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KTN and Innovate UK/UKRI will be holding two workshops in September to help shape the future Collaborative R&D programme for the Foundation Industries (covering metals, ceramics, paper, glass, chemicals and cement).

You are invited to attend one of these workshops, either in London (10th September) or Birmingham (11th September). Both workshops will start at 09.30 and finish at 16.00.

These workshops will progress priorities identified from a number of engagements with industry and other stakeholders during the last few months, which aimed at informing Innovate UK's work plan to support cross-sector collaboration across the Foundation Industries.

The UK foundation industries, with a combined turnover estimated at £69bn and representing around 3% of the UK economy (2014), face many common challenges and the opportunity to address these challenges through cross-sector collaboration is compelling, allowing for a convincing case to be made together for government support. Funding and strategic support are necessary to address industry productivity, global competitiveness and to meet sustainability goals.

At these workshops, delegates will:

- Suggest key priority areas for CR&D support

- Build on the cross-sector innovation priority areas already identified

- Learn about Foundation Industry engagement insights

- Learn about current available industrial CR&D funding

- Network across the Foundation Industry sectors for potential collaboration and future partnerships

If you have any questions, please contact robert.quarshie@ktn-uk.org or ajay.kapadia@ktn-uk.org.

09.30 Arrival and Registration
10.00 Introduction to Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) - Ben Walsh - Deputy Director for Transforming Foundation Industries at Innovate UK, Bruce Adderley – Challenge Director for Transforming Foundation Industries at Innovate UK
10.15 TFI Community Consultation Outcomes -Tatiana Correia –Innovation Lead for Transforming Foundation Industries at Innovate UK
10.25 TFI Challenge Priorities- current thinking - Tatiana Correia- Innovation Lead for Transforming Foundation Industries at Innovate UK
10.45 Group feedback on TFI Challenge priority areas - Ajay Kapadia - Knowledge Transfer Manager at KTN
12.30 Lunch
13.15 Project Ideas - pitch session
14.00 TFI cross-sector R&D projects - Ajay Kapadia - Knowledge Transfer Manager at KTN
15.00 Coffee Break and networking
15.30 Interpretation of workshop feedback and next steps - Tatiana Correia - Innovation Lead for Transforming Foundation Industries at Innovate UK
16.00 Wrap-up Robert Quarshie – Head of Materials at KTN

Shaping the High-Level CR&D Programme for the Foundation Industries - Birmingham