Scaling Innovation Workshop

ROI2 (Return on Investment & Impact)

Join the 1st SWAN Scaling Innovation Workshop!

On May 9th, diverse industry stakeholders (e.g. water utilities, startups, investors, solution providers, engineering firms, etc.) will transform into a start-up company. No suits allowed.

Attendees will be divided into small teams with a challenge of a given start-up with a validated case study and clear ROI, but unsure how to scale to the next level with measurable impact. Teams will brainstorm creative ideas and present their findings to a shark tank of judges.

Workshop Agenda

*All times below are in Glasgow GMT. Please note, this Workshop will not be live-streamed and only the Workshop keynote and open discussion panel will be available to watch on-demand due to the interactive nature of the event.

8:00 – 9:00 am Registration, Coffee & Pastries

9:00 – 9:10 am Welcome Remarks & Setting the Context
Shirley Ben-Dak, Senior Advisor (SWAN Forum)

9:10 – 9:30 am Keynote: "The EOS Life - How to Live Your Ideal Entrepreneurial Life"
Martin Andrew, Certified EOS Implementer® (EOS Worldwide)

9:30 – 10:30 am Scaling Innovation: For People, Purpose & Profit
Moderator: Vanessa Van Rossum, VP Business Development (Aganova)
Speakers:

John Robinson, Partner (Mazarine Ventures)
Christine Boyle, Vice President of Business Incubation (Xylem)
Patrik Gustavsson, Head of Business Unit, Resilient Water Infrastructure (Aliaxis Next)
Carly Perry, Managing Director (Spring)
James Dunning, General Manager (Syrinix, a Badger Meter brand)

10:30 – 11:00 am Coffee, Networking & Icebreaker

11:00 – 12:30 pm Challenge Statements & Group Work
Through interactive group collaboration, we we will unpack Three Challenge Statements and work through thought-provoking exercises:

How might we support an innovative, water tech start-up with a proven business case to reach their financial and sustainable impact potential?
How might we measure the impact of our product(s) in line with a 'north star' metric/s? E.g. among UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ESG indicators, etc.
How might we better attract investments/support from impact investors and/or corporate partners?

Workshop Group Facilitators:

Helen Hulett, New Business Director (Talbot Group Ltd)
Fionn Boyle, Strategic Innovation and Shop Window Lead (Anglian Water)
Tertius Rust, Founder: Innovation Partner (TR Solutions) & Head of AMI and Digital Transformation (City of Cape Town)
Emma Weisbord, Partnerships Lead (Royal HaskoningDHV Digital)
Martin Andrew, Certified EOS Implementer (EOS Worldwide)

12:30 – 1:30 pm Networking Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 pm Final Group Work on Challenge Statements

3:00 – 4:00 pm Group Presentations & Shark Tank Competition
Shark Tank Judges:

Clayton MacDougald, Investment Manager | Water (Emerald Technology Ventures)
Christine Boyle, Vice President of Business Incubation (Xylem)
John Robinson, Partner (Mazarine Ventures)
Carly Perry, Managing Director (Spring)
Patrik Gustavsson, Head of Business Unit, Resilient Water Infrastructure (Aliaxis Next)

Need more information? We're here to help so contact us today!

email

shayna@swan-forum.com

phone

+44 (0) 1183 282821

address

Highdown House, Yeoman Way
Worthing, West Sussex BN99 3HH
United Kingdom