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Events

We deliver a series of events focused on topics around innovation throughout the academic year.

From interactive workshop sessions to inspiring talks, these events create valuable opportunities to bring like-minded people together to discuss ideas and make valuable, mutually beneficial connections, which often lead to collaboration.

There are no upcoming events.

Details regarding our upcoming events for 2025/26 will be available shortly.

Previous events

Our past events include hosting a panel of experts on Digital Health and an interactive workshop on cross-sector collaboration opportunities.

Digital Health in Wales

Digital technology is transforming healthcare but it is the people behind the tech who are making it happen, turning ideas into reality, working in partnership and pushing innovation forward. This was a big takeaway from our event on Digital Health in Wales.

On the 15th May 2025, we partnered with the Cardiff University Digital Transformation Innovation Institute and Cardiff Medicentre to host this event, with the Medicentre providing an ideal space to bring people together to connect and explore digital healthcare innovations.

Chaired by Prof Maneesh Kumar, Pro Dean for Technology, Systems and Data, Professor in Service Operations, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, delegates were inspired by speakers from Digital Health and Care Wales, Healthy IO, Cardiff University Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute, Simply Do, Siemens Healthineers, Welsh Ambulance Services University Trust, Luscii, CEDAR, Welsh Government and Qure.ai.

Innovation: a cross-sector approach

Collaboration across different sectors can really help us address the big challenges we face today by tapping into the unique knowledge, skills, experiences, and resources that each field brings to the table.

At Cardiff University, we work with others to uncover insights and co-create solutions that go way beyond what we can achieve on our own. By collaborating with a wide range of organisations, we exchange fresh knowledge and research, working together to tackle today’s challenges in ways that can be used across different sectors and industries.

On February 19th 2025, we held a workshop for organisations from across sectors and industries to network and learn about the various initiatives and opportunities for working together.

Located in sbarc|spark, our speakers included; Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann OBE, WIG, Dr Sarah Lethbridge and Prof Peter Wells, Cardiff Business School, Owen Wilce, Cardiff Capital Region and Dr Yulia Cherdantseva, Cardiff University Digital Transformation Innovation Institute.

Addressing the skills gap: a collaborative approach in Wales

As Wales’ biggest university, we are supporting a skills-led recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. We collaborate with organisations to address their skill requirements, developing solutions that equip the workforce to meet the evolving demands of a variety of sectors and industries.

On November 19th 2024, we hosted an informative and engaging session which brought organisations together to network and discover the opportunities to work together on on enhancing workforce skills in Wales.

Delegates heard a series of talks from National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB), Cardiff Capital Region and from teams across Cardiff University including; Cardiff University Continuing Professional Development Team, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, Cardiff University Student Futures Team, with an inspiring case study from Cardiff Innovations tenant, Genletics.