Introduction
WHAT IS SUCCESS IN INNOVATION?

Innovation means at least several things to different people – any new product or service, value creation or a particular “culture of innovation”. For many people, it has literally come to be seen as its own objective; doing more “innovation” of all kinds, committing more and more finance and human resources, are not always productive or an effective uses of these valuable resources.

So what does innovation mean? Entrepreneurship? Creativity? Exploration? Capital
Venture? Exploitation?

In summary; the process by which an idea or invention is developed into a product or service to fill a market requirement.

In this afternoon seminar programme we are aiming to support your ideas and your business in a few important areas of innovation.

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PROGRAMME

13.20	Introduction and Welcome- Chair: Dafydd Davies, Chief Executive, BIC Innovation
13.30	Fraunhofer arrives in the UK Simon Andrews, Centre for Applied Photonics
	REQUEST PRESENTATION SLIDES> Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics is the first Fraunhofer Centre in the UK and is moving into new premises in Glasgow mid-September. New projects are being lined up very soon, so come and hear more about our plans and learn how we might be able to help you with your technology and innovation needs.
14.00	Funding strategies Mark Russon, London Stock Exchange
	REQUEST PRESENTATION SLIDES> Bringing companies and investors together, our organisation provides the principal markets for the issue of, and the buying and selling of, publicly quoted shares in the UK. Join us at Innovation Live! to find out more about our strategies and how we can help your company realise it’s potential.
14.30	Product to market is easier said than done - commercial routes for your ideas Dennis Camilleri, IVO Associates
	REQUEST PRESENTATION SLIDES> Manage each stage of your project to make sure that product development is market driven. Even if the technology is still earlystage, how to determine the best commercial routes forward, help to secure funding, provide sales and marketing and manage your start-up company at Board level.
15.00	Public funding opportunities for the photonics sector Myrddin Jones, Technology Strategy Board
	REQUEST PRESENTATION SLIDES> The Technology Strategy Board’s role is to stimulate technology-enabled innovation in the areas which offer the greatest scope for boosting UK growth and productivity. We promote, support and invest in technology research, development and commercialisation. We spread knowledge, bringing people together to solve problems or make new advances.
15.30	Patent Box: using Patents to lower your UK Corporation Tax Dr Tim Bushell, Tim Bushell Ltd
	REQUEST PRESENTATION SLIDES> The Government will be launching a new corporate tax relief system for corporate tax on profits coming from patented products. This could potentially reduce corporate tax rates to as little as 10%, which could be a significant saving for technology companies. Come along and found out how.
15.50	Concluding comments

Essentials

When	Wednesday 17 October 2012
Where	Theatre 1, Ricoh Arena Coventry, UK
Organised By	Brenda Hargreaves, Xmark Media Ltd T: +44(0)372 750555 Email: brenda@photonex.org
Admin Contact Details	Laurence Devereux Tel: +44 (0)1372 750555 E-mail: ld@xmarkmedia.com