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GRIIT Connect Launch Event: Bridging Industry and Academia
Wed 16 Sept
|John Cadbury House - Aston University
Time & Location
16 Sept 2026, 17:30 – 20:30
John Cadbury House - Aston University, 190 Corporation St, Birmingham B4 6QD, UK
About the event
GRIIT Connect Launch Event: Bridging Industry and Academia
16th September | 17:30 - 20:30 | John Cadbury House - Aston University
Bringing industry, academia, students, and professionals together for conversations on leadership, cyber, technology, inclusion, and impact.
GRIIT Connect is a new initiative bringing together industry professionals, academics, researchers, students, and practitioners to share ideas, exchange real-world experiences, and explore meaningful opportunities to collaborate.
The launch event will focus on the theme Bridging Industry and Academia.
It will be a relaxed and open evening, creating space for honest, practical conversations about how industry and academia can work more closely together. Guests will hear from senior professionals as they share their personal journeys into leadership, cyber, technology, and professional practice, as well as their reflections on the skills, challenges, and opportunities shaping the sector.