A select group of the region's most ambitious and inventive companies have been welcomed into the Future50 Class of 2018.

Norwich Evening News: Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.

The entrepreneur-led businesses were officially named at the Future50 Live! conference at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA.

The crowd of nearly 150 people heard from speakers including Mark Sait, chief executive of Save Money Cut Carbon, on how to go from start-up to scale-up, Prof Fiona Lettice of the UEA on disruptive innovation, Barclays' Joe Cooksey on digital security and Chris Billing of current Future50 member Snap Account on how he built his business.

Future50 is a business support programme recognising Norfolk and Suffolk's most exciting firms, and is delivered by Archant, Nwes, Barclays, Birketts, Lovewell Blake and the UEA. Members benefit from tailored business advice, networking opportunities, peer support and multimedia coverage.

The full list of Future50 Class of 2018 members is below, and you can read more about the previous two cohorts on our Future50 pages.

Norwich Evening News: Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.

• The SenLab Group

• Fairfax & Favor

• Starkings & Watson

• The Wedding Collection – by Boleyn

Norwich Evening News: Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.

• Your Own Place CIC

• Gurney Environmental

• DefibUK

• Mio Conferencing Solutions

Norwich Evening News: Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.

• Protu technology

• T&S Motor Traders

• Cabins Unlimited

• Pruce Newman Pipework

Norwich Evening News: Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Guest speaker Professor Fiona Lettice, pro-vice-chancellor for research and innovation and professor of innovation at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Guest speaker Professor Fiona Lettice, pro-vice-chancellor for research and innovation and professor of innovation at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.

• Independent Lives (Norfolk)

• Flibl

• Notice Media

• Chadwicks Limited

Norwich Evening News: Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.

• ShrinKit Ltd

• Spider Fixed Fee Web Recruiters

• Inbox Integration

• CSSCloud Computer Services

Norwich Evening News: Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.

• EO Charging

• Rethink Press

• Corbel Solutions

• Redz Hair Stylists & Redz Hair Academy

Norwich Evening News: Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.Future 50 Live at the Enterprise Centre at the UEA. Photo credit Simon Finlay Photography.

• Hype Marketing

• Pickr

• ApplinSkinner

• Naked Element

• HUT42 Services

• Furthermore Marketing

• Assemble

• Customer Happiness Systems

• Soak Digital

• RThirteen Reruitment

• Bullards Norwich Gin

• Taste Collectiv

• Pier Marketing

• Archway Carpets

• Two Point Zero IT

• Limelight Design

• Pedal Revolution

• Omega Ingredients

• Migsolv

• Full Mix Marketing

• Frugal Pac

• Compleat Software

• Heatlink

• Nu Image

• Hugga Bubba

• Kanndoo