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Please hold Wednesday 24 July 2024 in your diary until notification.

About the Event

Wednesday 24 July 2024 | London (In Person)

Innovate UK and Make UK are collaborating to connect some of the most exciting innovators in the UK with some of the UK’s leading manufacturers.

We are offering the opportunity for some of our exciting innovators to meet senior leaders from global manufacturers. This includes 1:1 time in a private room as part of an event hearing from experts and wider networking.

The aim is to facilitate product access, R&D partnerships and increase connections.

By bringing together Innovate UK’s portfolio of innovative companies and Make UK’s network of industry leading manufacturers we create a unique opportunity to develop technologies, businesses and jobs in the UK.

Make UK have secured senior leaders from the following leading global manufacturers:

ICE

• Quantum
• security – for application into global financial operations with significant cyber security activity
• Computing – significant computing power used to run risk models on significant financial transactions – interested in quantum solutions
• Geospatial
• Geospatial analysis around climate risk to physical assets including infrastructure and individual properties – to support valuation and risk understanding
• Software
  • Large language models or AI
  • Financial services software innovations – including in pricing instruments, analytical capabilities to understand trends and forecasts in portfolios, risk management, price feeds etc
  • Legal document exchange - turning the paper into digital / electronic platform – e.g. Electronic bills of loading for shipping 
  • Digital versions of paper / analogue processes
• Data Analytics
• Financial services – analysis of financial data
• Climate transition, carbon & ESG – e.g. carbon credit ratings, analytics to understand scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions and impact

JLR

• Automated Battery pack discharge, disassembly and recycling
  • Approaches to discharge
  • Managing without adhesives, or managing around adhesives 
  • Companies who can shred cells, modules etc and have capacity to scale
• Energy Ecosystems (BESS, V2X, Renewable balancing), EV ecosystem demonstrators with energy / mobility and housing partners
  • Remove the barrier for customers – reduce complexity, improved customer experience
  • Offer benefits to use the vehicle as part of integrated ecosystem – e.g. payment as part of V2G system
  • Modelling digital twin of car and charging system – find the model that optimises both
• Powertrain / motors / drives (e.g. Bonded Magnet and Sintered Magnet technology)
  • Particular interest in magnets and their source location to diversify – resilience is key area
  • Looking for higher performance, lower unit costs, sustainability requirements
    • Need options to scale – to deal in 1000s+ rather than lab level
  • Next gen of electric machines – for production in the late 2020s
    • research is of interest but prefer existing proof of concept and ideally in market with customers

Leonardo

Interest in Communications & Sensors, AI Machine Learning, Digital Twins, Autonomy, Edge Computing

• Quantum communications, quantum computing, quantum sensing
• Autonomy – flight autonomy, possibly maritime autonomy (rather than road)
• Air control – via connectivity, integrating technology with land and air
• Energy management (e.g. batteries & systems) – applied to devices such as drones rather than factory level – smaller, being operation in unforgiving environments
• Synthetic environments – digital twin
• Robotics in extreme environments
• Sensing / sensors, semi-conductors, communications, 5G & 6G comms

Nissan

• Automated battery pack discharge, disassembly and recycling
• Motors& drives – interest in novel machine design with focus on proven products in low volume production that are ready to scaled up in partnership
• EV systems – all areas including Battery Management Systems, energy use reduction etc
• Manufacturing, including specific interests in energy ecosystems, V2X, decarbonisation of gas processes, novel paint processes to deliver improved conditions
• Solid state battery development (for potential link to Japanese led development teams)

Tata

Strong interest in

• Emerging opportunity for steel application – specifically floating offshore wind (e.g. Celtic sea tender process – install from 2029)
  • Green steel within the platforms and towers - R&D into creating these – implications for tata products
• Electric arc furnace applied steel – where can it be applied (reduce or remove preconceptions about this steel grade, quality etc) educate how it’s used
• Application of steel into automotive including bodies and electric machines
• South Wales focus – Port Talbot site deployment

Benefits for Innovators

The opportunity is to showcase your innovative product or service with:

• Direct access to key decision makers (C-suite) at OEMs to potentially buy products or services, collaborate with or as investors
• Optional coaching and advice on pitching ahead of the event
• Wider insights and networking on the day with senior speakers from Make UK and Innovate UK and sector experts from our partners across government and industry

Expressions of interest close on Thursday 27 June 2024 at 12pm.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions, or difficulty completing your submission, we are happy to help. Please contact aileen.woodley@iuk.ktn-uk.org if you need support.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

GDPR Statement

This event is planned and delivered by Innovate UK in partnership with Make UK.

Innovate UK Business Connect and Make UK will collect and store your registration data and any information or communications recorded during the event for auditing and project evaluation purposes.

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Video & Recording Statement

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By submitting your expression of interest for Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Pitch Panel you agree to such recordings, as outlined above, being videoed and included in the recording that will be circulated to participants.