth’s history. We are consuming our natural resources at unprecedented levels whilst polluting our environment, affecting our air, soils, water and biodiversity. This is increasing the challenges linked to extreme weather and a changing climate which can have devastating impacts on the environment and human life and hinder economic growth. To meet these challenges, and recognising our leadership potential, in 2019 the UK became the first major economy to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
The net zero series sheds light on the work already undertaken by UKRI’s flagship programme -the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to address the key challenges that will help the UK build back greener. It will bring together world-renowned researchers and innovators across the breadth of our funding disciplines to discuss the need for innovative solutions to heat our homes, travel to work, develop and transform our industries, cater to our diet, enjoy our leisure time, and prosper from a cleaner, healthier environment in parallel with growing our economy.
We will run a monthly webinar from April to November featuring ISCF challenges, UKRI councils and project leads, as well as renowned external experts from academia, industry and technology fields.
In September we will be discussing Sustainable Energy: To succeed in limiting global warming, the UK urgently needs to use energy efficiently while embracing clean energy sources to make things move, heat up and cool down. How can we deliver cheaper, clean energy systems across the world? In what ways will energy, tech and auto firms converge and how will this impact the evolution of smart grids? What will be the business models that will succeed in 21st century energy markets?

All topic and dates:

20 July – Sustainable Industry
21 September – Sustainable Supply Chains
19 October – Sustainable Materials
16 November – Sustainable Energy

View recordings of previous topics on YouTube:

Sustainable Food

Sustainable Transport

Sustainable Buildings

The Future is Explosive!
2021-11-16 10:00 - 11:15
This webinar will discuss Dstl’s Advanced Energetic Materials research programme, covering scope, opportunities, and how to work with us.

Dstl’s webinars are designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises work with the defence sector. They are free to attend and you do not need to have experience working with Dstl or in defence.

Sign up to hear from our experts discussing Dstl’s Advanced Energetic Materials research programme, accelerating the discovery and delivery of new energetic materials to deliver more effect with less volume and mass. The session will include:

Scope of the programme and priority areas for future research and funding

Opportunities to get involved

How to work with us

Future jobs, skills and talent planning (live stream access)
2021-11-10 14:30 - 16:00
Can unlocking talent & skills impact social inequality & economic prosperity? We consider this & more in this Work: In Progress session.

Work: In Progress – The Future of Work, Workforce and Workplace
Session 4: Future jobs, skills and talent planning

The world of work is changing. From the future of workspaces and ways of working, through to future jobs and talent planning; from commitments to diversity, inclusion and social purpose through to meeting the hiring demands of the growing tech sector.

Streamed live from Belfast, Work: In Progress is a Startacus event with a NI heart and soul, but with a focus on themes of global relevance and significance.

Each themed session is accessible as a standalone 1 hr 20 min streamed event (with a small in-person audience) and will encompass a keynote speaker, a panel discussion, as well as an opportunity to hear from 2 Irish tech startups with relevance to the event’s core themes.

In partnership with Matrix NI, in this 4th session focused on future jobs, skills and talent planning, we explore:

– Tackling talent shortages

– Alternatives to university and emerging talent strategies incl. training & grad schemes, apprenticeships and skills academies

– Newer ways of working – from role sharing to remote and flexible work opps

– Upskilling and reskilling strategies

– The current relationship between education, careers and employers

– Future jobs and future skills – how can we predict the roles of the future?

– What a good skills academy should look like

– Can unlocking talent and skills really impact social inequality and economic prosperity?

Book your free ticket now!

Expect to hear from:
Diana Akanho, a Senior Insight Manager at Tech Nation, she has several years of experience working in data related roles across various sectors and is particularly interested in the evolution of tech and how this has played a role in employer demand for digital skills
Sophie Smallwood, a globe-trotting tech founder (ex ebay & Facebook) who is driven to build better societies. Sophie is the founder of Roleshare, a platform that matches part-time workers to share full-time jobs. Roleshare has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a pathway to economic transformation.
Lucy Mc Kenna is co-founder of The Brave Lab, an organisation that challenges and guides people & companies to be brave; Brave enough to innovate, to learn, to journey through discomfort, and to actively participate in creating a thriving world.
Richard Kirk is the CEO & Founder of Workplus. Richard is passionate about changing how our culture views apprenticeships. Since 2016, Richard and the team at Workplus have worked with over 100 companies in various sectors across NI.
Sharon Didrichsen from Specialisterne worked in IT recruitment before bringing Specialisterne, which is across 32 cities internationally, to N Ireland. Sharon is passionate about how a little bit of support or direction can make a significant difference in the lives of neurodivergent people, and the difference neurodivergent people can make in work.
Carol Fitzsimons MBE has been Chief Executive of Young Enterprise Northern Ireland (www.yeni.co.uk) since 2009. Having previously specialised in learning & development in the private sector, she is a strong advocate for the benefits of providing young people with the opportunity to develop entrepreneurship skills from a young age. She is committed to providing young people in Northern Ireland with the best preparation for success in the new economy.

Aimed at anyone who wants to be ready for the Future of Work, who wants to embrace and drive transformational change and move into the new era with confidence, book your ticket now to the 2nd Work: In Progress session

Find out about the other three Work: In Progress sessions here and make sure to book into the session outlined above now!

About Matrix NI
Matrix is the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel. The Matrix panel is made up of business and academic leaders. Its role is to carry out research on emerging technology sectors in Northern Ireland and the challenges that those sectors face in order to help the Department for the Economy shape policy. Their current project examines the future skills requirements for Northern Irelands high tech sectors and will be published in the near future. The Matrix website promotes funding competitions, publications and events aimed at innovative tech companies.

Diversity, Inclusion & social purpose in the workplace (live stream access)
2021-11-10 13:00 - 14:30
Looking to build and sustain an inclusive & diverse workforce? In this Work: In Progress session we consider what initiatives you can drive.

Work: In Progress – The Future of Work, Workforce and Workplace

Session 3: Diversity, Inclusion and social purpose (in Partnership with Pulsar)

The world of work is changing. From the future of workspaces and ways of working, through to future jobs and talent planning; from commitments to diversity, inclusion and social purpose through to meeting the hiring demands of the growing tech sector.

Streamed live from Belfast, Work: In Progress is an event with a NI heart and soul, but with a focus on themes of global relevance and significance.

Each themed session is accessible as a standalone 1 hr 20 min streamed event (with a small in-person audience) and will encompass a keynote speaker, a panel discussion, as well as an opportunity to hear from 2 Irish tech startups with relevance to the event’s core themes.

In Partnership with Pulsar, in this 2nd session focused on diversity, Inclusion and social purpose we explore:

– Building and sustaining an inclusive workplace and workforce
– Why the pandemic has accelerated the opportunity for workplace change
– Recruitment practices to help prevent unconscious / conscious bias
– Why wellbeing and positive mental health is integral to the Future of Work
– Hybrid working – how to mitigate the impact of being “out of sight” for remote / home workers

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Expect a short bite-sized talk from:

Virginia Méndez Mesón, author, entrepreneur and public speaker, passionate about diversity, inclusion and equality.

Listen in to a panel featuring:

Leanne Evans and Sarah Watts from OSHUN – the Wellbeing Workplace, Oshun’s mission is to revolutionise wellbeing, making it more inclusive and accessible for everyone.
Gillian Gregg, The Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Regional Business Development Manager (NI)
Stephen Rice, the founder and CEO of TalentSensus, a workforce development platform helping those furthest from the Labour market to find and keep jobs while removing unconscious bias from the process
Bukola Adisa, the Founder/CEO of Career Masterclass, a leading online career development platform focused on enabling the career growth of ambitious professionals by teaching the practical skills that they can use to build and enjoy a successful career.
Chris Lynch is a disabled filmmaker and presenter of BBC’s ’The Disability Paradox’. He recently setup One in Five, a pioneering social enterprise that is developing engaging video content around the disabled community for both digital and broadcast.

Aimed at anyone who wants to be ready for the Future of Work, who wants to embrace and drive transformational change and move into the new era with confidence, book your ticket now to this 3rd Work: In Progress session

Find out about the other three Work: In Progress sessions here and be sure to book into the session outlined above now!

About Pulsar

Pulsar is a website which promotes STEM diversity and maps the support available across Northern Ireland. It is the home of the Northern Ireland WISE Hub, which was launched last year with support from the Department for the Economy. Pulsar also promotes the work of the DfE Women in STEM Steering Group, made up of key stakeholders from industry, education and the public sector, who provide advice and support for the NI WISE Hub. The Steering Group is currently working with DfE to produce an Action Plan which will outline how women and girls can best be encouraged into STEM roles in Northern Ireland.

Hiring demands of the growing tech sector (live stream access)
2021-11-10 11:30 - 13:00
In our 2nd Work: In Progress session we will explore the realities of sourcing, hiring & retaining tech talent both nationally & globally.

Work: In Progress – The Future of Work, Workforce and Workplace
Session 2: Hiring demands of the growing tech sector

The world of work is changing. From the future of workspaces and ways of working, through to future jobs and talent planning; from commitments to diversity, inclusion and social purpose through to meeting the hiring demands of the growing tech sector.

Streamed live from Belfast, Work: In Progress is a Startacus event with a NI heart and soul, but with a focus on themes of global relevance and significance.

Each themed session is accessible as a standalone 1 hr 20 min streamed event (with a small in-person audience) and will encompass a keynote speaker, a panel discussion, as well as an opportunity to hear from 2 Irish tech startups with relevance to the event’s core themes.

In Partnership with Young Enterprise NI, in this 2nd session focused on the hiring demands of the growing tech sector we explore:

– Sourcing talent for current tech and stem roles – where and how?
– Are we facing an imminent crisis in recruiting tech talent?
– LinkedIn company pages and the role they play in attracting and retaining top talent
– Developing our local tech ecosystem to support the growth of FDI and indigenous tech businesses
– Innovative ideas and initiatives for recruitment and retention
– Sourcing global talent for UK-based tech companies – the process and the legals
– The growth of the tech sector in NI

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Expect, a short bite-sized talk from:

Louise Brogan. Louise works with entrepreneurs, SMEs and professionals who want to raise their profile through LinkedIn in a genuine and valuable way. Louise is an international speaker, writes for Social Media Examiner and hosts the LinkedIn with Louise Podcast.

Listen in to a panel featuring:

Claire Nixon, Director at Realtime Recruitment who has been working in Tech Recruitment in NI for over 10 years.
Claire Jenkins, co-founder of Tablecrowd Talent. Claire connects startup-passionate talent with London’s most exciting and innovative tech companies and startups.
Dave Graham who will be looking at the conversation internationally. Dave Graham is a research technologist and the technology advocate lead for Dell Technologies’ Office of Research where he focuses on how technologies are integrated into organisations, society, and their potential for global transformation.
Oli Monks is the Visa Programme Manager for Tech Nation. Managing Tech Nation’s programme as the endorsing body for the UK’s Global Talent Visa, digital technology route, Oli leads on partnerships, outreach, and the Tech Nation network of over 1000 highly-skilled tech talent from around the world.
Lorna McAdoo is the Director of Operations & Business Development NI at Version 1.

Aimed at anyone who wants to be ready for the Future of Work, who wants to embrace and drive transformational change and move into the new era with confidence, book your ticket now to the 2nd Work: In Progress session

Find out about the other three Work: In Progress sessions here and make sure to book into the session outlined above now!

Session sponsor:

Work: In Progress, at The Mac Belfast (Real-life!)
2021-11-10 10:00 - 16:15 | The Mac, 10 Exchange Street, West, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2NJ, United Kingdom
You are invited to attend Work: In Progress, a 1-day event at The Mac focused on the Future of Work, Workforces and the Workplace.

You are invited to attend Work: In Progress, at The Mac on the 10th November!

The Future of Work, Workforce and Workplace

The world of work is changing. From the future of workspaces and ways of working, through to future jobs and talent planning; commitments to diversity, inclusion and social purpose through to meeting the hiring demands of the growing tech sector.

Filmed and streamed live from Belfast, with a number of tickets to attend in-person at The Mac, Belfast, Work: In Progress is an event with a NI heart and soul, but with a focus on themes of global relevance and significance.

Organised and hosted by Startacus, each themed session will take place as a standalone 1 hr 20 min event and will encompass a keynote speaker, a panel discussion, as well as an opportunity to hear from 2 Irish tech startups with relevance to the event’s core themes.

Taking place on 10th November between 10am – 4.15pm, this event is aimed at anyone who wants to be ready for the Future of Work, who wants to embrace and drive transformational change and move into the new era with confidence.

A limited number of tickets will be available to attend in-person with other attendees joining us virtually. You have been invited to attend and experience the event in-person. Please RSVP asap to secure your place.

The core themes of the 1-day event at The Mac, Belfast include:

Session 1- The future of workspaces and ways of working
Session 2 – Hiring demands of the growing tech sector
Session 3 – Diversity, Inclusion and social purpose
Session 4 – Future jobs and talent planning

AND a Startup pitch competition (featuring startups from the island of Ireland – North and South) with overall winner announced at the end of the day!
Full agenda released asap

*Please note, we do require all in-person attendees at Work: In Progress to provide us with a contact /mobile number so that we can adhere to the current NI regulations and these details will also need to be provided to the event venue, i.e. the Mac, Belfast.*

N.B. Photos and filming may be taken by the Work In Progress team (TheEmployable Ltd t/a Startacus) for social media and to promote the event.

The future of workspaces & ways of working (live stream access)
2021-11-10 10:00 - 11:30
Looking to explore the future of workspaces, ways of working & how your business can collaborate in real-time?

Work: In Progress – The Future of Work, Workforce and Workplace

Session 1: The future of workspaces & ways of working (in Partnership with Waypoint)

The world of work is changing. From the future of workspaces and ways of working, through to future jobs and talent planning; from commitments to diversity, inclusion and social purpose through to meeting the hiring demands of the growing tech sector.

Streamed live from Belfast, Work: In Progress is an event with a NI heart and soul, but with a focus on themes of global relevance and significance.

Each themed session is accessible as a standalone 1 hr 20 min streamed event (with a small in-person audience) and will encompass a keynote speaker, a panel discussion, as well as an opportunity to hear from 2 Irish tech startups with relevance to the event’s core themes.

In partnership with Waypoint, in this 1st session focused on the the future of workspaces and ways of working, we explore:

– HR strategies to align with future work patterns
– New Remote & Hybrid work strategies
– A blended workforce – managing the people and the processes
– How to encourage collaboration and business improvement with a blended workforce
– How the pandemic has disrupted traditional business models and processes
– The opportunities for businesses to further adapt with new communication channels and tools
– What the new normal will look like in 2022 and beyond

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Expect, a short bite-sized talk from:

– Vanessa Tierney, Director of Yonderdesk.com, a virtual real estate platform for hybrid working, and co-founder of Abodoo, a learning engagement platform for people in the new world of work and Geonostics Talent a mapping, matching and enrichment platform for future skills. Vanessa will be joined by NiNo Kovziridze, Sales and Partnership Director at Yonderdesk.

Listen in to a panel featuring:

Toby Farren, founder and CEO at Waypoint, a collaborative software platform which helps teams and organizations of any size to systemically drive, manage, orchestrate innovation & change.
Ben Dixon, co-founder and CTO of Sona, the employee app for tomorrow’s deskless workforce.
Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation, the home business website and one of the co-founders of national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain.
Rachel McMillan, General Manager at Clockwise Offices, Belfast.
Shay O’Carroll, Co-Founder of Pixelmax, an award-winning immersive communications platform which uses 3D technology to revolutionise how organisations network, promote, inform and educate.
Rachel Gawley, a leader experienced in building flexible and collaborative teams to create ethical and meaningful solutions to problems.
Aimed at anyone who wants to be ready for the Future of Work, who wants to embrace and drive transformational change and move into the new era with confidence, book your ticket now to this first session in partnership with Waypoint.

About session partner Waypoint

Waypoint is a fundamentally new way to lead, manage and adapt to real change across increasingly complex business, social and technological environments. The Waypoint change management platform uses their proprietary, adaptive collaboration protocol which is a paradigm shift in the way conventional change programmes are managed and deployed.

The Waypoint platform connects business leaders and project teams, in real-time, with the people, processes, and evidence that will help them overcome uncertainty, solve complex problems, and get the right solutions to market, faster!

Find out about the other three Work: In Progress sessions here and book into the session outlined above now!

Ask the engineers: Is hydrogen the silver bullet that will help achieve net zero?
2021-11-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
PUBLIC EVENT
The government recently set out its strategy for developing a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK to meet its stated ambition to achieve 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030.
Hydrogen is an energy vector rather than a source of energy – once produced from an energy source, it can be stored and transported. Despite rapid technological advances and research, there is still much discussion about how hydrogen should be produced and how it should be used. The third event in our Ask the Engineers series will assess the potential of hydrogen, and its challenges.
From hydrogen startups to big energy companies, how much difference do engineers think hydrogen can make to the drive towards net zero?
Speakers

Chair: Alok Jha, Science and Technology Correspondent, The Economist
Dr Enass Abo-Hamed, Chief Executive Officer, H2GoPower
Professor Rebecca Lunn MBE FREng FRSE, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde

More panellists to be confirmed soon.
Supported by:
ARUP as the technology partner of the Ask the engineers series.
Tickets
This event is free of charge but registration is required. After registering, you will receive an email that contains further details on joining the online event. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Stratton, Events Manager at the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Engineering Zero
This event series is part of the Academy’s campaign Engineering Zero, which aims to bring the engineering profession together to advance engineering’s contribution to net zero, working in partnership with the National Engineering Policy Centre and our global networks. More information about the campaign can be found here.
Recording notice
Please note this event will be recorded and published on the Royal Academy of Engineering website.
Accessibility
It is very important to the Royal Academy of Engineering that our events are accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact the Events team at your earliest convenience so that necessary arrangements can be made.

TEDx Stormont - Countdown
2021-11-04 15:00 - 17:30 | Parliament Buildings, Ballymiscaw Rd, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3XX, United Kingdom
TEDxStormont Countdown is a part of TED’s global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action. The event will coincide with #COP26 and will take place in Stormont on Thursday, 4 November.
Speakers including:
Minister Edwin Poots MLA
Belfast Lord Mayor Cllr Kate Nicholl
Dr John Gilliland OBE, Director of Global Agriculture & Sustainability, Devenish
Susan McEwen, Sustainable Living Advocate
Chris Conway, Group Chief Executive, Translink
Joanne Sherwood, RSPB NI Director and Environment NI Vice Chair
Rosalind Skillen, Climate Activist and Podcast Host
Nandi Jola, Poet and Activist
