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Maritime Innovation Forum
Venue: Newcastle University 5th Nov 2024
The Maritime Innovation Forum is brought to you by a partnership of the leading UK Maritime and Offshore Wind Innovation support agencies. The aim of the event is to aggregate UK innovation and R&D support, funding, research and collaboration opportunities across the sector such that businesses can access the whole offer in one day. The event will set out the latest thinking on what the challenges and opportunities are facing the sector are. The event provides the forum for those who have the ambition and technology to overcome those challenges and exploit the emerging and commercially significant opportunities in the sector.
The Maritime Innovation Forum is part of a series of events which will tour the UK to help business collaborate, innovate and exploit opportunities in the rapidly growing Ocean Economy. The event is designed for businesses within and on the peripheries of the maritime, marine, defence, ocean tech and offshore wind sectors. It will focus on commercial opportunities for organisations interested in R&D, technology and innovation. With ample networking time and a lunchtime exhibition the event is also designed to provide a showcase for the maritime sector in the North East and to create connections and collaboration opportunities.
Agenda
09:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Welcome and intro to Maritime Research at Newcastle University
10.10 Overview of the commercial, technical and market challenges in global maritime innovation, Mar-RI-UK
10:25 The Innovate UK offer to Maritime, James Lovett CEng, Innovation Lead – Future Maritime Technologies, Innovate UK
10:35 MJR Controls
11:45 O.S Energy
10:55 Refreshments
11:25 Commercial maritime assets and opportunities in the North East, Chaired by Ben Wetenhall, Newcastle University
12:10 – 12:30: Innovation Support – Breakout Session Elevator Pitches Each delegate can choose to attend 2 of 3 “deep dive” breakouts
12:00 Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, David Cooper
12:05 MarRI-UK – Decarbonising the UK fleet: a life cycle assessment of alternative marine fuels, Dr Peng Wu, Lecturer in Propulsion Systems Design/Integration, University College London
12:10 Other UK Government funding for Maritime Innovation
12:15 Networking Lunch with table-top exhibition
13:30 – 14:00 First breakout
14:00 – 14:30 Second breakout
14:30 Funding Business Growth
14:40 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – How to put a researcher at the heart of your business
14:50 R&D Tax Credits
15:00 Close
15:00 -15:30 Optional tour of Newcastle University Hydrolabs
In order to cover the costs of food and event organisation a small ticket charge is required. The event is organised as a not-for-profit exercise and any profits made will be re-invested into other similar events across the UK.
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£30.00
196 available