Open Tech Calendar

Following on from the Science and Technology Committee’s recently launched inquiry into Managing Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer and just after the Autumn Statement announcement that there will be £2 Billion of new funding for technology, science research and development the morning will consider what steps the government, businesses and universities should be taking to aid the commercialisation process for new technology. Delegates will be given the opportunity to evaluate progress since the government named the eight great technologies in its 2012 industrial strategy to deliver economic growth and societal benefits.

Discussions will include an analysis of the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill; the top priorities for the technologies within the UK’s future trade strategies following Brexit and recommendations and next steps following the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry The Lessons Learnt from Graphene.