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The Journey of Innovation for Business: Navigating the Future

Innovation is the cornerstone of business growth and staying competitive in today’s rapidly changing markets.

Join us for this session where we will celebrate and explore the journey that organisations take to foster a culture of creativity, adaptability and forward-thinking to ensure sustainable growth.

Overview

Join us at the Peak Edge Hotel for breakfast before we delve into this session, where we will hear from business leaders who have gone through the innovation lifecycle and understand what support is available to begin your journey. Key topics will include:

- Understanding the stages of innovation: from idea to execution
- Building an innovation-driven company culture
- Understand the business support ecosystem
- How to overcome common obstacles that hinder growth
- Leveraging technology to accelerate innovative practices
- Real-world case studies of businesses that successfully embraced innovation

Agenda (more topics to be confirmed):

- Welcome from Cllr Barry Lewis, Council Leader, Cabinet Member - Strategic Leadership, Culture, Tourism and Climate Change, Derbyshire County Council

- Business Case Study #1: Tim Telford, CEO Devtank - hear Devtank’s journey, why innovation is important, challenges and opportunities of funding such activity

- The opportunities innovation brings to business and an overview of the support Innovate UK provides – James Silverward, Regional Manager, East Midlands
Innovate UK

- Overview of the current R&D Tax Credit system and how it can support Innovation – Darryl Hoy, Technical Director, Shorts

- What’s new in innovation – University of Derby

- Q&A Panel

Whether you're a startup seeking to disrupt the market, an established organisation looking to evolve or someone who has an idea for a new business solution or product, this session is for you.

Outcome

Why attend?

- Gain practical strategies to integrate innovation into your business processes
- Learn from industry leaders and innovation experts
- Network with like-minded professionals committed to advancing business success

This event is available for: Anybody

21st March 2025

9:30am - 12:15pm

In-Person

Peak Edge Hotel, Chesterfield, S45 0LW

FREE

Members must Sign in / Register to purchase member only tickets

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*All our business prices are excluding VAT at 20%.

For further information on this event, please contact The Policy Team on 0333 320 0333 or email policy@emc-dnl.co.uk

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