2. Today’s Agenda Renewable Energy Sector Overviews Table Networking and Capability Discussions Tour of Facilities One-to-One mentoring Next Steps

3. Generate is a business support programme that offers businesses in the Lisburn City, Belfast City and Castlereagh Borough Council areas access to specialist industry support to avail of supply chain opportunities in the emerging markets for wind, marine, bio-energy, smart-grid and energy storage. Scale of opportunity within sectors: Offshore Wind £525 million (NI) £100 billion (UK) Bio-energy £100 billion (UK) Wave and Tidal £8 billion per year by 2030 (UK) Smart- Grid £1 billion (NI) £56 billion (UK) What is Generate?

4. How Generate Works Register your interest Discuss capability with Generate Team Complete business audit and capability opportunity profile Participate in Mentoring and Development programme Participate in Knowledge Transfer, Meet the Buyer and Collaborative Networks Generate new market revenue and business opportunities

5. Specialist one-to-one mentoring to help your business identify project opportunities or develop existing projects in the renewable industry Specialist Mentors The Generate Team: Paul McCormack Project Manager Ali Nicol Bio-Energy Elias Dencker On and Offshore Wind Sally Shenton Offshore Wind Paul Brewster Wave and Tidal Sam McCloskey Smart Grid James Kerlin Advanced Manufacturing Findhan Strain Composites

6. Upcoming Events 13th November – Renewable Energy Capability Development Workshop 14th November – Gaelectric Wind Farm Launch 27th November - DCU Water Institute business breakfast 4th December – NOF Energy Annual Dinner 5th December – Offshore Renewable Energy site visit January – Offshore Opportunities Knowledge Transfer Event February – SONI Eirgrid Knowledge Transfer Event & Tour of Facilities March - Meet the Buyer event - Energia

7. Project Opportunities Horizon 2020 Innovate UK The Energy Catalyst has been established by Innovate UK, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Department of Energy and Climate Change to accelerate innovation in the energy sector, from concept to pre-commercial readiness, by providing investment and support at the time, in the way and at the scale innovators need it. Funding of up to £14m is available for the second round. Open Now!

8. Keep in contact -Weekly emails with updates on the programme, upcoming events and funding opportunities -Watch the website – presentations, news and events will also be posted here www.generateni.com -Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn: @generateni Generate NI on LinkedIn