Innovate 2017 Conference

Jane Lambert

Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency,  will hold its Innovate 2017 conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on the 7 and 8 Nov 2017. This is billed as "an event creators, investors and entrepreneurs from all over the world", a "place to be inspired and network with future-focussed thought leaders" and a "chance to hear captivating speakers and see game-changing innovations for the first time."

The themes of the conference will be:

• Creating new worlds;
• Automating the wold;
• Securing the cyber world;
• Building the cities in a future world;
• Feeding the world;
• Creating an equal world;
• Curing the world; and
• Powering the world.

These themes will be explored according to this agenda.  

There will also be an innovation showcase - no details are provided but there is always an exhibition and competition by that name at the regional Venturefests, a support zone at which Digital Birmingham, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership and the University of Birmingham and other agencies will be present and an exhibition.

Surprisingly, the IPO is not yet listed in the support zone and the IPO has not yet included Innovate 2017 in the IPO Events Calendar. Specialist advice will be required on the optimal legal protection of any intellectual assets that may result from any collaboration between creators, investors and entrepreneurs, inspiration by thought-leaders and game-changing innovation and any agreements that they may negotiate among themselves.

Should anyone wish to discuss this article, intellectual asset protection, joint ventures and licensing or any other legal topic relating to innovation, he or she should call me on 020 7404 5252 during office hours or send me a message through my contact form.