Ideas in Practice seminar series
Ideas in Practice is a free seminar series bringing together business people, policymakers and academics.
The events take place in Leeds, London and online where we discuss important topics and share ideas to help companies and public bodies both in the UK and globally.
Upcoming events
Promoting Inclusive Growth via Developing Exporting
Please note that this an in-person event, hosted at Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds.
We will be exploring key issues for developing strategy and policy for exporting in West Yorkshire.
Co-hosted with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, this event will present research funded by the Research England Policy Support Fund.
'Ideas in Practice' Supply Chain Summit 2023: Disruption, Resilience & Recovery
Please note that this is an in-person event, hosted at Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds.
We will address the disruption to global supply chains and how they can adapt for resilience and recovery.
This is the seventh annual Supply Chain Summit, hosted by by Leeds University Business School’s Centre for Operations and Supply Chain Research.
Recent events
Leadership for Digital Innovation in Medtech
Thursday 25 May 2023.
Please note that this is an in-person event, hosted at Nexus, Discovery Way, University of Leeds, Leeds.
We will discuss innovating through leadership in digital medtech and biotech; how radically new products and services can be supported by alternative business models and regulation in this rapidly growing industry.
This event is led by Krsto Pandza, Professor of Strategy and Innovation and Director of Research Impact at Leeds University Business School, and Hutan Ashrafian, Professor of Research Impact at Leeds University Business School, and Chief Scientific Officer of Flagship Pioneering’s Preemptive Medicine and Health Security Initiative.
Launch of the Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest
Monday 27 March 2023.
Please note that this is a hybrid event, hosted in person at etc.venues County Hall, Belvedere Road, London.
We will be launching the Leeds Index and exploring to what extent it can be used by the public and other academics.
The Leeds Index is developed by academics from the University of Leeds, based at the Economic Research Social Council (ESRC) Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit) and the Centre for Employment Relations Innovation and Change (CERIC).
Implementation of gene editing into the food system
Thursday 26 January 2023.
Please note that this is an in-person event, hosted at One Great George Street, 1 Great George Street, London.
We will discuss increasing public acceptance of gene-edited foods, communicating gene editing to the public, and what transparency and labelling of gene-edited foods may mean.
Two projects funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)/Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Leeds University Business School (LUBS), respectively, have informed the research presented at this event.
Visit our Ideas in Practice events calendar
Why attend?
We address key issues in areas such as technology and innovation, finance and the economy, international business strategy as well as environmental sustainability and inclusive societies. The seminars give you the opportunity to:
- Gain insights from leading experts
- Network with people from different areas with different perspectives
- Collaborate on projects, small to large
- Take part in dialogue on important issues of the day
- Find out what other people are doing and how they overcome problems
Our vision
Ideas in Practice supports the Business School's mission and values of producing research that makes an impact on society, business and the economy. We hope the events will:
- Lead to new collaborations to do research, e.g. as part of a grant application to a research funding council
- Inspire discussions about business and economic challenges and opportunities
- Bring leading experts from around the world in to contact with business and policy audiences
- Create a forum for bringing together different perspectives on a particular issue of current interest.
Please contact Grace Carter (G.M.Carter@leeds.ac.uk) if you would like to discuss an Ideas in Practice event or are seeking event organisation advice.
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