IdeaFest - Turning Northern Ireland into a Start-up Powerhouse

We were invited to an open unconference to build a community driven solution to turn Northern Ireland into a start-up powerhouse.

Unfortunately, we can’t attend but thought the next best thing was to tell our friends and followers about it (just incase you didn’t see it before this).

The email caught our attention and it read something like this:

NISP CONNECT, in association with BizCamp want to hear your ideas on the key initiative that could dramatically improve the success rate of science and tech entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland.

What has slowed Northern Ireland’s success until now?

This is your chance to say.

We seek input from Northern Ireland’s entrepreneurial community on:

Funding

• Skills
• Market access & sales
• Turning a public sector culture to private
• Industry academia collaboration
• Industry clusters and communication

IdeaFest will allow you to put forward your thoughts on where Northern Ireland should be in the next 20 years in a multi-room discussion. Experts on each topic will be invited to take part and present our conclusions.

When: Friday, 3rd February 2012

Time: 2.30pm - 5.30pm

Where: The Northern Ireland Science Park, Pump-House & Visitor Centre

Who are the theme leaders:

Tim Brundle, University of Ulster

Philip Stanfield, SLA

Ben Bland, Social Media and Digital Strategy Consultant

Brian McKimm, Director at Feranna Investments

Contact: Meagan Blanton, Northern Ireland Science Park

Tel: 028 9073 7806