TRIG Showcase & Networking Event
Event finished: 23rd October 2024
When and where?
11:30am - 5:00pm
Tickets
The Department for Transport (DfT), in partnership with Connected Places Catapult, offers Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) to fully fund proof-of-concept research projects in support of innovative ideas or concepts that facilitate a better transport system.
The Programme celebrates its 10 year anniversary which has been committed to:
- Fostering innovation to improve UK transport.
- Generating growth in the transport sector.
- Building links between policy teams in DfT and innovators.
We would be delighted if you could join us for the TRIG Showcase & Networking event on Wednesday 23 October 2024. The showcase will consist of panel sessions and presentations and will be an opportunity for industry stakeholders to learn about a wide range of TRIG innovators addressing a range of transport challenges such as:
- Local Transport Decarbonisation
- Airport Decarbonisation
- Maritime Decarbonisation
- Future of Freight
- Connectivity, AI & Digital Twins
To find out more about TRIG, please visit TRIG Programme
If you have any questions, please contact trig@cp.catapult.org.uk
Agenda
Registration and networking
Welcome & Celebrating Success
Speakers
Dr Alalea Kia, Advanced Research Fellow, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Imperial College London
Haseena Bheekhun, COO, Unitrove
Tatseng Chiam, Co-founder, RideTandem
Silviu Pirvu, CTO & Planning Director, Optimal Cities
Dr Lewis Hunter, Knowledge Exchange, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde
Showcasing & Networking Lunch
TRIG-funded innovators will be showcasing and pitching their cutting-edge products and services addressing various transport challenges.
To find out more about the latest TRIG cohort visit Self-driving delivery boats to benefit from £1.8m future transport fund - Connected Places Catapult
TRIG Innovator Pitches
TRIG-funded innovators will be pitching their cutting-edge products and services addressing various transport challenges.
TRIG Awards
Presentations from TRIG award winners.
Panel Discussion:
Designing Innovation for the Greater Good - Not Just Within a Transport System but Society & Environment
Chris Lane, Head of Transport Innovation at Transport for West Midlands, Transport for West Midlands
Claire Hamar, Head of Innovation, National Highways
Professor Paul Plummer, Professor of Railway Strategy, University of Birmingham
Showcase & Networking
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