On Thursday 2nd November, we continued our joint mission to connect and collaborative 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 chair, Dan Carins (Policy Manager (Business), WMCA)
- 10:40 – Made Smarter, Phil Peak (Deputy CEO, CW Growth Hub)
- 10:55 – Innovate UK: West Midlands Local Action Plan, Nazia Iqbal (Regional Manager, Innovate UK UKRI)
- 11:10 – Innovate UK Edge, Rachel Cheetham (Senior Manager, Innovate UK EDGE)
- 11:25 – Round table updates
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