How to develop and protect your ideas for low carbon and energy saving technologies

FREE open seminar and consultation event

This free event is aimed at all SMEs within South Yorkshire and is open to anyone from any sector who is interested in the varied business opportunities which are available in developing low carbon / energy
saving technologies. The event includes a series of presentations by experts in research,
technology, investment and intellectual property.

Alongside the presentations you'll be free to speak to representatives from each of the event sponsors in a one-on-one break out session, where you can talk in confi dence about developing your ideas and the opportunities available for investment.

How to develop and protect your ideas for low carbon and energy saving technologies.

The aim of the event is to discover clever new technology from any sector and commercialise it here in the South Yorkshire region.

What is on offer?
- Access to a leading firm of Intellectual Property Attorneys with a specialist team dedicated to identifying and safeguarding new, clean energy and low carbon technology.
- Access to up to £70k in business support from the Carbon Trust to help develop new technologies into viable commercial business opportunities.*
- Access to the leading equity investors in the UK energy sector who invest on behalf of energy utilities.
- Access to innovation scouts for the top UK and European utilities.
- Access to private Angel investors who are actively seeking opportunities in this sector.
- Access to the region's leading technology commercialisation consultants.

What if I don't currently have a carbon saving idea?
The various presentations during this event are aimed at getting you thinking about what technology you might have developed as part of your streamlining and effi ciency measures, and to highlight
the opportunities and support on offer to businesses developing these technologies.

What if I do have a carbon saving idea?
Don't broadcast it! The break out sessions on the day will give you the opportunity to discuss you ideas in confi dence. Don't disclose your idea outside these sessions as this can impact on your ability to
gain patent protection.

The speakers
Presentations start at 1.30pm and run throughout the afternoon on all aspects of gaining business advantage through developing and commercialising new low carbon technology.
Mathys & Squire
Isis Innovation
Morgan Linley
Yorkshire Association of Business Angels
EA Technology Ventures
CO2Sense Yorkshire
Energy Innovation Centre

Break out sessions
Between the presentations you are invited to discuss your ideas in confi dence, on a one-to-one basis with representatives from the following organisations.
Mathys & Squire (www.mathys-squire.com)
Isis Innovation (www.isis-innovation.com)
Energy Innovation Centre (www.energyinnovationcentre.com)
EA Technology Ventures (www.eatechnology.com)
Morgan Linley (www.morganlinley.co.uk)
Yorkshire Association of Business Angels (www.yaba.org.uk)
CO2Sense Yorkshire (www.co2sense.org.uk)