Accessing the Right Resource to Boost Performance: Long Term Culture Change and Business Impact

 

Theme: Cross sector
Time: 10:30
Room: B

 

This session did not have a presentation

 

The political and economical landscape in which we do business is changing.  This coupled with increasing competition from overseas, means there has never been a more important time for businesses to innovate and invest in their future.  But how can you do this?  How can you access expertise that can take your business forward, put you ahead of the competition and do so in a cost effective way?

 

For over 35 years, the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) programme, which is part funded by Government, has been helping businesses to realise their full potential.  By addressing strategic and tactical business needs, KTP has a proven track record having helped over 7,000 businesses to improve their competitiveness, productivity and performance through collaborative partnerships with Further and Higher Education institutions.  Through these partnerships, businesses have been able to increase their profitability either through improved quality, operations, increase in sales and/or access to new markets.

 

The impacts of a KTP also go beyond the commercial sector. KTP has also benefited many charities and third sector organisations through improved efficiencies and more generally enables culture change and enhances the skills of existing staff.  So, how do you get involved, what are the risks, what types of KTP projects can you do, what can you achieve?

 

Key benefits of attending:

• Understand more about how KTPs work from shorter to classic, flagship to supply chain
• Find out more about the funding and support network available
• Hear first hand from businesses who have undertaken a KTP and what it has enabled them to do since (they have done since?)

Hosted by the Knowledge Transfer Partnership and with insight from businesses that have benefited from the KTP programme this interactive panel session is aimed at anyone who is interested in finding out more about KTP. Whether you work in a manufacturing business or creative industries - the door is open to all.

 

Speakers to include:

 

Andrew Budgen - Spacelabs, London                             
Mark Saw - Authentix, York            

Elaine Martin - Newcastle university, Newcastle                            

Fiona Nightingale - KTP Senior Advisor