Business growth and innovation event for Mid and East Antrim

This event will look at technologies and support to challenge your thinking and spark your creativity

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is hosting an interactive workshop aimed at helping businesses discover how to accelerate business growth with innovative technologies. 

As part of this online event, an interactive discussion will take place, led by keynote speaker JB Dobbin. Typical barriers to innovation will be looked at, and technologies and support that will challenge your thinking and spark your creativity. 

This session will also host a brief discussion on the pilot innovation lab in Ballymena, as part of the future i4C Innovation and CleanTech Centre build, led by Steven Hunter, Senior Preform Engineer and Operations Manager at AMIC Sustainable Composites. You will have the chance to hear how the lab can benefit your business, and to inform the types of technologies you would like to gain access to in the lab. 

Attendees will also find out about additional support available from Alan Reid, Innovation Manager at Northern Regional College Ballymena, and discover more about their new Advanced Technologies Department, a dynamic hub for innovation and excellence. 

Event details 

Date: Wednesday 14 January 2026 
Time: 10am to 11:30am 
Venue: Online 
Cost: Free 

Find out more and reserve a place at this event. 

First published 6 January 2026