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Scaling Innovation; how can we take innovation to scale in London and beyond?

05.06.2024

We are bringing together business leaders, SME’s, academic experts, community innovators and public sector representatives to explore how we can propel early-stage innovations to new heights and tackle today’s urban challenges in London and beyond.

Meet our exhibitors

Are You Mad

Are You Mad is a Waste Design Studio and conscious creative unit based between London, UK and Los Angeles, California transforming discarded materials into objects, furniture and shop fits. They elevate waste use and redefine waste collectors’ role as creative professionals.  

 Using culture as the catalyst for change, Are You Mad partners with brands to help tackle global issues by creating hyper-local solutions. 

SHIFT’s Digital Frontiers Roadmap 

We’re thrilled to announce the release of our latest report, “SHIFT Digital Frontiers” unveiled during London Data Week! This roadmap outlines the strategic vision of SHIFT, UCL Connected Environments and Arup, in leveraging the physical and data assets of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to drive innovation and address challenges facing London and cities worldwide. 

 Discover how SHIFT and UCL are transforming London’s Olympic Park into a cutting-edge digital ecosystem, fostering solutions with commercial, community, and environmental benefits.  

 Dive into our vision of a smarter, greener future and see how we’re making a real impact in urban health, mobility, and climate action. 🔗 Click here for the full report 

The Compost Collective 

Compost Collective is a forward-thinking initiative dedicated to transforming food scraps into eco-gold. Our simple, engaging compost system transforms food waste into organic gold, enriching soil, boosting biodiversity, and revitalising underused spaces for local communities. 

 Our mission is to make composting an accessible and engaging practice for communities, thereby promoting environmental sustainability and enhancing well-being. 

 We provide a comprehensive solution that addresses food waste management, fosters community involvement, and regenerates green spaces. This initiative outlines our innovative business model and highlights our unique approach to turning everyday waste into a resource that benefits both the environment and the community. 

xyz.exchange 

xyz.exchange is a research project supported by Dr Gavin Clark, Director of Enterprise and Commercialisation and Alisdair Aldous, Director of Strategy & Knowledge Exchange. Together we aim to uncover new ways to foster enhanced circular and entrepreneurial outcomes for students. 

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the UK fashion industry contribute the most to IP creation and the dissemination of UK art and culture on the global stage, fair compensation is not attainable due to numerous significant and systemic blocks. Leading to a situation of ever increasing induced-obsolescence, unethical manufacturing and over production as necessitated by fashion’s large multi-nationals. 

Initiatives such as the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, and associated global legislative measures, have created the need for the development of new working methods for MSEs and independent designer makers. There is an opportunity to utilise new technologies for the democratisation of IP creation and innovation within the design and manufacture process, to increase the sustainability, efficiency and probability of MSE’s. 

Meet our panel

We’re delighted to be joined by a panel of leading voices in innovation as they dive into the complexities and possibilities of scaling up.

Get to know more about them below!

 

 

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