What you will gain:
You will learn how to communicate your research clearly and concisely in a way that appeals to industrial partners.
You will discover how to identify industry partners relevant to your work.
You will develop your own outreach strategy for initiating collaboration.
You will learn how to effectively valorise your research results and increase their impact.
You will work with real-life scenarios and develop personalised approaches to addressing them.
How to prepare for the workshop:
Before attending, please send a brief description of your research and its practical application (if known) to pavlina.baranova@ms-ic.cz.
Then prepare a list of companies and specific industry contacts with whom you have collaborated in the past or with whom you have established good relationships. Finally, consider the following question: What type of collaboration with industry are you currently seeking, and why?
The workshop is intended for researchers who aim to achieve real impact through collaboration with industry.
Programme:
9:15 - Registration
9:30 - Introduction and topic overview
10:00 - Translating between technology and product
11:00 - Coffee break
11:15 - Understanding your counterparty
12:00 - Lunch break
13:00 - Scenarios with industry partners
14:30 - Applying what we have learned
16:00 - Networking and feedback
The workshop will be conducted in English and led by Andrew Hladký from the investment company IP Lab Ventures.
Participation is free of charge; registration is required.