Manchester Met Business Breakfast: research-powered innovation event information

Title: Business Breakfast: research-powered innovation

Date: Monday 2 December

Time: 9:00am – 11:00am

Location: PrintCity, Manchester, M15 5RL

Speakers: Professor Carl Diver; Kat Lennox, Managing Director of Rawwater Applied Technologies; Tom Matthew, Commercial Director, Dunster Farms; Victor Belousov, Director of Chemical Department, R&D, ZeroAvia; Jo Howorth, Head of Skills Development, University of Leeds and Director of the Michael Beverley Innovation Fellowship

Enjoy a delicious breakfast while hearing from industry leaders who will share their experiences and insights of collaborating with Manchester Met academics. Find out more about the ways in which the University is helping to drive economic growth by working with various companies and small-to-medium enterprises.

Agenda:

09:00: Arrival, registration and breakfast

09:30: Presentations – Hear from industry leaders who have engaged with Manchester Met Innovation in a variety of ways:

• Kat Lennox, Managing Director, Rawwater Applied Technology, leaders in the design and application of reversible metal seals for leak recovery and defect repair in industrial settings
• Tom Matthew, Commercial Director, Dunster Farms Limited, a third-generation family-run foodservice business providing high-quality supplies to education, healthcare, and hospitality sectors
• ZeroAvia, focused on developing the world’s first zero-emission engines for commercial aviation
• Jo Howorth, Head of Skills Development, University of Leeds and Director of the Michael Beverley Innovation Fellowship

10:00: Break and tour of PrintCity facilities and equipment

10:20: Panel discussion and Q&A with industry partners

10:50: Opportunities to collaborate with Manchester Met

11:00: Networking and close

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