


BE Connected: Scotland’s Innovation Centres & Education Exchange
Collaborate for regional impact
The Innovation Centres have been travelling across Scotland to engage with colleges and collaborative business partners, exploring opportunities for innovation and partnership that can strengthen the local economy and shape the future workforce. During this Innovation Week, the Centres aim to bring college educators and industry professionals together for a day of interactive workshops and idea-sharing, focused on enhancing collaboration welcoming sectors from Digital health, built environment, Industrial Biotechnology and Data and AI.
Join us on 23rd September at BE-ST for a dynamic day of innovation and networking as we explore ways to build stronger connections across Scotland’s innovation landscape.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
09.30 – Arrival and teas/coffees
10.00 – Welcome
10.15 – Presentation from the four Innovation centres
11.00 – comfort break
11.15 – Innovation panel – Industry leaders who have harnessed innovation to grow their business
Kirsty Mitchell, CEO and founder, Skillsminer
Shreekanth Ramananthan PhD, Technical Director, MiAlgae
Dr Carla Reséndiz Villaseñor, Product Development Manager, Norscot
Katie Vance, Director, Bubble FLO®️
12.15 – Lunch and networking
13.00 – CLIC Workshop – Empowering workforce development through targeted training programmes that build skills in cutting-edge practices and emerging technologies.
140.0/14.30 – Finish
Date: Tuesday 23rd September
Location: Built Environment - Smarter Transformation
Timing: 9.30am – 2.30pm
Collaborate for regional impact
The Innovation Centres have been travelling across Scotland to engage with colleges and collaborative business partners, exploring opportunities for innovation and partnership that can strengthen the local economy and shape the future workforce. During this Innovation Week, the Centres aim to bring college educators and industry professionals together for a day of interactive workshops and idea-sharing, focused on enhancing collaboration welcoming sectors from Digital health, built environment, Industrial Biotechnology and Data and AI.
Join us on 23rd September at BE-ST for a dynamic day of innovation and networking as we explore ways to build stronger connections across Scotland’s innovation landscape.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
09.30 – Arrival and teas/coffees
10.00 – Welcome
10.15 – Presentation from the four Innovation centres
11.00 – comfort break
11.15 – Innovation panel – Industry leaders who have harnessed innovation to grow their business
Kirsty Mitchell, CEO and founder, Skillsminer
Shreekanth Ramananthan PhD, Technical Director, MiAlgae
Dr Carla Reséndiz Villaseñor, Product Development Manager, Norscot
Katie Vance, Director, Bubble FLO®️
12.15 – Lunch and networking
13.00 – CLIC Workshop – Empowering workforce development through targeted training programmes that build skills in cutting-edge practices and emerging technologies.
140.0/14.30 – Finish
Date: Tuesday 23rd September
Location: Built Environment - Smarter Transformation
Timing: 9.30am – 2.30pm