- Wednesday 19th November 2025
- 09:30-15:15 – main event
- 15:15 – 16:00 – additional networking time (optional)
- Near Warrington – full venue details will be released closer to the time
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is the UK’s innovation agency. We offer a wide range of activities and services to support UK businesses to start, scale and grow. Join us to hear more about what we do and the opportunities that are available to you with a focus on national security and defence. This event is suitable for both academics and industry, but places are limited.
Why attend?
- Be briefed on key emerging Innovate UK defence and security themes that will provide the framework for future competition funding calls from Innovate UK
- Receive an overview on core business support programmes being implemented setting out to strengthen the Northwest opportunities for collaboration and prosperity
- Lightning presentations from across the Innovate UK landscape, building deeper knowledge of the wider support available on a local, national and international level
- Receive the latest news on support programmes from Innovate UK designed to enrich investment opportunities and move businesses beyond grant funding cycles and reliability.
Who should attend?
- Members of the North West Regional Defence and Security Cluster
- Innovators and SMEs, including potential university spin-outs ready to pivot their skills into Defence & Security opportunities.
- Growth-focused businesses across all sectors aiming to move beyond grant funding within the next 12 months
- University programme leads and SMEs in enabling technologies seeking to connect and collaborate with industrial partners active in the National Security and Defence sectors
- North West based businesses looking to build collaborations in readiness for future grant or investment opportunities with an interest in national security or defence opportunities.
