As part of the Navigating Maritime Innovation in the Liverpool City Region project, we will hold our first ‘Innovation Summit’ on Tuesday 20th May 2025. This event will take place at the LJMU Student Life building between 9am and 2pm and will be delivered in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Liverpool.
The summit will take place as part of the Liverpool City Region CA ‘Innovation Investment Fortnight.’ This fortnight builds on the inaugural week in 2024 and full details of a range of activities taking place will be shared soon.
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| 09:00 to 09:30 | Arrival, registration and refreshments | |
| 09:30 to 09:35 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | • Ruth Wood – CEO – Mersey Maritime |
| 09:35 to 10:00 | Keynote Speech | • Prof. Mark Power – Vice Chancellor – LJMU |
| 10:00 to 10:30 | Navigating Maritime Innovation in the Liverpool City Region Project Update | • Paul Tallon – Innovation Manager – Mersey Maritime |
| 10:30 to 11:15 | Session 1 – Maritime Innovation Opportunities Session chaired by Simon Eardley (Mersey Maritime) | • Maritime Innovation Action Framework (MIAF) update – John Whaling (Lead Officer – Innovation & Commercialisation – LCR CA) • LCR Freeport Innovation Challenge Fund – Giles Jones (LCR Freeport Manager) • Royal Academy of Engineering – Ben McAlinden (Senior Enterprise Manager – Liverpool) |
| 11:15 to 11:45 | Break / Refreshments / Networking | |
| 11:45 to 12:30 | Session 2 – Academic Innovation Activity Session chaired by Paul Tallon (Mersey Maritime) | Maritime and Last Mile PBIAA ‘soft launch’ Presentations from: • Prof. Zaili Yang (LJMU) & Prof. Andy Plater (University of Liverpool) – PBIAA • Dr Robyn Pyne – Maritime Future Skills |
| 12:30 to 13:15 | Session 3 – Maritime Industry Innovation Showcase Session chaired by Ruth Wood (Mersey Maritime) | Industry Innovation Showcase and Panel Discussion with: • Ewan McMillan (Bibby Marine) – Project Delivery Manager • Martin Leigh (Grafmarine) – Chief Technical Officer/Founder • Martin Harrop (GT Wings) – Product Director • David Browne (Maersk) – Director of Corporate and Social Affairs |
| 13:15 | Wrap up summary / closing remarks | |
| 13:20 | Networking lunch | |
| 14:00 | Depart | |
| Option for delegates to undertake a ‘walkthrough’ of CENTRAL TECH – opened on 01 May 2025 |
Registrations for this event are now closed
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| Access to monthly Face-2-Face breakfast events | ||||
| Opportunity to attend workshops, forums and meet the buyers’ events (priority access dependant on membership level and business relevance) | Limited | |||
| Opportunity to attend executive dinners and drinks | Limited | |||
| Opportunity to meet VIP guests, industry leaders and stakeholders | Limited | |||
| Priority booking for tickets / tables at Mersey Maritime Industry Awards | ||||
| Opportunity to present / host specific events at your own facilities | Limited | Limited | ||
| Creation of bespoke events programme to support your business focus / priorities | Limited | |||
| Opportunity to attend national events and forums | Limited | Limited |
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| Opportunity to feature in social media marketing campaigns where appropriate | Limited | |||
| Opportunity to promote your news, events and job vacancies via the weekly email / newsletters | Limited | |||
| Receive weekly email including industry updates, news, events | ||||
| Opportunity to be featured as ‘Spotlight’ Member of newsletters | Limited | |||
| Access to funding, support, guidance and expertise | Limited | |||
| New member shoutout |
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| Logo and website link on Mersey Maritime website | ||||
| Website link on Mersey Maritime email signature |
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| Dedicated account manager | Limited | |||
| Annual membership meeting (online or in-person dependant on membership level) | ||||
| Quarterly meetings and reporting | Limited |
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| Facilitation of membership network introductions | Limited | Limited | ||
| Facilitation of introduction to relevant industry, academia and government stakeholders | Limited | Limited |
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Access to funding, support, guidance and expertise from Dr Matt Fulton, Chief Innovation Officer (additional resource from Liverpool John Moores University, University of Liverpool and MTC) |
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