The The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) is coming to the UK for the first time and will be held at Manchester Central.
Running from from Monday 25th July to Wednesday 27th July, ESOF provides a unique opportunity for the scientific community from around the globe to engage with one another, explore the latest thinking and debate new discoveries.
The Euroscience Open Forum explores a diverse range of key industry sectors for Manchester, the UK as a whole and industries for which future breakthroughs in science and technology will have major impact.
As part of ESOF, Business Growth Hub are hosting a series of workshops to assist businesses with the latest advances in science, and to showcase the opportunities this can bring.
This is an exclusive opportunity for interested parties to attend the workshops and includes complimentary access to the ESOF Exhibition area which is valued at £75 per ticket.
Business Growth Hub sessions:
Monday 25th July: 8.30am to 9.30am
Science in Manufacturing
As part of EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF), the Hub are running a workshop to highlight that Greater Manchester manufacturers are at the heart of the new industrial revolution. With inputs from Magnesium Elektron and Siemens, this session will explore how innovation and scientific developments are helping to create the products and factories of the future.
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Monday 25th July: 11.30am to 12.30pm
Opportunities around Life Sciences
As part of Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), the Hub partners with Trustech to run a workshop which will help you consider the opportunities arising from Devolution of health spending (£6bn) for innovative businesses within Greater Manchester. Through presentations and discussion, business leaders and experts will outline the devolved health landscape and the need for innovation and local suppliers to play their full part.
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Tuesday 26th July: 8.30am to 9.30am
Accelerating your Business – collaborations with universities / science parks
As part of Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), the Hub are running a workshop to demonstrate how developing a strong working relationship with a University or research organisation can produce positive outcomes for not only product or service innovation, but also for the broader development of innovation know how in a business, to help to accelerate growth.
This session will use case studies and live discussion with University representatives and a local business to outline the benefits of collaboration, what to expect from entering into this relationship and what benefits both businesses and Universities will be seeking.
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Tuesday 26th July: 10.30am to 11.30am
Developing your teams in an innovation culture
As part of Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), the Hub are running a workshop to show that the devolution of skills is a priority for Greater Manchester and the importance of giving employees the tools needed to grow a business should be at the forefront of business planning. Developing employees can overcome barriers to businesses that are looking to grow and can create a innovative culture within the workforce.
Supporting business growth through the development of people strategies, policies and best practice provides the foundation for businesses to become a high performing workplace. During the workshop you’ll hear from businesses at the other side of the journey, outlining what a developed workforce looks like in culture focused on innovation.
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Wednesday 27th July: 8.30am to 9.30am
Funding for Innovation
As part of Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), the Hub are running a workshop to highlight how opportunities for businesses to raise capital and secure investment have never been more varied. Banks and capital markets are no longer the only routes to secure finance for growth, the emergence of ‘alternative finance’ routes and an increasing opportunity to consider investment give businesses greater freedom than ever before.
This session will provide an overview of early stage funding markets such as business angels, venture capital and corporate investment for seed, start up and early growth businesses and look at what businesses can do to ensure they are investment ready.
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Wednesday 27th July: 11am to 12pm
Transitioning Greater Manchester to a low carbon economy
As part of Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), the Hub are running a workshop to highlight that Greater Manchester has set itself an ambitious carbon reduction target of 48% by 2020 which will require a concerted and coordinated effort. Todd Holden and Richard Ousey of the Business Growth Hub will outline how it’s working to drive the transition to a low carbon economy. The session will include case studies from local companies who have directly benefited from the Hub’s fully-funded business support, outlining how this has helped them to grow their business, reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to Greater Manchester’s transition to a low carbon economy.
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