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02/03/2010 - 06/03/2010 Future Match is at CeBIT Hall 9, Stand B22, CeBIT future parc, Hannover, Germany. CeBIT is a leading trade fair for the ICT industry. In 2009 4,300 companies were represented from 69 countries attracting 400,000 visitors. This year the Hannover based event will run from the 2nd to 6th March, providing an excellent opportunity to establish high quality contacts from across the globe and generate new business.
In conjunction with CeBIT 2010, the Enterprise Europe Network is organising an International Brokerage Event, Future Match 2010, offering ICT companies the facility to find partners in European countries for product development, manufacturing and licensing agreements, research co-operation, joint ventures or similar partnerships.
The EEY team would like to offer Yorkshire and Humber organisations the chance to:
· Use the event for international business opportunities.
· Meet providers of new technologies from all over Europe in one location.
· Make contact with potential partners for future collaboration.
· Establish cross-border contacts for long-lasting business relationships.
You may register for the event directly at www.futurematch.cebit.de
If you would like to discuss the event and the benefits of participation in further detail please contact the Enterprise Europe Yorkshire office on freephone no 0800 052 8156 or email info@ee-yorkshire.com
Venue
The EEN Brokerage Event is at CeBIT Hall 9, Stand B22, CeBIT future parc, Hannover, Germany.
Deadlines
Registration and submission of profiles – 4 February 2010.
Requesting meetings – 11 February 2010.
Confirming meetings – 18 February 2010
Receive schedules for individual meetings – 23 February 2010.
Participation Fee
A participation fee of €79 including VAT will be charged to each participating organisation. The fee will be invoiced upon registration and must be paid immediately upon receipt of invoice. The fee does not include the CeBIT entrance ticket.
For further information on CeBIT 2010 go to: http://www.cebit.de/homepage_e
02/03/2010 The Source Meadowhall Sheffield
300 Meadowhall Way
Sheffield
S9 1EA.
Refreshments & Lunch will be served throughout the day
Timings 10:00-15:30
Profit from new ideas
... make innovation work in your business
Free event
This is a seminar designed to help you place ‘innovation’ profitably at the heart of your business.
Organised by Enterprise Europe Yorkshire (EEY), this interactive event will help you identify the right innovation strategy for your business.
By attending, you will be able to:
• Explore what innovation means for you and your business
• Gain clarity on how to extract more value from your knowledge/technology
• Better understand the market value of your product/service
• See clearly how innovation is vital to driving your business forward
This event will cover
• What is innovation? Why innovate? Types of innovation
• What is an innovation system and how do you fit into it?
• ‘Open’ vs. ‘Closed’ Innovation and its implications for your business
• Evaluating and valuing innovations to ensure they are market/investment ready
Enterprise Europe Yorkshire is your local gateway to information on doing business, finding collaborative partnerships, succeeding through innovation and increasing your competitiveness in Europe.
03/03/2010 Leeds City Museum Does your business have a great innovation story to tell? You could win £3,000.
It’s never been more important to ensure that your business always remains competitive by improving your processes, products and services. The third annual Innovator awards, established by Yorkshire Forward in 2008 and held in association with Yorkshire Innovation and Business Link Yorkshire, use real examples to demonstrate the benefits of developing new ideas, technologies and ways of working.
When’s the entry deadline?
Applications must be in by no later than 5pm on Wednesday 2 December, 2009—so you’ve got plenty of time to prepare your entry.
When will the awards be held?
2010’s awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony at Leeds City Museum on Wednesday 3 March, 2010.
What are the prizes?
Category winners will each take away £3,000 to spend on further innovation—and, of course, there will be widespread publicity for your business.
What are the categories?
- Young Innovative Business Award – for businesses which have been trading for less than three years and have demonstrated creativity and entrepreneurial flair in the launch and early growth of a business based on innovative products, processes or services
- Innovation in Action Award – for businesses which have achieved significant commercial success with an innovative new product, process or service developed in Yorkshire and Humber
- Partners in Innovation Award – for businesses which have collaborated with and used the sources and knowledge of the region’s research community on a defined innovative project
- Sustainability Innovation Award – for businesses which have made outstanding advances in environmental sustainability through the development or marketing of innovative products, processes and services, or through the innovative management of natural manufactured and human resources.
05/03/2010 Bewley’s Hotel Leeds – City Walk, Sweet Street, Leeds, LS11 9AT, UK Do you want to be kept up to date on the forthcoming changes in employment rules affecting business?
The European Directive on agency workers aims to give temporary employees a fairer deal in the workplace with regard to working time, overtime, breaks, rests periods, night work, public holidays and pay.
Enterprise Europe Yorkshire is running a free workshop on the new agency worker rules to help firms understand how they may affect their business, and prepare for changes ahead of the UK enforcing regulations. The event will take place in Leeds on Friday 5th March 2010 from 10am – 1.30pm.
Although Member States are not required to adopt the necessary national laws to comply with the European Directive until a deadline of December 2011, the draft UK Bill has already been laid before Parliament during January 2010. Speakers include a representative from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, employment law experts and a local employment agency.
There will also be a chance to ask questions and to network with the speakers and other delegates. A light lunch will be provided.
10/03/2010 - 12/03/2010 Paris, France UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is organising a trade visit to France which will take place on 10-12th March 2010. The visit will consist of an overview of the French market by UKTI market specialists and ‘In Market Support’* through using UKTI’s Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS). OMIS is a service which puts businesses directly in touch with Commercial staff based in Overseas Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions to provide local knowledge and market analysis tailored to requirements.
The UKTI team in France has identified key sectors where there are opportunities for both UK exports and investments. These include: biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, chemicals, software and ICT, creative/media/design, environment, aerospace, railways, automotive industry and food and drink.
*’In Market Support’ requires a minimum cost of £245, to be paid directly by participants. Each delegate will be required to take up a minimum £245 OMIS research package that will provide 6 potential contacts in Ile-de-France region (Paris conurbation). These will be specific to each company and will have agreed that they can be contacted by a UK company. Add-ons are also possible such as market information, extra contacts, or trying to arrange meeting with contacts which will incur higher costs.
Travel and hotels are to be paid directly by participants. However, eligible companies will be able to access UKTI’s Targeted Export Support Scheme (TESS) for a subsidy of up to 50% to the maximium value of £329 towards cost of travel and accommodation. Once a booking form has been approved, UKTI will be able to assist with the TESS application.
10/03/2010 London, UK
Oceanology International 2010 Brokerage Event
International Brokerage Event for the maritime sector
London ExCeL • 10th March 2010
Oceanology International 2010 Brokerage Event is a forum for all companies from the maritime science and ocean technology sectors that are looking for business or research partners. The cooperation event is a unique opportunity for you to establish new cross-border contacts for future collaboration and to find new partners.
Our Aim …… is to provide an effective forum where international decision makers from maritime science and ocean technology can meet potential partners to initiate or develop business or research partnerships.
Who Should Attend?
The event is targeted at companies and research institutes looking to cooperate in the following sectors:
- Maritime Science & Ocean Technology
- Navigation & Positioning
- Hydrography/Geophysics Marine Environment
- Geotechnics
- Ocean Observation & Forecasting
Why you should participate?
Oceanology International 2010 Brokerage Event is a very effective forum to meet potential business partners and to discuss cooperation possibilities in an informal atmosphere:
- Select meeting partners and confirm meetings via online catalogue prior to the event
- Added-value and efficient use of your trade fair participation
- Allocate and generate business
- Develop and strengthen business and research relationships
The event is organised by the Enterprise Europe Network. The Network is made up of almost 600 partner organisations in more than 40 countries, promoting competitiveness and innovation at the local level in Europe and beyond. The services offered by the Network are specially designed for small and medium enterprises and include partner searches for business and technology cooperation, technology audits, advice on European regulations, current programmes and funding opportunities.
How it works In a few words...
- For Oceanology International 2010 Brokerage Event cooperation offers and requests from all over Europe are collected in an on-line catalogue. (Registration)
- Registered participants search through the catalogue and request meetings with potential partners.
- Meeting requests which are confirmed by both sides are scheduled according to the participants' availability.
- Before the event each participant will receive a personalised meeting schedule.
- Scheduled meetings take place face-to-face at London ExCeL on the 10th of March 2010 parallel to Oceanology International fair.
- Assistance will be provided by Enterprise Europe Network staff.
How to Register?
Registration is open until the 12th of February 2010:
Click on the link Registration. Fill in a short profile to describe your organisation, a cooperation profile to describe what you are offering or looking for and choose your assisting network (if applicable). Your user name is your e-mail address. Select a password to enable access to your data.
For each type of collaboration sought (e.g. technical cooperation agreement, joint venture, commercial alliance, etc) a new short profile can be submitted. Furthermore, each profile can be assigned to a different representative within your organisation.
All entries will be checked and validated before being included in the catalogue. All fields are mandatory. If information is missing or unclear we will contact you. Profiles which are incomplete, unclear or not relevant to the event will not be included in the catalogue.
How to Request Meetings
Select from the catalogue of cooperation profiles the partners with whom you wish to meet. A search facility by keyword will help you to identify relevant profiles. The requested partner will receive a notification of your interest. When he/she confirms his/her interest in meeting you, the meeting will be scheduled according to your availability. In your Matching Report you can find an overview of requested and confirmed meetings.
Meetings
Before the event starts you will receive your personal meeting schedule by e-mail.
The meetings will take place at London ExCeL (South Gallery 1, Room 7) on the 10th of March 2010 parallel to Oceanology International fair.
15/03/2010 - 16/03/2010 Hotel Berlin, Berlin
Lützowplatz 17
10785 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 2605-2700
Fax: +49 (0)30 2605-2716
E-mail: euroacad@hotel-berlin.de
Internet: www.hotel-berlin.de This event is addressed at public sector authorities as well as companies concerned with the
European Commission Directive 2008/114/EC, concentrating on the Energy and
Transport Sector. In the very near future this Directive will be applicable to the Information and
Communication and other sectors.
YOUR BENEFIT
- Learn how to apply the rules of the Directive 2008/114/EC
- Find out how to identify and designate Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Explore how to set up best practice cooperation between the private and public sector
and how to process on shared responsibitities
- Learn how to make Critical Infrastructure Protection more resilent through practical
contingency planning and get practical examples
15/03/2010 - 17/03/2010 Granada, Spain. The European Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE 2010) will take place from 15 to 17 March 2010 in Granada, Spain. It focuses on the use of the resources devoted to research and development (R&D), especially the Structural Funds (SF) and their potential synergy with the EU's Framework Programmes (FPs) and the Innovation and Competitiveness Framework Programme (CIP).
There will be three different events taking place during this week:
-a conference on the efficient and effective use of the budget earmarked in the Structural Funds for research and technology development (RTD) and innovation, including their synergies with the FPs and the CIP;
-a conference on research potential, focusing on the assessment of the results and identification of best practices of the Research Potential (REGPOT) calls within the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) 'Capacities' Programme;
-a 'Regions of Knowledge' conference, which deals with the assessment of the results and the identification of best practices of the Regions of Knowledge (REGIONS) calls within the FP7 'Capacities' Programme.
There is also a call for posters to be displayed, presented and discussed in the course of the conference week. Their abstracts will be made available via the Conference website as well as distributed in electronic form together with the Conference documents. The deadline for abstract submission is December 15th 2009.
16/03/2010 Holiday Inn, Brighouse Find out how your business can sell successfully to the public sector.
At a time when many firms are turning to the public sector as a source of new business, how can you make your company stand out from the crowd?
This seminar is designed to give you lots of useful information and advice, so that you can sell successfully to customers in the public sector. Speakers who are responsible for purchasing in their local organisation will talk you through the purchasing process: from finding out about contract opportunities through bidding and then the evaluation of tenders.
Delegates will leave with a better understanding of the rules which public sector purchasers must follow, hear lots of hints and tips to help improve their bids and learn about all the support available. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, as well as to chat over coffee and lunch with those actually doing the buying.
17/03/2010 Yorkshire Events Centre
Great Yorkshire Showground
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8PW
Made it locally, now trade globally
Going Global - Meet the Buyer Event 2010
Events Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate
Yorkshire Forward in association with UK Trade & Investment brings you the Going Global - Meet the Buyer Event. For one day only, in one location, you will be able to meet over 100 international buyers who are actively looking to do business with Yorkshire and Humber companies. This is a unique occasion offering a ‘meet the buyer’ trade event designed to make a real difference to your business.
Going Global - Meet the Buyer will attract over 900 delegates from a wide range of industry sectors and will facilitate meetings with the region’s businesses and international buyers from key markets. You’ll hear first hand about their procurement policies, buying cycles and discover any opportunities that might be available for your business.
Why you need to be there
- The largest meet the buyer event of its type taking place in the UK
- Network with over 900 businesses
- Meet the key players from some of the largest trading markets for the region.
The event is free for those delegates attending the general event. There is a nominal £50+vat fee (allowing up to two delegates) for companies that are approved to participate in the Meet the Buyer meetings.
23/03/2010 Doncaster Race Course, Doncaster 
Yorkshire Science and Technology Network (YSTN) Event - Copenhagen, Innovation and the race to tackle climate change event will take place on Tuesday 23rd March at Doncaster Racecourse.
The Copenhagen Summit in December 2009 demonstrated the complexity of establishing a global approach to climate change, leaving businesses unsure how to plan for an internationally regulated carbon emissions environment. This event will demonstrate how Yorkshire and Humber is leading the way in the innovation race to a low carbon economy and rising to the challenge of climate change.
Join us to discuss the next generation of biofuels, investigate the contributions from our regional businesses and find out how to take advantage of these new opportunities.
The Yorkshire Science and Technology Network aims to increase collaboration between innovative companies based in the Yorkshire and Humber region and the outstanding technology research base that exists within the region’s higher education institutions.
The event will take place at Doncaster as part of the iFestival Programme. The event will also coincide with EU Sustainable Energy Week (22-26 March), the reference event for sustainable issues in Europe.
Agenda
18.00 Registration, Networking and Buffet
19.00 Welcome and Introduction
Simon Hill, Director of Business, Yorkshire Forward
19.10 Keynote Speaker
Dr Jon Price, Director, Centre for Low Carbon Futures (CLCF)
19.40 Keynote Speaker
Dr David Richards, Managing Director, Vivergo Fuels Limited
20.10 Panel Discussion
20.25 Event Close
To register for the event please click here. Alternatively call 0113 394 9711/12. Places are limited
23/03/2010 - 25/03/2010 Barcelona, Spain UKTI is inviting regional companies to sign up as one of the 20 regional companies participating in the International Business Network (IBN) in Barcelona. The business networking event will take place over 3 days as part of the Barcelona Festival of Culture and Commerce organised by Marketing Leeds. It aims to help companies establish business contacts in the Iberian market through targeted networking and bespoke meetings.
As part of the Subsidised Package (at the cost of £500) every company will be part of a high profile regional activity in conjunction with Marketing Leeds, and will have the opportunity to showcase their sector, skills and expertise. On arrival there is a welcome briefing on the Iberian market at the British Consulate.
On the second day there will be a VIP networking event with a guest speaker and a buffet lunch, with a broad range of companies and key business influencers from the Iberian region attending. There will also be a pre-performance networking event with business leaders from Barcelona and other Leeds delegates from key business sectors followed by the Live from Leeds performance (a one-off commissioned piece by Northern Ballet Theatre, Opera North and Phoenix Dance).
Companies will be pre selected on the basis of their business potential in the Iberian market and applications are invited across all sectors. Specific opportunities also exist in key sectors including: Agri Food; Biotech - Pharma / Medical devices; ICT and Energy. The closing date for applications is 29th January 2010.
31/03/2010 - 01/04/2010 The Royal Armouries, Leeds Day conference at The Royal Armouries, Leeds March 31st 2010 and Master Classes on 1st April 2010.
If you want to grow your business to the next level, this event is not to be missed!
Listen to a range of national and international experts in their field, leading academics and successful business managers. They will offer advice and experience regarding how best to develop your business, achieve growth and develop planning strategy that will put your business in a stronger position as the economy moves out of recession. The key topics will be enterprise and innovation, marketing, access to finance and leadership.
On Day 2, there will be an opportunity to take part in master classes specially designed to allow delegates the opportunity to discuss some of these key issues in greater detail in a less formal environment.
The event is highly subsidised. Delegates get access to and advice from some of Yorkshire and the UK’s top practitioners for just £85 + VAT
The conference is for SME business owners, managers or advisors involved in finance, marketing, management or business development.
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