The Cambridge x Manchester Partnership Innovation Summit

The Summit will showcase the partnerships, ideas and innovation strengths emerging across Manchester and beyond.
About this Event

The Innovation Summit brings together founders, researchers, investors, corporates and policymakers to explore how collaboration can accelerate innovation-led growth and translate discovery into real-world impact. Guided by the theme“From Discovery to Decisions to Deployment”, the Summit will showcase the partnerships, ideas and innovation strengths emerging across Manchester and beyond. Through keynote speakers, panel discussions and lightning talks, attendees will gain insights into emerging technologies, successful collaborations and the ingredients required to build a world-class innovation ecosystem. The programme will focus on breaking down silos between academia, industry, government and investors, highlighting how cross-sector partnerships can unlock economic growth, attract investment and address global challenges. By bringing together diverse voices from across the innovation landscape, the Summit aims to strengthen connections, spark new opportunities and reinforce Manchester’s position as a globally significant centre for innovation, research commercialisation and impact.

If you need a BSL intepreter, please register by the 22nd September

Agenda
Welcome and opening remarks
State of Innovation keynote
Flagship panel discussion
Networking break and showcase viewing
Lightning talks across six priority sectors
Big Question panel discussion
Networking lunch