Events in 2008

Mar 08 6 Start: 09:30 End: 16:00

Thursday 6th March 2008, Hillington Park Innovation Centre, Glasgow.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship are key in helping drive the Scottish economy forward and we have the opportunity to raise the profile of Scotland and highlight the good practice that is being developed across the country in centres of excellence such as Hillington Park Innovation Centre winner of UKBI’s Established Business Incubator of the Year 2006.

Throughout the day a range of issues will be discussed including the economic development agenda in Scotland and the relationship between economic development and business development as well as some examples of success stories from Scotland, England and further a field. Join us at what looks set to be a highly informative, interesting and thought-provoking event.

Programme*

09.30am Coffee & Registration.

10.00am Welcome, Introduction & Aims for the Day - UKBI.

10:15am Keynote Speech - The Political Landscape for Sustainable Economic Growth & Development

10.45am SESSION 1 - Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forward through Business Incubation.

11:30am Networking Break

12:00pm SESSION 2 Case Studies

• Oxford Innovation Ltd
• Hillington Park Innovation Centre
• Q & A

1.00 pm Lunch & Networking

2.00pm SESSION 3 - The Relationship between Business Development & Economic Development. - Dr. Brian McVey, Head of Enterprise Policy, Scottish Enterprise Q & A

2.45pm SESSION 4 - Business Incubation – How are they doing it in Europe? Case Study 

• Chalmers Innovation Centre, Sweden.
• Q & A
• Olle Stenberg, President, Chalmers Innovation Centre

3:30pm Discussion Point - Chaired by Peter Harman, Deputy Chief Executive, UK Business Incubation

4:00pm Summary & Close Price: £100.00 members / £150.00 non-members (prices are exclusive of VAT at 17.5%)

Thursday 6th March 2008, Hillington Park Innovation Centre, Glasgow.

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Mar 08 12 Start: 10:00 End: 17:00

Bill Joos of Garage Technology Ventures and GotoMarketingdelivers one of the workshops of the cross-disciplinary, transatlantic series of seminars co-sponsored by The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club and the Edinburgh-Stanford Link of the School of Informatics. More than any other Silicon Valley lesson, what Scotland really needs, Bill brings to it in this session. "Its not what you say but how and when you say it".

The event which is co-hosted by Edinburgh Stanford Link and Hillington Park Innovation Centre will cover three main areas;

1.  The Top Ten Mistakes in Business Plans
Your business plan is the most important document you'll write as an entrepreneur. It can be the ticket to funding, and getting interest from potential clients and partners. Learn what _NOT_ to do so you can develop a hard-hitting, compelling business case for your company.

2.   Perfecting Your Positioning
Before you can pitch your company to raise funds or attract strategic partners and alliances, you've got to perfect your positioning. This workshop will provide you with a systematic approach to help you better determine your all important market definition and value propositions.
This program features a hard-copy, walk-away tool that helps define these for a technology based start-up company. Participants will be taught how to use this tool which is based on a case-study example of a real startup.

3.  Perfecting Your Pitching
Learn how to craft the best possible pitch (presentation) in the shortest possible time. This session will take you through the process of creating and delivering a compelling “elevator pitch”, executive summary and 12-14 slide company overview presentation."

This seminar is a must for any company looking to perfect the sales pitch for their business!

About Bill Joos...

May 08 7 Start: 09:30 End: 13:00

Recent research by Gartner has stated that by 2012 over 5 billion wireless devices will be web enabled including cell phones, notebooks, cars, media players, electronics and toys. Web 2.0 users and applications such as communities and virtual worlds will “go mobile”. Companies must become experts in mobile web development for a wide range of applications.

Wireless Innovation, Scotland’s national initiative for mobile and wireless technologies have invited one of our key partners, Nick Jones VP and Distinguished Analyst, from Gartner to the Hillington Park Innovation Centre on Wednesday 7th May from 9.30am – 1pm to explore the key issues surrounding mobile web development such as: - How will mobile web 2.0 evolve through 2012? - How should companies decide which mobile web devices and technologies to support? - Which development tools and technologies will enable companies to deliver superb mobile web applications?

 All Scottish companies that feel wireless and mobile will play an important part in future business development should attend this event.

 Nick Jones – VP and Distinguished Analyst – Bio

Nick Jones is a vice president in Gartner Research. His research focuses primarily on mobile and wireless business and technology. His research coverage includes business-to-employee (B2E) and business-to-consumer (B2C) applications of mobility; mobile application development and delivery technologies including J2ME, and compact .NET; mobile payments; and emerging trends and technologies in the wireless and mobile industry. His secondary research interests include the social impact of technology, and European IT issues. Prior to joining Gartner, Nick gained wide experience in IT from both the user and vendor perspectives. He has worked for consulting organizations and software tools vendors in a variety of roles including technical consulting, product management, product selection and evaluation, globalization and product architecture.

 If you would like to register for this Free event please email forums@innovationcentre.org

Aug 08 13 Start: 12:00 End: 14:00

The Alba Innovation Centre in partnership with MBM Commercial is presenting a series of lunchtime seminars offering expert advice on several aspects of growing and developing a high growth innovation business.

This first seminar will answer the question "What are the key things investors look for in a company?" Kenny Mumford, a partner in MBM Commercial, and formally in house lawyer with Braveheart Investments, explains how to make your company irresistible to all types of investors.

If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email albaforums@innovationcentre.org

Aug 08 27 Start: 10:00 End: 12:00

The first in our 2008/09 series of IP lunchtime seminars.

Maclay, Murray and Spens in conjunction with Murgitroyds will deliver a workshop on the Why's and Wherefore's of patenting software.

The key areas that will be examined in this workshop include - what kind of rights a patent gives you, why patenting is right for some companies but not for others, i.e. when is it worth patenting; why investors love them; using patents in negotiations with big companies etc, extent to which software can be patented - contrast in UK / US approach and how this might influence strategy, when to file, strategy and process e.g. use of provisional applications; staging costs etc, importance of well drafted patents and interaction with open standards.

If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email forums@innovationcentre.org

Sep 08 11 Start: 09:00 End: 14:00

The Scottish Government has changed the landscape for Grant Schemes for new and growing innovative businesses.

This event, which has been organised by Hillington Park Innovation Centre in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government will closely examine the new Smart, Innovation Support and R&D grants and highlight who is eligible for these grants and how companies can access these grant schemes.

If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email forums@innovationcentre.org

Sep 08 12 Start: 14:00 End: 16:30

We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the first IPD/g2BS joint Scottish event. We hope that you will be able to attend as it promises to be an enjoyable day, with a chance to meet fellow occupiers who are looking at FM strategy across Scotland and beyond.

As informal networking forms an important ingredient to our FM seminars, we would like to end with drinks and nibbles.

Please contact: Rhona Forrester email: rhona.forrester@g2bs.com tel: 0141 585 6482 fax: 0141 585 6301 mobile: 07813 607843 to confirm availability.

Benifits to be gained -
• An invaluable knowledge exchange platform for leading organisations.
• The chance to exchange ideas, share experiences and discuss best practices.
• Access to credible data and case studies from all organisations involved.
• The option to consult vastly experienced peers on common FM issues.
• Evidence-based and ready-toimplement outputs per seminar.

WHERE: Hillington Park Innovation Centre 1 Ainslie Road Glasgow G52 4RU

Sep 08 24 Start: 12:00 End: 14:00

The second in our series of IP lunchtime seminars.

Maclay Murray & Spens will deliver a seminar on Investment and Shareholders.

The questions answered in this seminar will range from getting investor ready, planning your shareholders and preparing for funding; managing negotiations with potential funders; getting the right balance between freedom to grow your business and protection of the funders' investment; through to planning for exit and selling out - what are the key things you need to know?

If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email forums@innovationcentre.org

Oct 08 9 Start: 14:00 End: 18:00

This year's 10BigThings Global Forum will take place in the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh on Thursday 9th October 2008.

The objective of the 10BigThings Global Forum is to bring together key people from across a range of industies in Scotland to talk about what they predict to be their 'big thing for Scotland' over the next 1-3 years.

We had some very interesting, thought provoking issues from our speakers last year and we expect to get some more in 2008!

The confirmed speakers are:

Greg Papadopoulos, CTO, Sun Microsystems

Charles Armstrong, CEO, Trampoline Systems

Duncan MacTear, Marketing Director, 4Projects

Mark Taylor, Director, Developer Platform and Evangelist (DPE) team

Adrian Gillespie, Director of Priority Industries & Enabling Technologies, Scottish Enterprise

David Mitchell, Senior VP, Ovum in the Chair

To register your interest in attending this event or book space at the Scotsoft awards dinner following the global forum contact karen.meechan@scotlandis.com

Oct 08 21 Start: 12:00 End: 14:00

The third in our series, Maclay Murray & Spens will deliver a seminar on Web 2.0.

How does the law impact on Web 2.0 issues? Is the law keeping up with the rate of change or is it in danger of stifling innovation? How can Web 2.0 businesses balance out the risks and what issues are coming up on the horizon which they need to consider?

Whether you have a social networking application or are thriving on user generated content, we’ll look at the issues that are relevant to you.

 If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email forums@innovationcentre.org

Nov 08 26 Start: 12:00 End: 14:00

The fourth in our series, Maclay, Murray and Spens will deliver a seminar on Licensing Software.

We all know there are lots of developments in the field of software licensing, from ASP and other models stretching traditional boundaries through to the prevalence of open source. This workshop will focus on how to deal with these changes.

If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email forums@innovationcentre.org