North West - Technology Network

The North West Technology Network (NW-TN) aims to facilitate a meeting of minds between those involved in the technology sector.  The intent is to develop the North West eco-system and to form valuable links with other UK-based technology focussed networks.
 

The network is for executives and influential individuals actively involved in electronics generally and micro-electronics specifically.   Our expectation is that the network will naturally expand to include organisations within the electronics value chain and also other high technology areas.

The network has a North West emphasis with an attendance goal of approximately two thirds indigenous NW people. Nevertheless, the network is open to all appropriate people regardless of geographic location.

Cambridge, Bristol have shown how a thriving microelectronics-specific enterprise networks can boost local business profile and success. The North West has a wealth of electronics in the commercial sector and academia alike, from Lancaster and Liverpool through to York and Sheffield and of course Manchester.

Meetings
NWTN will host 3 meetings per year: February, June and October.  The meets are planned by an advisory team.  Attendance is by invite only and there is no fee. 

If you are interested to participate please register. 

Next meeting
    February 4, 2010  - central Manchester
Themes
    Operations and investment considerations of micro-electronics companies.
Speakers :
   - John Urwin - a non exec director of Jennic and Arctic Silicon Devices and was Operations Director for Wolfson prior to these roles.
   - Libby Kinsey - an Investment Manager with NESTA Investments with hands-on involvement in more than 30 early-stage, high-tech companies.

Previous meetings have benefitted from these distinguished speakers Prof Steve Furber, Sir Robin Saxby, Stan Boland (CEO Icera) and James Foster (CEO XMOS) and representations from important parts of the electronics eco-system: e-KtN, Electronics Weekly, Future Horizons, NMI, SetSquared, The Chilli.

Read the press

18.06.08 Inaugural North-West Technology Network meeting kicks off, The Chilli
04.03.09 Bristol CEOs network with North-West Technology, ElectronicsWeekly

Advisory Team

Ian Barton (Nano ePrint), Peter Davy (Cre8Ventures), Nick Lodge (Mentor Graphics), Ian MacBeth (eoSemi), John Moor (NMI), Peter Riocreux (ARM), Scott White (Nano ePrint)

Contact

For more information about NW-TN or to contact the advisory team email info@nw-tn.org