Events

KTP Conference York 2017

The National KTP Conference is being held in York this November over two-days and is an opportunity to share and gain best practice and to hear directly from senior figures in the Innovation landscape. 

The two-day conference will be held at The Principal York (formerly known as The Royal York) with the Gala Dinner on the evening of the 23rd November to be held at The National Railway Museum. Both venues are superbly located right next to the York Train Station with onsite parking if required.

Benefits of attending the KTP Conference York 2017:

•      - Attend Question & Answer Surgery Sessions to raise any burning questions you may have regarding KTP, with the opportunity to discuss them in an open forum with the KTP Community
•       - Share Best Practice in pre- and post-award KTP management
•       - Learn how to find the perfect customers​
•       - Learn how to ask the right questions to get to “yes” and ​identify the drivers for engagement with business or academia
•       - Understand Business needs
•       - Build links with LEPs and other intermediaries
•       - Discuss Sector Competitions, the Industrial Strategy and Linking KTPs with other Innovate UK grants
•       - Hear from the Director of Innovation, Dr Steve Welch regarding the KTN and KTP moving forward
•       ​What our KTP Conference ​Programme offers:
•        - An opportunity to hear direct from Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network
•       - A selection of workshops, tailored to the needs of KTP practitioners
•       -  An opportunity to raise current challenges and how to overcome them
•       - An opportunity to learn how to improve your KTP pipeline and how to manage them
•       - A chance to network ​with fellow KTP practitioners and KT advisers (14 advisers confirmed as attending already)
•       - A look to the future

 Registration: https://58c2bb656f507.momice.events/275544#topmenu

Guest speakers include:

• Dr Ruth McKernan CBE- Chief Executive Innovate UK 
• Dr Steve Welch- Director of Innovation (KTN) 
• Dr Fionnuala Costello- Head of Open Programmes Innovate UK
• Dr Ceri Williams- Director of Research & Innovation Development, University of Leeds
• Dave Bunting- Outdoor Development for Carnegie Great Outdoors (CGO) Leeds Beckett University 
• Marc Fleetham - Chair of KTP National Forum University of Wolverhampton 

Accommodation

Book your accommodation for the conference here: KTP Conference 2017 Accommodation Webpage to view a list of recommend York City Centre Hotels and find details of how to book.*

*Please Note: The Group Booking Rate for our Top, Mid-Range and Standard Hotel choices are on a first come first served basis