Conference Presentations
UKSPA 25th Anniversary Conference Presentations 
Welcome to the Conference
Robert Hough, Chairman, Northwest Regional Development Agency
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Keynote Speaker 1
Jonathan Kestenbaum, Chief Executive, The National Endowment
for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)
Attacking the Recession – People, Places and Partnership

Keynote Speaker 2
Emma FitzGerald, Vice President, Downstream Strategy and Consultancy, Shell International Ltd
Open Innovation as an opportunity to meet the Energy Challenge
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Parallel Sessions: Place
Speaker 1
David Leon, Director, David Leon & Associates
New places from old
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Parallel Sessions: Place
Speaker 2
Rachel Park, Vice President, Strategic Facilities Planning, HDR CUH2A
Generational influence: website to worksite
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Parallel Sessions: Place
Speaker 3
Dr Allyson Reed, Director of Communications and Strategy, Technology Strategy Board
Making the UK a more innovative place

Parallel Sessions: Partnerships
Speaker 1
John Leake, General Manager, Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus
Driving business success through the power of the network
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Parallel Sessions: Partnerships
Speaker 2
Dr David Hardman MBE, Managing Director, Birmingham Science Park Aston – Active participation in the Knowledge Economy: Science Parks as catalysts for delivery through partnerships
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Parallel Sessions: Partnerships
Speaker 3
Mark Thompson, Head of Market Developement, UMIP
New processes and tools to improve the effectiveness of the technology commercialisation process
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Afternoon Session 1: People
Speaker 1
Professor Tom Cannon, CEO, Ideopolis International
Global talent

Afternoon Session 1: People
Speaker 2
Professor Henry Etzkowitz, President, Triple Helix Group
Picking winners: a Triple Helix model for Regional Regeneration
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Parallel Sessions: Partnerships A
Speaker 1
Brian More, Director for Intellectual Property, Coventry University
The use of BDG resources in building corporate partnerships
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Parallel Sessions: Partnerships A
Speaker 2
Dr Sally Ann Forsyth, Director, Goodman at Colworth Science Park
Creating a supportive environment for research, innovation and economic growth
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Parallel Sessions: Partnerships A
Speaker 3
Sten Gunnar Johansson, CEO, Mjärdevi Science Park
Developing the knowledge eco-system – a Swedish partnership
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Parallel Sessions: Partnerships B
Speaker 1
Professor John Allen, Director, Pythia Consulting
Science Parks and international business
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Parallel Sessions: Partnerships B
Speaker 2
Peter Maxwell, Director, Waikato Innovation Park
New Zealand, a land of opportunity and partnerships
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Parallel Sessions: Partnerships B
Speaker 3
Norman Apsley, CEO, Northern Ireland Science Park
Helping companies cross the Valley of Death: a Science Park’s role in taking research to the marketplace
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Afternoon Session 3: Back to Science Parks
Speaker 1
Dr Malcolm Parry OBE, Director, Surrey Research Park
The changing face of Science Parks – models for success
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Afternoon Session 3: Back to Science Parks
Speaker 2
CharlesMonck, Economic Development Consultant, Charles Monck & Associates
Measuring the impact
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Conference Round-up
Walter Herriot, Herriot Associates Ltd