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.
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)
Telehealth technologies are transforming health management
Telehealth technologies are transforming health management, forum members told. State of the art telehealth technologies are transforming health management and promoting independent living, guests at a special breakfast seminar organised by Biztech technology forum in Milton Keynes were told.
The special breakfast event held at Novotel Hotel explored how current techniques for healthcare management are assisting patients with long term illness to lead high quality lives at home in Milton Keynes and the South East Midlands area.
Keynote speaker Jim Angus Commercial Director of Cranfield University Integrated Vehicle Health Management illustrated how technologies developed for managing complex systems such as aircraft and other vehicles can be applied effectively for healthcare management.
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.
Upcoming events for 2012
The dates of the Biztech events will be:
Spring 2012
15 March - Biztech Business Breakfast - Independent Living and Telehealth
Telehealth technologies are enabling people with long-term health conditions to be monitored and managed in their own homes. Join us for this breakfast event with keynote speakers – Jim Angus, Cranfield IVHM – Professor Keith Straughan, University Centre Milton Keynes and Mark Wathen, Aylesbury Vale District Council.
22 March - A guided tour of Cranfield IVHM Centre
Join us for a guided tour of Cranfield Integrated Vehicle Health Management Centre. The Centre works across a wide range of industries including automotive, energy, health, marine, rail and aerospace. Learn about state-of-the art techniques in each of these sectors.
Click on Event Booking from the Main Menu and then use the Events Calendar to see more details and to book onto these events.
Summer - 14 and 28 June
Autumn - 27 September and 11 October
Christmas Event - 6 December
We are currently developing the themes for our programme of events later in 2012. Please visit this page again soon for further details.
Ask the Expert and Management Meeting dates can be found by scrolling through the months on the calendar. Click on "Event Booking" on the Main Menu on the left hand side of the page.