Liverpool City Region Innovation Investment Fortnight (IIF) Launch Event
What IIF! How Pioneering Partnerships are Driving LCR's Innovation Future
Following the success of last year’s inaugural Innovation Investment Week, the LCR Innovation Investment Fortnight (IIF) returns – bigger, better, and filled with new opportunities from 12–23 May 2025!
Kicking off on May 12, join the University of Liverpool and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as we bring together global leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and policymakers to explore Liverpool’s cutting-edge collaborations and investment prospects.
📅 Monday 12 May 2025, 2pm - 6pm
📍 The Spine Building, 2 Paddington Village, Liverpool, L7 3FA
Agenda
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Registration, coffee, and networking/expo |
| 14:30 |
Welcome to Innovation Investment Fortnight Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region |
| 14:35 |
Welcome to Liverpool: The Future of LCR Innovation Professor Tim Jones, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool (UoL) |
| 14:40 |
Shaping the Future: Health Innovation & Inclusive Growth Professor Iain Buchan, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, W.H. Duncan Chair of Public Health Systems, Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) Director. |
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14:50 |
Spotlighting two University LCR Innovation Zone Projects (part of the Government’s national Investment Zone Programme) The Civic HealthTech Innovation Zone (CHI-Zone) initiatives: Chair - Dr Annemarie Naylor, Director of HealthTech and Innovation Growth, University of Liverpool (CHI-Zone) Professor Vic Rayner OBE, CEO of National Care Forum James Green, Founder and CEO of Public Life.
Microbiome and Infectious Disease (MaID) Innovation Hub Launch: Chair - Professor Jo Fothergill – Microbiome Innovation Centre (MIC) Director |
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15:50 |
Comfort Break |
|
16:00 |
Innovations that are changing the world! Intro by Dr Sonja Vujovic, Head of Innovation, Partnerships and Place, UoL:
Next steps for AI Materials research: Professor Andy Cooper, Professor, Academic Director of the Materials Innovation Factory and Director of Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design.
From Lab to Market: Liverpool and Sustainable Ventures Fast-Track Climate Tech - Andrew Wordsworth, Sustainable Ventures Managing Partner, plus University of Liverpool spin-out companies.
The Future of Music: Kirsty Connell – Music Futures Programme Manager. |
| 16:35 |
Panel discussion: The Future of LCR Innovation Professor Tim Jones, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool Graeme Cruickshank, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, CPI Dr Elliot Street (Deputy Chair of the LCR Innovation Board and CEO of MedTech start-up, Inovus) Garth Dallas, Legal and Business Consultant. |
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17:05 – 18:00 |
Drinks reception and networking/expo. Sponsored by CPI – MaID. |
LCR Innovation Investment Fortnight is an annual showcase of the distinctive approaches, world-leading assets, and £2bn investment opportunities that put the Liverpool City Region at the UK forefront of place-based innovation. #LCRinnovation.
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