Eco-innovation Sussex

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, debate, networking and collaborative working. Leading-edge thinkers and practitioners will present followed by a panel discussion focused on 'How to Accelerate Eco-innovation in Sussex'. This will be followed by a speed networking session that will directly connect participants. A Pecha Kucha style series of 5 minute presentations will then follow highlighlighting individual eco-enterprise experience and 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

Programme

9:00: Registration
9:30: Eco-innovation: Trends & Issues
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design @ UCA
9:50: Belu Water & Beyond
Reed Paget, Managing Director, One Earth Innovation
10:10: The Story of Nigel's Eco Store
Nigel Berman, Founder and Managing Director, Nigel's Eco Store Ltd
10:30: Panel: How to Accelerate Eco-innovation in Sussex?
Nigel Berman, Founder and Managing Director, Nigel's Eco Store Ltd
Marc Carey, Managing Director, Carey Ambrose Ltd
Karen Darby, CEO, CrowdMission
Brett Hagen, Environment Manager, Crawley Borough Council
Reed Paget, Managing Director, One Earth Innovation
11:30: Speed Networking & Coffee/Tea
12:15: Eco-innovation & Eco-entrepreneurship Forum: Personal Stories, Views and Visions
East West: Ichin Cheng, Director, Sustainable Innovation Lab
Sustainable Footsteps: Owen Devine, Co-op Member, Portsmouth Ecological Cooperative Society Ltd
Green Control: Andy Ellis, Managing Director, Household and Commercial Automation
Good Homes: Pete Halsall, Chairman, Good Homes Alliance
Not Greenwash: Catherine Ross, Director, Catherine Ross Communications
Intelligent Design: Dr Chris Thorpe, Director, IDeA Limited
Sustaining Superfluity: Mo Tomaney, Consultant & Senior Research Fellow, School of Fashion & Textiles, Central St Martins,
University of the Arts London
Equal Measures: Rowena Tyler, Community Consultant, RGT Training
Four Senses: Sushma Windsor, Founder, Lettuce Flowers
13:30: Lunch & networking
14:30: OpenGreen Creative Process
Buildings
Mobility
Food
Retailing
Lifestyle
17:00: Close & networking

Fees & Registration

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

Map & Directions

Please refer to the map at the West Sussex County Council website

Social networking

Use the social networking share buttons at the top to tell your colleagues and networks about the opportunity. If you're tweeting you may want to copy in the following: @mcharter1

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