Are you a tech startup? Do you need funds to grow and to develop your business and take your proposition to a wider audience? Are you considering approaching investors such as angels or VC's? If the answer is 'yes' to all these questions, then you might find the 2Pears pitch training workshops, run with the support of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), useful.

The pitch-training workshops are available to attend for startups, small and early stage businesses in the UK, and to European tech companies looking to set up their business in the UK. 2Pears have to date trained over 600 tech startups to pitch for funding, so the workshops have a solid track record, and we get some great feedback: such as this from the co-founders of Swytch:

"[Julie - the trainer] was extremely helpful in distilling exactly what should be in a pitch and provided great tips on how to actually carry out the pitch. It was great that we were able to put something together in such a short time, present it to the room and then get immediate feedback from everybody - this was extremely helpful. [...] there aren't many places that you can go to learn how to put a good presentation and pitch together, it's assumed that every entrepreneur knows how to do this instinctively!"

We have now opened registration to the next two pitch workshop sessions taking place on the 16th of September.

About the pitch workshops:
The pitch-training workshops have a proven track record in providing a first crucial step for startups looking for funding. You will be surrounded by fellow entrepreneurs, which guarantees a supportive environment and delivers honest and insightful feedback from peers on your pitch - and some times even on your business and technology!

The half-day session covers:
- how to put together a pitch presentation and what needs to be included
- guidance and feedback on delivery skills
- how to overcome nerves and body language
- how to maximise networking opportunities at the event

Follow-on opportunities:
A large number of tech and music-tech startups proceed to pitch their business proposition to a wider audience of potential investors, journalists and fellow entrepreneurs, at the evening pitch competitions TechPitch 4.5 and Music TechPitch 4.5. The evening pitch competitions provide a platform for startups to create more awareness for their startup and to connect with the investor community and media. Many of the startups that have done the pitch-training and pitched at TechPitch 4.5 find the awareness generated helps them to go on to bigger and brighter things. We have followed up on a couple of our 2Pears alumni and you can read about their specific successes on the 4.5 Blog.

TechPitch 4.5 is a platform for tech startups and entrepreneurs to show-case their business idea to a wider audience, including investors, journalists, potential partners and peers.

It takes the form of an evening pitch competition which brings together tech startups, investors, entrepreneurs, as well as business and technology experts, to see the latest tech business ideas receive productive feedback on their proposition and pitch from a panel of judges with mixed business, technology, marketing, investment and financial expertise. .

TechPitch 4.5 provides an opportunity for potential investors to observe and learn about the latest tech startups, as well as new technology business trends. Some of the startups presenting at TechPitch 4.5 will have profited from the 2Pears pitch-training workshops organised with the support from UK Trade & Investment, UKTI. .

For entrepreneurs and tech startups, TechPitch 4.5 has proven fertile ground for networking and making useful connections with potential investors, business experts and advisors, journalists, as well as peers, potential partners and users. .

TechPitch 4.5 and the pitch-training workshops, which to date have trained over 600 tech startups to pitch, are established and well-respected fixtures on the London tech startup scene. The winning companies most often go on to big and bright things, including funding, incubation, and successful growth, following the spotlight being shone on them at TechPitch 4.5 .

JUDGING PANEL

- James Rosewell, founder & CEO, 51 Degrees
- Nick Charlton, CFO, MirriAd
- Karen Trickett, CEO, Tangible
- Eddie Holmes, Investment Director HBRE and founder & CEO LaunchPad Labs
- Aapo Bovellan, founder and CEO, Proxy Ventures

The judging panel is chaired by Danvers Baillieu, COO, Privax   

Business Growth Masterclass for SMEs

Time - 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Join London Fusion for this short workshop focusing on how to develop your business growth strategy and overcome any potential barriers to success

Course content

• Define your strategy for growth
• 10 things to consider in your business plan
• Planning for growth including opportunities, resources, monitoring and control
• Financing growth - raising finance
• Risk management to secure success

At the end of this session you will be equipped with the tools to realise your growth ambitions.

About the speaker

Philip Ternouth has extensive experience in both industry and in knowledge transfer in the HE sector. He has considerable experience as a member of management teams in small companies and remains active as a board member of technology SMEs. He brings a rigorous analytical approach to
the development of companies and in particular how they can leverage external knowledge – such as that developed in universities – for the benefit of both company and university partners.

Information

This is a fully funded programme for established eligible SMEs. Please follow the link for eligibility:

http://www.londonfusion.org.uk/Eligibility

For further information, to check eligibility and to register please contact:

Email: s [dot] scottlancaster [dot] ac [dot] uk

Made@City is an end of year celebration to showcase and reward the best final year student project work from within the University involving creativity, technology and design.

The event will bring together students, staff, and alumni from City, as well as members of the local Tech City community to network and learn more about the innovative new products and technologies that City students' have been working on over the past academic year. 

We are delighted to announce that City Unrulyversity will be present at Made@City providing a range of Talks you won't want to miss!

City Unrulyversity is a free pop-up university in the heart of Tech City. Their mission is to inform, inspire, and empower the next generation of Tech City entrepreneurs. 

Experience innovation in action through our project exhibition and be inspired by Images of Research - a photographic display.

This year we will be in an exciting venue deep in the heart of City University from where all the magic comes from! 

Attendees will also be able to vote for their favourite student project and decide the winner of Made@City2015!

To cap it all off, there will be free beer and pizza on offer from 5.30pm onwards.

Find out more:

To find out more please contact Christine on 020 7040 3325 or email: Christine [dot] kemp [dot] 1city [dot] ac [dot] uk 

#MadeAtCity

facebook.com/Madeatcity 

Would you like to know what the smartest people in Digital are doing to achieve sustainable career success? Come along to this event to get some top tips on “Steering Your Own Ship – How to Build a Successful Career in Digital”.

Please note: This event is part of the Brighton Digital Festival #BDF2015 #BDFCAREERS2015

Tickets via the Event Website link under "Event Info" at the top of this page.

This event is run by Prolific People and Claire Griffin Talent and is aimed at anyone with ambitions to succeed in the fast changing digital sector.

It will cover:

• Navigating the digital job market – where do I fit in, crafting my CV, getting noticed and recruitment top tips.
• The Crew – who should I bring on board to continuously support my career journey and networking for success.
• The Career Map – how to set great Career Goals, create a Career Action Plan and Maximising Personal Potential.
• Stormy seas – staying afloat when the going gets rough.

 WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN COMING ALONG?

Anyone who is ready to take responsibility for their own career success and who wants to learn what strategies, tools and techniques they can use to achieve career success in the fast changing technology-driven career landscape.

SCHEDULE
18:00 Arrival & registration

18:20 Welcome & introductions

18:30 Presentations & workshop

19.30 Q&A

19.45 Informal networking & beers

21.00 Close

EVENT ORGANISER

This event has been organised by Laura Wellstead, Managing Director at Prolific People and Claire Griffin at Claire Griffin Talent.

Prolific People Ltd

Prolific People is an ambitious recruitment company specialising in commercial, marketing, creative and tech talent for the digital economy.  Our clients include exciting startups and hyper growth tech companies, digital media agencies and production houses, entertainment infrastructures and corporate organisations looking for world class talent. We are passionate about the exceptional career paths that today’s digital ecosystems present and have made it our mission to personally find the very best talent and match them to opportunities with innovative and progressive companies.
Working passionately, communicating openly and honestly and continually building a solid reputation.

www.prolificpeople.co.uk     Twitter @prolificpeople

Claire Griffin Talent Ltd. 

Claire Griffin has over 20 years recruitment & executive search experience including 15 years in the Mobile & Digital sector.  She is also an experienced Career and Leadership Coach and a qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher.  She specialises in coaching clients in the Digital sector to achieve short term AND long term career and business success.  You can see more about Claire Griffin Talent at www.clairegriffintalent.com or follow her on Twitter @clairegriffin

LOOKING FOR UX DESIGNERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM?

General Assembly welcomes companies to meet graduates of our UX Designer Immersive Program. Our UX Designers will be onhand showing off their projects and ready talk about new job opportunities. As a reminder, GA finds talent at no cost to you.

MEET UX DESIGNERS WHO CAN:

• Apply best practices while analysing problems and creating effective designs
• Express design ideas through site maps, user flows, and wireframes
• Translate wireframes into HTML prototypes and/or visual mockups
• Create and communicate solutions to business problems that meet customer goals

  Our graduates have gone on to successful careers at companies like Red Badger, DK, Radio Times, Mammal, Nice & Serious, Locatable, Friday, Spindrift, Borrow My Doggy, Lloyds, Big Fish and hopefully yours! 

• Wednesday 25th November 5:30-7:30pm - Location TBC
• Thursday 26th November 10:00am-12:00pm - Google Campus, 4-5 Bonhill Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 4BX

Sign up to either Wednesday or Thursday, the same grads will be present at both days.

Questions? Contact, Casey Nailer casey [dot] nailerga [dot] co

LOOKING FOR UX DESIGNERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM?

General Assembly welcomes companies to meet graduates of our UX Designer Immersive Program. Our UX Designers will be onhand showing off their projects and ready talk about new job opportunities. As a reminder, GA finds talent at no cost to you.

MEET UX DESIGNERS WHO CAN:

• Apply best practices while analysing problems and creating effective designs
• Express design ideas through site maps, user flows, and wireframes
• Translate wireframes into HTML prototypes and/or visual mockups
• Create and communicate solutions to business problems that meet customer goals

  Our graduates have gone on to successful careers at companies like Red Badger, DK, Radio Times, Mammal, Nice & Serious, Locatable, Friday, Spindrift, Borrow My Doggy, Lloyds, Big Fish and hopefully yours! 

• Wednesday 25th November 5:30-7:30pm - Location TBC
• Thursday 26th November 10:00am-12:00pm - Google Campus, 4-5 Bonhill Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 4BX

Sign up to either Wednesday or Thursday, the same grads will be present at both days.

Questions? Contact, Casey Nailer casey [dot] nailerga [dot] co

LOOKING FOR DEVELOPERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM?

General Assembly welcomes companies to meet graduates of our Web Development Immersive Program. Our full-stack developers will be onhand showing off their projects and ready talk about new job opportunities. As a reminder, GA finds talent at no cost to you.

MEET DEVELOPERS WHO CAN:

• Build test driven server side/backend software using Rails and Node
• Create beautiful front end applications using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and Angular
• Manage software versioning with Git
• Engineer and optimise data structures and algorithms

  Our graduates have gone on to successful careers at companies like Red Badger, DK, Radio Times, Mammal, Nice & Serious, Locatable, Friday, Spindrift, Borrow My Doggy, Lloyds, Big Fish and hopefully yours!   

• Tuesday 17th November 5:30-7:30pm (Venue - Moo.com, 32-38 Scrutton Street. London, EC2A 4RQ)
• Wednesday 18th November 9:30-11:30 am (Venue - TBC) 

Sign up to either Tuesday or Wednesday, the same grads will be present at both days.

Questions? Contact, Casey Nailer casey [dot] nailerga [dot] co

This event is CPD Certified

Bringing together key policymakers and stakeholders from across the financial services sector, this timely conference will discuss the future for payments policy and regulation in the UK.

Delegates will assess the future of proposals set out in the European Commission’s recently revised Directive on Payments Services (PSD2) - particularly relating to the UK’s position in light of the EU Referendum - following the publication of the European Banking Authorities finalised Regulatory and Technical Standards on passporting under PSD2 later this year. The seminar will also consider the impact of the Financial Conduct Authority’s current consultation on the guidance provided to firms in complying with the future payment services regime.

Planned sessions focus on next steps for facilitating innovation and competitiveness across payments markets, whilst also ensuring adequate safeguards for consumers - particularly in terms of payment security and tackling financial fraud. Delegates will also have the opportunity to consider latest challenges in developing competitiveness in UK payments infrastructure, in light of the Payment System Regulator’s ongoing market studies on indirect access and ownership of payments systems.

Speakers and other delegates at this conference are expected to be a senior and informed group including Members of both Houses of Parliament, senior UK and European officials, together with academics, banks, building societies, charities, commentators, consultants, consumer groups, infrastructure providers, intermediaries, lawyers, merchant acquirers, money remitters, payments service users, payments system operators and technology firms, as well as members of the national and trade press.

At this early stage we are delighted that Andrea Enria, Chairperson, European Banking Authority

Sarah Francis, Consultant, Polymath Consulting; Fiona Ghosh, Partner, Payment Systems Group, Addleshaw Goddard; Simon Grossman, Vice President, Regulatory and Public Policy, MasterCard; Jeremy Light, Managing Director, Accenture Payment Services; Carl Packman, Research and Good Practice Manager, Toynbee Hall and a speaker confirmed from Bacs have also agreed to speak.

For more information inlcuding booking, please click here,

Register for 

Technical Workshop on Blockchain

http://fintechstormtechnicalblockchainsep2016.eventbrite.com 

In continued tradition of our stupendously successful Fintech Storm Series

Genius Incubator Presents 

Fintech Storm Distributed Ledgers & Smart Contracts 

A Full Day Technical Workshop for Developers  

5 September 2016 

Enlightening, Thought-Provoking, Inspirational

What will you be doing this summer to boost your skills and wealth-creation ability ?

So you reckon Blockchain is Big!

You have attended plenty conferences, seminars and meetups on Blockchain to pull off a conversation on Distributed Ledgers, Consensus, Trust less mechanism, Proof of Work, Proof of stake etc..

You know all about how Blockchain is revolutionising the thinking of Bankers across the globe. 

You know the hundreds of millions of dollars already chasing the fintech startups focused on Blockchain.

But, you are not sure how to create a decentralised application.

You have had enough of theory, and now you want deep technical knowledge.

You have come to the right place!

Fintech Storm is committed to excellence in knowledge-sharing, training, networking and building the eco-system of next generation wealth-creators around the globe!

We have recognised Blockchain as the next big thing that will create the most employment and highest paying jobs of the next decade and chosen Blockchain as one of our focus areas for training in Europe & India. 

Blockchain 101 - A Technical Workshop for Developers

We have invited the most talented developers in Blockchain to give practical training to other developers.

Register here:

http://fintechstormtechnicalblockchainsep2016.eventbrite.com

Time : 9:00am to 6:00pm 5 September 2016

Lunch: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Venue: Grange Tower Hotel (TBC)

45 Prescot Street, London

2 min walk from Tower Hill and 5 min walk from Aldgate Station 

Topics Covered 

- What is Ethereum and how's it's different from other Blockchain solutions.
  - Smart contracts

  - How to write a Smart Contract 

  - How to develop decentralised applications using Solidity programming language

  - How to leverage data into Smart Contracts via Oracles

  - Real-life applications, which problems were actually solved by applying Blockchain Technology

  - Scalability issues

  - Demo of several real-life Ethereum-based projects 

  - Overview of Distributed Ledger Tehhnologies : Hyperledger, Multichain, Bigchain, Coloured Coins etc 

Trainer 1

Edward Ruchevits is an eternal student, self-learner, open-minded developer and an open source enthusiast, who is particularly interested in FinTech, cryptocurrencies and decentralization in all its exposures. He is currently working as a lead developer at a blockchain platform which automates invoicing, invoice factoring and payments. The current stack includes private Ethereum network, NodeJS application which serves as a middleware between the blockchain and the end user and various integrations with third-party ERP systems and payment providers. 

Trainer 2 

Thomas Bertani is a long time blockchain expert. His career started with important contributions in the fields of high performance computing. Today he works mainly on Bitcoin and Ethereum as an entrepreneur and consultant. In August 2013 he started Bitboat, which today is among the leading 'cash to bitcoin' marketplaces in Europe. In the last 4 years his experimentations in this industry ranged from the managing of "Virtual Companies" listed on a Bitcoin Equity Crowdfunding Exchange to the incorporation of Oraclize srl (the 1st company in Italy and 2nd in Europe incorporated with Bitcoin as capital contribution). After his work at
Cointerra in designing high performance bitcoin miners and managing 5% of the global Bitcoin hashrate, his focus is now in providing reliable infrastructure layers for smart contracts via the Oraclize oracle solution.

Thomas has worked on a range of projects from web development (fullstack) to low level applications on embedded systems, scientific applications on GPUs via OpenCL/CUDA, GSM packet low level sniffing apps (osmocom), kernel-level coding to implement multithreading support on microcontrollers and much
more. He moved to bitcoin in 2012 and worked on things ranging from drivers for ASIC miners, hardware wallet firmware code, fullstack bitcoin marketplace (bitboat.net), architecture to manage thousands of
bitcoin miners, "state of art" oracle systems for Ethereum (Oraclize) and many DApps/smartcontracts.

Workshop Guest Speaker Mr Eddy Travia, CEO Coinsilium 

Below is an image of Eddy Travia speaking at Fintech Storm London April 2016

Workshop Co-Host Ms Arifa Khan, CEO Zero Field Labs

Below is a picture from Fintech Storm London Summit July 2016

Workshop Co-Host Dr Marc Pilkington, Chief Trainer - Zero Field Labs, Academician & Researcher

Below is a picture of Dr Marc Pilkington giving a Blockchain Seminar at Fintech Storm India Summit May 2016

Prof Marc Pilkington is one of the most read academics worldwide on the topic of the Blockchain on SSRN. Access his paper here . The paper is also the 223rd most downloaded paper worldwide over the last 12 months (amongst all papers ever referenced on the database that is more than half a million papers)

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who is interested to learn :

More about the applications of Blockchain

The latest advances in distributed ledger technologies

How can distributed ledgers solve real word probelms

Technical challenges in coding 

How the applications exist and operate in the real-world 

The impact of these applications upon businesses and professions

 
Typical attendee profile

•     Founders & Entrepreneurs

•     Bitcoin & Blockchain companies that want to showcase at this event

•     Developers

•     Startups looking to hire Blockchain talent

•     Academic Researchers

•     IT professionals and Companies

•     Strategy Consultants

•     Accountants

•     Legal Professionals

•     Financial Professionals, IFA’s

•     Insurance Professionals

•     Brokers, Financial Market Participants 

•     Journalists 

We are committed to creating and connecting the Blockchain Inventor Community in Europe.

Here are some images of our recent workshops in London. Enjoy!

Come join the Blockchain Revolution ! 

Coming Soon!

Europe-India Conclave 6-8 December, New Delhi

If you are an European Tech company or a Blockchain startup looking to make headway into Asian markets or to strike partnerships or to learn to navigate the Banking, Payments & Fintech landscape (India, Singapore, Hongkong, China), mark your calenders for Europe-India Conclave 6-8 December 2016, New Delhi, India and get in touch with Conclave Chair Person Arifa Khan at arifafintechstorm [dot] com to reserve your spot in the European delegation going to India! See details of our previous Europe-India Conclave 2015 at http://fintechstorm.com/europe-india

Powered by Jobbio, EXPAND London is a careers event delivering the best opportunities to ambitious Talent like you. Connect with innovative companies, join workshops to sharpen your technical skills, and get inspired by stories from founders and industry insiders.

WHAT'S ON FOR TALENT?EXHIBITORS AREA: 50 tech companies, high-growth startups, and incubators and accelerators will be looking for their next hire!

• Shazam, depop, Hire Space, onefinestay, Secret Escapes, and more are exhibiting

PANELS AND KEYNOTE SPEECHES: 

• Building a Global Brand
• How Tech is Transforming the Way We Search, Discover, and Interact
• Success Stories with Founders

WORKSHOPS: 

• How to Build your Personal Brand (with Vincent Dignan)
• So You Think You Want to be a Data Scientist? (with General Assembly)
• Take the Lead in Your Job Search (with General Assembly)
• From Zero to Hero: Your Entrepreneurial Path (with Rob Fitzpatrick)
• Make Your Job Hunt Work For You (with Jobbio)

User Experience design is booming. There's a shortage of good designers on the market. Fancy changing your career and dive into an exciting creative world of designing apps and websites?

Learn from experienced professionals how to get into UX design, prepare your portfolio, learn where to find your perfect job and interview secrets and answer any of your questions.

What's on: During this 3-hour session, we'll:

• Introduce you to UX design 

• Show how to create impressive portfolio 

• Demonstrate the best ways to present your work

• Show where to find a perfect job

• Share practical tips for your interview

• Talk about money side

• Describe what a day of UX designer is like

• Answer any of your questions

Who is it for: Anybody who's up for a career change: project managers, web developers, app designers, business analysts, students.

Who runs it: Run by professional UX & UI Designer with 10+ years of experience designing for Microsoft, Heathrow Airport, British Gas, Universal Music Group and variety of startups.

Where: The course will run in Canada Water Library, just opposite Canada Water tube station on Jubilee Line (2 stops away from London Bridge)

Tickets: Book now to get 30% discounted Early Bird tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-start-career-in-ux-design-tickets-27698535064

Questions? Just email us on teamuxreviewer [dot] com

EXPAND London, powered by Jobbio, is a careers event delivering the best tech and startup opportunities to ambitious Talent.

• EXHIBITOR AREA: Connect and network with 50 top tech companies and high-growth startups looking to hire (Depop, Secret Escapes, Nexmo, and more!)
• MAIN STAGE: Get inspired by panels and keynotes from industry insiders
• WORKSHOPS: Sharpen your technical skills and take part in career development workshops led by General Assembly

Get your FREE ticket here: goo.gl/mZMf9R

User Experience design is booming. There's a shortage of good designers on the market. Fancy changing your career and dive into an exciting creative world of designing apps and websites?

We've got a short, practical & affordable weekend course on how to start a career in UX run by professional designers, that covers what a day of a UX designer looks like, how to create portfolio, finding a perfect job, startups vs big companies, interview tips, market rates.

What's on: — Introduction to UX design 
— What a day of a UX designer looks like
— Working in startups vs. big companies vs. design agencies
— How to create impressive portfolio 
— Best ways to present your work
— Where to find a perfect job
— Practical tips for your interview
— How to be a freelancer
— Money side: market rates
— QnA

Who is it for: Everyone's welcome:
— graphic designers
— web developers
— project managers
— business analysts
— startup founders
— students

Suitable for complete beginners with no previous experience, as well as those who have already started exploring UX & UI design. Anybody who's up for a career change — we are here to help you.

Who runs it: Professional UX & UI Designers with 10+ years of experience working with FTSE 100 companies like Microsoft, Heathrow Airport, British Gas and Universal Music Group, as well as numerous startups.

What our students say:
"Perfect point-of-entry to UX. A simple, clear and straight-forward course."
★★★★★

"Great design tips and ideas. Tutor has wide & great experience in the field of UI & UX. A real expert."
★★★★★

"I just finished watching the course video last night, and I learned a lot. I have attended a lot of full-day design training courses which are too high-level and practical details about UX are not discussed. After watching only 30 mins of your video, I was able to apply it to my job straightaway."
★★★★★

"The School of UX sessions have really helped me to understand more about what UX is and isn't and also how it fits in with the whole life cycle of building products. The case studies and examples discussed in the classes really helped to get an understanding of how these principles can be applied to real world projects. I'd highly recommend these courses to anyone with an interest in learning more about UX!"
★★★★★

"Always great visuals to support your talk. Thank you."
★★★★★

Where: The course will run at School of UX in Canada Water Library, just opposite Canada Water tube station on Jubilee Line (2 stops away from London Bridge). If you can't make it in person we've got video recording available.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-a-start-career-in-ux-design-tickets-29779366888#tickets
— Book early and get 35% discount
— Students get 65% off
— Video recording available as a ticket option

Questions? Just email us on teamschoolofux [dot] com

In the last few years, programmatic advertising has completely changed the media buying landscape. Although some challenges have emerged with it, the opportunities for both advertisers, media agencies, publishers and ad tech, have regenerated the advertising industry.

Following the success of the RTA series over the past three years, ACI’s 4th edition of the Real-Time Advertising Summit will delve deeper into the main drivers, whilst showcasing best practices of the rapidly evolving programmatic landscape.

With the help of our expert Agenda Committee & extensive research with brands, agencies and media owners, we have put together an agenda focused on overcoming key challenges & exploring best opportunities in programmatic advertising.

Jobbio HIGHER is a careers event which connects 60 of London’s best tech startups and companies with 5000 talent attendees.

Headline companies include Shazam, TransferWise, Expedia, Unilad, Hotels.com, SurveyMonkey, Secret Escapes, Starling Bank and many more. Confirmed speakers include TransferWise’s Harsh Sinha, the President of Nexmo, Tony Jamous and the VP of Product for WorldRemit, Alice Newton.  

Course "Medical Device Software: An Incremental Approach to Risk and Quality Management" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. 

Overview:

Engineers are dedicated to making things work, so a focus on how they might fail and harm someone can seem alien.

Managing risk, however, is essential for all medical products- medical devices, including those involving software, have produced some painful examples of poor risk management with serious consequences. Experience has shown that there is a better way, that it is possible to manage risk in a changing business and technical world.

Regulatory bodies are placing increased emphasis on risk management, and technology shifts are introducing new sources of risk. Newer Lean-Agile methods are recognized by the FDA as a good way to accomplish risk management.

Techniques for risk management are well established, but require specific interpretation when applied to software. In this session, we will show a way of knitting risk management into the development process, so that it is integral to product development, not a ten ton caboose dragging the train back down the mountain.

Why you should attend:

Perhaps your engineering team is beginning its transition to an Agile approach - or perhaps you have a seasoned Agile team and you're just beginning work on FDA-regulated products. You know that risk management is required, but it's not at all clear how you should address it as you go through your backlog grooming, iterations, and end-user demonstrations. The process in ISO 14971 seems "linear" and unsuited to a highly iterative, dynamic lifecycle. How can you fit it into your approach?

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Software has introduced (or been blamed for) some serious safety hazards
• All medical device standards intersect on the topic of risk management
• Risk analysis starts with the intended use statement
• Risk information is available from multipl sources - use them!
• Note that safety is an emergent property
• Changes are often the biggest sources of risk
• Don't ignore the human factors side; understanding your users is crucial to safety
• Applying engineering risk methods to software requires us to translate some concepts
• Though standards draw a roadmap for risk management, WE must figure out the route
• Risks often arise when we add new features - so incremental risk management is the most effective
• Forget the notion that "software can't hurt anyone"
• Never conduct risk analysis by using a checklist from 14971
• Exploding technology brings numerous chances for risk to multiply

Who will benefit:

• Project managers
• Regulatory specialists
• Quality assurance specialists
• Documentation specialists
• Test managers
• Software team leaders and lead developers

Agenda:

Day 1 Schedule   Lecture 1:

Software brings great capability to medical devices, but also creates hazards

Lecture 2:

Consider how the key standards lay out the roadmap for managing risk

Lecture 3:

Understand the key concepts - hazard, risk, and harm

Lecture 4:

Walk through ISO 14971 in detail - and consider IEC 80002-1 for specific software concerns

Day 2 Schedule   Lecture 1:

Fault tree analysis and FMEA complement each other for risk analysis

Lecture 2:

Risk analysis for software is different from hardware - and needs a place in the lifecycle

Lecture 3:

Story mapping helps bring risk management directly into development

Lecture 4:

An incremental approach manages both risk and quality

Speaker

Brian Shoemaker

Brian Shoemaker consults for healthcare products companies on computer system validation, software quality assurance, and electronic records and signatures. He has conducted validation both on product software and on internal software, developed software quality systems, audited software quality processes (including agile methodology), and evaluated 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. He has had clients in clinical diagnostics, medical device engineering, medical imaging, medical-device fabrics manufacturing, contract lyophilization, clinical trial software, dental prosthetics, and bone-repair implants. He has worked with companies in Germany and Switzerland as well as the U.S.

Previous to founding ShoeBar Associates, Brian had quality roles at PPD Informatics, Doxis, Inc., and Behring Diagnostics, Inc. Brian earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois; he has achieved the ASQ Software Quality Engineer certification.

 Location: Baltimore, MDDate:  November 2nd & 3rd, 2017 and Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Venue: WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON Baltimore, MD 

Price: 

Price: $1,295.00 (Seminar Fee for One Delegate)

Register for 5 attendees Price: $3,885.00 $6,475.00 You Save: $2,590.00 (40%)*

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Until September 20, Early Bird Price: $1,295.00 From September 21 to October 31, Regular Price: $1,495.00

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Sponsorship Program benefits for “Quality Assurance Auditingfor FDA Regulated Industry” seminar 

At this seminar, world-renowned FDA Regulated Industry subject matter experts interact with CXO’s of various designations. Executives who carry vast experience about FDA Regulated Industry and Experts get down to discussing industry-related best practices, regulatory updates, changes in technologies, and much more relating to FDA Regulated Industry.

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WAVE 2017 will bring together 200 expert digital practitioners and decision makers in Central London for the latest thinking on social influence, advocacy and engagement.

The summit will explore the next evolution of influencer marketing – where brand employees and customers are the new influencers.

This Summit promises to be a game-changing event. Delegates will learn how the most successful brands are using UGC, gamification, advocate marketing and employee engagement to drive brand awareness to increase sales.

Trust in advertising is at an all-time low. Brands looking to cut through the noise are realising the most authentic and trusted influencers of purchase are those closest to them – their customers and employees.

Previously only possible to reach in limited numbers, now technology is enabling customer and employee influencer programmes to be managed at a scale which achieves real – and measurable – business impact.