NCC Connect are holding a one-day Start-Up Workshop to bring together stakeholders to raise awareness of NCC offers to start-ups and how this fits with what other organisations are doing.
The event aims to generate dialogue between stakeholders how our organisations can work together to assist start-ups.
Start-Ups in the composites area are also invited to “pitch” themselves and present their challenges.
Agenda
10:00 - Welcome and introduction
- Ben Farmer, Future Business Consultant, NCC
- Katy Riddington, Director of NCC Connect, NCC
10:25 - Start-up ecosystem
- Alison Evans, Director of Research Contracts, Governance &
Innovation, University of Bristol
- Carolyn Jenkins, Research Commercialisation Manager, University of Bristol
- Geraint Jones, Knowledge Transfer Associate, KTN
- Paul O’Collins, Head of Innovation Business West,
- Charlotte White, SME Relationship Manager, Composites UK
- Ashley Brewer, Centre Director, UnitDX
- Colin Stakem, Sector Manager – Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing, SETsquared
- Pete Stirling, CEO, STL Tech
11:45 - Break
11:50 - Start-ups
- Evangelos Zympeloudis, CEO, iCOMAT
- Will Battrick, CTO, Carbon ThreeSixty
- Bob Bradley, CTO, Scal3D
- Alastair Barnett, Senior Engineer Product Development, Composite Braiding
- Romesh Aluwihare, CEO, The Composite Scaffolding Company
- Olivia Stodieck, CEO, Daptablade
- John Cloughley, CEO, E4 Structures
13:00 - Networking lunch
14:00 - Workshop tour
