UKSPA Spring Conference 2024

UKSPA members and stakeholders gathered in Cambridge on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th March, for the UKSPA Spring Conference 2024. The Conference was hosted by Babraham Research Campus, with the plenary sessions, taking place at the dedicated modern conferencing facilities in the Cambridge Building. There were also opportunities to tour the campus facilities, including the shared ‘Live Labs’ facility.

Conference Programme:

The final Conference Programme, including the delegate list,  is available for download here.

Presentations:

The plenary and parallel session presentations, where available, are available for download using the links below:

• Intro & Welcome:
  • James Chaffer, Chief Executive, UKSPA: Conference Opening
  • Dr Kathryn Chapman, Director, Science and Entrepreneurship, Babraham Research Campus: Welcome to Babraham
• Keynotes:
  • Dom Hallas, Executive Director, StartUp Coalition: The Tech Startup Ecosystem Snapshot
  • Irene Graham OBE, CEO ScaleUp Institute: The Scaleup Landscape (Not Available)  
• Plenary 1: Oxford to Cambridge Region
  • Dr Richard Hutchins, Managing Director, Oxford to Cambridge Pan-Regional Partnership: Oxford to Cambridge Pan-Regional Partnership
  • Caroline Foster, Development Director, Wellcome Genome Campus: Wellcome Genome Campus Expansion (Pending)
  • Jane Hutchins, Director, Cambridge Science Park & Chair, Forum for Place: Cambridge Forum for Place: Spaces to Places
• Plenary 2: Skills, Talent & Growth
  • Dr Camilla d’Angelo, Policy Manager, Campaign for Science and Engineering: Unlocking Skills for a More Research-Intensive Economy
  • Emily Roberts, Outreach & Community Manager, M-SParc: Skills, STEM and M-SParc
  • Anna Fletcher, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager, MEPC: Skills, Talent & Growth
• Plenary 3: An Introduction to Stakeholder Theory
  • Jack Boyce, Director & Jade Uko, Head of Eastern Region, DevComms: Effective Stakeholder Management
• Plenary 4: Master-Planning Case Studies
  • Ariel Levy & Daniel Sterling, Co-Founders, Gen Two Real Estate: Alchemy, Cambridge
  • Artem Korolev, Founder & CEO, Mission Street: Creating Environments for the Advancement of Science
  • Victoria Collett, Development Director, Thomas White Oxford: Maximising Social Impact
• Plenary 5: Analysis & Trends
  • Sue Foxley, Research Director, Bidwells: Oxford & Cambridge Market Trends: Indicators for the UK
  • Henry Whorwood, Managing Director, Research and Consultancy, Beauhurst: Science Investment Trends

A huge thank you to all of the speakers and session chairs for their time, effort and input, as well as all the conference delegates for interacting and contributing to the sessions.

We look forward to seeing you all again later in the year for more informative and lively discussion and debate.