PECM Issue 17 2015 | Page 18

Advanced Engineering UK 2015 New Innovators Showcased At Advanced Engineering UK Thanks To Magna International, With KTN Support dvanced Engineering UK, the leading event for the high performance engineering sectors, has announced that global Tier 1 automotive supplier, Magna International will be increasing its involvement at this year’s show. A At the event, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on 4 & 5 November 2015, Magna International, supported by the Knowledge Transfer Network, will host and sponsor the Enabling Innovation Poster Zone - a major area at the show - where the ideas and concepts from the UK’s up and coming innovators are showcased. Magna will also run 1-2-1 meetings with interested innovators, deliver a keynote in the show’s conference programme and take an expanded exhibition stand. The Enabling Innovation Poster Zone will provide a unique opportunity for 18 PECM Issue 17 early stage innovators to showcase breakthrough ideas, products and processes to the UK’s largest advanced engineering audience. The ‘poster’ submissions will come from incubator level organisations, university students, research-based companies and start-ups. The Zone will give the 13,000 visitors attending Advanced Engineering UK the chance to uncover potential technologies, partners and untapped capability. Magna’s R & D team additionally will invite potential innovation partners for 1-2-1 meetings. The sessions will offer innovators the opportunity to discuss new concepts and products, with opportunity for direct investment, collaborative programmes and potential licensing agreements with Magna’s R&D decision makers. Magna is very active in the UK technology community; interfacing with venture capital firms to locate opportunities, actively working with universities on new