Venturefest South's 10th Anniversary Festival of Innovation

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09:00 to 17:00

Venturefest South's 10th Anniversary Festival of Innovation

Where: Southampton
Cost: £50
Who: Open to all

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A full-day innovation festival for founders, investors, researchers and corporates, with main-stage talks, innovator showcases and networking. General admission is £50, with 20% off groups of eight or more.

When: Wednesday 18 November, 09:00 to 17:00.
Where: Utilita Bowl and Hilton Southampton – Utilita Bowl, Botley Road, West End, Southampton, SO30 3XH.
Cost: £50, paid when you book on the organiser’s site.
Who can come: Open to all.
Run by: Venturefest South
Listed from: Eventbrite

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Utilita Bowl and Hilton Southampton – Utilita Bowl, Southampton

Conference centre. Botley Road, West End, SO30 3XH

Hampshire Cricket's ground at West End, near M27 junction 7, with a Hilton hotel on site. Between them they run conference and event suites, from a 10-person boardroom up to the Hilton Ballroom for about 700, and both are used for business networking events. Parking is free for meetings and business events.

The way in: Walking or arriving by bus: go up Marshall Drive from Botley Road (look for the giant cricket stumps). At the roundabout, bear left for the Hilton or go straight on for the stadium. Event suites include the Hilton Ballroom (up to about 700), the pitch-facing Shane Warne Suite, the Robin Smith Suite, the Derek Shackleton Suite, the Arlott Atrium, the Hambledon Suites, a boardroom and Hilton meeting rooms. Hilton front office: [email protected].
Parking: Free parking on site. Free parking for people attending meetings or business events. For ticketed events (cricket, concerts) parking is sold separately through Utilita Bowl ticketing. Six pay-as-you-charge EV chargers just outside Boundary Lakes Golf Course, paid through the Carbon3 app.
Getting there: 1.2 miles from M27 junction 7; follow the signs for Utilita Bowl. Hedge End station is under 2 miles away (about 35 minutes on foot). Bluestar 14 and 24 stop on Botley Road at Shaw Road and Moorgreen Hospital, 4–6 minutes' walk away. The venue says the 24 runs from Southampton Airport Parkway (stop outside the platform 1 entrance) and the 14 links to Hedge End and Southampton city centre.
By train: Hedge End, 35 minutes on foot; Southampton Airport Parkway.
By bus: West End, opp Shaw Road, 4 minutes on foot.

Food and drink: Event catering with bespoke menus; restaurants on site, including BEEFY'S
Charging: EV chargers outside Boundary Lakes Golf Course
Has: Free parking, Wifi, Breakfast served, EV charging.
Holds: Up to 700.

West End, opp Shaw Road, 4 minutes' walkWest End, adj Shaw Road, 4 minutes' walkWest End Moorgreen Hospital (E-bound / W-bound), 6 minutes' walk

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Car park Utilita Bowl / Hilton on-site parking. 1 minute on foot. On site. Free for people attending meetings and business events. For ticketed events (matches, concerts) parking is sold through Utilita Bowl ticketing instead.
Bus stop West End, opp Shaw Road. 4 minutes on foot. Bluestar 14, 24, 424, 425. On Botley Road.
Bus stop West End, adj Shaw Road. 4 minutes on foot. Bluestar 14, 24, 425.
Bus stop West End Moorgreen Hospital (E-bound / W-bound). 6 minutes on foot. Bluestar 14, 24, 424, 425. The drop-off stop the venue names for the 24 from Airport Parkway.
Station Hedge End. 35 minutes on foot. South Western Railway. On the Portsmouth line. The venue says about 35 minutes on foot; Bluestar buses also run to the ground.
Station Southampton Airport Parkway. South Western Railway (London Waterloo–Weymouth main line). About 3.5 miles away. Take Bluestar 24 from outside the platform 1 entrance to the Moorgreen Hospital stop on Botley Road.
Bikes Free bicycle storage. Near the Hampshire Wellbeing Centre, opposite the stadium's East Gate.