Venturefest Yorkshire 2016
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Presentation
Wed 16 November
[Schedule with Sessions only]
There are 8 rooms - drag the view left and right to see more
DAY 1Voltiger Suite 2Box A - Speakers CornerBox BBox CBox DDAY 1Box EExhibitionDonut DenDAY 1
9:00 Registration 9:00:
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9:45: Intro : James Newman, Chairman of Venturefest Yorkshire 2016
09:45 (5 mins)
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9:50: Opening : Cllr. Dave Taylor, Mayor of York
09:50 (10 mins)
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10:00
Keynotes
Voltiger Suite 2
Shaping the Future
10:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Kevin Baughan, Innovate UK  
Employee Engagement – Going the Extra Mile as a Differentiator and Provider of Competitive Advantage
10:30 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Eric Peacock, Cambridge Leaders  
Google Garage
Box A - Speakers Corner
Google Digital Garage - Reach New Customers Online
10:00 (45 mins)
Anya Bramich, Google Garage  
 10:00 1-2-1 Networking
10:00 (60 mins)
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11:00
Pitchfest Live Finals
Chairs: Dominic Colenso, In Flow Training Ltd.  
Voltiger Suite 2
Clearsky Medical Diagnostics
11:00 (10 mins)
Stephen Smith, Clear Sky Medical Diagnostics  
Kwizzbit
11:10 (10 mins)
Mark Walsh, Rocket Horse Ltd ( Kwizzbit )  
Supply Box
11:20 (10 mins)
Chloe Mortimer, Supply Box  
Desi High Street
11:30 (10 mins)
Kuljit Thiaray, Desi High Street  
Myroo Skincare
11:40 (10 mins)
Rachael Dunseath, Myroo Skincare  
The Peoples Prize
11:50 (10 mins)
Dominic Colenso, In Flow Training Ltd.  
Sky Agile Masterclasses
Box A - Speakers Corner
Agile software delivery Masterclass
11:00 (90 mins)
Clive Gilson, Sky  
Agri-Food
Box B
Agri-Food
Chairs: Chris Danks, Knowledge Transfer Network  
Box B
Yorkshire; The heart of Agrifood Innovation
11:00 (15 mins)
Chris Danks, Knowledge Transfer Network  
Evolution of our livestock industries for future food production
11:15 (15 mins)
Casey Woodward, CIEL  
Innovations in agri-food: translating research in real-word solutions
11:30 (15 mins)
Rick Mumford, Fera Science Ltd  
Meating the Market
11:45 (15 mins)
Hamish Webb, JB Equity Ltd  
Creative
Chairs: Greg McGee, According to McGee  
Box C
Collider Case
11:00 (15 mins)
Chris Walker, ColliderCase  
Set Fire To The Stars
11:15 (15 mins)
Andy Evans, Mad as Birds/ aeCreate  
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
11:30 (15 mins)
Cherie Federico, Aesthetica Magazine + ASFF  
Shaping the Future of Games in Yorkshire: Game Republic
11:45 (15 mins)
Jackie Mulligan, Game Republic  
Business
Chairs: Amanda Lennon, Innov8tive Minds  
Box D
Yorkshire Startup Ecosystem
11:00 (15 mins)
Mark Howells, Konnektis  
Business Presentaiton
11:15 (15 mins)
Jeremy Ambrose, Entrepreneurial Spark  
Business Hour
11:30 (15 mins)
Ian Sharp, DHEZ  
 11:00
Skills
Chairs: Joanna Burgess, York St John University  
Box E
How text mining can be used to help businesses understand their market better and improve the intelligence of the company
11:00 (15 mins)
Steven Brewer, Text Mining Solutions  
Developing your Developers
11:15 (15 mins)
Daniel Woolfson, Purenet  
Developing future talent and skills strategies to promote innovation and growth in your business
11:30 (15 mins)
Joanna Burgess, York St John University  
Ensuring you Have a Skilled and Engaged Workforce that Meets Future Business Needs
11:45 (15 mins)
Michelle Mook, Pro-Development (UK) Ltd  
 Meet the Experts - Finance Session
Donut Den
Tech Finance
11:00 (5 mins)
Scott Murphy, Hiscox Futures  
Export Finance
11:05 (5 mins)
Steve Cowles, UK Export Finance  
Acces to Grants
11:10 (5 mins)
Ian Tracey, the Knowledge Transfer Network  
Crowdfunding
11:15 (5 mins)
Barry James, The Crowdfunding Centre  
Business Mentoring
11:20 (5 mins)
Julian Horrocks, Yorkshire Business Mentors  
Funding
11:25 (5 mins)
Kezia Williamson, KTN  
R&D Tax Credits
11:30 (5 mins)
Annie Hunter, d4b agency  
Routes to Finance
11:35 (5 mins)
Peter Beresford, RedSky Corporate Services Ltd  
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12:00
Keynotes
Voltiger Suite 2
If it was easy everyone would be doing it !
12:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Pip Jamieson, The Dots  
Creative Crossover and Community Prosperity
12:30 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Matthew Taylor, Royal Society of Arts  
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1:00 Lunch 1:00:
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2:00
Keynotes
Voltiger Suite 2
Technology +/- 10
14:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Kate Russell, BBC Click  
Make me a unicorn that flies!
14:30 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Tim Leigh, Stage One  
Google Garage
Box A - Speakers Corner
Google Digital Garage - Reach New Customers Online
14:00 (45 mins)
Anya Bramich, Google Garage  
 2:00 1-2-1 Networking
14:00 (60 mins)
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3:00
Quick-Fire
Voltiger Suite 2
Pitching with Impact
15:00 (15 mins)
Dominic Colenso, In Flow Training Ltd.  
How to create a successful Crowdfunding campaign
15:15 (15 mins)
James Talbot, Damson Audio  
Cybula data mining for Big Data
15:30 (15 mins)
Tom Jackson, Cybula  
DigitalAgenda - Technology for a Change
15:45 (15 mins)
Julian Blake, DigitalAgenda  
Sky Agile Masterclasses
Box A - Speakers Corner
Agile software delivery Masterclass
15:00 (90 mins)
Clive Gilson, Sky  
Bioscience
Chairs: Mike Raxworthy, Neotherix Ltd  
Box B
Surgical Robotics (Rollerball robot in colon surgery)
15:00 (20 mins)
Peter Culmer, University of Leeds  
Innovation in orthopaedic regenerative devices
15:20 (10 mins)
Edward Draper, JRI Orthopaedics  
Aptamers for therapeutic and diagnostic applications
15:30 (10 mins)
David Bunka, Aptamer Group  
Digital
Chairs: Chrissie Gale, Mooncas  
Box C
Riding Rollercoasters and a Referendum
15:00 (15 mins)
Anthony Main, The Distance  
Making good ideas great. TIPS for tech investment
15:15 (15 mins)
Rob Bellingham, Netsells  
Using Technology to Detect Illegal Insider Trading
15:30 (15 mins)
Tim Ward, StarCompliance  
A Good Nights Sleep
15:45 (15 mins)
Nick Cowlen, MooD International  
Finance
Chairs: Ian Tracey, the Knowledge Transfer Network  
Box D
Intro to Finance Hour
15:00 (15 mins)
Ian Tracey, the Knowledge Transfer Network  
Airstoc - The Airstoc journey
15:15 (15 mins)
Giles Moore, Airstoc  
IN-PART - The IN-PART journey
15:30 (15 mins)
Patrick Speedie, In-Part  
How to fund the innovation journey
15:45 (15 mins)
Kezia Williamson, KTN  
 3:00
Innovation
Chairs: Ian Graham, Viatic Ltd  
Box E
Why do cities need independent tech hubs?
15:00 (15 mins)
Emma Cheshire, Future Labs  
Video, 360 & VR: Making sense of the possible in an emerging technology
15:15 (15 mins)
Paul Greaves, ZiMovi   
Block Chain Innovation
15:30 (15 mins)
Sam Davies, Digital Catapult  
Product and Process Innovation Fund Launches today!
15:45 (15 mins)
Sam Gardner, Product and Process Innovation Project  
 Meet the Experts - Skills Session
Donut Den
Skills co-ordination/communcations
15:00 (5 mins)
Jennifer Vincent, Humber LEP  
Coaching
15:05 (5 mins)
Ros Jones, Action Coach  
Innovative products from concept to market
15:10 (5 mins)
Richard Hall, Pd-m  
Careers Advice
15:15 (5 mins)
Joanna Burgess, York St John University  
Digital Marketing
15:20 (5 mins)
Rachel Clark, Wrapped Agency  
Networking Skills
15:25 (5 mins)
Steve Twynham, NetworkB2B  
HOW2 Actionable Advice seminars
15:30 (5 mins)
Annie Hunter, d4b agency  
International Trade - Agri-tech
15:35 (5 mins)
Alistair Gardner, Dept. of International Trade  
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4:00
Keynotes
Voltiger Suite 2
The New Normal for Work, Jobs and Skills
16:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Tony Fish, Fab Lab London  
The fall and rise of Jonathan Elvidge
16:30 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Elvidge, The Gadget Shop / Red5  
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5:00 5:00 Networking, Food & Drink
17:00 (15 mins)
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5:15: 5:15: End of Day SHOW
17:15 (30 mins)
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5:45: 5:45: Networking, Food & Drink
17:45 (15 mins)
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6:00 Close 6:00: