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SUMMARY:Innovation Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to be partnering with the UWE Bristol Business School to co-host the new Bristol Innovation Breakfasts\, a series of monthly networking sessions aimed at companies and other local businesses keen to collaborate with the UWE. \nKeen to build new university connections across the Bristol Business School\, the Engineering School or the School of Applied Sciences at UWE Bristol? Or perhaps you’re looking to kickstart new R&D projects with UWE academics? Or even to initiate ongoing business consultancy projects with UWE’s student body? \nAt our monthly Innovation Breakfasts\, you’ll hear about new ways to collaborate with UWE Bristol\, meet potential academic advisors\, other businesses across the region\, and learn how to set up new university-partnered innovation projects. \nA light breakfast of pastries and refreshments will be provided and there will be plenty of opportunity for networking. If you would like to attend\, please complete the registration form below by no later than 25 April 2024.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/innovation-breakfast/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240502T133000
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SUMMARY:Bid Writing Surgery with Katie Gough
DESCRIPTION:Do you need a helping hand with your bid writing? Katie Gough from Bid Professionals will be on-site at Future Space on the afternoon of Thursday 2 May to offer 1:1 advice on how to hone your skills. \nBid Professionals offers research and development\, economic development\, business growth\, and innovation consultancy. Specialising in securing grant funding\, they support organisations seeking to develop innovative products\, services\, and support programmes. \nThey offer a whole life-cycle service\, covering funding guidance\, project design\, market research\, proposal submission and programme management. \nTheir professionals are experts in the funding landscape and will work hand-in-hand with you to manage\, write and complete your application process\, maximising your changes of success. \nIf you would like to book in a 30-minute session with Katie\, please reserve your spot and Future Space Assistant Innovation Manager\, Vikki O’Brien\, will reach out to you with a timeslot.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/bid-writing-surgery-with-katie-gough/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Curie Meeting Room
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240502T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240502T180000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Beer and Pizza Social - Sponsored by Hayes Parsons
DESCRIPTION:Please come along to our ever-popular Beer and Pizza social evening\, this month sponsored by insurance superstars Hayes Parsons. \nAs a truly independent insurance broker Hayes Parsons places their clients at the centre of everything they do. They distinguish themselves as a trusted partner and an acknowledged leader in each of their specialist fields\, and provide their employees with the resources to achieve their full potential. \nDon’t forget to register on our Eventbrite link so that we can make sure that there is enough food and drink to go around!
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/monthly-beer-and-pizza-social-sponsored-by-hayes-parsons/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240508T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240508T210000
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SUMMARY:Silicon Gorge In-Person Pitching Event
DESCRIPTION:Future Space are proud to announce that we will be hosting the Silicon Gorge in-person semi-final for their pitching competition from 5pm on Wednesday 8 May. \nSilicon Gorge is the most established Investor Pitching event in the South West\, bringing together the best of the South West’s Tech & Creative companies looking for early stage and growth investment to pitch to a room full of interested investors in June.\nTonight we’ll see 12 of the companies\, who will be pitching to our panel of expert judges\, with a second one being held online. \nIf you’d like to see some fantastic pitches from some great early stage companies covering all aspects of tech from healthtech\, fintech\, media & VR to sportstech – this is the place for you. \nThere will be some friendly drinks\, as well as beers\, pizzas & networking post pitches\, so register your place at the Eventbrite link.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/silicon-gorge-in-person-pitching-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240514T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240514T190000
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SUMMARY:The Future of Leadership\, Making the Culture Connection
DESCRIPTION:In a world of constant change\, one thing remains certain: the future will differ from today’s. We invite you to tap into your curiosity as we discuss “The Future of Leadership: Making the Culture Connection”.\nJoin us in this engaging panel discussion as we explore the crucial link between people\, leadership and the culture they create. Together we’ll explore: \n\nWhat’s love got to do with it? Explore the profound impact of compassion and love in leadership with Yvonne Thompson\, who will shed light on how cultivating a culture of love can transform businesses and drive accountability\, ownership and success.\nDive into neuroscience with Dr. Carlos Davidovich as he shares the five-brain concept and its implications for leadership in an ever-evolving world.\nEngage in an open Q&A session. A golden opportunity to share your ideas\, fire up your questions\, and share your unique perspectives. Your ideas have the power to transform the way we lead.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/the-future-of-leadership-making-the-culture-connection/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240521T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240521T113000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
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SUMMARY:Future Space Monthly Coffee Morning - Sponsored by WOMAG
DESCRIPTION:Coffee morning returns on Tuesday 21 May from 10am in the main networking area\, this month sponsored by WOMAG. \nNo need to register\, just show up – we look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/future-space-monthly-coffee-morning/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240522T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240522T130000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn with Sophie James from SafeHR
DESCRIPTION:Grab a sandwich and join us for a Lunch and Learn with Sophia James from SafeHR as she covers such topics as: \n\nYou’re ready to hire your first employee – what next?\nEmployee handbooks – what should they contain?\nPerformance management\nEmployee retention\n\nBring along your HR queries – there will be plenty of time for questions at the end. \nLight refreshments will be provided
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/lunch-and-learn-with-sophie-james-from-safehr/
LOCATION:Future Space Guppy Meeting Room
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240604T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240604T113000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
CREATED:20240520T120018Z
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SUMMARY:Bid-writing Roadshow: BRISTOL
DESCRIPTION:Innovaction Global is taking to the road for its first ever Innovation Roadshow. Our third stop is Bristol. \nInnovation involves challenging the status quo\, thinking outside the box\, and taking calculated risks to drive progress and achieve breakthrough outcomes. \nInnovate UK grants provide opportunities for UK businesses to drive growth by innovating\, developing novel and enhanced products\, processes\, or services. \nJoin Monika Dabrowska\, the Director of Innovaction Global and a Monitoring Service Provider at Innovate UK\, for an exclusive Innovation Roadshow workshop where she will share valuable tools and three key insights to look at when writing grant applications. \n\nIdentifying Project Problem\nFostering Innovation\nEvaluating Project Impact\n\nMonika will also unveil her 10 Top Tips for preparing a successful Innovate UK proposal\, increasing your chances of securing funding. \nMake your funding journey less worrying and join our interactive workshop at the Future Space Bristol where we will provide more information and answer any questions you may have. \nWho should attend?\nThis workshop is ideal for individuals who are new to Innovate UK funding\, as well as those who already have some experience and are looking to enhance their grant application skills. \nThe event is aimed at senior management of: \n\nInnovative businesses\nCurrently engaged in or planning R&D projects\nInterested in applying for Innovate UK grants in the near future.\n\nRegistration opens from 9:30am. There will be refreshments throughout the event. \nPlaces are limited to 15 attendees; an early response is recommended.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/innovation-roadshow-bristol/
LOCATION:Future Space
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240605T074500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240605T090000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
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SUMMARY:Innovation Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our next Bristol Innovation Breakfast\, our brand new collaborative university-business event series run in partnership between the Bristol Business School and Future Space. \n\nKeen to build new university connections at UWE Bristol?\nOr perhaps you’re looking to kickstart new collaborative R&D projects with UWE academics?\nOr even to initiate business-focused consultancy projects with UWE’s student body?\n\n  \nAt our next Bristol Innovation Breakfast\, taking place on Wednesday 5th June\, 07.45-09.00am\, you’ll hear from Professor Ramin Amali\, Dean and Head of the Engineering School at UWE Bristol. Ramin will give a short overview of the Engineering School’s approach to working with businesses\, be it to help solve commercial problems using engineering design skills or support environmental challenges through engineering technologies and maker and repair skills. \nA light breakfast of pastries and refreshments will be provided\, and there will even be a chance to tour the Engineering School’s industry-leading technical facilities\, which include CNC machining\, a composites lab and a VR cave! \nTo register\, please use the booking link below: \nhttps://lnkd.in/eY-b3u38
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/innovation-breakfast-2/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240606T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240606T190000
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SUMMARY:AI South West Meetup
DESCRIPTION:The next AI South West meetup takes place at Future Space\, Bristol\, on 6 June 4-7pm. \nJoin in to hear from industry-leading professionals and gain insight into the exciting world of artificial intelligence and machine learning. \nYou’ll hear from: \n\nLindsay Scott – Chief Product Officer at Polecat Intelligence\nBronwyn Kunhardt – CoFounder and CoCEO at Polecat\nRoss Pepperell – Founder of Apt Automations\nAlex Weir – Weir Consulting\n\nWith more speaker announcements coming soon. \nExpect pizza and beer!
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/10395/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240613T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240613T183000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
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SUMMARY:Beer and Pizza Social Event
DESCRIPTION:Please grab a slice of pizza and a drink with the Future Space community whilst you admire the refreshed Networking Area! \nPlease sign up at the Eventbrite Link
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/beer-and-pizza-social-event/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240618T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240618T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
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SUMMARY:Applied Sciences Mixer Event
DESCRIPTION:Keen to meet applied sciences academics from across UWE and develop collaborate R&D or student projects? Then join us on Tuesday 18th June at 3pm in the Networking Area. The School of Applied Sciences – its academics and management team – will all be coming over to Future Space to learn about the kinds of businesses based here and where the opportunities to collaborate and innovate really are. \n\nMeet with academics from across biological and biomedical science\, biosensing technology\, forensics and more.\nLearn about new models of forming collaborate projects between your company and UWE’s academics.\nBuild relationships with the school’s management team ahead of student internship opportunities.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/applied-sciences-mixer-event/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240628T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240628T153000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
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SUMMARY:MedTech: Co-Design and Networking with The Royal Academy of Engineering
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) programme supports talented entrepreneurs from around the globe to turn their engineering innovations into impactful\, sustainable businesses. \nPlease join us as we welcome five LIF Awardees who have travelled from across the globe to Future Space to share ideas and find out more about the MedTech ecosystem in The West. \nThe day will consist of: \n8:30am – Networking Breakfast \n9:30am – Interactive workshop – Co-Design: building collaboration into your innovation with an introduction from Sanjoy Shah\, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at Southmead Hospital) \nMidday – Lunch with be provided \n1pm – Pitch your healthtech business to our panel from the local ecosystem and hear pitches from our international entrepreneurs \n3pm Optional tours of Health Tech Hub\, Bristol Robotics Lab and Future Space \n4pm Close \n\n\n\n\nOur pitching panel judges \n\nRichard Luxton (Institute of Bio Sensing / Medilink SW / Director of Heath Tech Hub UWE)\nAlex Leach (Health Innovations West of England)\nSanjoy Shah\, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust)\nKat Thackray (One Health Tech Bristol / Mace & Mentor)\n\nIf you would like to pitch your health tech idea alongside our 5 international entrepreneurs\, please contact tquan-nicholls@oxin.co.uk. Places are limited. \n\n\n\n\nWho is this event for? \nPlease sign up if you are \n\nan innovator in healthtech\, medtech or deeptech\na health professional with an interest in innovation\na professional working to support the healthtech ecosytem\nan academic working in collaboration with businesses\, clinicians and patient care\nkeen to make international links to innovators\, academics\, businesses and providers\n\nThis event is by invitation only – please contact tquan-nicholls@oxin.co.uk if you would like to discuss attending.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/medtech-co-design-and-networking-with-the-royal-academy-of-engineering/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241106T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241106T103000
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SUMMARY:📱 Building a Better Business
DESCRIPTION:What does it take to grow a better\, more purposeful business? 🤔 \nAccording to The Future Kind Collective\, a consultancy working to create a world where all people get to work for kinder\, fairer\, better designed companies\, ‘80% of startups fail when they scale. Why? The tough truth? Because when rapid team growth outpaces your original culture\, values and mission\, your startup kinda dies.’ \nIf this sentiment rings true\, then join us at Innovate Together: The Breakfast\, Future Space – Bristol‘s monthly networking event. 👇 \n📱 Building a Better Business: Wednesday 6 November\, 09.00-10.30am \nSharing approaches to becoming B-Corp and building a company culture amidst growth\, our October breakfast brings together speakers from Business On Purpose\, The Future Kind Collective and Smithsmith to explore new perspectives and insight into what it takes to scale a business – and do so with purpose as a force for good. \nYou’ll also hear from the Research\, Business & Innovation Team at UWE Bristol\, announcing new opportunities to engage with professional development in this area. \nConfirmed speakers: \n\nAndy Hawkins (Business on Purpose)\nEmily Morgan (Supersmith)\nAlicia Grimes (The Future Kind)
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/%f0%9f%93%b1-building-a-better-business/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241107T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241107T133000
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SUMMARY:ISL Talent - Getting your first 10 hires right
DESCRIPTION:Join Freya Pearce from ISL Talent as she comes to Future Space to discuss the top tips and pitfalls of making your first few hires. \nAre you hiring role-by-role or struggling to see past the short-term? \nDo you want to attract the top talent but are unsure about how to make yourself stand out \nAre you afraid of the consequences of a bad hire? \nThen you’re not alone. \nAs a founder on a mission\, the impact of getting your first few hires right (or wrong!) is substantial. So much of your capital will go on your people\, but money alone isn’t a guarantee on getting the right talent. \nThere are many challenges when it comes to hiring and retaining talent\, so we have designed this workshop to help address some of the common ones. You’ll be guided you through practical advice to help you optimise your early hiring strategy; what to do in preparation\, keeping a marketing mindset\, and how to retain the right people once you have them.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/isl-talent-getting-your-first-10-hires-right/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Hawking Meeting Room\, UWE North Gate\, Bristol\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241107T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241107T183000
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SUMMARY:Future Space Beer and Pizza Social - 7 November
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Beer and Pizza event will take place on Thursday 7th November from 4pm – a great chance to catch up with the Future Space community! If you would like to come\, please register on our Eventbrite link so that we can make sure that there is enough food and drink to go around. \nThis month\, the sponsors will be Solid Solutions who will also be running a demo session in Hawking Meeting room from 2pm on the day: \nJoin the Solid Solutions Team for an exciting SOLIDWORKS demonstration\, where you’ll discover the power of SOLIDWORKS CAD\, Visualize (SOLIDWORKS rendering engine) and Simulation to bring your ideas to life! Whether you’re a startup or looking to scale\, SOLIDWORKS offers cutting-edge tools for product design\, realistic 3D renderings\, and performance simulations that save time and reduce costs. See first hand how these features can streamline your workflow\, enhance decision-making\, and give your company a competitive edge in product development. \nPlease go along to the demo and find out about how they can help your business\, or say hello to them at the social event.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/future-space-beer-and-pizza-social-7-november/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241126T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
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SUMMARY:CFO Centre – how could a superstar fractional CFO turbo charge your business?
DESCRIPTION:Working with many Start-up and Scale-up businesses our CFOs are adept at giving Founders and CEOs the strategic financial insights that enable a future vision to be realised. This could be thorough Identifying and Mitigating Risk\, Raising Investment or other Funding\, Modelling and Mapping the Business plan with a financial eye and assisting with a Sale or Exit Strategy at the right time. Come and meet with our CFOs and hear how this has happened with some of our existing clients and how we could do the same for you. \nProfiles: \nJames Puttick: James Puttick \nRicki Critchell: Ricki Critchell
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/cfo-centre-how-could-a-superstar-fractional-cfo-turbo-charge-your-business/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241128T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241128T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T113903
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SUMMARY:Oxford Innovation Sessions: A New Series of Talks from Tech Leaders
DESCRIPTION:A new initiative designed to bring industry-leading insights to local businesses has officially launched. The Oxford Innovation Sessions\, a series of six exclusive talks\, will feature experts from top companies including Microsoft\, Barclays\, and Oxford Innovation Finance\, covering cutting-edge topics in Artificial Intelligence\, Business Development\, Marketing\, and more. \nThe Oxford Innovation Sessions aim to address some of the most pressing challenges faced by businesses today\, from securing financing and leveraging new technologies\, to navigating the evolving digital marketing landscape. \nThe Oxford Innovation Sessions will run from now until March 2025\, with events exclusively available to Oxford Innovation Space customers. \nEach session will feature a 30-minute talk from a leading expert followed by interactive Q&A\, all streamed live online. The first event\, “Developing Intelligent Solutions with AI and Unlocking GPT’s Power”\, will be led by Michael Gillett & Paul Veck from Microsoft on Thursday\, November 28th. You can sign up for this event here. \nThe session will provide valuable insights into securing funding from angel investors and venture capitalists\, a critical topic for startups and growing businesses. \nMore sessions\, featuring additional high-profile speakers\, will be announced in the coming weeks\, so keep an eye for new events posted here.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/oxford-innovation-sessions-a-new-series-of-talks-from-tech-leaders/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241128T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241128T130000
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SUMMARY:Meet Mike Madden from DASA - Curie Meeting Room
DESCRIPTION:This week we will be joined by Mike Madden from the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to speak about how DASA works and how you might want to get involved. Please see a brief outline below from Mike to see if this is something which is relevant to your company / innovation. \nWhat DASA does \n\nThe 2 main funding opportunities DASA has that may be of interest to you are our Open and Themed competition channels. From the DASA homepage you can select the ‘Apply for funding’ tab on the top right to navigate to information on our Open (innovator push) and Themed (customer pull) competitions.\nThe Open competition cycles throughout the year and welcomes essentially any ideas that are of relevance to defence or security. For the Open competition\, full details are on our Open Call webpage. The main caveat is that any project we fund needs to conclude at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6.\nThemed competitions are demand-led activities and are time bounded. However\, their expectations in terms of project value\, target TRL and funding limits do vary\, and may sometimes be more appealing regarding early-stages research than the Open Call generally is. Also\, DASA will almost certainly periodically get Themed competitions that would be of interest to you.\nThe Innovation Focus Areas (IFA) are notionally a sub-set of the Open Call\, and have common opening and closing dates\, but in reality\, you should think of them as a bit like a ‘Themed Competition Lite’. In common with Themed they are topical and their requirements with regards to target TRL\, project duration and costs will vary according to the needs of the IFA sponsors. However\, they differ from most Themed Competitions in that they are normally open for a number of cycles\, once again as required by the customer.\nCurrently\, DASA has only one IFA open but in the past have had up to 4 open at any given time.\nKeep an eye on any DASA opportunities by either setting up an alert to the website posts or by signing up to the DASA mail list.\n\nIdeas Market Place\nPlease be aware of the Defence Innovation website. A number of organisations in the defence innovation ecosystem are signposted here\, with some high-level descriptions of what they do. From this page you can also get to the new Ideas Marketplace and Collaboration Finder\, which broadens the visibility of companies and their ideas to cross-government stakeholders and others in industry. This will enable you to seek out potential collaborations\, but also allow others to find you. This is a new service\, and the content is still growing\, but I would certainly recommend you consider registering. It is worth you being aware that a company can have multiple registrants\, perhaps based on the technical or business divisions the individuals come from within the company. \nDefence Innovation Loans\nDASA manages a Defence Innovation Loans (DIL) scheme too. DASA and Innovate UK Loans Ltd (Innovate UK) are working together to offer this competition. This service provides an opportunity for single small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with solutions to Defence themed problems to apply for a Defence Innovation Loan of between £100\,000 and £2 million with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum. This loan can be used to cover up to 100% of eligible project costs to aid the commercialisation of the solution. \nEMR\nIn addition to working with DASA you could take a look at directly working with the various Defence Science and Technology Laboratory programmes (Dstl). The work ranges from low technology readiness\, proof of concept\, projects\, all the way to applied technologies for specific capability programmes. General information on working with Dstl can be found here\, and there is a particularly useful digest on the various opportunities\, by technical and environmental discipline\, here. From the main landing page you can navigate to the main extant EMR frameworks that are currently in place\, here. I might also suggest taking a look at RCloud\, as this is used to help match customer needs with supplier research capabilities too. Also\, on this page you can find a some details on published work completed by Dstl. \nAbout Mike Madden\nMike is the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) regional Innovation Partner for the South West of England. \nMike’s role is to work with network\, academic and industry organisations\, and individuals in the local innovation ecosystem to offer advice on DASA opportunities\, to foster collaboration and partnering between innovators\, and to provide guidance on how to work with DASA\, as well as defence and security more widely. Mike talks to individuals from companies on a daily basis\, and also presents at regional and national events\, both in person and on-line\, on a weekly basis. \nMike’s earlier careers in both the Royal Air Force and latterly in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have given him a wealth of experience and knowledge in defence and security capability management\, acquisition\, and cutting edge science and technology. \nIn the Royal Air Force\, he specialised in guided weapon systems and force protection and spent the latter part of his career specialising in defence procurement in a variety of staff and programme management roles. Since joining Dstl in 2009\, he has been in a variety of technical\, programme management and leadership roles\, including a 2-year loan to HQ Army as a Science Advisor for combat aviation.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/meet-mike-madden-from-dasa-curie-meeting-room/
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SUMMARY:CFO Centre – how could a superstar fractional CFO turbo charge your business?
DESCRIPTION:This week\, James Puttick and Ricki Critchell from CFO Centre will be coming in to discuss how getting a fractional CFO can improve your business. Please see an outline of the session below: \nCFO Centre – how could a superstar fractional CFO turbo charge your business?  \nWorking with many Start-up and Scale-up businesses our CFOs are adept at giving Founders and CEOs the strategic financial insights that enable a future vision to be realised. This could be thorough Identifying and Mitigating Risk\, Raising Investment or other Funding\, Modelling and Mapping the Business plan with a financial eye and assisting with a Sale or Exit Strategy at the right time. Come and meet with our CFOs and hear how this has happened with some of our existing clients and how we could do the same for you. \n Profiles: \nJames Puttick: James Puttick \nRicki Critchell: Ricki Critchell
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/cfo-centre-how-could-a-superstar-fractional-cfo-turbo-charge-your-business-2/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Curie Meeting Room
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SUMMARY:Future Space Christmas Quiz!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, 5th December from 4:00 PM in the main networking area for some food\, drinks\, and even music. We recommend teams of up to six players\, but this is just a guideline to keep things fair. The quiz will kick off at 4:45 PM\, so be ready! \nThis year’s quiz is loosely based on Trivial Pursuit\, featuring rounds on Science & Nature\, Entertainment\, Geography\, History\, Art & Literature\, a picture round\, and a Christmas round. We’re thrilled to have leading local IP experts\, Withers & Rogers\, as our sponsors this year. They will be present at the quiz and act as neutral judges if needed. \nWe encourage everyone to wear their best (or worst!) Christmas jumpers\, as there might be a prize for the most festive attire! \nAdditionally\, we are supporting the Salvation Army ‘Be a Star’ Christmas appeal. This initiative helps provide gifts and food for those who might otherwise have nothing under their tree on Christmas Day in Bristol. We will be collecting donations on the night\, big or small. If you’d prefer to donate gifts for children aged 0-18\, you can drop them off in the Networking Area. These will be collected on Friday\, 6th December by Andy our amazing Future Space cleaner and Salvation Army volunteer. Suitable gifts include art and craft kits\, LEGO\, dolls\, cars\, jigsaws\, shape sorters\, gift sets etc.\, as long as they are brand new and in original packaging. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated. \nPlease do register at this Eventbrite link so we have enough mince pies to go around!
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/future-space-christmas-quiz/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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SUMMARY:Creating Purpose Driven\, Values Based Cultures with Lee Norris from Change Innovators
DESCRIPTION:This week\, Lee Norris from Change Innovators will be coming along to speak to us about Creating Purpose Driven\, Values Based Cultures. Please see an outline of the session below: \nWhen companies are small\, and growth starts to happen\, cultures start to develop and sometimes these can become strange and unwieldy.  At the start it was all about our making a difference through innovating\, developing products and getting funding and suddenly\, its all about people.  At Change Innovators we call this the Accidental Culture. \nTwo people can create a culture and when your company grows from 2 to 10 and then to 80+ people the dynamics of leadership\, people and behaviour can either enable or get in the way of progress.    Thinking about this early and taking a few simple steps can set you up for what we call an Intentional Culture\, one where everyone takes account for their own behaviour and actions. \nIn this presentation I’ll talk to you more about what we mean and how to create high performing cultures based on the Science of Being Human.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/creating-purpose-driven-values-based-cultures-with-lee-norris-from-change-innovators/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Hawking Meeting Room\, UWE North Gate\, Bristol\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Unlock Funding Opportunities with Barclays Demo Directory
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite you to the next Oxford Innovation Space Sessions event. \n“Unlock Funding Opportunities with Barclays Demo Directory” with Mark Walker and Alistair Drew-Yeates from Barclays Eagle Labs. \nThis exclusive session will teach you how to showcase your business to attractive investors and introduce you to Demo Directly. You will get to hear success stories from founders who have used the platform\, and discover key insights about investor engagement and funding trends. \nDate: 22nd Jan\nTime: 11:00am – 1:00pm\nLocation: Live stream via LinkedIn & YouTube \nPlease register your place here\, and we look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/unlock-funding-opportunities-with-barclays-demo-directory/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:MediWales goes West...
DESCRIPTION:MediWales and Medilink South West are excited to announce our BioWales in Bristol event on 23rd January\, hosted at Future Space. \nThis unique occasion will bring together Businesses\, Investors and NHS Innovation Leads from Wales and the South West to strengthen collaborative partnerships and explore opportunities for growth. \nThe day will feature a range of sessions on key topics\, including: \n\nFunding across Wales and South West\nSupport available for start-ups\nInvestor relations\nBusiness showcases\nClinical access & research opportunities\nManufacturing capabilities\n\nIf you would like to read more about the BioWales in Bristol event\, please click here. \nBioWales is free to all members of MediWales and partner organisations. MediWales and Medilink South West members can register to attend here. \nIf you would like to join us as a non-member\, to find out more\, or to get involved in the programme\, please contact us here.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/mediwales-goes-west/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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SUMMARY:Innovate Together: The Breakfast – ‘The Ethics of Emerging Technology'
DESCRIPTION:Future Space’s monthly breakfast event for driving university-partnered innovation between high-tech businesses\, UWE Bristol and partners. \nThe Ethics of Emerging Technology \nConfirmed speakers: \n\nKarin Rudolph (Collective Intelligence)\nNiall Keane (UWE Bristol)\nBasil Omar & Nhi Ho (UWE Bristol)\n\nAI ethics\, data privacy\, sustainability in tech and the social impact of innovation are all questions that tech startups and scale-ups are grappling with more than ever. But what are the critical strategies and considerations that businesses should be aware of to help navigate the new ethical challenges shaping our rapidly evolving digital world? \nSharing latest insight\, including research funded by the National Composities Centre\, our January breakfast brings together industry and academic speakers from the Collective Intelligence and across the University of the West of England. We’ll be sharing findings from the AI Readiness Report\, a recent document looking into the the ethical support needed for businesses to adopt AI technology to deliver business benefits\, and will also hear from the Research\, Business & Innovation team at UWE Bristol with some of the last opportunities to benefit from professional development\, skills training and student collaboration projects in the area of ethics\, AI and emerging technology innovation.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/innovate-together-the-breakfast-the-ethics-of-emerging-technology/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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SUMMARY:Future Space Beer and Pizza Social - 6th February
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Beer and Pizza event will take place on Thursday 6th February from 4pm \nOur monthly Beer and Pizza event will take place on Thursday 6th February from 4pm – a great chance to catch up with the Future Space community! \nThis month\, the sponsors will be Vidiia who will also be running a demo session in the main Networking area from 4pm on the day: \nJoin one of Future Space’s newest members – Vidiia! In this session you will discover how their mission centres on developing innovative technologies that address real-world challenges in infectious disease control on a global scale. \nPlease attend the event and find out about how they can help your business!
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/future-space-beer-and-pizza-social-6th-february/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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SUMMARY:Business Partner Coffee Morning: Introducing Countex
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special coffee morning on Thursday 13th February at 10am\, to introduce a new Business Partner: Countex. \nServing as our hand-picked\, formally recommended advisors for their sector\, Future Space Business Partners will support our entire community of trailblazing tech companies with their business needs\, granted full use of our networking area and meeting rooms to facilitate 1-1 sessions with all our companies. \nWe are delighted to announce Countex Finance Ltd as a new Business Partner for the Finance & Accountancy sector. Countex are an outsourced finance function and CFO\, specialising in science and technology-led companies. https://countex.io/ \nPlease attend the event to find out how they can help your business!
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/business-partner-coffee-morning-introducing-countex/
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SUMMARY:International Women’s Day Innovation Together Breakfast at Future Space!
DESCRIPTION:Future Space’s monthly breakfast event for driving university-partnered innovation between high-tech businesses\, UWE Bristol and partners. \nJoin us for a special International Women’s Day Innovation Together Breakfast at Future Space! \nThis International Women’s Day\, we’re celebrating the brilliant women scientists and innovators shaping the future at Future Space! Join us for a breakfast networking event filled with inspiring stories\, meaningful connections\, and a spotlight on the incredible contributions of women in science\, technology\, and innovation. Hear from pioneering women scientists based at Future Space\, connect with like-minded professionals over coffee & pastries and explore ways to champion diversity in STEM. \nLet’s come together to celebrate achievements\, share experiences\, and inspire the next generation of women in science.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/international-womens-day-innovation-together-breakfast-at-future-space/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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SUMMARY:Future Space Beer and Pizza Social - 6th March
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Beer and Pizza event will take place on Thursday 6th March from 4pm – a great chance to catch up with the Future Space community! \nThis month\, the sponsors will be Avnet Silica who will also be running a demo session in the main Networking area from 4pm on the day: \nAvnet Silica – The Engineers of Evolution \nAvnet Silica helps thousands of businesses across EMEA bring secure\, intelligent\, and connected products to market. If you’re developing a complete edge to cloud concept\, working on a new design or facing complex supply chain issues\, our experts are here to support you every step of the way\, or whenever you need us. \nJoin us to exchange ideas and connect with industry peers; and see how Avnet Silica could help your business.
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/future-space-beer-and-pizza-social-6th-march/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Networking Area
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SUMMARY:Favourite AI Tools - Show and Tell!
DESCRIPTION:With the millions of AI applications now out there\, please bring along your favourite to share with the group to help spread the love! \nAs part of rethinking our Innovation Forum\, we are developing some of our regular lunchtime sessions into Peer-to-Peer Themed Sessions – the idea is that we set up a group which is interested in specific topics to share best practice. You do not need to be founder! This should widen participation so that our sessions are relevant to those working on these areas of the business. \nTime: noon – 1pm Thursday 13th March \nWhere: Hawking Meeting Room\, Future Space \nWhat: Bring your favourite AI tools and share ideas on how to streamline your workload. We are starting to use off-the-shelf AI tools to write bids\, do market research\, produce images\, generate video content\, automate and document information. We have all developed techniques to prompt and check AI – this is a space for us to share this new work practice. \nDISCUSSION LEAD: Nhi Ho – AI researcher at UWE
URL:https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/favourite-ai-tools-show-and-tell/
LOCATION:Future Space\, Hawking Meeting Room\, UWE North Gate\, Bristol\, United Kingdom
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