Dr David Hardman, Chair of Venturefest West Midlands and CEx of Innovation Birmingham, opened the fifth VenturefestWM in a room full of likeminded innovators by posing his first question “why do we innovate?”. As the audience pondered, he went on to highlight the need for focus to be on innovation, in 2019 more than ever, … Continue reading Venturefest Blog Series: Part 1 – Why this event mattered and why we’ll be back next year!
This year's expo will feature two zones, Venturefest WM main expo and the Pitchfest finalist expo in total over 40 exhibitors will be at this year's event from start-up to SME and scale up all innovators and experts in their field. Click here to take a look at the Venturefest WM expo list. Prodrive Prodrive … Continue reading Venturefest: Exhibitor Spotlight
Science and technology businesses are being encouraged to attend the fifth annual Venturefest West Midlands, the showcase event that provides a platform for the region’s innovators to collaborate on new products and services that will support continued growth and prosperity across the region. Register here View the programme here Venturefest West Midlands is a free … Continue reading Event: Venturefest West Midlands Returns to Boost Growth for Region’s Science & Tech Innovators
As part of launching Digital Leaders Week in Birmingham the City Council, West Midlands Innovation Alliance and the West Midlands Academic Science Network co-hosted the Great City Food Digital Treasure Hunt. With a packed room of data specialists, analysts, retailers, community organisations, activists and academics we spent a fun, and at times challenging, morning hunting … Continue reading Blog: The Great City Food Digital Treasure Hunt
How will 5G impact your business? Trials in Worcestershire have already shown how 5G can increase productivity for manufacturers using simple but effective technologies such as preventative maintenance and AR machine diagnostics. Building on this, we are looking to speak with other manufacturers in the West Midlands who could benefit from these and similar 5G … Continue reading Opportunity: Request for Expressions of Interest from West Midlands 5G Testbed and Trials Programme Trialists
It's with great pleasure that we invite you all to celebrate the great news with us that Innovation Alliance Director, Pam Waddell, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Innovation in the West Midlands. As many of you already know, Pam is the founding Director of the Innovation Alliance … Continue reading News: Dr Pam Waddell awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Innovation in the West Midlands
Digisheds™ Birmingham Launches Pioneering Programme To Develop Diverse Digital Talent June 18th 2019, 13.30–16.30, BCU, Millennium Point, Birmingham B4 7XG At Tin Smart Social we know that democratising digital skills learning through accessible and inclusive training pathways is the only way to address the expanding Digital Skills Gap facing industry. They have developed their own … Continue reading Digital Leaders Week: Digisheds Birmingham Launch Event
Urban Manufacturing peer review, a design led process It is not only the destination that is important, but the journey In the midst of the relentless momentum of the project lifecycle, the peer review experience has offered a wonderful opportunity to pause and reflect upon the policy challenge that we have set ourselves in Birmingham … Continue reading Blog: Urban Manufacturing peer review, a design led process
This is a STEAMhouse initiative in partnership with West Midlands Combined Authority and a Climate Change Solutions Ltd collaboration as part of Digital Leaders Week 2019. When: Thurs 20th June, 9-6pm and Fri 21st June, 9.30-5pm Where: STEAMhouse, Digbeth, Birmingham 'We are facing a local and global emergency from generating toxic pollution of our cities, towns and communities while adding to … Continue reading Digital Leaders Week: Mayoral STEAMhouse Challenge: Clean Air, Green Future