Our Programmes
The Centre for Sustainable Innovation helps businesses overcome challenges, achieve sustainable growth and manage change processes through Digital Transformation, Growth and Sustainability programs.
Check out our range of programmes that have helped drive growth and change within businesses throughout the area.
NW Smart 5.0: Strategising Cyber Resilient Manufacturing Operations
Day: Tuesday 23 June 2026 Time: 08:30 - 10:30 Cyber threats are increasingly impacting manufacturing operations, not just IT systems. This free workshop will give SMEs practical insight into managing cyber risks, improving resilience, and adopting digital technologies securely. Led by Dr Sadaf Hina, it will cover real incidents, emerging threats, and clear steps you […]
MITIH Celebration Dinner
Day: Tuesday 31 March 2026 Time: 18:00 - 22:30 A dinner and networking event to celebrating the end of the Innovate UK-funded Mediacity Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub (MITIH). An invitation-only event exclusively for alumni, partners, businesses and collaborators of MITIH.
Innovation Labs – June 2026
Day & Time: Programme dates: 15, 16 and 22 June 2026, 9:30am-4:30pm A fully funded three day innovation sprint designed to help you progress your innovations from idea to commercialisation.
Innovation Labs – May 2026
Day & Time: Programme dates: 11, 12 and 18 May 2026, 9:30am-4:30pm A fully funded three day innovation sprint designed to help you progress your innovations from idea to commercialisation.
Green Tech Conference 2026
Day: Thursday 26 February 2026 Time: 09:00 - 15:00 Greater Manchester has set one of the most ambitious climate goals in the world: to become the first zero-carbon region by 2038. Achieving this target will demand bold innovation, new skills and significant economic transformation and with that comes extraordinary opportunity. pro-manchester’s Green Tech Conference brings […]
Protect, Fund, Grow: IP and R&D Tax Credits with Marks & Clerk and Leyton
Day: Wednesday 11 February 2026 Time: 10:00 - 14:30 Expert strategies to protect your ideas and unlock funding for growth.
Secure AI for Robust Anomaly Detection (SARAD)
Secure-AI for Robust Anomaly Detection (SARAD) is an accurate, secure and trustworthy AI cybersecurity solution, designed to addresses the significant risk that adversarial attacks pose to AI models.
North West Cyber Security Connect for Commercialisation (NW CyberCom)
This initiative aims to harness the cyber security potential of the North West, fostering innovation, collaboration, and protection for consumers, businesses, and UK infrastructure.