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West Yorkshire Innovation Festival

Inspiring and celebrating innovation, the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival is back in March 2026. And we want you to be part of it.

 

The Innovation Festival is your chance to build on our pedigree. Join local businesses, experts and entrepreneurs to spark ideas, build collaborations and share resources.

 

West Yorkshire is world-renowned for its technology, products and services.

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 Who is the Innovation Festival for?

Innovation is for everyone and our audience is wide.

Even if you wouldn’t describe yourself as an innovator, if you have an idea or want to make things better, then this festival is for you. It has great sessions for:

  • Businesses
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Creatives
  • Start-ups
  • Academics and universities
  • People of all ages

How can I get involved?

There are lots of ways to take part. Come along to a festival event. Host a workshop, session, panel or talk. Share it with your friends and colleagues. If you have an idea we would love to hear from you.

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Who is involved?

The Festival is presented by the West Yorkshire Innovation Network.

The Network brings together innovation providers serving West Yorkshire to create a culture of innovation across the region. It shares best practice and evidence, routes to access and engagement information to offer the best possible support to innovators. It anticipates future opportunities and challenges for innovators, advocates for innovators with local and national government and fosters a culture of innovation through peer-to-peer networking and evangelism.

The Network’s ultimate goal is an interconnected innovation ecosystem where entrepreneurs and SMEs can easily find the innovation partners, opportunities, funding and resources they need to make their ideas a reality.

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