Innovation Support Forum Event 24

07 November 2024

On Thursday 7th November, we continued our joint mission to connect and collaborate to provide an unrivalled portfolio of innovation support, making the West Midlands the perfect place to start and grow a business.

Agenda was as follows:
  • 10.30 Welcome from the chair. Dan Carins (WMCA)
  • 10.35 West Midlands Business Festival. Kirstie Blakeman (BGWM)
  • 10.50 Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFI) and Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) loans.
    Steve Walker (ART), Lynn Wyke (BCRS)
  • 11.05 Sandwell College Fab Lab. Anne Scrimshaw (Sandwell College)
  • 11.20 WM Net-0 Business Pledge. Morgan Roberts (SWM)
  • 11.35 Round table updates
  • 12.00 Networking lunch
  • 13.00 End
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