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Business Incubation - Building Better Business. UKBI 5th Annual International Conference

The UKBI 5th Annual International Conference is the major high-profile event for the business incubation industry and will attract business incubation professionals from all over the world.

10 November 2003 - 11 November 2003
United Kingdom
Taking place on Monday 10th November 2003 at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, the event is set to play host to over 300 delegates.
UKBI is pleased to welcome Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation as the keynote speaker. Lord Sainsbury will formally open the conference on the morning of Monday 10th November.
The conference proceedings will commence with a pre-conference reception at the London Aquarium on the evening of Sunday 9th November. Delegates will have the opportunity to network and to pre-register for conference activities.
On Monday we will welcome 300 delegates from the global incubation community to the QEII Conference Centre for the main conference sessions. Delegates will have the opportunity to attend one of four sessions running at any one time. Sessions will be designed to cater for the whole business incubation community, whether a novice to business incubation, an experienced practitioner, a policy maker or a stakeholder.
Conference sessions will be interactive and audience participation will be encouraged.
The Annual Conference Dinner will take place on the evening of Monday 10th November, also at the QEII Centre, and will play host to around 200 delegates.
On the morning of Tuesday 11th November, delegates will have the opportunity to go on a tour of some of Londons incubation centres, and to learn from managers' real life experiences. The tour will close with a networking lunch.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND,The conference will be of particular interest to the following groups:,-Business incubation practitioners,-Local and national government,-Incubator managers,-Policy makers,-RDAs,-Academics,-Technology transfer specialists,-The finance community,-Lawyers,-Property developers,-Large corporates,-Business support agencies,-Voluntary and Charity organisations
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND,This years conference will provide plenty of networking opportunities with high profile delegates from the global incubation industry, as well as a wealth of learning opportunities. In addition, delegates will be able to have their say on issues that affect them and will be encouraged to contribute to important debates that will in turn help to drive and shape the future of the industry., ,Book your place now for the UKBI 5th Annual International Conference. Places are limited and are offered on a first come, first served basis. We are offering significant reductions for groups bookings of 4 delegates or more. For further information on this offer, please contact Sue Needham on +44 121 250 3626 or email the events team at e-mail: events@ukbi.co.uk
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