A Free Event to Highlight How Welsh Businesses Are Leading in Sustainability and Help More Businesses Get Started!
The ARCS Showcase is set to take place on Wednesday, 12th February 2024, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. This free, in-person event will highlight how Welsh businesses are successfully working with academia to integrate circular economy principles to enhance sustainability, secure funding, and contribute to resilient local communities.
The showcase will feature expert-led discussions, networking opportunities, and funding insights for businesses looking to embrace circularity. Attendees will gain practical knowledge on navigating upcoming regulations, securing financial and strategic support, and learning from real-world success stories of organisations already benefiting from the move towards circular economy and sustainable practices.
Event Highlights:
- Keynote Address
- Andy Middleton, Co-Founder of the Do Lectures and the TYF Group, on Unlocking Opportunities
- Sarah Canning, Welsh Government Circular Economy Strategy Team, on the Upcoming Policy Landscape
- Collaborative Action Session
- Hosted by Dilyana Mihaylova, ex-Strategic Design Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
- Business Support Pitches
- Featuring: ASTUTE Centre of Excellence, Business Wales, Community Foundation Wales, Development Bank of Wales, Natural Products BioHUB, Welsh Government and WRAP
“In business, sustainability can be seen as a negative thing that creates challenges and stops you from doing business as usual – but adopting sustainable practices can create a huge competitive advantage that we are already seeing organisations leverage.
Through our work at ARCS we connect Welsh businesses with university expertise to help them optimise their operations, bring value to customers in new ways through products and services, and creatively tackling existing problems. The opportunities of Circular Economy are endless, and Welsh businesses are leading the way. By connecting businesses with funding and strategic support through the ARCS Showcase, we hope to help more people on their journey and to accelerate Wales’ transition towards a more resilient and circular economy.”
Max Green, Research and Innovation Manager, Swansea University
The event is free to attend, with limited spaces available. Attendees will also enjoy food from Cardiff food truck staple Bao Selecta.
Registration and the full agenda available here: bit.ly/ARCS_showcase2024