Connected Places Catapult

📺 ICYMI: catch up with some of our highlights from 2024 👇      See you in 2025 for another exciting year. 🚀    #Cities #Transport #Places #Innovation #Technology 

🔔 Submit your expression of interest by 3 January for the chance to join the board of the new West Midlands Distribution & Logistics Cluster. 📦       The board will play a pivotal role in shaping the cluster’s strategic direction, fostering collaboration, and championing innovation across the sector.    Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dZiJeGxT West Midlands Combined Authority #WestMidlandsInnovation #WMPlanforGrowth #Logistics #Distribution  

How can we bridge the digital leadership divide? Digital twin technology is solving a mind-boggling array of place-based problems from flood resilience to traffic management. When it comes to connecting and scaling, however, the skills gap is huge.      Learn what is being done to equip place leaders with the digital tools they need, including the Digital Twins for Senior Leaders Course, delivered by the Digital Twin Hub in partnership with Cranfield University.     Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4cQdFEW Justin Anderson John Ahmet Erkoyuncu  #DigitalLeadership #DigitalInnovation #DigitalTwin #DigitalTwinTechnology #Technology  

Connected Places Summit 2025. ✨ Join key stakeholders from across technology, transport, cities, academia, and Government to discover the transformative power of innovation. Find out more and register 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVMj4pv3 📍 London     📆 19 – 20 March 2025             #CPSummit25 #Cities #Transport #PlaceLeadership #Technology #Innovation 

📰 Cities on a Re-invention Mission. 🏙️ Discover why fostering an innovation economy presents huge opportunities for cities to reinvent themselves and set a path to sustainable prosperity in this article by Sarah Wray.   Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eCf-pA3b #Cities #Innovation #InnovationEconomy

We would like to wish you all a wonderful festive season and a successful year ahead. ❄️

“Every time I took a flight, I used to be fascinated in how the engines powered the aircraft for many hours and how planes flew at such high altitudes. But with the global effort to reduce carbon emissions, I realised it was important to help address the critical challenge of decarbonising aircraft propulsion.”      Lecturer in aerospace engineering at the University of Leicester, Jinning Zhang, is developing efficient charging and refuelling networks for low-emission aircraft. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUMwyUsf #Aviation #Academia #Aerospace #Research #Innovation #Technology  

Register now to join a Workforce Foresighting Hub (WF Hub) workshop on 7 January and help advance a future workforce that can meet the needs of tomorrow. 🧑💻       The WF Hub uses global data to anticipate future skill demands across three critical areas: workforce, supply chain capability, and technology. This initiative helps industry leaders and educators understand the changes needed to bridge the skills gap and lead future developments.   Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/epurXMvm #Workforce #Jobs #FutureofWork #CyberSecurity #Technology   

Register now for the Connected Places Summit to discover the innovations helping place leaders to kickstart local economic growth. 🚀        🌟 Learn what the UK’s Procurement Bill means for local innovation and where the opportunities for local contracting authorities, innovators, and local economies are.   🌟 Hear real-life case studies, including kick-starting the West Midland’s Innovation Engine   🌟 Network with peers from critical ecosystems, including Government, academics, investors, and SMEs.     Find out more and register 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVMj4pv3        📍 London       📆 19 – 20 March 2025 #CPSummit25 #Cities #Transport #PlaceLeadership #Technology #Innovation

Register now 👉 Venture and Investor Pitch & Meet: Spotlight on Maritime Accelerator SMEs.     Join us for a showcase of exciting ventures at various stages of growth, from pre-seed to early series-A, with innovative solutions tailored to the maritime sector and adjacent industries. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6az-UYk 📆 21 January 2025    #Investment #Investor #SME #MaritimeInvestment #MaritimeInnovation