Venue: Built Environment – Smarter Transformation, Unit 3B, Hamilton International Technology Park, 3 Watt Pl, Blantyre, Glasgow G72 0AH
Date: Tuesday 23rd September
Time: 09:30 – 14:30
Lunch and refreshments provided

This event will explore how Scotland’s Innovation Centres can work more closely with colleges to embed innovative practices into teaching, learning, and workforce development. Together, we will look at opportunities to support the college sector in shaping Scotland’s future workforce.

This workshop will bring together educators and industry leaders for a day of interactive sessions, idea-sharing, and networking across sectors including Digital Health, Built Environment, Industrial Biotechnology, and Data & AI.

Join us for a dynamic day of collaboration, discussion, and inspiration as we explore how innovation can strengthen the local economy and create stronger connections across Scotland’s education and industry landscape.

Schedule

09.30 – Arrival and teas/coffees

10.00 – Welcome

10.15 – Presentation from the four Innovation centres

11.00 – comfort break

11.15 – Innovation panel – Industry leaders who have harnessed innovation to grow their business

Kirsty Mitchell, Skillsminer

Shreekanth Ramananthan PhD, Technical Director, MiAlgae

Other speakers TBC

12.15 – Lunch and networking

13.00 – CLIC Workshop – Empowering workforce development through targeted training programmes that build skills in cutting-edge practices and emerging technologies.

140.0/14.30 – Finish