Connect with innovation leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders from across the UK at this year’s UK Innovation Districts Group Summit at the Impact Hub, London Euston, 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3DX (what3words location: ///hush.exact.input). Together, we’ll explore how to drive investment, develop future-ready skills, and build stronger partnerships across innovation districts.
10.00 – 10.30 Registration and networking
10.30 – 10.45 Welcome
- Emma Frost, Chair, UK Innovation Districts Group
10.45 – 11.30 Collaboration and partnerships: What’s the secret behind Innovation Districts and why they are so popular?
- Chair: Gemma Carpenter, Vice-Chair, UK Innovation Districts Group
- Jodie Eastwood, Chief Executive, Knowledge Quarter London
- Stephen Jones, Director, Core Cities UK
- Matt Mason, Head of Urban Innovation & Skills, The Crown Estate
11.30 – 11.45 From Insight to Action: The Role of Innovation Districts in delivering the Industry Strategy
During this keynote and following panel the Unlocking UK Innovation Districts to accelerate Industrial Strategy outcomes paper will be discussed and referenced.
- Tom Bridges, Director, UK Government Business Leader, ARUP
11.45 – 12.45 Investing in innovation: unlocking growth via Innovation Districts
- Chair: Emma Frost, Chair, UK Innovation Districts Group
- Emily Robson, Assistant CEO, KQ Liverpool
- Natalie Gasson-McKinley MBE, Senior Manager, Policy and Strategy, British Business Bank
- Alan Welby, Managing Director Local Growth, Connected Places Catapult
12.45 – 13.30 Networking lunch
13.30 – 13.45 Empowering the Next Generation: Youth Entrepreneurship as a Driver of Innovation
During this keynote and following panel the UK Innovation Districts Group Entrepreneurial Skills Report will be discussed and referenced.
- Eamon Banerjee, Consultant, Urban Foresight
13.45 – 14.45 Skills, Startups, and Districts: Shaping the Future of Youth Entrepreneurship
- Chair: Vasant Chari, Director of Regional and Local Growth, Connected Places Catapult
- Alisdair Gunn, Director, Glasgow City Innovation District
- Charlie Charlton, Community Engagement Manager, Newcastle Helix
- Phil Smith CBE, Chair, Skills England
- Professor Hanifa Shah OBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Enterprise, Engagement and STEAM, Birmingham City University
14.45 – 15.00 Closing comments
- Emma Frost, Chair, UK Innovation Districts Group
15.00 – 16.00 Networking drinks