1. ktn-uk.org @ KTNUK Simon Yarwood July 2015

2. Introducing the KTN The UK’s Innovation Network The KTN is the UK’s innovation network. We bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics and funders to develop new products and services. We help business to grow the economy and improve people’s lives by capturing maximum value from innovative ideas, scientific research and creativity What we do ktn-uk.org @ KTNUK

3. The Knowledge Transfer Network Interdisciplinary Bringing together businesses and researchers from different sectors. Commercial Introducing innovators to public and private funders and investors. Strategic Connecting people who wouldn’t usually meet to solve innovation challenges. Entrepreneurial Linking people with new ideas and technologies to partners and customers. ktn-uk.org @ KTNUK Connecting people to accelerate innovation

4. ktn-uk.org @KTNUK Chris Warkup CEO We are eliminating silos to make it easier to assemble multi- disciplinary teams so that we can do more, and do it well. David Lockwood Chair The “half-life of knowledge” is shortening, so we must connect business with research faster than ever before. 16 Industry communities Core thematic networks covering key application areas and underpinning technologies 60,000+ Members An engaged online community of innovators served by a single platform 20 Cross-sector groups Interdisciplinary programmes building communities around priority challenges 15,000+ Delegates per year Hundreds of events bringing people together ‘to make magic happen’ Addressing societal challenges and growing new technologies

5. Clustered communities, groups and business programmes Focus is on bringing together groups that would not normally meet ktn-uk.org @ KTNUK Materials Chemistry Environmental Services Agri-Food Biosciences Health ICT Electronics, Sensors & Phototonics Defence & Security Space Built Environment Transport Energy Creative Industries Digital Economy Design Sustainability, H2020, International, Access to Finance, Design, Manufacturing

6. Innovate UK Technologies Map ktn-uk.org @ KTNUK

7. 2014/15 ICT Priorities Software Engineering Agenda - Data Exploration Support for Competition Development beyond Data Analytics Orchestration of Cloud based analysis User Experience (With Digital) Beyond WIMPs Links with Visualisation and manipulation Confidence in Cloud Cloud Feasibility Competition Event Software Defined Data Centres Standards Watch (ECS & Industry) Autonomous Systems Verification and Validation Verification &Validation autonomous systems Emergent behaviour Cyber/Systems Security Personal Data, Privacy & Trust Cross-cutting actions to improve awareness and understanding Core Programme ICT Industrial Advisory Board (Q3, 2014) Convene new Advisory Board Engage key stakeholders Special Interest Groups Robotics and Autonomous Systems e-Infrastructure Energy Efficient Computing Horizon 2020 Effective integration with community Professional promotion to meet UK interests KTN-wide infrastructure and services Engineering Skills Working Group - Addressing capacity and capability issues Community Development Network of Networks Professional Community Devolved Administrations Effective communications infrastructure _connect, webinars, social networking Strategic Activities Building on the foundations ktn-uk.org @ KTNUK

8. ICT Strategy Themes 2015-2018 Priorities Work in Progress Systems Engineering Cyber Security Computer Architectures Network Computing Fabric of Connectivity Artificial Intelligence Software Defined Everything … (Ref: Innovate UK ICT Industrial Advisory Board) ktn-uk.org @ KTNUK

9. Join Us E: simon.yarwood@ktn-uk.orgsimon.yarwood@ktn-uk.org M: +44 7964 554253 _C: connect.innovateuk.org/web/ictktn https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/ictktn/events

10. Thank you ktn-uk.org @ KTNUK