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The Green Deal – Opportunities for businesses in Milton Keynes and South East Midlands
Event sponsored by ECMK.
Date 14th June 7:30 - 09:00 for breakfast
Britain has some of the oldest building stock in Europe. Our draughty homes are poorly insulated, leaking heat and using up energy. As consumers, we pay a high price for inefficient housing – and so does the planet. A quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions comes from the energy we use to heat our homes and a similar amount comes from our businesses, industry and workplaces.
The Green Deal is a revolutionary new government programme intended to bring our buildings up to date across the UK. But does it represent significant opportunities for businesses? How can retailers, tradespeople, energy companies and investors have access to this huge and growing market? What are the implications for jobs and skills across the supply chain – and across the Milton Keynes and South East Midlands region?
Join us for this event to discover how businesses and consumers can now make the energy efficiency improvements that best suit their situation.
Benefits
- Discover how to get energy efficiency improvements without having to front up the cash.
- Businesses will learn how to provide the capital, and get their money back via the energy bill.
- Find out how millions of homes and businesses could benefit from improvements under the Green Deal.
- Understand how to reap the rewards of better energy efficiency.
Keynote Speaker – Vic Harrison - ECMK
Professor Ben Allen – University of Bedfordshire
Councillor Brian White – former Chair of National Energy Foundation
Cost - £25 (members can apply a discount code when booking)
NextGen event 30th May 2012
Biztech in association with MK Council are pleased to promote this special 1-day event in MK.
• Broadband technology options - fibre, mobile, wireless, satellite
• Superfast - what does it mean?
• Next Generation Broadband - vision and plans for Milton Keynes
• Next Generation Broadband for rural areas
• Transformational tools for SMEs - social networking for business, e commerce and teleconferencing
• Cloud computing
• Stimulating demand for Next Generation Broadband and finance options
• New applications and services - smart communities and advances in public sector services
• Next Generation networks in action - case studies and local developments..and more
See more and sign up here here. Not to be missed.
Smart City – Milton Keynes
The June 21st event is a Biztech Breakfast Seminar and Showcase combined event. 07:30-10:30
Title: Smart City (Milton Keynes) and Guided tour of MK Technology Showhome
The Smart City model encompasses a whole host of things including Smart Care, Smart Citizens, and Smart Government. Essentially it is about joining up the islands of knowledge between cities and different technology fields such as energy, tele-health, etc. University College Milton Keynes recently launched the Smart City Institute and together with Milton Keynes Council are working closely to develop the Milton Keynes Smart City concept. Milton Keynes technology show home showcases the innovations that could take the city to a whole new level in terms of quality of life for its citizens.
Join us for this exciting event with our expert panel to find out how MK scores highly on important smart city counts and learn more about Milton Keynes Smart City Institute.
Speakers
Professor Keith Straughan - Dean University College Milton Keynes
Geoff Snelson – Director of Strategy - Milton Keynes Council
Benefits
- Discover how budgets and business models are being rethought
- Understand the opportunities for technology to be packaged for smart city initiatives
- Get a guided tour of Milton Keynes technology show home where many of these technologies are being demonstrated
Showcase Visit: Guided tour of Milton Keynes Technology Showhome
See Milton Keynes technology showhome for a glimpse of the latest advances in independent living.
Ask the Expert 31st May
Do come to the next 'Ask the Expert' session on the 31st May at 18:00 University Centre Milton Keynes. Here you can ask our panel of members and associates a whole range of questions that you and your busines need answers for. This session will focus on 'Socila Media fo Business' but any question at all can be asked.
Please submit your question in advance here. Please book for this event even though it is FREE so we can get the refreshment quantites correct.
Slow broadband speed is impacting business, survey shows
Slow internet speeds currently available in Milton Keynes are harming business performance, according to a long-term survey of residents and businesses conducted jointly by Biztech Technology Forum and Milton Keynes Council.
