UKSPA Conference - Swansea Jan 2018
UKSPA Conference - Swansea Jan 2018
The programme: The programme can be downloaded here.
This was a CPD Certified event: A CPD certificate is available upon completion of the CPD Feedback form which was emailed to all attendees. If you haven't yet received a CPD Feedback form please contact louise.tilbrook@ukspa.org.uk.
Overview:
The conference looked at a range of collaborative projects and partnerships and the lessons that can be learned and applied in other areas including:
The offiicial launch of Building Clusters and Innovation Capacity Launch of Bucanier (Building Clusters and Networks in Innovation Enterprise and Research project).
Presentations:
DAY 1: Thursday 24 January
Plenary session
Part one slides including:
- Welcome from UKSPA, David Hardman, Chairman
- Welcome from Swansea University, Professor Marc Clements
- Welcome to Wales: The Science and Innovation landscape, Robert Hoyle, Chief Scientific Officer, CSAW Division, Welsh Government
- Innovation in Swansea – Swansea Bay City Region, Councillor Rob Stewart (Leader of Swansea City Council) and Professor Marc Clement (Swansea University)
- Building Clusters: Increasing Innovation Capacity, David Thomas (BUCANIER)
- Living Laboratory - Pfizer / Fujitsu, Hamish Graham (Healthcare Innovation Manager, Pfizer UK) and Joe Duran (Director, Analytics and Performance Computing, Fujitsu Services)
Parallel sessions
1 UK Science and Innovation Parks
Partnership and Opportunity
Current issues for UK and Ireland including:
2 Incubating the next generation of innovators
The contribution of UK universities, (Joint session with Enterprise Educators UK), Kate Beresford (Enterprise Educators UK), Jonathan Powell (Head of Enterprise and Innovation Services, Lancaster University), Linsey Cole (Head of Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
Day 2: Friday 25 January
Plenary sessions
Current issues in Innovation, Dr Jon Wood (Innovate UK)
Innovation in the Heart of Wales, Rhian Hayward (AIEC, Chief Executive)
Innovation by Collaboration: The last word, Huw Watkins (Managing Director, BIC Innovation)
Parallel sessions
3 M-Sparc and Exeter Science Park: Development and Delivery
Menai Science Park Ltd (M-SParc), Ieuan Wyn Jones (Director, M-SParc)
Sally Basker (CEO, Exeter Science Park)
4 Incubation Session
Justin John (Cardiff Medicentre)
Caroline Gray (Optic Technology Centre)
5 Data Matters
The Computational Foundry, Dr Matthew Roach and Bob Laramee
The Farr Institute, Dr Richard Fry, Ms Angharad Walters, and Dr Dora Pouliou