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SUMMARY:The Net Zero series - Sustainable Supply Chains
DESCRIPTION:The net zero series sheds light on the work already undertaken by UKRI’s flagship programme -the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.\n\n\nWe 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.  \nThe 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. \nWe 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.  \nIn September we will be discussing Sustainable Supply Chains : To help reach net zero we need to look at our supply chains and explore ways to make them more efficient. By adopting digital technologies for faster and improved efficiency\, the increased sustainability of UK manufacturing will result in reduced waste\, reuse of resources and reduction of carbon emissions.  \nChair: Amy Peace – Innovation Lead for Circular Economy -Manufacturing and Materials   \nSpeakers:  \n\nJudith Batchelor – Director at Sainsbury’s \nKim Lloyd – Director at SupplyVue \nProfessor Neil Burgess – Trade Hub Project Lead \nMark Urbanowski – Innovation Lead for Driving the Electric Revolution \nGeoff Brighty – ReNew ELP (TBC – but ReNew has agreed to take part)\n\n\n\nAll topic and dates:  \n\n\n21 September – Sustainable Supply Chains\n19 October – Sustainable Materials\n16 November – Sustainable Energy\n\n\n\nView  recordings of previous topics  on YouTube:  \n\nSustainable Food \nSustainable Transport\nSustainable Buildings\nSustainable Industry\n\n\n\n\nAmy Peace – Innovation Lead for Circular Economy -Manufacturing and Materials \nAmy Peace is the Innovation Lead for Circular Economy at Innovate UK. With a background in Chemical Engineering\, she has coordinated sustainability projects and programmes in industry (ICI\, INEOS\, Britest)\, industrial clusters (Chemicals Northwest) and pan-EU cross-sector initiatives (Horizon2020 SPIRE). Amy’s current work portfolio includes UKRI investments in interdisciplinary circular economy centres and the development of future programmes to aid the transition of manufacturing and materials sectors to get to Net Zero\, highlighting the importance of embedded carbon in supply chains. \n\n\n\nJudith Batchelar OBE – Special Advisor on Corporate Responsibility\, Sustainability and Public Affairs \nJudith joined Sainsbury’s seventeen years ago but started her life in manufacturing before moving into retail at Marks and Spencer.  She is a Biochemist\, nutritionist\, has an Honorary Doctorate in Agriculture from Harper Adams University\, and is a Fellow of the IFST\, and the RSA.  From 2013 to 2018 she was Chair of the Governments’ AgriTech Council\, and now sits on both the Food and Drink Sector\, and Natural Environment Research Councils.  In addition to her work at Sainsbury’s Judith is a Non-Executive Director of both the Environment Agency and the Rugby Players Association and is a Trustee of The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Accounting for Sustainability.   \nShe was awarded an OBE in 2015 for services to Farming and the Food Industry\, and is a Commissioner on the Food\, Farming and Countryside Commission. \n\n\n\nKim Lloyd – Director at SupplyVue
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/the-net-zero-series-sustainable-supply-chains/
CATEGORIES:Circular Green
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SUMMARY:Drone Pathfinder Catalyst programme community webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Drone Pathfinder Catalyst Programme Community Webinar on 21st September\n\n\nThe Government’s Pathfinder Catalyst Programme is part of a wider programme of work across the UK’s public and private sectors\, aimed at enabling integration of drones into UK airspace. \nThe programme aims to rapidly drive progress in drone technology and regulation over the next ten years\, enabling industry and the public sector to fully exploit the market in areas such as geo-mapping\, infrastructure inspections\, surveying and logistics to both commercial and public-sector industries. \nThese community events provide an opportunity for the UAV community to share experiences and form connections. They include updates and discussions from across the community\, as well as from the Pathfinder Steering Group  \nMore information is available from the Pathfinder website. \nTo find out more about Connected Places Catapult events please visit our website.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/drone-pathfinder-catalyst-programme-community-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Innovation
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SUMMARY:Digital Future - the most important tech trends leaders need to know now
DESCRIPTION:Hear business thought leaders reflecting on key themes emerging from the newly launched Digital Future 2021 report and global tech index.\n\n\n\nHow has pandemic accelerated adoption of advanced digital technologies and what does it mean to businesses around the globe?\n\n\nWho is leading the global race to become the country with fastest technology adoption and innovation rate and shaping its digital future? \n\n\nWhat are the emerging technological trends with real potential to transform businesses across the sectors?\n\nHear business thought leaders reflecting on key themes emerging from the newly launched Digital Future 2021 report and global technology index. \nThe report created by Digital Catapult\, UK’s authority on advanced digital technology\, highlights where the UK ranks across Artificial Intelligence\, Virtual & Augmented Reality\, the Internet of Things\, 5G and Blockchain and explores how these technologies are converging to blur the lines between the digital and physical worlds\, creating new capabilities and unlocking the potential for significant business and economic value as the world comes out of the pandemic. \nJoin the webinar\, with contributions from Dr Jeremy Silver\, CEO\, Digital Catapult\,  Philip Young\, Director for Policy\, Research & Strategic Engagement\, Digital Catapult and Naomi Weir\, Head of Innovation at Confederation of British Industry (CBI)  to hear the discussion on  the latest insights\, trends and important themes affecting the UK’s technology community and the wider economy.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/digital-future-the-most-important-tech-trends-leaders-need-to-know-now/
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SUMMARY:Design Thinking for AI – Mini Forum
DESCRIPTION:Discover how design thinking methods can help overcome cultural barriers to change and unlock business model innovation in a professional services firm. \nDiscover how design thinking methods can help overcome cultural barriers to change and unlock business model innovation in a professional services firm. \nHosted by AI for Services in partnership with Oxford Brookes University and the NextGenPSF project team and SuperTech\, this mini forum is fully dedicated to professionals\, entrepreneurs\, data scientists and engineers developing Artificial Intelligence solutions for the accountancy and legal services sectors. \nJoin us to explore what design thinking is and how the approach can be used to unlock business model innovation in a professional services business. \nThe session will offer participants the opportunity to: \n\nHear from organisations that have integrated design thinking into the development and application of AI technologies in the sector\nPut into practice design thinking methods through an interactive exercise\nDiscover some of the innovative projects funded by UKRI Next Generation Services Challenge\n\nAgenda\n10:00 – Welcome \nAstrid Ayel\, AI for Services Lead\, KTN \n10:10 – Harnessing AI using Design Thinking \nProfessor Tim Vorley\, Pro Vice-Chancellor\, Dean of Oxford Brookes Business School \n10:25 – A Practical Exercise based on the AI in Readiness Toolkit \n10:40 – The Professional Services Businesses Panel \n\nSarah Blair\, Director of IT\, Thorntons Law\nDanielle Costin\, Head of Projects and Innovation\, Shoosmiths LLP\nDr Catriona Wolfenden\, Partner & Innovation Manager\, Weightmans LLP\nChaired by Hilary Smyth-Allen\, Executive Lead\, SuperTech WM\n\n11:20 – The Startups Panel  \n\nSteven Hassall\, Co-Founder & Design Director\, Frontier Labs\nJaume Mora Pedros\, Head of Product\, Engine B\nAnthony Seale\, CEO\, Legatics\nChaired by Melanie Knetsch\, Deputy Challenge Director\, Next Generation Services\, UKRI (TBC)
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/design-thinking-for-ai-mini-forum/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Innovation
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SUMMARY:Designed for Ageing Pre-Competition Webinar Event - Northern Ireland
DESCRIPTION:The UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge is pleased to announce plans for a new opportunity for UK companies looking to develop innovations to help people as they age. Find out more by signing up to this online workshop which will showcase the Designed for Ageing competition launching in September 2021. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop will introduce the competition and its design stage gate mechanism. It will also provide an opportunity to learn from experts (including regional insights from Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland) on how deploying good people-centred design principles in your application leads to greater commercial success. \nPlaces are limited for this webinar\, which seeks to specifically engage with Northern Ireland as a region – please register your interest so you don’t miss out.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/designed-for-ageing-pre-competition-webinar-event-northern-ireland/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Innovation
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SUMMARY:Hitting net zero: how the government can decarbonise homes
DESCRIPTION:Decarbonising homes will be among the most difficult elements of reaching net zero. Homes account for 15% of the UK’s total emissions\, yet there has been little progress towards reducing these over the past decade. Confidence has been damaged by repeated U-turns and policy failures\, including the Green Deal and the Green Homes Grant. \nAchieving net zero by 2050 will require a huge national programme to deliver the infrastructure needed to reduce residential emissions – retrofitting homes\, installing heat pumps and developing local heat networks. The government\, businesses and consumers all have key roles to play. But how should the government approach policy making in this area? Will the long overdue Heat and Buildings Strategy be worth the wait and offer a clear plan? How can previous policy failures be learnt from? And how can we ensure the UK’s infrastructure is ready to support zero-emission homes? \nOn our panel to discuss these issues will be: \n\nLord Callanan\, Minister for Business\, Energy & Corporate Responsibility at BEIS\nChris Burchell\, Managing Director\, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution\nGillian Cooper\, Head of Energy Policy at Citizens Advice\nGuy Newey\, Director of Strategy and Performance at the Energy Systems Catapult\n\nThis event will be chaired by Marcus Shepheard\, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/hitting-net-zero-how-the-government-can-decarbonise-homes/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Energy
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SUMMARY:UKAuthority Resilience & Cyber4Good 2021
DESCRIPTION:Digital\, data and technology underpin our public services – how do we ensure continuity and keep them safe from cyber-attack?\n\n\nResilience is the name of the game\, and cyber-attack one of our greatest threats in the public sector. Join us to share and learn how we can work together to keep vital public services running – come what may. \nThe cyber security stakes have been rising since long before the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020. But the pandemic has highlighted just how much we rely on technology to keep our public services running. Over the last eighteen months the cyber attackers have targeted the sector and its valuable citizen and patient information ruthlessly during – universities\, councils\, hospitals and central government have all been under the cyber cosh. So how can we keep one step ahead?  \nThis event is free to attend for the public sector and accredited for five hours CPD. \nPlease register using your public sector email. Please note that registrations from personal email addresses may be rejected. \nSpeakers and agenda\nThe 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 \nFor a flavour of this virtual event visit last year’s Cyber4Good 2020 \nWho should attend?\nAll those involved in protecting citizen and patient data and ensuring that digital public services continue to deliver\, including\, but not limited to\, NHS and Local Authority Chief Information Officers\, Chief Digital Officers\, Heads of IT\, Heads of and Leads for Social Care\, Assistant and Chief Executives\, Members\, Heads / Leaders in Digital and Data\, Heads of Customer Services\, Transformation or Change\, Care Providers and Care Managers \nRegistration\nUKAuthority 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
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/ukauthority-resilience-cyber4good-2021/
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SUMMARY:AI Skunkworks Webinar - Building Proofs of Concepts.
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn how we have been using AI to identify patients at risk of long term hospital stays and how you can apply to work with us.\n\n\nOver the last 12 weeks The NHSx Skunkworks partnered with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) partners\, Polygeist to explore the question can machine learning help us to identify patients who are at risk of long term stay? Long term stay is when a patient stays in hospital for more than 21 days. \nThe AI Lab Skunkworks works on Demonstrating the potential of AI through proofs-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 proofs of concepts through a 12 week process usually helped by a supplier. We’re excited to present the results of our last project. \nIn this show and tell you will learn all about: \n\nHow we investigated the benefits of AI applied to hospital admissions data\nWhat we did and how we collaborated on this project\nWhat AI approach we took and why\nWhat we created and the benefits of creating a proof of concept\nWhat the benefits are in the short\, medium and long term\nThe impact of creating this proof of concept\nHow you can solve a similar problem using our open approach\nHow you can apply to work with us on a problem you’ve seen.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/ai-skunkworks-webinar-building-proofs-of-concepts/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Health,Innovation,R&D
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SUMMARY:UKA Live: The hybrid future of work
DESCRIPTION:With the return to offices now in progress\, what does the future work hold?\n\n\nPlease note that this webcaste was originally scheduled for  broadcast on16 July – if you have already registered you will automatically be registered for the new date. \nHow do we manage this next cultural change in our way of working and public service delivery as restrictions lift?\nThe switch to home working necessitated by lockdown proved remarkably successful for the public sector\, effectively realising the long sought vision of mobile and flexible working overnight. But with the return to offices now in progress\, what does the future hold? \nIn this live webcast we will explore how digital leaders can ensure the technology meets the needs of our workforce\, citizens and patients: \n\nHow  do we make the virtual experience better for people\, regardless of location?\nAre our systems robust and secure from wherever we need to work?\nCan they interoperate seamlessly across whatever platforms are being used?\nCan we use technology to improve accessibility and champion inclusivity?\nAnd\, how do we focus on individual wellbeing whilst enabling teams to work to their best potential? ….\n\nJoin the conversation! \nPublic sector delegates ordering before 1st September will receive a ‘healthy eating’ refreshment pack from our programme partner\, Webex by Cisco\, to enjoy during the webcast – please add your delivery details where indicated on the registration form!  \nWho should attend this one hour UKAuthority Live Webcast? \nThis one hour live webcast is free to attend for the public sector \nAll those involved in enabling the future of hybrid work for their organisation\, including\, but not limited to: Local Authority / NHS / Police / Fire / Housing Chief Information Officers\, Chief Digital Officers\, HR\, Heads of IT\, Heads of and Leads for Finance and line of business departments\, Members\, Heads / Leaders in Digital and Data\, Heads of Customer Services\, Transformation or Change \nRegistration\nThis event is designed specifically for the UK public sector – please register using your public sector email. Please note that registrations from personal email addresses may be rejected. \nUKAuthority has full editorial control of this event thanks to support from our programme partner. 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 organisation hosting this event. If you do not wish this information to be shared\, please let us know direct by emailing: sian@ukauthority.co.uk
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/uka-live-the-hybrid-future-of-work/
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SUMMARY:Fintech Pledge Partnership Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:.\n\n\nJoin Tech Nation’s Fintech Delivery Panel Masterclass for fintech start-ups and scale-ups on pitch practice and top tips for working with financial institutions. \nThis event will be an interactive roundtable on Zoom\, allowing participants to hear from signatory institutions of the Fintech Pledge and ask their questions and advice for building productive partnerships. \nSpeakers will include an innovation or procurement expert from Fintech Pledge signatory institutions – Barclay’s & Natwest. \nZoom link to follow \nWe look forward to seeing you at the event\, if you have any questions prior to the session please get in touch with the Tech Nation events team. \n– events@technation.io
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/fintech-pledge-partnership-masterclass/
CATEGORIES:Cybersecurity
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SUMMARY:Future of Air Mobility accelerator webinar
DESCRIPTION:On the 9th September\, Connected Places Catapult will be hosting a webinar\, showcasing our upcoming Future of Air Mobility accelerator.\n\n\nExtensive conversations with industry and internal market research have led us to the conclusion that through the collaboration of industry\, academic\, government and regulatory partners\, our programme can convene innovation across a variety of key and immediate industry challenges. \nThe vision for the programme is a consortium approach whereby partners of the programme can innovate and trial new technologies collaboratively with SMEs. Through the collected efforts of Connected Places Catapult and industry stakeholders\, we will provide the needed delivery support and access to governing and regulatory bodies within air mobility.  \nSubsequently\, Connected Places Catapult are looking for a variety of partners who can provide access to testing facilities and data feeds to enable the SMEs to test and trial their technologies. Through access to government and regulatory bodies\, we will equally ensure the roadmap to securing lasting partnerships through aligning the accelerator with the long-term vision of government regulations and strategy. \nOur webinar will cover the analysis we have collated through internal market research\, our accelerator process\, talks from our current collaborators on the value derived through the accelerator and finally the consortium opportunities available to partners.  \nAbout Future of Air Mobility (FOAM) \nFuture of Air Mobility (FOAM) is a new\, challenge-led 6 month accelerator programme powered by Connected Places Catapult. Working with industry partners to identify pain points and key strategic objectives\, CPC will source and select 12 SMEs with highly innovative solutions at TRL 6+ operating across a number of sectors. Each SME will receive a bespoke programme roadmap tailored to their requirements\, including investment readiness\, technology and product development support\, along with introductions to aviation stakeholders and potential customers. These activities will be co-designed with SMEs in order to grow their businesses and adapt propositions to programme partner requirements\, with the aim of reducing time to market for disruptive technologies by facilitating trials and commercial opportunities. \nThrough a focus on new and emerging challenges within the aviation ecosystem\, FOAM will work alongside a consortium of partners across industry\, government\, academia and regulation\, to ensure that the programme tackles significant sector challenges and de-risks innovation in the marketplace.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/future-of-air-mobility-accelerator-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Innovation
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SUMMARY:Innovation diffusion: How can regions benefit?
DESCRIPTION:The webinar represents the 14th meeting of the Spatial Productivity Lab at the OECD Trento Centre and is organised in collaboration with Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum \nInnovation is the most important contributor to long-term economic growth. It is not just about “pushing the frontier”\, but also about the spread of ideas and technologies throughout the economy. Innovation diffusion can help regions to catch up by integrating and building on existing ideas and technologies. Yet\, the spread of innovation seems to be slow. What are the mechanisms of innovation diffusion\, what are the barriers and how can regions more actively and successfully learn in order to increase their productivity\, competitiveness and wellbeing? \nSwedish Entrepreneurship Forum is the leading network organization for initiating\, conducting and communicating policy relevant research in the field of entrepreneurship\, innovation\, business dynamics and growth. Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum is the founder of the most prestigious international research prize in the field: Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. \nThe Spatial Productivity Lab (SPL) at the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development is a dedicated research laboratory that works with local and global partners to advance knowledge about the ways regional policy and a better understanding of spatial links can improve productivity growth and thereby the creation of better jobs and well-being.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/innovation-diffusion-how-can-regions-benefit/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Innovation
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SUMMARY:Virtual Connections Café: Support and Networking Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Our next Virtual Connections Café will be held on Wednesday 8th September\n\n\nIn this Connections Cafe we will explore the sector of Advanced Construction (AC): the challenges\, modern techniques and practices in construction that cover the latest developments in materials technology\, design procedures\, quantity surveying\, facilities management\, services\, structural analysis and design\, and management studies. \n \nAdopting AC technology can improve outcomes on quality\, efficiency\, sustainability\, and value for money – these are all pivotal as part of our strategy to help policy makers\, investors\, and industry to foster innovation in the Built Environment sector domain.  \n \nThis event is for SMEs to meet and share best practices with industry stakeholders working in their sector\, for a chance to enhance their business network. We also openly welcome to the event other industry leaders\, academics\, policy makers\, local authorities and government organisations to hear the latest developments and challenges in the AC sector\, and meet like-minded peers.  \n \nWe have a fantastic line of speakers including \n\nCera Wong – SME Development Manager at Connected Places Catapult\nMat Colmer – Senior Innovation Lead – Transforming Construction at UK Research and Innovation\nMatt Young – Head of Growth and Partnerships at Plinx\nGary Giles – Founder of OGEL\nLuis Amorim – Head of Open Innovation at Ferrovial Construction\nEdward Curbison – Strategic Account Manager at EmpiricAI\nEllie Gyaurova – Accelerator Programme Manager at Connected Places Catapult\n\nTo find out more about Connected Places Catapult events please visit our website.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/virtual-connections-cafe-support-and-networking-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Innovation
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SUMMARY:City Leaders Dialogues: The net zero road to COP26 and beyond
DESCRIPTION:Spotlight on the City of Bristol\n\n\nOverview of series\n \n \nCities are vital to ensure the world builds back better after the Covid 19 pandemic and they’re just as important when it comes to creating a sustainable urban future. It’s often said that nations pledge but cities deliver. So as world leaders prepare for the COP26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow this November\, the role of cities will be crucial in delivering on their pledges.\n \n \nAs part of this global conversation\, the UK’s Connected Places Catapult has partnered with Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities on a series of Mayoral Dialogues\, led by Prof. Greg Clark CBE\, Chairman of Connected Places Catapult. On The Net Zero Road to COP26 and Beyond\, we ask how global city leaders and stepping up to one of the biggest challenges humanity faces: a changing climate and the need to reduce global carbon emissions.\n \n \nWe explore city carbon neutrality plans ranging from net zero neighbourhoods\, active travel\, sustainable homes\, and the decarbonisation of transport. We’ll be asking how city leaders are financing net zero programmes\, how they’re fostering the innovation economy\, and how global collaboration between cities can spark new ideas and unlock opportunity.\n \n \nSpotlight on Bristol\n \n \nProfessor Greg Clark CBE\, Chairman of Connected Places Catapult has a fireside chat with Mayor Rees\, Bristol City Council\, who will be showcasing best practices from Bristol that are leading the way on the net zero road to COP26 and beyond following the city’s pledge to be a carbon neutral and climate resilient city by 2030.\n \n \nWho Should Attend and Why?\n \n \nIf you’re a place leader\, we want you to gain inspiration from others and identify new opportunities for collaboration on net zero projects. We’ll be looking at some of the challenges that place leaders tackle daily in cities\, such as 1) thinking creatively about the totality of a place when setting visions and plans\, 2) making the business case for local investment in a sustainable future\, and 3) the power of city-to-city collaboration\, both local and global.\n \nIf you are an innovator\, a start-up or an SME we want you to get a better understanding of what place leaders are thinking when it comes to procuring and enabling innovation when budgets are tight and capacity is often stretched.\n \nIf you are a researcher we want you to get a better understanding of the role that R&D plays in a city’s innovation economy\, and how city leaders are thinking about the role of skills and talent in harnessing new opportunities for collaboration and growth.\n \nNo matter who you are\, we want you to leave inspired by how global city leaders around the world are marshalling the skills\, talent\, creativity and assets of their places for the transition to a net zero city. \nSpeakers  \n\nMayor Marvin Rees\, City of Bristol \nProf Greg Clark OBE\, Chairman\, Connected Places Catapult  \n\nAgenda  \n09.00 – welcome and introduction  \n09.05 – Interview with Mayor Marvin Rees \n09.40 – Questions from the Audience  \n09.55 – Wrap up and close  \n10.00 event close
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/city-leaders-dialogues-the-net-zero-road-to-cop26-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Innovation
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SUMMARY:In conversation with Professor Neil Ferguson
DESCRIPTION:As one of the UK’s top epidemiologists and the head of the influential modelling group at Imperial College London\, Neil Ferguson has played a critical role in providing advice during the Covid-19 crisis\, as well as previous crises including foot and mouth. \nIn conversation with Bronwen Maddox\, Director of the Institute for Government\, Professor Ferguson will discuss the lessons he has learned about advising government\, the role of scientific modelling in informing decision making and how scientists should communicate with the public. He will also assess the latest Covid-19 data\, and what measures may need to be taken in the weeks and months ahead. \nProfessor Neil Ferguson is head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in the School of Public Health\, Faculty of Medicine\, Imperial College London.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/in-conversation-with-professor-neil-ferguson/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Health
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SUMMARY:Skills4Scientists - Poster Symposium
DESCRIPTION:A poster symposia and recruitment event.\n\n\nDescription\nThis event is the final event of the virtual Skills 4 Scientists series run by the Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery Network+ (AI3SD) and the Physical Sciences Data-Science Service (PSDS). This event is a virtual 2 day poster symposia on the 1st and 2nd of September (between AI3SD\, PSDS & RSC-CICAG) where attendees will be invited to present their research to a range of experts from industry and academia. A number of companies have also been invited to present on the opportunities that they have to offer graduates and PhD students.  \nWho is this event for?\nThis series of virtual events is primarily aimed at late stage undergraduate or early stage postgraduate students who are studying a physical sciences subject. However\, it is open to any attendees who wish to join if the subject matter is of interest to you! Please note though that many of the company talks and posters will be based around chemistry / physical sciences subject matter. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\nThis event will run approximately from 10:00-17:00 on both days. A draft agenda will be published shortly.\n\nSubmit a Poster\n\nIf you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student or ECR working on the intersection of AI and Chemistry we would like to offer you the opportunity to present your research at this event via a poster and lightning talk. \nIf you wish to submit a poster please fill in our Poster form  (https://forms.office.com/r/ZB1ttJn1cM)by midnight on the 18th August. We will let you know if your application is successful within a few working days\, and the final deadline for the full poster to be sent to Samantha Kanza (s.kanza@soton.ac.uk) is the 25th August.\n\nGive a Talk\n\nIf you are a company working in related areas to AI3SD and wish to give a talk about the opportunities your company has to offer graduates and PhD students as part of this symposium please contact Dr Samantha Kanza (s.kanza@soton.ac.uk).\n\nSponsorship\n\n£200 – logos on all event materials (rolling slides\, webpages\, flyers\, YouTube splashscreens). If you wish to sponsor this event please contact Dr Samantha Kanza (s.kanza@soton.ac.uk).\n\nThis event has been generously sponsored by Optibrium. \n\n\n\nThe Skills 4 Scientists series\nThis series is a joint venture organised between the Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery Network+ (AI3SD) and the Physical Sciences Data-Science Service (PSDS)\, running alongside the AI3SD summer internship program. This series of events will run over the summer and aims to educate and improve scientists’ skills in a range of areas including research data management\, python\, version control\, ethics\, and career development.  \nThis series is primarily aimed at final year undergraduates / early stage PhD students. Although of course anyone interested in any of the topics is welcome to join! \nThis series starts on the 7th July 2021\, and runs every other Wednesday and Thursday afternoon until the end of August. Each seminar session will commence at 14:00 and typically finish around 17:00. The final event of the series will be a 2 day poster symposia where attendees will be invited to present their research to a range of experts from industry and academia. \nTo find out about the other events in the series visit https://www.ai3sd.org/skills-4-scientists/ \nEvent Access Details\nThis event will be run virtually via the Zoom video conferencing platform. This can be accessed via either a computer or mobile device.  \nIn most of the session we will ask that attendees keep their camera off and microphones muted to reduce bandwidth and background noise. If we invite attendees to join us on camera there is no obligation to switch on your camera. \nYou will be able to ask questions via the chat box in Zoom\, or in dedicated question sessions we will also invite people to ask questions using their microphone.  \nThis event will utilise the automated captioning provided by Zoom\, and where permission is given we will post recordings of the event on our YouTube channels to allow you to watch them again later. \nAbout AI3SD\nWe are the AI3SD Network+ (Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Intelligence for Automated Investigations for Scientific Discovery). The Network+ is funded by EPSRC and hosted by the University of Southampton and aims to bring together researchers looking to show how cutting edge artificial and augmented intelligence technologies can be used to push the boundaries of scientific discovery.  \nAbout PSDS\nThe Physical Sciences Data-science Service (PSDS) is a National Research Facility funded by EPSRC and run by the University of Southampton and STFC. The service provides free access to high quality data resources for the UK academic community. PSDS also aims to raise awareness\, engagement\, and education about data science within the physical sciences.  \nAbout CICAG\nThe Chemical Information and Computer Applications Group (CICAG) is one of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s many member-led Interest Groups. Our aims are to keep users of chemical information and computer applications aware of activities\, services\, and developments in a rapidly changing area\, by organising a programme of formal and informal meetings to describe new developments\, to review particular topics and to evaluate and discuss current systems\, services and techniques. \nAI3SD Network Contact Details\nEmail – info@ai3sd.org  \nTwitter – @AISciNet  \nLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ai3sd  \nLinkedIn Interest Group – AI3 Science Network Interest Group  \nTo become part of the AI3SD Network+\, join our mailing list by sending an email to: listserv@jiscmail.ac.uk  \nSubject: Subscribe  \nMessage: SUBSCRIBE AI3SD Firstname Lastname  \nOr go to https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/AI3SD  \nPSDS Contact Details\nWebsite – https://www.psds.ac.uk \nEmail – support@psds.ac.uk / psds@soton.ac.uk \nTwitter – @PSDS_UK \nCICAG Contact Details\nWebsite – http://www.rsccicag.org/ \nTwitter – @RSC_CICAG
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/skills4scientists-poster-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence
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SUMMARY:Capitalising on the Circular Economy
DESCRIPTION:Businesses that adopt the principles of the circular economy can reap significant financial and reputational benefits. This webinar will explain the principles of the circular economy\, discuss the opportunities which exist for local businesses and highlight the emerging strategy in Northern Ireland. \nIn a circular economy\, businesses design out waste and pollution\, and unavoidable waste and bi-products are regenerated in to new offerings\, creating new revenue and profit opportunities\, reduce costs and strengthen relationships with customers\, while positively contributing to global climate change targets. \nA circular economy encourages innovation\, increases growth\, and creates sustainable employment – and if local businesses transition to operating a circular economy\, the impact will be felt across society. \nBoth globally and locally\, governments are in the process of legislating for and promoting circular economy models and by attending this webinar it will help your business get ahead of the curve. \nJoin us to learn how the circular economy can create opportunities for businesses from the following sectors:\n• Advanced Manufacturing\n• Agri-food\n• Bio/Green Economy\n• Construction and the built environment\n• Electronics\n• Plastics and packaging\n• Tourism
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/capitalising-on-the-circular-economy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Circular Green
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210824T123000
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SUMMARY:Enabling Zero Carbon Flight – Airport infrastructure and sustainable product lifecycle
DESCRIPTION:The FlyZero project – led by the UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute – is working to develop roadmaps for technology bricks critical to realising zero carbon emission commercial flight. This event will focus on key supporting technology bricks: alternate fuel supplies at airport and minimising lifecycle impact. The purpose of the event is to share and discuss the challenges around developing these technology bricks to maturity across sectors and to identify UK capability and opportunities. \nThe event will be jointly hosted by ADS Scotland and by the Aerospace Technology Institute. During FlyZero\, the ATI will be collaborating with cluster bodies across different sectors and across the regions of the UK. \nDraft agenda:\n\n09:30  Fly Zero overview & Q&A\n10:00  Alternate Fuel Supply – Presentations on Hydrogen Delivery\, Storage and Refuelling challenges and opportunities from FlyZero\, Industry and Academia.\n11:00  Lifecycle Impact – Presentations on end of life\, maintenance and sustainable material challenges and opportunities from FlyZero\, Industry and Academia.\n12:00  Session close and next steps for Roadmaps
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/enabling-zero-carbon-flight-airport-infrastructure-and-sustainable-product-lifecycle/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Circular Green,Energy,Engineering,Innovation
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SUMMARY:Consortium Development & Collaborative Bidding
DESCRIPTION:——————————————————\n\n\nDate: Thursday\,19 August \nTime: 3:30pm – 6:00pm \nDon’t go it alone – collaborate and WIN tenders! \nAs Government continues to strive to improve SME access to the public procurement markets\, collaboration – the formation of joint ventures and consortia – is increasingly common as an approach to winning bids. \nConsortia can add great benefits to SMEs targeting new business through public procurement and in private sector supply chains\, such as: \n\nopening up new sub-sectors of the public procurement market\, and new private sector supply chains;\nhelping to meet minimum / mandatory criteria;\nadding new / specialist skills and capabilities;\nCreating scale through combined capacity.\n\nAbout the webinar \nThis FREE webinar will examine in detail both the opportunities and challenges of forming successful consortia. It will also consider the strategy and process issues involved – legal\, business\, procurement\, compliance\, etc. \nWho should attend? \nThe webinar is designed for micro companies\, SEEs\, SMEs etc. that are either bidding or considering bidding for contracts in conjunction with collaborative partners. \nEligibility Criteria \nRegistrants must: \n\nBe a micro company / SME / social enterprise\nHave 50 or less employees\nHave a registered business address located within one of the following Council areas: Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council\, Mid & East Antrim Borough Council and Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council.\n\nWhy not take this opportunity to research coming together with other companies and open up new sub-sectors of the public procurement market and new private sector supply chains? \nIf you have any questions\, please contact a member of the team on 028 90 452 777.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/consortium-development-collaborative-bidding/
CATEGORIES:Innovation
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SUMMARY:Skills4Scientists - Careers 2
DESCRIPTION:A session on careers advice as part of the Skills 4 Scientists summer training series.\n\n\nDescription\nThis event is part of the virtual Skills 4 Scientists series run by the Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery Network+ (AI3SD) and the Physical Sciences Data-Science Service (PSDS). \nThis session will provide insight into potential different career paths\, including a panel session with ECRs talking about their different careers and a discussion on what the long term career of a chemist can look like. \nWho is this event for?\nThis series of virtual events is primarily aimed at late stage undergraduate or early stage postgraduate students who are studying a physical sciences subject. However\, it is open to any attendees who wish to join if the subject matter is of interest to you! Please note though that many of the examples will be based around chemistry / physical sciences subject matter.  \nPre-requisites\nThis course has no pre-requisites \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n2:00-2:10: Welcome\n2:10-3:00: Panel Session with ECRs\n3:00-3:10: Coffee Break \n3:10-4:10: A Career in Chemistry & Beyond – Kevin Parker \n4:10-4:20: Coffee Break \n4:20-5:00: Q+A  \n\nSpeaker Bios\nJennifer  Hiscock obtained her PhD from the University of Southampton (UK) under the supervision of Prof. Philip A. Gale in 2010 studying supramolecular host:guest chemistry. She continued her post-doctoral research between this group and Dstl (Porton Down – UK) until 2015 when she moved to the University of Kent (UK) as the Caldin research fellow. In 2016 she was awarded a permanent lectureship position at that same institution\, which has since been followed by her promotion to Reader in Supramolecular Chemistry and Director of Innovation and Enterprise for the School of Physical Sciences in 2019. In 2020 she was awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship\, developing novel cell surface active therapeutics and drug adjuvants. Her research currently focuses on an interdisciplinary approach to applying supramolecular chemistry to solve real-world problems. \nJo Grundy graduated from Exeter University with a BSc in Chemistry in 1996\, qualified as a teacher with a PGCE from Durham University then taught at Varndean School for a couple of years in Brighton\, before doing an MSc in 1999\, then DPhil in Organometallic chemistry at Sussex University. Between 2004 and 2006 I worked with Prof. Mathey at UC Riverside\, before coming back to teach at a school in Duisburg Germany. I returned to the UK and taught chemistry and maths to A level\, at Farnborough Sixth Form\, then the Isle of Wight College\, Barton Peveril and Itchen College. In 2018\, did a second MSc in Artificial Intelligence at Southampton University\, then worked as a Teaching Fellow in Computer Science for a year\, before starting in my present job as a Research Fellow in Machine Learning.  \nSamuel Munday is a Research Assistant at the University of Southampton. He is currently part of the ICURe programme\, and his research focus is in the digital economy space\, interviewing and working with industry to assess the need for systems that can automatically curate and contextualise information from paper records. Samuel graduated from the University of Southampton in 2018 with an MChem in Chemistry and Maths\, and prior to undertaking his recent position\, he worked as a Research Technician at the University\, and was involved with a variety of different projects. He led the development and implementation of a machine learning platform for the polymeric materials sector\, aiding them in bringing new products to market faster. He has also developed and helped deliver a Python programming course for undergraduate Chemists as well as being involved in assessing the ethical implications of implementing AI and data sharing across the food supply chain.  \nSamantha Kanza is an Enterprise Fellow at the University of Southampton. She completed her MEng in Computer Science at the University of Southampton and then worked for BAE Systems Applied Intelligence for a year before returning to do an iPhD in Web Science (in Computer Science and Chemistry)\, which focused on Semantic Tagging of Scientific Documents and Electronic Lab Notebooks. She was awarded her PhD in April 2018. Samantha works in the interdisciplinary research area of applying computer science techniques to the scientific domain\, specifically through the use of semantic web technologies and artificial intelligence. Her research includes looking at electronic lab notebooks and smart laboratories\, to improve the digitization and knowledge management of the scientific record using semantic web technologies; and using IoT devices in the laboratory. She has also worked on a number of interdisciplinary Semantic Web projects in different domains\, including agriculture\, chemistry and the social sciences. \nNicola Knight is an Enterprise Research Fellow at the University of Southampton working on the Physical Sciences Data-Science Service (PSDS). She completed her Masters of Chemistry (MChem) at the University of Southampton previously before undertaking a PhD in Chemistry under the supervision of Professor Jeremy Frey. Her PhD focused on the interface between Chemistry and Computing with research in chemical modelling\, remote experiments and the implementation of IoT technology in scientific research. Nicola’s current research interests are in the use of computing in scientific labs and notetaking with particular interest in IoT technologies and streamlining the research process. \nKevin Parker started his career with a bang by blowing up a laboratory at the University of Cambridge while studying for his Ph.D. Some 40 years later\, he runs a training and consultancy company helping start-up companies and individuals achieve their promise. He has completed 500 assignments in this area since 1995. His company’s clients have included 19 Russell Group Universities\, the Royal Society of Edinburgh\, departments of both the UK and Scottish Government\, and the Episcopal Church of Scotland. \nThe Skills 4 Scientists series\nThis series is a joint venture organised between the Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery Network+ (AI3SD) and the Physical Sciences Data-Science Service (PSDS)\, running alongside the AI3SD summer internship program. This series of events will run over the summer and aims to educate and improve scientists’ skills in a range of areas including research data management\, python\, version control\, ethics\, and career development.  \nThis series is primarily aimed at final year undergraduates / early stage PhD students. Although of course anyone interested in any of the topics is welcome to join! \nThis series starts on the 7th July 2021\, and runs every other Wednesday and Thursday afternoon until the end of August. Each seminar session will commence at 14:00 and typically finish around 17:00. The final event of the series will be a 2 day poster symposia where attendees will be invited to present their research to a range of experts from industry and academia. \nTo find out about the other events in the series visit https://www.ai3sd.org/skills-4-scientists/ \nEvent Access Details\nThis event will be run virtually via the Zoom video conferencing platform. This can be accessed via either a computer or mobile device.  \nIn most of the session we will ask that attendees keep their camera off and microphones muted to reduce bandwidth and background noise. If we invite attendees to join us on camera there is no obligation to switch on your camera. \nYou will be able to ask questions via the chat box in Zoom\, or in dedicated question sessions we will also invite people to ask questions using their microphone.  \nThis event will utilise the automated captioning provided by Zoom\, and where permission is given we will post recordings of the event on our YouTube channels to allow you to watch them again later. \nAbout AI3SD\nWe are the AI3SD Network+ (Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Intelligence for Automated Investigations for Scientific Discovery). The Network+ is funded by EPSRC and hosted by the University of Southampton and aims to bring together researchers looking to show how cutting edge artificial and augmented intelligence technologies can be used to push the boundaries of scientific discovery.  \nAbout PSDS\nThe Physical Sciences Data-science Service (PSDS) is a National Research Facility funded by EPSRC and run by the University of Southampton and STFC. The service provides free access to high quality data resources for the UK academic community. PSDS also aims to raise awareness\, engagement\, and education about data science within the physical sciences.  \nAI3SD Network Contact Details\nEmail – info@ai3sd.org  \nTwitter – @AISciNet  \nLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ai3sd  \nLinkedIn Interest Group – AI3 Science Network Interest Group  \nTo become part of the AI3SD Network+\, join our mailing list by sending an email to: listserv@jiscmail.ac.uk  \nSubject: Subscribe  \nMessage: SUBSCRIBE AI3SD Firstname Lastname  \nOr go to https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/AI3SD  \nPSDS Contact Details\nWebsite – https://www.psds.ac.uk \nEmail – support@psds.ac.uk / psds@soton.ac.uk \nTwitter – @PSDS_UK
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/skills4scientists-careers-2/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence
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SUMMARY:SBRI Briefing Event - Emotional Health\, Wellbeing and Resilience Challenge
DESCRIPTION:SBRI Briefing Event – Children and Young People’s Emotional Health\, Wellbeing and Resilience Challenge\n\n\nHow might we provide digital support around early intervention and prevention for children and young people aged 8-11 to build resilience in their emotional health and well-being? \nMore children and young people are experiencing poor mental health and emotional wellbeing including rising levels of anxiety\, depression and self-harm.  The demand for support is increasing across all service sectors and despite everyone’s best efforts\, services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing currently vary considerably across North Wales. The Emotional Health Wellbeing and Resilience work stream (part of the Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme in North Wales) will develop a framework.  \nThe SBRI challenge is to determine the most effective digital mechanism for the content of the framework to be accessed by the end users which include the child/young person\, parent/carer as well as professionals\, and maintained on an on-going basis. The framework content will be evidence and practice-based\, and be led by those working in the fields of mental health\, education and social care \nA solution would need to consider the following: \n\nGuided self-help for children and their families\n\n\nDiffering end user experiences that are exciting and engaging depending on who that may be e.g. children\, parents\, professionals\n\n\nEasy to navigate\n\n\nThe need to demonstrate bilingual capability for Phase\n\n\nCustomisable (e.g. branding for and by 8-11 year olds)\n\n\nCan be maintained by relevant users (e.g. updating content)\n\n\nHas the ability to adapt and scale\n\n\nBe affordable\, demonstrate value for money\n\n\nBeing able to analyse usage\n\nThe SBRI challenge will be a 2 Phase ‘rapid’ approach detailed below\, due for completion by the end of January 2022. \n \nChallenge Structure: \nPhase 1 \nFeasibility & Demonstrator – We are looking to fund up to four projects to the value of £10\,000.00 each\, inclusive of VAT\, to be delivered over a 2 month period.  Due to the rapid nature of the project solutions at the end of this stage would be in prototype format ready to be demonstrated in the next phase. \n \nPhase 2 \nDevelopment & Testing- The most promising Phase 1 projects may have the opportunity to access additional funding to undertake further development and robust testing. Successful applicants can apply for a share of £40\,000.00 inclusive of VAT\, with the intention to take forward up to two Phase 1 projects (£20\,000 each) to provide assurance\, validation and a small live proof of concept.  The solution at the end of this phase should be commercially viable and ready for purchase. \n \nFor the full Challenge Brief: https://sdi.click/ehwr
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/sbri-briefing-event-emotional-health-wellbeing-and-resilience-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Innovation
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SUMMARY:Skills4Scientists - Ethical Research
DESCRIPTION:A session on ethics in research as part of the Skills 4 Scientists summer training series.\n\n\nDescription\nThis event is part of the virtual Skills 4 Scientists series run by the Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery Network+ (AI3SD) and the Physical Sciences Data-Science Service (PSDS). \nThis session will focus on several areas of ethical research including discussions on why ethics is important and how to write an ethics application. We will also be including an interactive breakout session using a set of Moral IT cards developed by researchers at the University of Nottingham: https://lachlansresearch.com/the-moral-it-legal-it-decks/ \nWho is this event for?\nThis series of virtual events is primarily aimed at late stage undergraduate or early stage postgraduate students who are studying a physical sciences subject. However\, it is open to any attendees who wish to join if the subject matter is of interest to you! Please note though that many of the examples will be based around chemistry / physical sciences subject matter.  \nPre-requisites\nThis course has no pre-requisites \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n2:00-2:10: Welcome\, Registration & Logistics\n2:10-2:30: Intro to ethics – Dr Peter Craigon\n2:30-3:05: Writing an ethics application – Dr Samantha Kanza\n3:05-3:20: Intro to Moral IT Cards – Dr Peter Craigon\n3:20-3:40: Break\n3:40-4:50: Interactive Activity – Moral IT Cards\n4:50-5:00: Wrap Up \n\nSpeaker Bios\nDr Peter Craigon\nAbstract: The Moral-IT cards\, developed by Dr Lachlan Urquhart (now at Edinburgh) and Dr Peter Craigon\, at the Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute at the University of Nottingham\, are used as a tool to prompt reflection on the legal\, ethical\, technical and social implications of new information technologies. In this interactive session we will be using the Moral-IT cards to prompt discussion and thought on the ethical implications that a user’s research can have\, and how they can consider these angles in their experiment and research design. The session will be introduced by Dr Peter Craigon from the University of Nottingham and discussion groups will be facilitated by members of our organising team. The Moral-IT cards are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License and more information can be found on this website: https://lachlansresearch.com/the-moral-it-legal-it-decks/ \n Urquhart\, L.\, Craigon\, P.\, 2020. The Moral-IT Deck: A Tool for Ethics by Design. arXiv:2007.07514 . \nPeter Craigon is a Research Fellow in Ethics\, Legislation and Engagement in Food and Agricultural Innovation within the Future Food Beacon of Excellence at the University of Nottingham. He is working with Professor Kate Millar and Professor Richard Hyde on developing tools to encourage ethical engagement and regulatory responsiveness for researchers working in food and agricultural innovation and beyond. He previously worked at the Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute at the University of Nottingham developing a tool to enable ethical design of IT based technologies and also at the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science researching dog behaviour. Alongside this he completed a multidisciplinary PhD at the Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training also at the University of Nottingham exploring how social maps create knowledge about place.  \nSamantha Kanza is an Enterprise Fellow at the University of Southampton. She completed her MEng in Computer Science at the University of Southampton and then worked for BAE Systems Applied Intelligence for a year before returning to do an iPhD in Web Science (in Computer Science and Chemistry)\, which focused on Semantic Tagging of Scientific Documents and Electronic Lab Notebooks. She was awarded her PhD in April 2018. Samantha works in the interdisciplinary research area of applying computer science techniques to the scientific domain\, specifically through the use of semantic web technologies and artificial intelligence. Her research includes looking at electronic lab notebooks and smart laboratories\, to improve the digitization and knowledge management of the scientific record using semantic web technologies; and using IoT devices in the laboratory. She has also worked on a number of interdisciplinary Semantic Web projects in different domains\, including agriculture\, chemistry and the social sciences. \n The Skills 4 Scientists series\nThis series is a joint venture organised between the Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Discovery Network+ (AI3SD) and the Physical Sciences Data-Science Service (PSDS)\, running alongside the AI3SD summer internship program. This series of events will run over the summer and aims to educate and improve scientists’ skills in a range of areas including research data management\, python\, version control\, ethics\, and career development.  \nThis series is primarily aimed at final year undergraduates / early stage PhD students. Although of course anyone interested in any of the topics is welcome to join! \nThis series starts on the 7th July 2021\, and runs every other Wednesday and Thursday afternoon until the end of August. Each seminar session will commence at 14:00 and typically finish around 17:00. The final event of the series will be a 2 day poster symposia where attendees will be invited to present their research to a range of experts from industry and academia. \nTo find out about the other events in the series visit https://www.ai3sd.org/skills-4-scientists/ \nEvent Access Details\nThis event will be run virtually via the Zoom video conferencing platform. This can be accessed via either a computer or mobile device.  \nIn most of the session we will ask that attendees keep their camera off and microphones muted to reduce bandwidth and background noise. If we invite attendees to join us on camera there is no obligation to switch on your camera. \nYou will be able to ask questions via the chat box in Zoom\, or in dedicated question sessions we will also invite people to ask questions using their microphone.  \nThis event will utilise the automated captioning provided by Zoom\, and where permission is given we will post recordings of the event on our YouTube channels to allow you to watch them again later. \nAbout AI3SD\nWe are the AI3SD Network+ (Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Intelligence for Automated Investigations for Scientific Discovery). The Network+ is funded by EPSRC and hosted by the University of Southampton and aims to bring together researchers looking to show how cutting edge artificial and augmented intelligence technologies can be used to push the boundaries of scientific discovery.  \nAbout PSDS\nThe Physical Sciences Data-science Service (PSDS) is a National Research Facility funded by EPSRC and run by the University of Southampton and STFC. The service provides free access to high quality data resources for the UK academic community. PSDS also aims to raise awareness\, engagement\, and education about data science within the physical sciences.  \nAI3SD Network Contact Details\nEmail – info@ai3sd.org  \nTwitter – @AISciNet  \nLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ai3sd  \nLinkedIn Interest Group – AI3 Science Network Interest Group  \nTo become part of the AI3SD Network+\, join our mailing list by sending an email to: listserv@jiscmail.ac.uk  \nSubject: Subscribe  \nMessage: SUBSCRIBE AI3SD Firstname Lastname  \nOr go to https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/AI3SD  \nPSDS Contact Details\nWebsite – https://www.psds.ac.uk \nEmail – support@psds.ac.uk / psds@soton.ac.uk \nTwitter – @PSDS_UK
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/skills4scientists-ethical-research/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence
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SUMMARY:SBRI - AFBI PROJECT INFORMATION EVENT
DESCRIPTION:SBRI – Competition open to companies able to develop innovative solutions for soil sampling\n\n\nSoil health underpins Northern Ireland’s drive for a productive and sustainable agri-food industry and there is a growing need for the agri-community (including Govt and research establishments) to obtain immediate results and recommendations from soil sampling. \nAFBI has SBRI Innovate UK funding available to work with innovative companies to develop solutions to improve soil sampling and monitoring. \nThe Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is a multi-disciplinary organisation in Northern Ireland with more than 650 staff involved in high technology research and development\, diagnostic and analytical testing for the Department of Agriculture\, Environment and Rural Affairs and other Government departments\, public bodies and commercial companies. Its 3 main areas of work are: \n• Natural and marine environment \n• Animal\, plant and human health and welfare \n• Sustainable livestock production
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/sbri-afbi-project-information-event/
CATEGORIES:Agrifood,Circular Green,Innovation,R&D
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SUMMARY:BCS\,  Policy & Campaign priorities 2021-2025:  Northern Ireland Briefing
DESCRIPTION:The BCS President is working closely with BCS to establish four themes & campaign goals for 2021-2025.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\nJohn Higgins CBE FBCS\, President\, BCS\, The Chartered Institute for IT – John was director general of TechUK’s predecessor Intellect and then DigitalEurope. He chairs the Global Digital Foundation\, a think tank\, and is a senior advisor to Burson\, Cohn & Wolfe and the EU’s Intelligent Cities Challenge. He was appointed CBE in 2005 for services to the IT industry. \n\n\nAGENDA\n18:30 – Room opens \n18:35 – Introduction to Chair and Panelists \n18.45 – Presentation on the four themes and campaign goals \n19:00 – Panel discussion and audience Q&A \n19:25 – Summary \n19:30 – Close \n\n\nSYNOPSIS\nThe BCS President is working closely with the team at head office to streamline BCS activity under four themes & campaign goals agreed and signed off by the BCS Trustee Board and Council: \n• Our digital lives should be in the hands of competent\, ethical and accountable professionals. \n• Greater diversity and inclusion in the IT profession benefits society \n• The Digital Divide is a modern measure of inequality; it can be closed by access to skills as well as technology \n• The world will achieve Net Zero more rapidly with support of digital and data technologies \nThis webinar series is an opportunity to hear from the BCS President about the four themes\, how they will be taken forward across the BCS and ask questions. \nExpert panels with be convened to provide context and identify how the key themes can intersect with the wider contexts across the UK and internationally. \n\n\nTHIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: \nBCS Policy \nhttps://www.bcs.org/policy-and-influence/ \n\n\nOur events are for adults aged 16 years and over. \nFor overseas delegates who wish to attend the event\, please note that BCS does not issue invitation letters. \n 
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/bcs-policy-campaign-priorities-2021-2025-northern-ireland-briefing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Digital
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SUMMARY:Future Tuesdays at Féile
DESCRIPTION:The Live and The Digital: Creativity After Covid-19\n\n\nProfessor Paul Moore of Future Screens NI will host “The Live and the Digital: Creativity After Covid-19” streamed live from Áras Uí Chonghaile on the Falls Road as part of Féile. The panel will consider the question of creativity after Covid-19. The panel will feature the following: \n• “Tsuru” by Deepa Mann-Kler \n• Titanic by Michael McGlade of Yellow Design \n• Experiments in Immersive Theatre by Zoe Seaton of Big Telly \n• The Future of Virtual Production by Dr Declan Keeney of Ulster University \nDon’t miss this unique experience which will consider the future of creativity and the city of Belfast.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/future-tuesdays-at-feile/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Creative technology
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210809T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210809T200000
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SUMMARY:Transforming the City through Creative Connectivity
DESCRIPTION:Future Screens NI Presents Transforming the City through Creativity at East Belfast Arts Festival\n\n\nThis event showcases examples of creative innovation across the city and examines the potential for City Wide Transformation and enhanced Connectivity. The panel will be chaired by Professor Paul Moore Director of Future Screens NI which is a £13mn Creative Cluster Programme investing the Creative Industries. The panel will feature the following innovative content: \n• Immersive Peace Wall installation “Tsuru” by Deepa Mann-Kler \nhttps://www.discoverneon.com/tsuru \n• AR 360 by Michael McGlade of Yellow Design \nhttps://www.yellowdesign.tv/ar-vr/tourism/ \n• The Future of Virtual Production by Dr Declan Keeney of Ulster University \nhttps://www.brcd-innovation.co.uk/projects/smil \nThe event will showcase innovations developed within the creative industries and ask what is next for the City of Belfast? \nFind out more about Future Screens NI here: \nhttps://www.futurescreens.org/
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/transforming-the-city-through-creative-connectivity/
CATEGORIES:Telecommunications
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210803T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210803T114000
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SUMMARY:Defence Innovation Loans: Your questions answered
DESCRIPTION:Your chance to speak to the DASA Team behind Defence Innovation Loans \nThe Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) are pleased to launch a new competition: the Defence Innovation Loan\, which has £10 million to lend for innovative defence solutions. \nAccessible to SMEs\, and with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum\, the Defence Innovation Loan provides an excellent opportunity to apply for affordable funds to help you bring your solutions into the hands of defence frontline services. \nThis short session will explain everything you need to know about Defence Innovation Loans – who is eligible\, how much money you can borrow and the terms of your Loan. Our experts will also provide their top tips for completing the application process and will be on hand to answer your questions. \nWhat will be covered in the event? \n\nWhat DASA does and how Defence Innovation Loans work\nWho can apply – is your business and innovation eligible ?\nWhat you can borrow – amounts and eligible cost\nUnderstanding the project and loan periods and terms – an explanation of the costs and how the loan works\nHow to apply – including top tips\nQ&A\n\nPlease note\n\nregistration will close Friday 30 July 2021 at 5pm\ninstructions on how to join the event will be sent to the email address you used when registering by midday Monday 2 August 2021. If you haven’t received anything by that time\, please check your junk folder\, or email accelerator@dstl.gov.uk.\nthe information you provide will be retained by DASA to contact you in regards to this event\, and any future DASA communications that may be relevant to you. Dstl will also have access to this information for this event. Please indicate on the registration if this is something you do not wish to do.
URL:https://matrixni.org/event/defence-innovation-loans-your-questions-answered/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Innovation,R&D
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ORGANIZER;CN="Defence and Security Accelerator":MAILTO:accelerator@dstl.gov.uk
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