NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) has a mission to transform the UK’s capacity for innovation. NESTA invest in early stage companies, inform innovation policy and encourage a culture that helps innovation to flourish. NWDA, the Northwest Development Agency leads the economic development and regeneration of England's Northwest. A major part of the NWDA’s work centres around creating an environment in which business can flourish and bring business investment into the region. Manchester City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Manchester. It has demonstrated forward thinking civic leadership and has been a tour de force that strengthens the future economic growth of the city. Manchester: Knowledge Capital (M:KC) is a strategic partnership driving innovation and economic transformation across the Manchester city-region. The Commission for Economic Development, Employment and Skills (prev Manchester Enterprises) is the Economic Development Commission for Greater Manchester. Psycuity is a business psychology consultancy. We use psychometric tools and software together with episodic interviewing to build a detailed profile of a person. We find out what people are naturally good at, how they’ll work with others, what motivates them and how they cope with the stresses of daily life. Psycuity works with individuals and organisations to help make informed people decisions for team development, management due diligence, turnaround, hiring and career guidance. If people are your greatest asset, it pays to understand them better. Because there’s nothing random about a high performing team. For more information see www.psycuity.com