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We held a webinar with Damian Cranney, Managing Partner of Big Motive and he decoded the principles behind design thinking to help shape our strategy to navigate this new landscape. This hour long webinar focused on how a Design Thinking mind-set is a practical approach that can help us pivot to meet customer and staff needs, innovate quickly and be more responsive in a changing world.
A Higher Level Apprenticeship is a nationally accredited work-based programme. It is designed to meet the needs of employers for higher skill levels and provides apprentices the opportunity to gain quality training and a recognised higher qualification whilst in paid employment.
Higher Level Apprenticeships allow employers to train staff to the level needed so they have strong technical and good employability skills. An apprenticeship can fill higher level skills gaps, help attract higher calibre staff, increase productivity and develop existing staff.
The programme is a very cost-effective way
This Invest NI webinar series organised by the Food and Drink Consumer Insights Team aims to provide suppliers with the latest information, trends, data and insights on the important and rapidly emerging health & wellness theme, as well as provide inspiration and knowledge to adopt the science and technology and develop new products.
Day 2 focuses on the consumer; attitudes, buying behaviour, the retail and foodservice environment.
This Invest NI webinar series organised by the Food and Drink Consumer Insights Team aims to provide suppliers with the latest information, trends, data and insights on the important and rapidly emerging health & wellness theme, as well as provide inspiration and knowledge to adopt the science and technology and develop new products.
Day 3 focuses on the science and technology relating to health and planetary health.
This Invest NI webinar series organised by the Food and Drink Consumer Insights Team aims to provide suppliers with the latest information, trends, data and insights on the important and rapidly emerging health & wellness theme, as well as provide inspiration and knowledge to adopt the science and technology and develop new products.
Day 1 focuses on the market environment, including global market trends and government legislation surrounding nutrition and the reformulation of products.
Sarah Moran, KPMG Ireland discusses green finance and why Northern Ireland companies should be aware of the trends. At its simplest, green finance is any financial product or service that ensures an improved environmental outcome such as encouraging development of green projects, minimising impact on the climate or both. She looks at what green finance is and the potential areas of focus and why it is important to consider and what the potential next steps for Northern Ireland businesses are.
The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) is designed to help high carbon intensive businesses cut their energy bills and carbon emissions through investing in energy efficiency and low carbon technologies. The government announced £315 million of funding in the 2018 Budget, which will be available up until 2027. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced in March 2023, a final IETF Phase 3 call, providing £185 million in funding, will be launched in early 2024.
In an attempt to ensure that NI businesses are better informed, and supported when this fund launches, the
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It will remain vitally important for companies to make sure that their product technical files and risk analyses are comprehensive, up to date and clearly documented whether products are being sold in the UK or in the EU.
This tutorial is aimed at companies looking beyond the EU and will provide up-to-date and relevant information on global standards' requirements for product and component safety.
Key speakers
In this tutorial, Colin Graham, from Invest Northern Ireland’s Technical Advisory Unit, and Simon Barrowcliff, Senior Technical Specialist from Element Materials Technology, discuss
Jonathan Robinson, Global Power & Energy Research Director, Frost & Sullivan will take us through the Global Power trends for the decade ahead, highlighting key insights on the changing dynamics within the power market and the major shifts impacting the evolution of the power sector in the 2020’s.
This tutorial, delivered in two sessions by Frost & Sullivan, discusses global forces that define the future world with their far-reaching impact on business, societies, economics, cultures and personal lives.
In the first session, you’ll hear how to stay ahead of the curve with insights on megatrends in education & skilling evolutions, advanced computing & communications, emerging carbon economy, limitless energy, next growth centers and reimagining value networks.
In the second session, you’ll learn how to stay ahead of the curve with insights on megatrends in emerging demographic patterns
In this webinar, you will hear from the Invest NI team who will provide an overview of the sector in the GCC, alongside panellists from the region sharing their key insights and opportunities within the Life & Health Sciences sector. Listen to find out more about the opportunities and route to market for Northern Irish companies.
In this webinar, you will hear from a specially curated panel including the UK Government FinTech NI Envoy, Invest NI and advocates of the FDI process. The panellists will offer key insights on how GCC FinTechs can benefit from international Fintech ecosystems such as Northern Ireland, the #1 Fintech FDI region worldwide. Listen to find out why Northern Ireland is well-positioned to be the European headquarters of GCC FinTech’s looking to expand their footprint into the European market.
The webinar organised jointly by CAFRE and Invest NI aims to aid packaging and food manufacturers in preparing for changing customer, consumer and legal demands. It will help practical decision making for stakeholders in relation to reducing plastics waste and supporting industry responsibilities
Invest Northern Ireland along with The College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise are actively encouraging local collaboration by running a series of sustainable packaging webinars entitled The Future of Food Packaging.
The Northern Ireland Food and Packaging Industry is rapidly changing in response to consumer demand for more sustainable packaging. To meet this growing sustainability requirement there needs to be a closer collaboration between local government, research bodies, manufacturers, retailers and recyclers to identify innovative packaging solutions.
Future Flight is a UK Government fund which aims to inspire the next generation of sustainable aviation and revolutionise how we connect people, deliver goods and provide services, using new classes of electric and autonomous vehicles.
This tutorial provides an overview of the Challenge and the opportunities it presents for NI companies from the technology and aerospace sectors.
As a region with a history of innovation and engineering excellence, Northern Ireland is now presented with the opportunity to be at the forefront on the next revolution in driving a future economy powered by clean energy.
A Future Economy Powered by Clean Hydrogen was an event which took place on 19 October at the Stormont Hotel, Belfast.
This event highlighted the exciting prospect of a Hydrogen economy; its potential to drive economic development, secure and sustain high-skilled, well-paid jobs, develop indigenous resilient energy security and most importantly, reduce greenhouse emissions
Exporting can transform your business. As the EU Exit transition period comes to an end it is important that Northern Ireland businesses are prepared for the changes that could potentially affect international sales and shipping. This tutorial highlights Incoterms® – a series of pre-defined commercial terms, and how they are intended, primarily, to communicate the obligations, costs, and risks associated with the international transportation and delivery of goods.
In an era when the payments industry is evolving rapidly amidst an influx of technology, Northern Ireland has emerged as a leading global location for their Fintech investments.
In this webinar, we are joined by four panellists discussing how Northern Ireland’s has become the world’s number one destination for fintech development investment projects:
Stakeholders and local businesses attended the launch of our Energy Efficiency Capital Grant (EECG) on Wednesday 8 May 2024 at The Seagoe Hotel, Portadown.
Attendees got the opportunity to hear more about the support on offer, the importance of investing in energy efficiency equipment and from other businesses who availed of the support.
Representatives from Invest NI and The Department of the Economy explained how the grant of up to £150K can help Northern Ireland businesses:
With the drive towards a net zero future by 2050, the UK and Irish Governments have set ambitious policies to achieve this using the natural resource of offshore wind, which will play a bigger role in the energy mix. This requires a huge expansion in wind energy and the associated supply chains as it plays an increasingly important role in the economy.
A key part of delivering this will be to build new capacity and skills in local companies. In this tutorial, you will hear from local companies who have existing capability in offshore wind and find out how they can diversify into this growth
Do you address your marketing messages to everyone, or to someone? Have you ever created an audience persona, or tried to imagine a real customer when you craft your social media posts? Do you have a brand tone of voice, or have you ever even thought about it?
Language contains true magic and it can help us connect with our audience on an emotional level, instead of regurgitating overworked corporate cliches that add to the meaningless noise.
Terence McGovern, KPMG Ireland gives an overview of decarbonisation and why Northern Ireland companies should be aware of the trends and the need for action. He discusses what do we mean when we talk about decarbonisation and will explain some of the key decarbonisation themes that are impacting and will shape the Northern Ireland economy. Terence also discusses next steps to consider in response to decarbonisation challenges and how to position your business to avail of potential opportunities.
The intent of this webinar is to give you a high level understanding of some of the structures that can help your business increase visibility of performance, instil key behaviours and ultimately grow and improve.
Invest Northern Ireland partnered with Cámara Chilena de la Construcción (Chilean Construction Chamber—CChC) to provide sector insights from Chile’s construction industry. Panellists gave an overview of the Chilean materials handling industry—covering residential construction, mining construction, and waste & recycling—then discussed challenges and updates with regards to Covid-19, and opportunities for international companies.
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At this event, construction business leaders in digital technologies and productivity shared the latest on Innovation in Sustainable Manufacturing in Construction Materials and their journey in Decarbonising the Built Environment.
Hear more about how your business can improve competitiveness at a time of volatility, escalating energy, material and labour costs. Benefit from sharing expertise and exchanging ideas that will help construction companies to drive improvements in productivity with advanced digital solutions, striving towards a net-zero agenda.
This webinar will provide key information