Programme

The Venturefest Yorkshire day is ever changing according to new content that is introduced to us. Details to date are shown below. More details will be added soon and may be subject to change.

Time Room One Room Two Room Three
7:30AM
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The Investment Competition

0930 - 1200

Pitching competition, with the winner set to win a prize worth +£45,000.

Financing Innovation. 1300-1345

1300 - 1400

Insight into how Yorkshire businesses are sourcing finance to fund innovation.

The Perfect Pitch

1500 - 1600

You’ve got great ideas. But how do you convince other people of their greatness via The Perfect Pitch?

Crowdfunding and how to get noticed by an Angel Investor

1200 - 1300

Financing a business used to involve asking a few people for big sums of money. Crowdfunding is turning this idea on its head, using the internet to help entrepreneurs talk to thousands – if not millions – of potential funders that each contribute a small amount. This session is jointly presented by leading CrowdFunders Syndicate…

Networking Session

1500 - 1600

Book one to one meetings in advance with professionals.

How important is Employee Engagement to your business success?

1100 - 1200

Workshop to provide you with a framework to understand the key drivers for employee engagement

IP Clinic

1200 - 1400

Blacks legal team are on hand to give free basic advice about Intellectual Property.

How good design can help grow your business

1000 - 1100

This workshop will show business owners how they can harness the power of design to grow their business.

Networking Breakfast

0730 - 0900

A price of £20 (+vat) per person applies, which includes a full English Breakfast.

KEYNOTE: TechNorth - the opportunity to stand alongside London as a super cluster.

1400 - 1500

As launched by David Cameron in Leeds on February 8th, TechNation identifies the digital opportunity for the UK (http://www.techcityuk.com/technation/). Lee was one of those who helped contribute to this report and Lee’s message is that the North needs to work together to collaborate and seize the opportunity. He states the landscape is changing, and rapidly.…

Pre Dinner Drinks

1715 - 1800

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The Venturefest Yorkshire Dinner and Awards

1800 - 2130

An excellent networking opportunity over dinner to hear about York’s Unesco City of Media Arts status and Hull’s 2017 Capital of Culture Year.

Strategic Digital Marketing

1000 - 1100

Is digital marketing at best a tactical tool or can it help drive strategic direction?

Business without boundaries: building the ecosystem as a platform for success

1600 - 1700

How collaboration with customers and establishing partnerships with people and organisations leaders can improve your business.

Brand storytelling for better business

1230 - 1330

Andy provides a series of easy-to-use processes and tools forbetter business success

From Innovation to Investment

1100 - 1200

Two entrepreneurs and an experienced panel discuss the journey from Innovation to Investment

Entrepreneurship, real life lessons on how to start, grow and exit

1500 - 1600

This fast moving session is packed full of tips on how to start, grow and exit an entrepreneurial venture.

Innovation Showcase

The Innovation Showcase at Venturefest Yorkshire is for high growth businesses that have exciting products and services to promote to potential buyers, investors and associates. Also on this floor you can find the "Fab Lab".

Connect Space First Floor

Meet our main partners and find access to funding, professional service providers as well as our meet up area for networking contacts created via the pre-event registration process.