Aston Science Park - Technology Investment Forum

Technology Investment Forum

Date:	15th & 16th October 2008
Venue:	Photonics Cluster (UK) Arena at Stoneleigh Exhibition Halls
Event:	Photonex, The Photonics Show
Time:	9.00am-5pm

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Technology Investment Forum: The UK's Partnering Event for Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Developers and Investors.

The inaugural Technology Investment Forum (TIF) is organised in association with the Photonics Cluster (UK), based at Aston Science Park, and is sponsored by the Photonics KTN and Harrison Goddard Foote. This seminar programme complements other activities such as one-to-one meetings, live demos, IP clinics (run by Harrison Goddard Foote) and an evening dinner featuring former 'Dragon' Doug Richard as keynote speaker.

This event will be of interest to all members of the Science, Engineering and Photonics communities - particularly investors, innovators, businesses and the UK’s research community. The Forum will feature an innovation and demonstration area with over a dozen UK Universities and SMEs bringing their best-of-breed technologies to the show.

The one-day Innovation & Investment Business Seminar Program, includes speakers ranging from investors to IP specialists and technologists, is all about learning the skills associated with setting up a business, commercialization of technologies coming out of your organisation, how to fund a Start-up, leveraging value from your IP and hearing all about resources available for commercialization of your ideas.

We are offering this high level comprehensive programme without a fee, in the hope that you will feel able to grasp this opportunity to come along to hear our speakers share their knowledge and to meet us.

Agenda:

Time:	Speaker:	Details:
10.00		Exhibition doors open, visit to the Innovation exhibits from UK and Ireland universities.
10.25	Alex Clarke Photonics Cluster (UK)	Welcome & Introduction
10:30	Alistair Wilson Photonics KTN	Show me the Money Alastair is the Director of the Photonics Knowledge Transfer Network an organisation established to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from the UK’s research base in Photonics to business.
10:50	Henry Hyde Thomson Anglo Scientific	The Challenge of Turning Photons into Money Henry Hyde-Thomson is the Chairman of Anglo Scientific, a private equity firm specialising in start-ups.
11:10	Ron Petersen Longbow	The Funding Gap: Investing in Early Stage Technology Ron Petersen is a co-founder of Longbow and is responsible for identifying new business opportunities and assisting their corporate development.
11:30	Richard Atkinson Second Mile	*The Catch 22 of Funding Your Business for Growth*
11:50	Mark Yeadon Harrison Goddard Foote	*Intellectual Property: Profits, Perils and Pitfalls* Mark Yeadon’s practice spans the areas of engineering, physics and materials science. He handles a range of subject matter including materials science, advanced electronics and telecommunications, mechanical and structural engineering, nanotechnology, scientific equipment and computer software.
12:10	Simon Davies Grant Thornton	Point Source Case Study Simon leads the Corporate Finance team in Southampton, specialising in disposals of owner -managed businesses, MBOs and MBIs.
12:30	Richard Hanson Advantage West Midlands	*RDA Funding Opportunities*
12.50		Lunch Break, networking and exhibition
14:00	John Danvers PERA	PERA
14:20	Michael Knight, Specialist Manufacturing Advisor	*Business Support for West Midlands Manufacturing Companies.* Michael Knight is an experienced Process and Lean manufacturing specialist with 35 years industry experience in Aerospace, Automotive, and Architectural Hardware environments. Michael worked on collaborative design and manufacturing ventures with International partners and was comprehensively trained by a US Company in implementing Lean manufacturing techniques and processes, which he has used successfully in improving both the profitability and operational capabilities of a number of UK companies.
14:50		Close of meeting

16.30	Executive Discussion Forum – ‘Industry Perspectives: Market direction and opportunities for the UK’.
	In this lively session, industry executives from companies exhibiting at the event, between them having many years of experience, share their views on current issues facing the photonics market. Their thoughts regarding future opportunities, innovations and applications will be discussed, with particular reference to - opportunities for the UK.

The Technology Investment Forum presents an occasion to network with decision makers from finance, academia and the Photonics industry together with the opportunity to meet on a one-to-one basis with people of complementary expertise.

Want to attend? This event is free. Registration for Photonex08 includes access to the TIF running concurrently on 15th October 2008.

Photonics Cluster (UK) and Aston Science Park will be available throughout the show

Photonex, The Photonics Show: 15th - 16th October 2008

Photonex08 is The UK’s Premier Photonics Event.

The most important opportunity in 2008 to meet UK buyers. Its diverse subject matter makes it unique in the UK. PHOTONEX is where serious buyers visit to compare, contrast and source products and services – and solve problems.

PHOTONEX comprises 135 exhibitors, 500 represented companies offering products in 350 product categories. It also includes the launch of the West Midlands Photonics Strategy and an extensive seminar programme, including ‘Innovations in Imaging’, the Technology Investment Forum.

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