One of our first Pollinators, way back in January 2014, was a “Focus on Funding”, where members of the farming, tech development and research community came together to hear about local, regional and national funding available in the public and private sector, for R&D, innovation and business growth. Two year later, the way entrepreneurs can choose to fund projects has changed, and new models such as crowd-funding have become more common-place to make ideas a reality.
We’ll be hearing from experts about the public and private funding community and how you can access it – any strings that are attached, and how quickly you can expect to be able to spend the money.
Programme
16.00 Arrival and registration, tea and coffee available on arrival
16.30 Introduction and welcome
16.40 Rural Funding for Farmers – use it or lose it!
Emma Taylor, Rural Projects Facilitator, Norfolk County Council
17.00 Innovate UK – Agri-Tech Funding Options
Calum Murray, Programme Leader, Sustainable Agriculture and Food, Innovate UK
17.20 All You Ever Wanted to Know About CrowdFunding
Paul Hughes, Head of Venture Development, Future Business Centre
17.40 Panel discussion
18.00 Networking and light refreshments
18.30 Close