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