neo2015: the trampery keynote. creating a global innovation cluster: lessons from london
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Creating a global innovation
cluster: lessons from
LondonCharles Armstrong // @car0lus
Founder, The Trampery
The Trampery
Workspaces for tech & creative industries
Accelerating London’s innovation cluster
Links with government & corporate partners
Architecture conceived to build connections
Membership rigorously curated
Bevenden Street
London Fields Fish Island Labs
Traveltech Lab
Old Street
7 locations since 2009,
200 businesses supported
Dereham Place
St John Street
London Fields (2013)
UK’s first incubator for high-growth fashion
Fish Island Labs (2014)
UK’s first incubator for digital arts
Traveltech Lab (2015)
UK’s first travel tech incubator
New: Data Science Lab
2,000 m2 in central Shoreditch
Global data science business as anchor
Studios for growth-stage businesses
Links with university research programmes
Opening late 2015
New: Clerkenwell Country Club
Luxury members club for design community
Industry leaders alongside new talent
Member-centred event programme
Partnership with top restaurateur
Opening late 2015
New: Entrepreneurs’ Village
Integrated environment for entrepreneurs
600 apartments
6,000 m2 of workspace, cafes & theatre
Partnership with Peabody Trust
Opening 2017
Parallels with Oslo
1 Changing perceptions
1 Changing perceptions
2 Seed then spread
Turnover from digital startups in Hackney
Shoreditch
DalstonHackney Wick
Hackney Central
Stamford Hill
Tøyen
Grünerløkka
3 Drive attention with events
4 Role in global ecosystem
Oslo Innovation Embassy
Visit by HRH Prince Andrew
