Eco-innovation Bicester

Background

Eco-innovation is driving new opportunities for products, services, technologies and new business models. There is mounting evidence that eco-innovation improves the capacity of companies to capture new growth opportunities, reduce costs and strengthen corporate image.

Event Concept

This unique event has been designed as a creative mix of presentations, networking and collaborative working. Leading-edge thinkers and practitioners will present followed by a speed networking session that will directly connect participants. This will then be followed
by a Pecha Kucha style series of 5 minute presentations on personal visions of eco-innovation. An OpenGreen workshop will be organised in the afternoon. OpenGreen is an open innovation process aimed at identifying new income generating opportunities for more sustainable products, services and technologies.

Target audiences

This FREE workshop is aimed at companies with less than 250 employees based in the South East of England that design, produce and/or market sustainable, low carbon, resource and water efficient technologies, products, services and new business models.

Benefits of attending

Leading-edge experience and knowledge
Up-to-date information on new opportunities
Networking with other like-minded companies
Living lab for new ideas

Agenda

9:00: Registration
9:30: Introduction
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design @ UCA
9:35: Eco-innovation: Trends and Issues
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design @ UCA
10:00: Get REAL
Gary Waterworth Owen, CEO, ResponseAbility Alliance
10:25: Low Carbon Market Opportunities
Ben Jackson, Editor, Sustainable Building Matters and Editorial Director & Social Media Strategist, BBK Media Ltd
10:50: Eco-innovation and Buildings
Tim Fenn, CEO, Green Factory Ltd
11:15: Speed Networking & Coffee/Tea
12:10: Eco-innovation Forum: Personal Views and Visions - Pecha Kucha Style
Resilient Communities: Andrew Edwards, Director, Transition By Design
Woodland Creation, Mark Lay, Director, OxTreeGen
Carbon Footprinter: Paul McNeillis, Director, Best Foot Forward Ltd
Eco-smart Buying: Chris Pomfret, Founder, Community Buying unLimited
Energy Pet: Dr Matt Prescott, CEO, Energy Pet
Print Re-think: Tracey Rawling Church, Director of Brand and Reputation, Kyocera
Puffer Fish: Tim Sandford, Managing Director, The Work Clothing Group
Bright Lights: Phil Shadbolt, Managing Director, The Zeta Group
13:25: Lunch
14:10: OpenGreen Innovation Process
Buildings
Mobility
Food
Retailing
Lifestyle
17:00: Ten Lessons for Eco-Innovators & Concluding Remarks
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design @ UCA
17:15: Concluding Remarks
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design @ UCA
17:30: Networking
18:00: Close

Fees & Registration

There is no charge for this event. Please download the Registration Form

Map & Directions

Please download the Map

SUSCIN Project

For more information email mcharter@ucreative.ac.uk and see cfsd.org.uk/sids for current activities

Our Funders

SUSCIN has been funded by South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-2013.

The Centre for Sustainable Design and device is registered as a trade mark in the European Union

The Centre for Sustainable Design ® is an initiative of the University for the Creative Arts

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Free Workshop