Business

Venturefest Wales

July 9, 2013

The University of South Wales has partnered with Cardiff Council, Finance Wales, Technology Strategy Board, Welsh Government, Cardiff University and Wales Business Insider to stage the first Venturefest event in Wales.

A networking event which aims to turn business ideas into reality, entrepreneurs, directors of high growth companies, academics and investors will come together in July to debate issues faced by ambitious, high-growth firms including innovation, investment, people, commercial models and collaboration.

The event will feature a keynote address by Nic Weng Kan, managing director of comparison website business Confused.com and a panel of experienced entrepreneurs.

Costain Blue Innovation Futures Event

May 15, 2013

Costain is hosting an innovation / technology event at Cardiff University on the 15th May – their Blue Innovation Futures event – to provide an opportunity for innovators, entrepreneurs and businesses to present new market propositions, technology and services in the rail, water, power and highway sectors. This event is described as similar to “Dragons’ Den” i.e. Costain would like entrepreneurs / start-up companies / students to pitch their ideas for potential investment, business support and market penetration opportunities.

Free Govt R&D Event at ATRiuM

March 6, 2013

Government Support for Business R&D and Innovation

Representatives from:

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS);

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC);

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB);

Intellectual Property Office (IPO); and

Design Council

will be showcasing Government support available for R&D and innovation by small and medium sized businesses via presentations and manned stands.

A4B Creative Exchange Wales

December 5, 2012 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Creative Exchange Wales Network is a unique project that focuses on collaborative knowledge exchange between academics and businesses in the creative industries, supporting development of imaginative projects. Our Creative Capacity scheme will help you to engage with a number of like-minded, innovative researchers and businesses. You will be able to develop a network of peers within the research and business community, fuelling innovation. By attending you will also be eligible to apply for a share of £10,000 development funding available at the workshops.

INPART June Meeting

June 7, 2012 1:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

We are delighted to invite your attendance at the next INPART meeting.

Key speakers : David Lloyd, Elevate Cymru project : How to export from Wales, followed by Q&A

Kate Slowinski will also give a short briefing on the Strategic Insight Programme which funds University staff to develop projects with other organisations.

Funding for Creative Industries

June 6, 2012 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

GamesLab Wales and the University of Glamorgan would like to invite you to an event to tell businesses how they can obtain funding and expertise from the University and the Welsh Government to help their businesses grow.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is a long established funding programme that delivers real bottom line benefits and helps to develop new capacity within the participating businesses.

HPC Wales Event

May 16, 2012 5:15 p.m. – 8 p.m.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN POWERING INNOVATION IN YOUR BUSINESS?

If Yes, you should attend this briefing on the potential of supercomputing to drive
innovation specific to your business needs.

Games Showcase 2012

June 22, 2012 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

GamesLab Wales is excited to announce our 2012 showcase to be held at the Millenium Centre in Cardiff Bay on Friday June 22nd where they will be showcasing interactive works from companies that have supported over the last 18 months.

Wales Innovation Award - 2012 Launch

May 18, 2012 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

This is a FREE event organised by the Wales Quality Centre organised to launch the Wales Innovation Award for 2012.

The Wales Quality Centre has been campaigning through the Wales Innovation Award to raise the profile of innovation in Wales. It is the achievements of innovative Welsh organisations and their continuing efforts which the Wales Innovation Award recognises. We invite Welsh organisations across all business sectors to tell us about anything they have done over the previous 18 months – 2 years which was innovative.

Next Innovation Partnership Meeting

December 9, 2011 1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

‘Inpart’ is organised by Venture Wales and the University of Glamorgan
in association with and on behalf of its participating members.

The next event is being hosted by the University of Glamorgan and will focus on innovation and engagement with the Creative Industries sector.

How secure is your smartphone?

December 6, 2011 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

With over 32 million smartphones in circulation by the end of 2011 in the UK, apps being developed and downloaded by the bucket load and not a firewall in sight – your data, both personal & business is vulnerable.