Creative Industries — Knowledge Transfer Network
Becaons For Innovation

Concept to Customer: Connecting Partners and Catalysing Investment - York

When: 10:00 - 17:00, 5th July, 2012

Venue: Ron Cooke Hub, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5GE

Fees: Free Event

Concept to Customer: Connecting Partners and Catalysing Investment - York is the second in a series of experimental events organised by Creative Industries KTN (CIKTN) in conjunction with Cartezia.

The workshop will bring together Creative & Digital Technology SMEs, Large Media and Corporates from Creative Industries with investors and funders and will be curated by Dr Uday Phadke (CIKTN’s Investment Theme Champion).

Our overall aim for the event is to explore new ways of facilitating collaboration across Creative Industries sectors, technologies and with investors.  Specifically in the context of generating new projects and partnerships as the basis for delivering innovation and securing funding using the RiffStream# methodology.  

 

The day will explore two key themes driving new business development and growth:

Morning Session: Open Source Models/Archive materials (primarily of interest to organisations/businesses in the education, culture and heritage sectors).

Afternoon Session: Cross Platform and Trans Media Business Models (primarily of interest to the entertainment and gaming industries).



What will the day include? 
  • Presentations and a panel discussion from leading players and thought-leaders: Senior players from some of the larger corporates and organisations plus experts in the field will talk about the main opportunities and challenges
  • Presentations from SME’s and Creative/Digital Entrepreneurs: The event will provide an opportunity for smaller companies and entrepreneurs to present their ideas, projects and business.
  • Structured Interaction and Networking: Opportunities for entrepreneurs, small and large companies and investors to network throughout the day.

See the Agenda: Click here for more details about the event agenda.


Who is the event aimed at?

  • Creative and Digital SMEs
  • Large Media and Creative Industry Companies
  • Investors and Funders (angels, venture capitalists, private equity, banks and corporates)
  • Those interested in the Technology Strategy Board’s planned Connected Digital Economy Catapult.
 
What opportunities are there?

As well as offering structured networking opportunities and sharing insightful knowledge from leading industry figures, our Concept to Customer event will also provide a platform for SMEs and creative/digital entrepreneurs to showcase their project ideas or products relevant to the event’s themes, to an audience of potential partners, investors and/or customers for up to 5 minutes. 

Contact: anita@creativeindustriesktn.org if you would like to present at this session.



Background to the event and the RiffStream# Methodology

CIKTN recognizes that connecting market spaces to technologies, based on sustainable business models, lies at the heart of the challenge facing SME’s, corporates and investors: the key to success lies in successfully crossing this investment and development Chasm. 

What is RiffStream#?  Developed by Dr Uday Phadke, Cartezia and CIKTN, RiffStream# is an experimental approach to accelerating new business creation. The idea behind this approach, based on a musical analogy, is to provide an interactive environment where players from different disciplines can interact to synthesize and test new ideas and relationships with other SMEs, corporates, and investors.
 
To read more about the Riffstream# concept visit www.riffstream.net
 

Players in the RiffStream#can benefit by:

  • Better understanding of their role in their business eco-system.
  • Matching their ideas to potential markets with a clear definition of the product or service they can take to market.
  • Clarity on potential business models and their revenue, cost and investment envelopes.
  • Relationships with potential suppliers and partners.
  • Early dialogues with potential funders, investors and customers.



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