1. STEM The Alternative Future Dr Joanne Stuart NI STEM Champion

2. Topics Growing Economic Opportunity Heritage The Here and Now Global Opportunity Innovation Success Through STEM

3. Growth Areas for NI Advanced Materials and Engineering (aerospace, electrical, electronics, automotive, renewables) Financial & Business Services (ICT, Software Development, Telecoms) Life & Health Sciences Creative Industries Agrifood

4. Heritage Innovation, Engineering, Entrepreneurial excellence Ship Building, Rope Manufacture, Linen Innovators who made a global impact

15. Global Challenges

17. Innovation Innovative application of STEM Innovative & Entrepreneurial Knowledge Economy ‘Innovated in Northern Ireland” Equality

18. STEM is for Women Too!

19. Success Through STEM STEM Business Group –Promoting importance of STEM to economy –Inspiring and encouraging take up of STEM subjects –Facilitating better engagement between business and education artery –Careers attractiveness –Gender balance Partners –SEC, W5, Sentinus, ASE, BiTC, FE, HE, Learned & Professional Bodies

20. Engagement with Education Generation Innovation NI Science Park Christmas Lecture Sentinus Young Innovators / BT Young Scientist W5 STEM Ambassadors Here and Now: Innovation in NI –www.thehereandnowni.comwww.thehereandnowni.com Seagate JuniorTech – 3,000 pupils Coderdojo / Code Club – ~20 across NI

21. The Future is Bright Raise awareness/change perceptions Raise ambition and broaden horizons Belfast Telegraph – 17 th September

22. STEM The Alternative Future