Sponsors – 2022
Ulster University is a modern, forward-looking institution with student experience at the very heart of everything we do. Our high-quality teaching, informed by world-leading research across key sectors, boosts the economy and has a positive impact on the lives of people around the world.
Ulster University’s new and enhanced Belfast campus is one of the largest higher education capital builds in Europe and will transform higher education in the city.
It marks a new chapter in delivery of the University’s mission to offer the best possible learning and teaching environment for staff and students, and to play our part in the economic development of local communities and the ambitions of North Belfast, the wider city and region.
The estimated investment regeneration impact of the Belfast campus development is circa £1.4bn, representing an urban regeneration multiplier ratio of 1:5.
For society, the campus offers the opportunity to engage, learn and enrich our lives in a welcoming and innovative environment where students, academics, business and local communities are connected through ever-expanding possibilities.
The Belfast Campus catalyses a reimagining of the teaching and learning experience that is deployed across all our campuses, accelerating innovation in how we do things and ensuring implementation of best practice across all our campuses.
The new campus will incubate and develop the cream of our creative talent, scientific expertise and enquiry, engineering innovation and entrepreneurial drive all under one roof.
For more information, please visit www.ulster.ac.uk
Innovation City Belfast (ICB) is a partnership formed by seven of Belfast’s anchor institutions: Belfast City Council, Belfast Harbour, Belfast Metropolitan College, Catalyst, Queen’s University, Ulster University and Invest NI as an advisory partner.
ICB is combining knowledge, resources and influence to make Belfast an economic powerhouse for NI by attracting investment which will help NI businesses grow, scale and compete through innovation.
Belfast’s Innovation District comprises 400-acres in the heart of the city in an area rich in industrial and maritime history. The waterfront location is already home to universities, world-class research centres, SMEs and globally renowned, world-leading organisations. It offers a unique geographic advantage and benefits from strong international connections.
Belfast has come a long way both socially and economically since the Good Friday Agreement, thanks to the support of US FDI, government incentives, and high growth local companies – all underpinned by our two world class universities’ research and skills base.
The city is poised to further boost our digital and tech sectors by investing €1.2bn in our innovation capability via the Belfast Region City Deal, leveraging our core strengths across key sectors such as FinTech, MedTech, GreenTech, Advanced Manufacturing and the Creative Industries.
We’re capitalising on Belfast’s resilience and our unique market access to UK and Europe, whilst embracing the vast opportunities presented by the digital economy to create a city where innovation thrives.
Hinch Distillery sits in the heart of the County Down countryside within the beautiful grounds of the Killaney Estate.
Visitors to Hinch Distillery have the unique opportunity to experience the sights and sounds of a modern working distillery while learning about the Irish Whiskey process on one of the guided tours which take place 7 days a week. Not only renowned for producing exceptional Irish Whiskey, Hinch Distillery produces the multi-award winning Ninth Wave Irish Gin and have designed a “Gin School” experience. So, whether you are gin enthusiasts or just love a glass of G&T. The Gin School lets you learn about how gin is produced, the botanical ingredients, the distilling process and get the chance to make your own individual bottle of gin to take home with you.
Hinch boasts a beautiful, fully licensed Brasserie serving exceptional cuisine curated using the finest local produce. If it’s afternoon tea, a steak night, a Sunday roast or just treat, it’s definitely one to check out.
The distillery has created several unique spaces to celebrate your entire special day at Hinch. Hold your wedding ceremony in the beautiful courtyard or in the stunning Killaney Loft, with your reception to follow in the impressive Killaney Suite.
Since opening their doors to the public in 2020 Hinch Distillery has become a top tourism destination and visitor experience.
Unosquare is a full-service, international software development agency, employing development professionals throughout the United Kingdom and Latin America. Founded in 2019, we are 800+ professionals in our 12th year of proven success as a premier agency in our industry, delivering collaborative talent to work on enterprise-level applications. The value of working with Unosquare is in our speed to fill positions, business continuity in talent retention, and the relationships we develop through our cultural awareness.
Our company is composed of the most passionate, creative, and innovative professionals around the world. We are known for our ability to deliver effective technical solutions and rich experiences for both clients and partners. We believe much of our success is derived from our unique ability to pull together exceptional talent and provide an open work environment where teams can explore and expand and create. The evidence of our success can be seen in our exponential growth over the years, without having to sacrifice quality, or experiencing a loss in clientele.
With each customer we develop long term symbiotic business relationships with ever increasing knowledge sharing and relationship building. Eventually, we become an innovative extension of your team. We meld great ideas, talent, technology, passion, and cost-reducing processes that work together to deliver great software, efficiently.
The operational guidelines created at Unosquare support our repeated success. We adapt and refine our development and project support infrastructure to reflect our earned understanding in our industries of focus, and the results are better than ever. Unparalleled transparency together with top tier talent in overlapping time-zones make the perfect formula for mature and seamless software development with distributed teams.