Oxfordshire is a global centre of research and innovation. The county is home to highly innovative businesses, two renowned universities – the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes – and a number of world-leading science, innovation, technology and business parks. The knowledge-intensive economic activity generated by the ecosystem attracts international talent and investment and encourages the highest intensity of university spin-outs in the UK.

Clearly, Oxfordshire is a great place to start and grow your innovation business and OxLEP has exciting new support in place to help you.

Tom Hockaday, author and leading expert in university technology transfer leadership, is delivering this workshop for Oxfordshire based businesses to develop or refine their Innovation Strategy. The workshop will provide inspiration, frameworks and connections which will help innovative business leaders with their strategy and ambition.

By attending this workshop innovative business leaders will:

• Learn about innovation strategy

• Understand how innovation strategy sits with good business management

• Consider how innovation strategy supports the purpose of your business

• Explore Open Innovation

• Connect with other innovative business leaders

This innovation strategy workshop will be held at The Oxford Martin School (34 Broad St, Oxford) from 3pm to 5pm.

A drinks and networking reception will follow on at All Bar One (124 High Street) 5:30 – 7pm.

Ant Parsons, OxLEP Business will be facilitating this workshop.