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Venturefest Scotland 2017

Venturefest Scotland is a national, business innovation summit designed to help high-growth Scottish SMEs and ambitious early-stage companies to grow through innovation.

Taking place on Wednesday 20 September 2017 at the Glasgow Science Centre, the event connects business owners, entrepreneurs, investors and innovators and provides a platform for growing companies to find the tools, advice, funding and contacts they need to take their businesses to the next level.

The packed one-day programme includes:

• Confirmed keynotes from Mandy Chessell, Master Inventor at IBM and Jim Duffy, Head of #GoDo at Entrepreneurial Spark


• War stories/case studies from successful businesses on the ups and downs of growing a business


• Interactive, hands-on workshops giving you practical skills to innovate and grow your business. Topics will include Open Innovation; Getting Investor Ready; Future Trends, Intellectual Property and more


• Free 1-2-1 appointments with business advisors across a wide range of disciplines including tax, IP, digital, funding, big data and more in our Meet the Expert programme


• An Innovation Showcase presenting a selection of Scotland’s most innovative companies and their ground-breaking products and services across all sectors


• World Café style facilitated networking to help you make lasting business connections