Loading...

Business Support Sessions at ICS

In the Green Room Lobby Room, across both show days

These 1-hour workshop sessions will provide delegates with valuable insights into essential business activities. Experts will deliver focused presentations and be available afterward to answer questions and discuss potential next steps. Find out below what each session promises to deliver.

Wednesday 4th September 2024

  • 10:30 – 11:30 – How to Reduce your Risk in Business
    Hazel Napier, BEB Consultancy (UK) Ltd
  • 11:30 – 12:30 – Building Your Brand: Marketing Strategies for Engineers
    Fluency Group
  • 13:30 – 14:30 – Trade Support for SMEs
    Lucinda O’Reilly, International Trade Consultancy
  • 14:30 – 15:30 – Carbon Auditing and Decarbonisation Planning
    Dave Carter, Auditel

Thursday 5th September 2024

  • 10:30 – 11:30 – Putting your Intellectual Property (IP) to work
    Aimee Cawley, Marks & Clerk LLP
  • 11:30 – 12:30 – LCA, EPDs and CBAM
    Tom Bradley, Decerna
  • 14:00 – 15:00 – Getting the most from your Composites UK membership
    Tom Hitchings, Composites UK
ICS

Session Registration

Registration

The sessions are free-to-attend but require you to pre-register. You can do so in the registration process, or if you have already registered go to the email confirmation you received and click on the button at the bottom to edit your booking. Contact us with any issues.

Session Previews

Wednesday 4th September 2024

Hazel Napier, BEB Consultancy (UK) Ltd

If you are providing a service or supplying a product it is crucial that you have the right contracts and T&Cs in place. By the end of this session delegates will have an understanding of:

  • The types of contracts essential for their businesses
  • How to review contracts received from customers or suppliers
  • Strategies for avoiding common risks

Gemma Hardy, Fluency Group

This session aims to bridge the gap between engineering and marketing. It will provide engineers with essential marketing knowledge to effectively promote their innovative products and services, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities within the sector. Attendees will learn to identify their target audience, craft a compelling value proposition, and collaborate with marketing teams to maximise their market impact.

The session will include real-world examples, interactive discussions, and practical advice tailored to the industry’s technical landscape. By the end of the session, engineers will have a marketing strategy toolkit that complements their technical expertise, empowering them to play a more active role in their organisation’s market success.

Lucinda O’Reilly, International Trade Consultancy

International Trade is a great way to grow your business, but navigating the customs and legislative landscape can be daunting. During this session specifically aimed at SME companies, Lucinda will cover some of the key areas:

  • HS Codes
  • Rules of Origin
  • Legitimate ways of minimising import duty
  • Export licenses
  • Advanced Tariff Rulings
  • New EU legislation that requires companies to sell to the EU to have a “Responsible Person” established in the EU on their behalf

Dave Carter, Auditel

Composites businesses are facing increasing pressure from the industry, suppliers, customers and clients alike to evidence their green credentials but for many, what is actually being asked of them is often unclear, arduous or most importantly, costly.

This session will help bring you up to speed on what ‘sustainability’ really means – the direction of travel, the pace of change, the commercial risks and rewards and solution pathways.

Attendees should come away from the session more confident and knowledgeable about the space, having an understanding of how their organisations can begin their journey towards Net Zero and most importantly, know how it can be achieved without it costing the earth.

Thursday 5th September 2024

Aimee Cawley, Marks & Clerk LLP

Do you know the difference between a patent and a design?  Between copyright protection and a trademark registration?  Do you understand the dos and don’ts when considering making use of these rights?  In this interactive session, we will empower you with knowledge of at least the basics, and challenge and address any misconceptions that may be lurking.

Join us for a guide through the world of Intellectual Property (IP) – from application through to commercialisation – to get the facts and understand the benefits to your business.

Attendees will take away:

  • Knowledge of the different types of IP rights that exist, including how they differ and how they can be used in a complementary manner.
  • An understanding of the processes involved in obtaining and maintaining the rights.
  • The value of the rights to a business, including ways in which the rights can be used.

Tom Bradley, Decerna

This session will aim to demystify the green maze. It will highlight the critical need for LCA in assessing the carbon footprint of products and processes as we head towards a future net-zero economy and discuss how this then feeds into Environmental Product Declarations.

Tom Hitchings, Composites UK 

Are you a member of Composites UK but sure you could be getting more from your membership? Are you thinking of joining Composites UK but unsure what’s in it for you? Then this session is a ‘must attend’!

Many companies join Composites UK for a particular reason but are unaware of the plethora of other services and benefits on offer to them.

Propel your business forward with the latest industry insights.

Discover the leading academics, industry researchers and innovators.

Register today and be part of the future of composites!