19 November 2024, Codenode, London

12.00 – 12.30 Networking & lunch plus the opportunity to meet the pitching company founders 

12.30 – 13.00 IMPACT-IP (session one)

13.00 – 13.30 Welcome and Keynote plus first set of 10 companies delivering 1-minute elevator pitches
Speakers: Marty Reid, Executive Director, SETsquared and Roger Whitaker, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Enterprise, Cardiff University

13.30 – 14.00 Panel: Spinning out success: what are the opportunities and challenges within the investment landscape for spin-outs?
Facilitator: Rosalind Darby, Senior Investment and Commercialisation Manager, University of Bristol

14.00 – 14.45 Breakout sessions

Roundtable: What are the challenges facing Angels investing in deep tech?
Facilitator: Roderick Beer, Managing Director, UKBAA

Critical challenge: Disruptive technologies – risky or fundable? Is it all about AI?
Facilitator: Ana Wolsztajn, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Innovate UK

14.45 – 15.30 Coffee break, networking and second set of elevator pitches

15.30 –  16.00 IMPACT-IP (session two)

16.00 – 16.45 Breakout sessions

Roundtable: How do we develop and retain talent within the ecosystem?
Facilitator: Laura Bennett, Head of Enterprise Hub, Royal Academy of Engineering

Critical challenges: Net Zero – what technology will get us there and is it getting funded?
Facilitator: Maija Palmer, Editor, Global Corporate Venturing

16.45  – 17.00 Closing remarks

17.00 – 18.00 Drinks reception & SETsquared community awards ceremony

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