Throughout the UK, innovative companies are being invited to participate in a programme of activities organised by the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) to promote Open Innovation and competitive product development.

Who should attend...

this event is targeted at small and medium sized companies (SMEs) with the capability to provide technology based solutions for the UK Defence sector.

Open innovation...

is a new business strategy developed to bring exciting new products to market quickly and efficiently. It works by encouraging dialogue between large and small companies, their customers, suppliers and potential R&D partners.

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Find our how CDE can help you with...

Easy access to the MOD
Seed funding for the best new ideas
Interactive proposal development
Direct contact with end-users
Signposting to business opportunities
Utilisation of the CDE web portal
Rapid response to enquiries

Programme...

15:30 Coffee and Registration
16:00 Welcome and Introduction
16:10 Connect2Ideas: Global marketplace
16:30 Using the CDE portal
17:30 Sources of support
18:00 Close