Maria Morera | Operations Director and Co-founder | Global Nano Network Matrishvan Raval | Head of Product | Turntide Technologies

Neelam Mughal | Knowledge Transfer Manager ‑ Advanced Materials | Innovate UK Business Connect Debra Jones | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Chemistry | Innovate UK Business Connect

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We hope you enjoy the series! Please feel free to share it with your network Guests Matthew Prosser | Asset Management Director | Angel Trains Limited Robert Hay | Technical Advisor | Railway Industry Association Hosted by Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager ‑ Energy & Infrastructure | Innovate UK Business Connect Debra Jones | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Chemistry | Innovate UK Business Connect

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Participants of this podcast: 

- Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect  

- Gemma Fulbrook-Felstead, Director of Operations, Collaborative Conveyancing  

- Jonny Palmer, Data Science Lead, Collaborative Conveyancing  

- Robert Firth, Senior AI Research Scientist, STFC Hartree Centre  

Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.  

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In this episode, we hear from these participants: 

- Andrew Tucker, Co-Founder and CEO, Mettle Capital   

- Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect   

- Benjamin Winter, Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Wyser   

- Mark Pearce, Founder and CEO, Wyser    

Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.  

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Participants of this podcast: 

- Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect  

- Daniel Howitt, CEO and Co-Founder of Recap 

Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.  

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Participants of this podcast: 

- Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect  

- Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO and Founder, Tapoly 

Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.  

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In this episode, we hear from these participants: 

- Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead at Innovate UK Business Connect 

- Dr. Tzameret Rubin, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Management at Oxford Brookes Business School and lead of the TiPS Innovation Adoption Accelerator 

- Rebecca Trudgett, Director & Founder, Switchfoot Accounting 

Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.  

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In this episode, we hear from these participants:  

- Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead at Innovate UK Business Connect 

- Dr. Tzameret Rubin, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Management at Oxford Brookes Business School and lead of the TiPS Innovation Adoption Accelerator 

- Jack Stanbury, Senior Project Manager, University of Bristol   

- Jonathan Beaverstock, Principal Investigator Future Finance, Deputy Dean University of Bristol Business School  

- Ketch Adeeko, Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of Bristol   

- Martin Spring, Principal Investigator TiPS, Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University Management School   

Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.  

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Participants of this podcast: 

- Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect  

- Tynah Matembe, Founder and CEO, MoneyMatix 

Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.  

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Participants of this podcast: 

- Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect  

- Kevin Still, Director, Debt Managers Standards Association (DEMSA) 

- Minesh Patel, Founder, Amplified Global 

- Richard Hyde, Professor of Law, Regulation and Governance, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham 

Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.  

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In Episode 3 of the Battery Caffè Podcast Series 2, we explore the role of batteries in grid and stationary storage applications, covering key insights on the UK's ambitious targets for renewable energy and the role of battery energy storage systems. The episode discusses their importance in supporting a stable electricity grid, the battery technologies currently being used for stationary storage, and the commercial opportunities and challenges in this sector. The discussion highlights how batteries can significantly reduce energy costs for businesses and how demand for battery systems is currently surpassing supply. We’re joined by two experts who share their knowledge and industry insights. We hope you enjoy the series! Please feel free to share it with your network. Guests Alison McFadden | Managing Director | Continu Energy John-Joseph Marie | Principal Analyst - Energy Storage | The Faraday Institution Hosted by Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager ‑ Energy & Infrastructure | Innovate UK Business Connect Neelam Mughal | Knowledge Transfer Manager ‑ Advanced Materials | Innovate UK Business Connect

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Guests

Enora Pichon | Deputy Project Director | Bibby Marine Limited

Syb ten Cate Hoedemaker | Managing Director | Maritime Battery Forum

Prune Bouillot | Naval Architect | Houlder Limited

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Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager ‑ Energy & Infrastructure | Innovate UK Business Connect

Silvia Boschetto | (Maternity Cover) Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure | Innovate UK Business Connect

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Kate Cooke | Energy Sources Senior Manager | Collins Aerospace

Dr Jack Nicholas | Director | Qdot Technology

Jacqueline Castle | Chief Technology Officer | Aerospace Technology Institute

Debra Jones | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Chemistry | Innovate UK Business Connect

Silvia Boschetto | Maternity Cover - Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure | Innovate UK Business Connect

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Created in 2017, IfATE works with employers to shape apprenticeships, T Levels and higher technical qualifications in order to prepare the workforce for the future. We discuss how they have benefitted from working with the Workforce Foresighting Hub in order to address the future skills challenge.

Jonathan and Richard take a broader look at the future of the UK skills challenge, including what changes need to be made and how to support these changes. We also take a look at the greater benefits of addressing the skills challenge for wider society and how this is contributing to helping achieve Government missions.

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With this sector expected to grow rapidly in the future, the UK has the opportunity to lead the way, but only with a skilled workforce to support this growth. This episode sees Karen and Simon pick out the key insights and recommendations from this report to help address the sector’s current challenges.

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After recently completing a workforce foresighting report for the UK space sector, the knowledgeable pair go into detail on the challenges facing the sector and the actions needed to prepare the workforce to adapt to future skills requirements.

They also talk about their experience of the Workforce Foresighting Hub process and how they have benefitted from participating in a foresighting cycle.

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For this episode, WF Hub coaches Satchin Semage, Jack Lockhart and Samantha Yair discuss their background in skills and share the insights they have learned from the workshops.

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ORE Catapult were part of one of the first Workforce Foresighting Hub cycles, where they looked into preparing the workforce for future challenges in the offshore floating wind sector. In this episode, we hear about ORE Catapult’s experience in the programme, how they benefitted from it and what they learned along the way.

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You can also watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/muMKi0Ig3AM 

Why watch?

• Learn actionable strategies to embed design thinking into your innovation projects.
• Gain firsthand knowledge from industry leaders, empowering you to redefine the scope and impact of design in your business.

Who is featured?

Our hosts, Steve Welch and Katherine Wildman, are excited to welcome our speakers:

• Pete Broadbent, Connected Design Team Lead at Connected Places Catapult
• Rob Maslin, Design Lead at Satellite Applications Catapult
• Teresa Miquel, Senior Insights and Analytics Manager at Digital Catapult

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We’re joined by WF Hub coaches Steve Picker and John Lanham who explain what the programme consists of and how it works, as well as how we can use insights and data to inform how we prepare for the future.

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John has worked in the higher education and skills sector for over 30 years and has been part of the work to develop the Workforce Foresighting Hub for the last five years.

Paul is an engineer who spent most of his career working on how we train and educate people in various fields, which is how he initially met John. They now work together as consultants to help deliver the ambitions of the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme.

The pair examine what exactly the skills challenge is, why it is important and how it impacts the UK.  As well as this, they discuss what has been done to address this challenge so far and what can be done to ensure UK organisations have a skilled workforce ready to adapt to new capabilities aligned with emerging technology and innovation.

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Brought to you by the Healthy Ageing Challenge Community of Practice, hosted by Innovate UK, this series spotlights the pioneering innovations being developed to shape the future of our longevity and explores the inspiration behind the work that’s currently taking place.  

Episode 4: Activating Our Ageing Population 

How can technology and innovation support us as we age? And how on earth might they make someone’s kitchen bigger? In this episode of The Age Innovators, host Julia Glenn, Design Innovation Lead from the Innovate UK Healthy Ageing Challenge, talks to John Hymus, MD of Innerva - the healthy ageing, therapy, and rehabilitation solution, to explore these questions and more. 

Bringing intelligent technology into the care market Innerva is a UK-based designer and manufacturer of power-assisted exercise and wellbeing equipment, which provides a ‘helping hand’ in a low impact, full-body workout circuit for exercisers who demand to work smart and effectively.  

Innerva users include the over 65s and people living with disabilities, those with poor mobility, people with long-term health conditions and those in need of rehabilitation therapies.  

Join Julia and John as they discuss how Innerva's exercise equipment works, the benefits of isokinetic strength training in rehabilitation, and the company's mission to promote healthy and active aging. John will walk you through the practical aspects, providing insights into how Innerva aims to help people improve their daily movement. 

Learn how digitising exercise equipment is enabling data capture and gamification, the importance of co-design and testing the user experience in live environments, and why the Innerva team is continually iterating to produce equipment that’s both engaging and effective.  

John also reveals the five elements of healthy ageing, the research methodologies encouraging a community of people to exercise together, and the power of social wellbeing to combat loneliness and drive behaviour change. Oh, and he reveals the secret to the expanding kitchen too. 

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Can sport break down the barriers around ethnicity, age, and gender? In this, the third episode of Age Innovators, host Helen Crampin, Innovation and Technology Lead from the Innovate UK Healthy Ageing Challenge, talks to Alosh K Jose, co-founder and CEO of Newcastle-based Cricketqube, to explore this question and more.  

Cricketqube is an evidence- and data-backed Community Interest Company. The company’s aim is to make cricket accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. Founders Anish John— a former international indoor cricketer who has represented India at the senior level—and former schools cricketer, Alosh K Jose, identified that the older South Asian members of their local community in Newcastle lacked access to accessible—and affordable–activities that could maintain and increase their health and fitness.  

“When there is a financial crisis, paying for physical activity is one of the first things to be cut. The South Asian community in the UK, especially Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, have the lowest median income across any ethnic group in the UK, so paying for activities is out of the question.” - Alosh K Jose, co-founder and CEO of Cricketqube 

With their understanding of the different cultural nuances, religious sentiments, and connections within the wider South Asian community, Cricketqube has tailored an innovative programme that’s successfully encouraging their target audience to participate in games of cricket as a way to stay fit and well. 

 “I wanted to democratise access to cricket and make sure anyone who wants to can play, whether they’ve got access to a club or don’t have the hundreds of pounds you need to buy the kit.” - Alosh K Jose, co-founder and CEO of Cricketqube 

• Discover how Alosh and Anish’s approach has managed to change people’s perceptions and behaviours within the South Asian community.  
• Listen to how they’ve nurtured a growing community space where people of all ages and from all religions and subcultures are sharing skills, sharing food, and making new friends and connections.  
• And learn how evidence and data from the project and its resulting collaborations are driving new and similar projects—including the development of an app—to ensure exercise and activity is accessible and available to minority communities across the UK. 

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Brought to you by the Healthy Ageing Challenge Community of Practice, hosted by Innovate UK, this series spotlights the pioneering innovations being developed to shape the future of our longevity and explores the inspiration behind the work that’s currently taking place.  

Supporting Healthy Ageing at Work 

In today’s older workforce, the fact that one in three people is aged 50 or over poses myriad issues for our economy, social wellbeing, and our health and wellbeing. With around 20% of people in their fifties retiring before they choose to because of health issues, this episode of Age Innovators explores whether a deeper understanding and the provision of more practical and relevant support could help to change that statistic. 

Our host Elaine Douglas, Associate Professor in Ageing at the University of Stirling, talks to Wendy Loretto, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, and Dr Belinda Steffan, Senior Research Fellow both from the SHAW project at the University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS) and to Mike Douglas, Director of Age Scotland. 

The SHAW project (Supporting Healthy Ageing at Work) at UEBS is exploring how we might extend healthy ageing in the workplace so that workers have a high quality of working life for longer. The project is inviting employers, employees, professional bodies, and other key stakeholders to come together with the aim of deepening our understanding of how best to support, enable, and empower people over 50 to remain in work. 

We hear how the project’s research into the impact of hidden health issues like the muscular skeletal impact of sedentary work, cognitive ageing and decline, and menopause is leading to the development of practical help, including:  

• The launch of a new research-based app with an AI chatbot interface that will give the over-50s a better understanding of their health and empower employees to ask for the support they need from their managers. 
• A co-designed diagnostic menopause support tool which aims to reduce the number of women leaving work due to challenging menopause symptoms and improve workplace culture around menopause awareness. 

“The first thing that comes to my mind when imagining the ideal future workplace for an older worker? More individualised support to support a range of both visible and hidden health factors—and a reduction in the tension around discussing heath issues and the removal of taboo and stigma as we increase awareness.” - Belinda Steffan, Senior Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh Business School 

You’ll discover how the provision of a safe platform can be the key to unlocking powerful conversations in the workplace around sensitive or taboo issues. Learn how the ongoing research has already identified the important role line managers can play in supporting people’s health. And find out how a training course developed by Age Scotland is upskilling employers to have the conversations needed to create more inclusive and supportive workplace cultures. 

The team’s person-centric approach is breaking down barriers and beginning to transform older people’s experiences at work for the better, enabling people to better understand—and communicate—their health support needs.  

“We’re all different, and those differences become more apparent as we age. Whether that’s the state of our health, our life circumstances, and how and when we choose to retire. We all have a role to play in challenging the myth of the ideal worker who’s always in peak health and is always productive. When it comes to policy, we need to move the conversation forward so we can accept people as they are and empower them to ask for the help they need to feel supported at work.” - Wendy Loretto, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at The University of Edinburgh

In this, seventh episode of Silent Designers, this month’s guest, Yasmin Ali, explores the theme of Net Zero and Sustainable Technologies, discusses the unexpected ways in which hydrogen could decarbonise our world, and reveals the most effective deployments of hydrogen happening in industry today. 

Award-winning chartered engineer, Yasmin Ali, is a Hydrogen Project Development Manager at RWE—a leading supplier of renewables worldwide. She’s also the author of the book Power Up, which looks at global energy systems and the energy transition.

Join us as Yasmin explains the impact of design on her work and her interpretation of the word ‘design’ and what it means to her. 

“For many people, the word ‘design’ conjures up images of fashion or graphic design. I think of it more as a thinking process to come up with a way of solving a problem or achieving something that hasn’t been done before.”  - Yasmin Ali, Hydrogen Project Development Manager at RWE 

 Listen as Yasmin: 

• Explores the importance of habit change in the adoption of hydrogen as a renewable energy 
• Explains how she applies design thinking to enhance her working relationships and communications 
• Reveals why her love of the energy sector and of writing resulted in the publication of Power Up

“It’s interesting to see what happens when you think about design differently and incorporate design thinking to creative problem solving.” - Yasmin Ali, Hydrogen Project Development Manager at RWE

In this new Innovate UK Business Connect podcast series, Age Innovators, we meet researchers and innovators whose work has the potential to support us as we age. Brought to you by the Healthy Ageing Challenge Community of Practice and hosted by Innovate UK, this series spotlights the pioneering innovations being developed to shape the future of our longevity and explores the inspiration behind the work that’s currently taking place.     Episode 1: Language of Care    Can we harness advances in innovation and technology and use them to support the needs of an ageing population? In this episode of Age Innovators, host Julia Glenn, former Innovate UK Design Innovation Lead for the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge, talks to Toby Venning and Caleb Adamu, co-founders of care coordination platform, Elate, to explore this question and more.    Bringing intelligent technology into the care market

Developed by Cross Digital Ltd, Elate is an app that aims to help older people and their families navigate the complex world of care in all its forms using technology.    Elate’s co-founders, Toby Venning and Caleb Adamu, have applied co-design principles and the Design Council’s double diamond methodology to develop the app’s intelligent technology which meets the specific and evolving needs of the care sector.    “The catalyst for the project was listening to my own parents struggling to look after both sets of their own parents. Trying to understand their different needs, trying to work out the right care path, understanding the nuances of domestic and domiciliary care—and trying to do all that from a distance.”  Toby Venning, Elate co-founder and CEO    The language of care 

Working with four user groups, including care providers, paid and unpaid care workers, people in need of care, and those peoples’ families and friends, Elate’s mission is to empower people to live with grace, joy, and dignity.     This is evident in their use of the Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver stages of the double diamond. And their iterative approach has seen the adaptation of users’ language to ensure product specifications are accessible and fit for purpose.     The Elate app enables people to be proactive and design their own care pathway. It frees carers from repetitive paperwork, and enables carers to interact more with the person in their care.     “Improving the welfare of carers is very much at the forefront of what we’re trying to do—making their lives easier in terms of support with planning, assessments, and finding recommendations that best suit the end user’s needs.”  Caleb Adamu, elate co-founder and CTO    Discover how the sensitivity of Elate’s approach to technological innovation is helping people navigate the different types of care available for family members. And how their co-design process is working to promote both the needs of the person needing care—and their carers—in the care paradigm.    By integrating technology, data, analytics, and user-centered design, Elate is introducing people to personalised technology that’s designed for them and that will design the right sort of care to meet their needs—rather than forcing something to fit.   

In this, the sixth episode of Silent Designers, Steve Welch and guest, Ahmed Wobi, explore the theme of healthy living and tech.  

Award winning writer, director—and national basketball champion, Ahmed Wobi, is also the co-founder of Tonus Tech. Tonus Tech provides preventative health companies with wearable solutions and AI-driven movement analysis and personalised workout programmes to optimise people's fitness age. 

Ahmed and his team’s focus is on keeping people moving better for longer using sensors and artificial intelligence.  

Join us as Ahmed explains how his academic medical background helped him apply creative design thinking to the early discovery stages of his formative research areas. How AI is enabling academics to manipulate large data sets – lowering the threshold for early exploration and encouraging greater experimentation. And the impact his experiences as a national basketball champion have had on his career. 

“When you play sport at a formal level, you have to be able to make quick decisions and know how the members of your team will react. That translates to life in general but also to academia, entrepreneurism, and design, because there’s an iterative process in going back to concepts, in trial and error, and then in testing what works and what doesn’t.” 

Ahmed Wobi, Co-founder of Tonus Tech 

Listen as Ahmed shares: 

·         The positive implications AI tech holds for our better health and fitness  

·         Why it’s crucial to embed people from diverse backgrounds into early stage design processes  

·         The importance of user-focused design 

“Design processes? They will take you on interesting journeys...” 

Ahmed Wobi, Co-founder of Tonus Tech 

We explore the challenges faced by the chemicals industry as it strives to achieve the ambitious target of net zero emissions. Our conversation delves into the innovative strategies both organisations are looking to adopt, supported by the IETF. Join us for this discussion on the chemical sector's journey towards sustainability, unraveling the transformative measures shaping its commitment to a greener future.

Guests:

Simon Proctor | Head of Project Puma - Mitsubishi Chemicals UK

James Findlay | Financial Controller & Company Secretary - Esseco Group

Find more information, and earlier episodes, at https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/news/industrial-energy-transformation-fund-podcast-series/ 

In this episode, we discuss the unique challenges that the ceramic sector collectively faces as it moves towards the ambitious goal of achieving net-zero emissions. Our discussion also delves into the innovative strategies these companies are hoping to implement with support from the IETF. Join us for this insightful discussion of the ceramic sector's path to sustainability.

Guests:

Guy Armitage | Managing Director – York Handmade Brick Company 

Stephane Vissiere | Wienerberger 

Our podcast takes a deep dive into the many challenges that the drinks sector faces as it moves towards achieving net zero emission targets. We explore the advantages of having an engaged public aligned with the 2050 net zero goals, how it has spurred a shift in consumer preferences towards companies committed to reaching them. Additionally, we discuss the pivotal role decarbonisation plays in the fabric of both companies and the innovative strategies employed to bolster the resilience and sustainability of their operations.

Guests:

Calvin Winch | Senior Project Manager – Britvic

Andy McKnight | Principal Project Manager – Heineken

In this fifth episode of Silent Designers, we explore the theme of net zero and sustainable technologies with guest, Mark Price. 

A professor of Aeronautics at Queen's University Belfast, Mark Price is also the co-founder of Biohaviour, a research initiative exploring bio-inspired rules for innovative engineering design. 

Biohavior aims to bring bio-inspired concepts and ideas into the realm of engineering design and cloud-based manufacturing within a single fully integrated environment. 

“I’ve found that the decisions that design supports are absolutely critical, not just for products, but for businesses and organisations as a whole and beyond.” 

Mark Price, Professor of Aeronautics at Queen's University Belfast  and co-founder of Biohaviour

On making things better and making things differently

Join us as Mark explains how the challenge of Net Zero has driven a shift in his thinking beyond his background as a systems engineer in the aircraft industry to his discovery that design thinking can help us challenge requirements, lessen constraints, and open up new paths to innovation.

“When you innovate as an academic your inclination is to peel everything back, layer by layer and put foundational principles in place as you learn about the different frameworks. But it’s only then, as you begin to learn about a system, that you can open up different avenues of thought and start to explore new opportunities.”

Mark Price, Professor of Aeronautics at Queen's University Belfast and co-founder of Biohaviour

Listen as Mark shares:

• The understanding of foundational principles that can open up new avenues of thought 
• The potential of bio-inspired systems to create new products, processes, and systems 
• How design thinking can help us reach Net Zero

And discover how the incorporation of design thinking in one’s own practice demands a high level of self-reflection and questioning.

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In this fourth episode of Silent Designers, our guest Tom Inns explores the theme of healthy living and technologies. Tom is the director of the consultancy, Cofink, a visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, and a coach on the Innovate UK Design for Growth programme. 

Join us as Tom explains his fascination with the role design can play in helping the silent designers within healthcare teams understand complex challenges, undertake the necessary phases of discovery, and innovate to deliver change.  

“Each time I run a project I learn as much as the team about nudging and evolving our processes, tools, and methodologies. How we can push the boundaries and make collaborations happen.” 

Tom Inns, Director of Cofink 

Tom shares: 

• The powerful impact of design thinking approaches and ethnography in healthcare settings 
• How mapping out a visual ecosystem of healthcare pathways creates a fantastic focus point for collaborations 
• The real-life impact of healthcare innovation—in trumpet form 

Want to learn how to apply design thinking to your own work? 

In the second half of this episode, Tom also shares three simple yet fascinating new ways of looking at the world and how you can introduce design thinking into your own practice at work.  

“If you take these three little pieces of mental gymnastics on board, you'll be motoring when it comes to design and systems thinking.”  

Tom Inns, Director of Cofink

Episode transcript: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/KTN-Silent-Designers-Tom-Inns-Episode-4-Transcription.pdf

Read more: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/news/silent-designers-podcast-series/ 

The third episode of Silent Designers explores the theme of Knowledge Transfer and Design with guest Marie Williams — Chartered Engineer, Design Lecturer, TEDx speaker, and Founder of Social Enterprise, Dream Networks. 

Join us as playful engineer, Marie Williams, explains what took her from a career in innovation across aerospace, nuclear fusion, and software engineering to launch a social enterprise, Dream Networks and her drive to address the need for more equitable access to play areas in socially deprived areas. 

Marie explains: 

·       The impact of design on social or environmental value 

·       How children approach co-design and design thinking opportunities 

·       The importance of context and equity in effective knowledge transfer 

“I think about one in eight children in the UK has no access to a garden and relies on public play areas. However, the data reveals that many of these children live in deprived areas that don’t have play spaces. So that's when design is the catalyst for change and a response to more than an economic need. It can be our response to growing social and environmental needs and problem sets.” 

Marie Williams is a playful chartered engineer, design lecturer, TedX speaker, and CEO of Dream Networks.  She founded Dream Networks in 2016, and has collaborated with businesses, schools, and communities to co-design and build engaging play spaces in economically deprived communities worldwide. To date, Dream Networks has adopted sustainable design practices to create inclusive play spaces for over 60,000 children in the UK and Africa.  

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“The Design Council’s vision is for a regenerative world for all. The way we’re way going to get there is for people in the design sector—all 1.79 million of us—to Design for Planet and help us make the shift from a consumer to a regenerative society.” 

Join us as Cat explains: 

• The vital role people-centred design plays in the adoption of sustainable technologies, 
• The importance of ‘new-to-me’ innovation on the path to Net Zero 
• How she made the transition from policymaker to ‘Silent Designer’ 

An expert in Systemic Design, Cat started her career as a policymaker working across government and writing strategies for Number 10, the Home Office, and the Cabinet Office. Combining her 10 years of experience in Government with an MA in graphic design, she co-founded the UK Government’s Policy Lab. Cat has also held leadership positions in Uscreates and FutureGov, where she led programmes to make public services more user-centred and systemic in addressing local homelessness challenges. 

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Nikoleta and Sheena talk about the economic and technological importance of critical minerals and why we should collaborate with global industry partners to build a more resilient energy supply that accelerates the growth of the UK’s domestic capabilities.

Throughout this conversation, the supply and demand of critical minerals for batteries as we transition to net zero in the UK is discussed at length. The 2035 UK Battery Recycling Industry Vision highlights that there is a major opportunity to secure the supply of critical batteries for minerals through recycling. Battery development can adopt a circular economy approach whereby battery materials are separated, recycled, then re-manufactured into new batteries all within the UK which would allow for significantly more of a battery’s economic value to be kept within the UK’s economy while also reducing the UK’s dependency on other countries for critical minerals.

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This episode focuses on different chemistries for anodes and the challenges of scaling up manufacturing. Juan and Debra talk about the UK's battery anode and cathode capabilities, the desired properties of these materials and the production as well as commercialisation of this emerging technology to supply anode grade niobium oxides.

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This podcast is hosted by Nikoleta Piperidou, Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network Lead at Innovate UK KTN, and Jordan Fletcher, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Net Zero Investor Communities at Innovate UK KTN, and features special guests Jim Totty, Managing Partner at Virdis Capital and Ian Whiting, Commercial Director at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).

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During this podcast conversation, Matt and Debra discuss making vessels and port machinery sustainable by using renewable electric power or alternative fuels including biofuels, or hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. They also discuss specific examples of use cases of this technology such as hydrogen or battery powered ferries.

Useful links and additional information

• The Maritime & Ports Innovation Network is a community that collates knowledge from the maritime and ports sector to solve challenges and share industry opportunities to succeed in the transition to a Net Zero future through building innovative maritime solutions.
• Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Infrastructure team.
• Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Transport team.
• Read the Maritime Innovation Podcast Episode 5 Transcript.

During this podcast episode, Nikoleta Piperidou and Neelam Mughal from Innovate UK KTN were joined by James Baker, CEO at Graphene@Manchester.

In this episode, Matthew Moss, the Maritime Knowledge Transfer Manager at Innovate UK KTN is joined by guests Elly Howe, Environmental and Sustainability Coordinator at Portsmouth International Port & Jerry Clarke, Marine Pilot at Portsmouth International Port and Marlene Mitchell, Commercial Manager from the Port of Aberdeen, exploring the topic of Green Ports.

During this podcast discussion, they discuss port decarbonisation initiatives and the large transformational projects that are enabling the UK to adopt sustainable technologies.

Read the Maritime Innovation Podcast Episode 4 Transcript.

In this episode, we explore how ports are supplying electricity to vessels allowing them to switch off their diesel engines in the harbour and recharge their energy storage systems and electrical equipment.

Topics of conversation also include the UK’s first ship to store a large-scale commercial power system, the advantages of private investment as well as public funding for your research and development of shore power projects, delivering UK port electric charging energy networks, furthering the development of shore power technologies for generating and storing shore powered clean electricity such as AI controlled battery storage and green hydrogen electrolyser.

This podcast episode is hosted by Mark Wray with special guests Sarah Fear, Project and Knowledge Exchange Manager for Plymouth's Marine e-charging Living Lab at the University of Plymouth, David Hibbert, Technical Superintendent at Marine Services, Orkney Islands Council & Dr Jonathan Williams, CEO of MSE International.

Read the Maritime Innovation Podcast Episode 3 Transcript.

This episode was hosted by Nikoleta Piperidou who is the Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network Lead at Innovate UK KTN as well as Dr Najwa Sidqi, Quantum Technologies Knowledge Transfer Manager at Innovate UK KTN who were joined by special guests Hallam Davies, Senior Electrochemist at AMTE power & Michal Krompiec, Scientific Project Manager at Quantinuum.

Please note that since this podcast episode was recorded, Cambridge Quantum has become Quantinuum.

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How are ports becoming better connected to their industrial and maritime ecosystems through emerging 5G enabled technology?

We answer this question in detail and explore how cutting edge technology like 5G and the Internet of Things are enabling the creation of more connected ports. This podcast episode is hosted by Mark Wray and Richard Foggie with special guests John Chaplin, Director of Special Projects at Bristol Port, John Harrison, IT Director at Bristol Port and Simon Parry, CTO Global Enterprises at Nokia (Plymouth).

Useful links and additional information

• The Maritime & Ports Innovation Network is a community that collates knowledge from the maritime and ports sector to solve challenges and share industry opportunities to succeed in the transition to a Net Zero future through building innovative maritime solutions.
• Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Infrastructure team.
• Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Transport team.
• Explore Bristol Port and Nokia.

Click here for the Maritime Innovation Podcast Episode 2 Transcript.

In this episode, we discuss the use cases of Smart Ports designed to support the digitalisation of supply chain logistics and increase resilience, improve efficiency, and accelerate decarbonisation.

Hosted by Mark Wray, we are joined in this episode by Thomas White, Ecosystems Director for Maritime from the Connected Places Catapult & Richard Willis, Technical Director for Port Technology at Royal HaskoningDHV.

Useful links and additional information

• The Maritime & Ports Innovation Network is a community that collates knowledge from the maritime and ports sector to solve challenges and share industry opportunities to succeed in the transition to a net zero future through building innovative maritime solutions.
• Access the Smarter UK ports case studies from Royal HaskoningDHV The Mersey river transport reimagined report that Royal HaskoningDHV and Connected Places Catapult mentioned contains details about the Mersey freight and passenger transport ecosystem and future low-carbon, automated transport solutions can be viewed by clicking here.
• Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Infrastructure team.
• Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Transport team.
• Explore Connected Places Catapult and Royal HaskoningDHV.

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This podcast discussion centres around methods of producing clean hydrogen from renewable energy sources, the innovative projects Protium is working on and how much green hydrogen will the UK produce by 2030 and beyond.

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Useful links and additional information

• The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and an advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost.
• Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity.
• Explore National Nuclear Laboratory, the organisation where our guest speaker works.

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Useful links and additional information

• The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and an advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost.
• Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity.
• Explore Cummins Inc, the organisation that our guest speaker works at.

Click here to read the Episode 8 transcript.

Useful links and additional information

• The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and an advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost.
• Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity.
• Explore Baxi Boilers, the organisation that our guest speaker works at.

Click here to access the transcript.

Useful links and additional information

• The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and an advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost.
• Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity.
• Explore the organisations that our guest speaker work at which include Linde and BOC UK & Ireland.

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The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve Net Zero in places.

In this fifth episode, Nilam Banks and Kezia Williamson from Innovate UK KTN explore what are the common challenges to meeting net zero alongside their special guests Peter Gudde, John Taylor and Paul Kemp, Energy Project Managers at Greater South East Net Zero Hub.

Hosts:

Nilam Banks | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Place, Innovate UK KTN

Kezia Williamson | Head of Place, Innovate UK KTN

Guests:

Peter Gudde, Energy Projects Manager at Greater South East Net Zero Hub

John Taylor, Energy Projects Manager at Greater South East Net Zero Hub

Paul Kemp, Energy Projects Manager at Greater South East Net Zero Hub

Useful links:

Join Net Zero Places Innovation Network Community here

Access the Greater South East Net Zero Hub

Explore the Greater South East Net Zero Hub Guides

Discover the Great South East Net Zero Hub Toolkits

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The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve net zero in places.

In this fourth episode, Nilam Banks and Kezia Williamson from Innovate UK KTN explore how collaborations with academia can support decision-makers on climate adaptation alongside their special guests Alex Rainbow, Carbon Neutral Cornwall Assessment Specialist at the Cornwall Council and Jess Dicken, Research Fellow in European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter.

Hosts:

Nilam Banks | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Place, Innovate UK KTN

Kezia Williamson | Head of Place, Innovate UK KTN

Guests:

Alex Rainbow | Carbon Neutral Cornwall Assessment Specialist, Cornwall Council

Jess Dicken | Research Fellow in European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter

Useful links:

Join Net Zero Places Innovation Network Community here

Explore the Local Climate Adaptation Tool (LCAT)

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Guests: Lucy Kennedy - Co-founder and CEO, Spottit Sarah Hayes - Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) Strategic Engagement Lead, Connected Places Catapult

Moderators:  Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter

Click here for the Episode 8 transcript. 

Useful links:

- Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in our newly launched report, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Click here to explore the report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered. - Innovate UK KTN’s Space & Geospatial team

In this episode, Nilam Banks explores the UK Electric Vehicles Infrastructure Strategy along with her special guests Simon Buckley, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Low Emission Mobility at Innovate UK KTN and Peter Brown, Senior Policy Advisor at the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).

Useful links:

• Join Net Zero Places Innovation Network Community here
• Explore the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles Grant schemes
• Read the UK electric vehicle infrastructure strategy
• Learn more about the Sub National Transport Bodies
• Discover the Energy Saving Trust programmes
• Read the ‘Attitudes Toward Electric Infrastructure’ Report from Britain Thinks
• Learn more about the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund

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The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve net zero in places.

In this episode, Nilam Banks discusses the importance for local authorities of decarbonising buildings to meet net zero, with special guests Mike Moseley, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Construction at Innovate UK KTN, and Jo Gay, Head of Climate Change at Southend City Council.

Useful links:

• Join Net Zero Places Innovation Network Community here
• Watch the ‘Heating for Net Zero’ webinar series recordings
• Explore the current Funding: Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
• Explore the tool to support creating the approach to Net Zero: Net Zero Navigator Tool
• Find some guidance on creating a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP)
• Find some support in building a business case for net zero projects, contacting your local Net Zero Hub
• Discover Mike Moseley's personal experience in decarbonising buildings by watching the recording of the webinar ‘Towards Zero Carbon Homes and Buildings: a Personal Journey’

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Paul Campion - CEO, TRL  Andreas Zachariah - Co-founder & CEO, TravelAi, EV Serious

The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve net zero in places.

In this episode, Nilam Banks and Kezia Williamson from Innovate UK KTN explore with their special guest Patrick Allcorn, Head of Local Net Zero Team at BEIS, and Katie Greenhalgh, Environment and Net Zero Carbon Programme Lead at the Leicestershire County Council, the key challenges for local authorities in meeting net zero, and ask: what can be done to support them?

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Guests:

Andrew Deutz - Director, The Nature Conservancy Victor Ohuruogu - Senior Africa Regional Manager, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)

The podcast discusses how to approach industrial decarbonisation, what energy efficiency and decarbonisation technologies are available and how delivery partners can help to advise industrial sites on how to reduce their energy demand and carbon emissions.

Guests:

Richard Pyatt | Director - CR Plus Animesh Ghosh | Managing Director - Envirya

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Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter

Click here for the episode 6 transcript.

*Please note that Episode 5 will be published with a delay on 11 August.

• We are excited to launch our latest publication, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in the report, allowing you to get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered. Click here to explore the interactive report.
• Want to join the discussion or ask for support in solving a challenge? Get in touch with us! Luca Budello - Geospatial Lead at Innovate UK KTN Andy Bennett - Space Lead at Innovate UK KTN

In order to have a thriving industrial sector whilst also meeting the UK’s net zero carbon targets we need to support the energy intensive industries to reduce their energy demand and carbon emissions associated with their industrial processes. The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) provided by the Dept for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is providing capital investment to industrial sites to help them to deploy industrial energy efficiency and decarbonisation technologies and make a difference right now.

Innovate UK KTN and BEIS are pleased to share this short podcast series with you. The discussions led by Innovate UK KTN’s Jenni McDonnell MBE will talk to different stakeholders including policy makers, industrial sites and delivery partners who are helping industrial sites to understand what they could achieve by taking advantage of this opportunity.

Whether you are an industrial site owner, technology provider or someone who is interested in our journey to net zero, why not tune in? We would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on the topics covered and hope you enjoy this short podcast series. 

Click here to download the episode 1 transcript. (This has been transcribed verbatim).

Transcript coming soon.   Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in our newly launched report, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Click here to explore the interactive report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered.

In this fifth episode,  Steffan Eldred and Neelam Mughal from Innovate UK KTN discuss how the glass industry is driving new hydrogen developments, and research and explore the hydrogen transition opportunities and challenges in this sector, alongside their special guest Rob Ireson, Innovation and Partnerships Manager at Glass Futures Ltd.

Guests

Steffan Eldred | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure

Neelam Mughal | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Advanced MAterials

Rob Ireson | Innovation and Partnerships Manager - Glass Futures Ltd

Useful links and additional information

• The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost.
• Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity.
• Glass Futures Website.

In this fourth episode, Simon Buckley and Matthew Moss from Innovate UK KTN are exploring the use of hydrogen in the global maritime industry alongside their special guest Chester Lewis, Business Development Manager at Ryze Hydrogen.

Guests

Simon Buckley | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Zero Emission Mobility

Matthew Moss | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Maritime

Chester Lewis | Business Development Manager - Ryze Hydrogen

Useful links and additional information

• The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive advisory group and community that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enable low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost.
• Innovate UK KTN’s Energy Team is at the centre of Innovate UK KTN’s work contributing to delivering the UK’s ambitious Net Zero targets.
• Innovate UK KTN’s Maritime Team
• Ryze Hydrogen Website

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Innovate UK KTN is a member of the Jet Zero Council (JZC) – a partnership between industry and government convening ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver zero-emission transatlantic flight within a generation. Learn more here.

Guests

Steffan Eldred | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure

Hannah Abson | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Aviation

Katy Milne | Head of Industrial Strategy at FlyZero

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The Innovate UK KTN Hydrogen Innovation Network is bringing you this second episode with Steffan Eldred and Simon Buckley from Innovate UK KTN who continue their ‘back to basics' approach and delve deeper to understand where hydrogen should be used with their special guest Joanna Richart, Head of Hydrogen Business at Ricardo. As with any technology or fuel, discussions can get carried away, implying they are the solution to all things but at Innovate UK KTN, we strongly believe that we should ensure hydrogen is used where it can be most effective for decarbonising energy, industrial and chemical industries.

Guests Steffan Eldred | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure, KTN Simon Buckley | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Zero Emission Mobility, KTN Joanna Richart | head of Hydrogen Business - Ricardo

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About the series

HydroGenerally is a podcast series that is giving a voice to explore the applications, opportunities and challenges of the hydrogen economy - a series of 20-minute episodes around discussions led by Innovate UK KTN’s experts in Hydrogen Steffan Eldred and Simon Buckley. Each episode covers a specific topic with one or two select experts. 

Tim shares his experience working with mid-sized accountancy and law firms to approach the AI readiness challenge through a process of collaborative design.

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Speakers

Duncan Foster Fitzsimons, Director at 7TH Design & Invention, Salar Surgical

James Johnstone, Director of Programme Management at Advanced Materials Development Ltd

Guests

Steve Abbott | Business Development Manager at Hyperdrive

Jon Regnart | Automotive Trend Strategist at Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC)

Hosts

Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry at KTN

Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN

Make yourself a coffee and enjoy your podcast!

With their special guests for this episode, Thomas Bartlett, Innovation Lead - Batteries at Innovate UK, and Jonathan Buston, Principal Scientist at the Health and Safety Executive, Nikoleta and Sheena attempt to determine the electric vehicle fire safety challenges and the key issues that need to be addressed. They also explore what causes a battery cell to fail and what happens to the battery of an electric vehicle after a car crash. 

Guests

Thomas Bartlett, Innovation Leads - Batteries at Innovate UK

Jonathan Buston, Principal Scientist at Health and Safety Executive [HSE]

Hosts

Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry at KTN

Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN

Read more and download the transcript here.

Scott Nelson is CEO of Sweetbridge and founder of the KnowRisk Consortium. The consortium combines information from accounting and audit, corporate ERP systems, insurance and legal information, enabling risk to be managed in real time across the supply chain.  

The Covid health crisis and associated shortages of goods, including PPE, has highlighted why supply chains matter. In this podcast, Scott explains how the KnowRisk Consortium is building the infrastructure to manage and insure supply chain disruption risk.

Read more here.

Guests

Adrian Tylim | Head of Business Development Americas at Blue Solutions

John Tinson | VP of Sales & Marketing at Ilika

Hosts

Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry at KTN

Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN

Make yourself a coffee and enjoy your podcast!

Read more and download the transcript here.

Gavin Starks has a long pedigree in setting up innovative programmes. He was the founding CEO of the Open Data Institute, co-chaired the Open Banking Standard and is now the CEO of Icebreaker One. 

In this podcast, Gavin introduces us to the SERI (Standard for Environment, Risk and Insurance), a UKRI funded programme bringing partner organisations and leading institutions to bridge the data gaps between finance and climate change.  

Read more here.

Where the regulators and the regulated don’t just exist together but positively flourish

In this interview, Sally Sfeir-Tait opens up about her journey from lawyer and regulator to starting her own business and talks about “balancing the interests of the few with the interests of the many, in a harmonious way”. 

Read more here.

Guests

Dr. Laura Lander | Postdoctoral Research Associate - Electrochemical Science and Engineering Group, Imperial College Alberto F Minguela | Manager - Research & Innovation, HSSMI Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry at KTN Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN

Make yourself a coffee and enjoy your podcast!

Click here to read the transcript for episode 2.

Self-confessed serial entrepreneur Shamus Rae shares his passion for data models and talks about the purpose that drives his company forward. Engine B, an innovation platform for the professional services sector, uses cutting edge technology to make data accessible so greater innovation can take place across industry both within traditional firms and new start-ups.

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This first episode was inspired by our work on the Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme over the past few months. The Programme, launched in January 2021, took a selection of UK-based SMEs on a journey of training and bespoke workshops and culminated in an Investment Showcase in April 2021.

Guests

Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager – Materials Chemistry at KTN

Charlotte Thompson | Knowledge Transfer Manager ‑ Digital Economy at KTN

Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager – Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN

Useful links and additional info

• The Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network is co-funded by KTN and the Faraday Battery Challenge; visit ukbatteriesnetwork.org to find out more. Don’t forget to sign up if you’d like your organisation to feature in our landscape map.
• The Faraday Investment Readiness Programme is delivered by Innovate UK and KTN – read more about the programme and meet the cohort here.
• The Chemistry & Industrial Biotechnology SME accelerator programme is led by KTN and sponsored by Innovate UK. Read more about the programme here.

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