SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FOR THE ARC 4 – 5 JUNE 2020

The Arc between Oxford, Milton Keynes With an already world class and vibrant and Cambridge has been identified as an research and entrepreneurial ecosystem and economic asset of international standing with a need to provide pioneering solutions to potential for significant growth to the benefit underpin growth, science and innovation are of local communities and the country as a at the heart of the Arc project. The ‘Science whole. Realising this potential will require and Innovation for the Arc’ conference will new ways of working between business, local both give a voice to a selection of perspectives stakeholders and Government so that the on delivering the promise of the Arc and benefits of growth can be delivered for local showcase leading edge research aligned with people and the country whilst protecting the four policy pillars of Connectivity, Place and enhancing the natural environment. Making, Productivity, and Environment. Ensuring that the advantages of development are delivered in a way which enhances The conference will be of interest to sustainability and resilience will require major anyone with a direct interest in the growth innovations in networked services such as challenges of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc transport, energy and water. but also to a wider audience of professionals in the planning, investment, infrastructure, The ten Universities in the Arc are now environment, research, community working together as the Arc Universities development, and innovation fields. Group. Their combined turnover is £5bn and together they are responsible for nearly 20% There will be a conference dinner to allow of the UK’s innovation and spin out activity networking and continued conversations in from Universities. The ten have organised a social environment. We will be including themselves into a group and are being the dinner as part of the conference ticket recognised in Government strategies for the price (£150). Arc as the focal point for delivery of R&D and skills for the uplift in high-skilled jobs of www.cranfield.ac.uk/innovationforthearc the future. Cranfield University is right in the middle of the Arc. As such, it is the natural host for the Arc Universities `group and for this conference. SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE OPTIONS

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Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in any of the sponsorship packages or if you have any queries. www.cranfield.ac.uk/innovationforthearc