Technology and Growth - Question and Answer Session

Session
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
00:13 - 00:13
Duration: 1 hr 1 min
Publication date: 13 Mar 2013
Location: IETTV_Room, IETTV_Venue, London, United Kingdom
Part of event Global Grand Challenges Summit

About the session

Across the world, governments are intent on promoting growth through innovation, but there is still much to learn about how best to encourage innovation. How do we ensure that the best research results in innovative products and services? How can the state support innovation and ensure the integrity of vibrant entrepreneurial activities, and is the pursuit of economic growth really sustainable in the long term, or should we focus business and research efforts on enhancing the quality of life? Is this a false choice? This panel discussion looks at the issues surrounding innovation and growth.

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Speakers

Regina Dugan

Motorola Mobility, Inc., Senior Vice-President of Advanced Technology and Projects
Prof. Jim Al-Khalili

University of Surrey, Professor of Physics

Jim Al-Khalili is a professor of physics, author and broadcaster based at the University of Surrey where he currently teaches and also holds a chair in public engagement in science. He received his PhD in nuclear physics in 1989 and remains active in research in theoretical physics. He is active as a science communicator and has written a number of popular science and history of science books, between them translated into over twenty languages. His latest is Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics. Jim is a regular presenter of TV science documentaries, including the Bafta nominated Chemistry: A Volatile History and, most recently, Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity and Order and Disorder, both for BBC4. He also presents the weekly BBC Radio 4 programme, The Life Scientific. He provides expert advice for bodies such as the Royal Society, the British Council and the Department for Education. He is also active in public life and is a strong advocate for rationalism and secularism and has recently taken over as president of the British Humanist Association. He is a recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday medal and the Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2008.
Dr. Mike Lynch

Invoke Capital, Founder

Dr Mike Lynch is founder of Invoke Capital. He has long been regarded as a visionary figure within the technology world, described by the Financial Times as “the doyen of European software”. He advises the Prime Minister on science policy matters through the Council on Science and Technology. Mike founded Autonomy in 1996, the UK’s largest and fastest-growing software company, and was its CEO for fifteen years. In addition he has founded or advised several companies ranging from Neurodynamics to Blinkx. He has invested in numerous start-ups and has advised venture capital and private equity groups. Alongside his entrepreneurial career, Mike has a number of board seats and advisory roles. He is a nonexecutive director of the British Library and Cambridge Enterprise and a council member of the Royal Academy of Engineering and of the Foundation for Science and Technology. He is a member of the advisory board of Tech City’s Investment Committee, an advisor to the Prince’s Trust technology group and a founding investor of Bridges Venturing. During his career, Mike has received many awards and accolades including induction into the Digital Hall of Fame in 2012 and receiving the Outstanding Contribution award in the UKIT Industry awards.
Andrew Simms

Author

Andrew Simms is the author of several books including Ecological Debt and the bestselling Tescopoly. He is a Fellow of nef (the new economics foundation) where he was policy director for many years, trained at the London School of Economics and was described by New Scientist magazine as, ‘a master at joinedup progressive thinking.’ He is also one of the UK’s leading campaigners who co-authored the groundbreaking Green New Deal, was one of the original organisers of the campaign to cancel poor country debt, and devised how to mark the day in the year when the world enters ‘ecological debt.’ He also coined the term ‘Clone Towns’ in work pioneering new ways to revive local economies and recently proposed the idea of ‘National Gardening Leave,’ combining a shorter working week with urban greening. He has witnessed first hand for more than twenty years failed international efforts to solve critical economic and environmental problems, from extreme poverty to climate change. His new book Cancel the Apocalypse: the New Path to Prosperity, newly published by Little Brown in 2013, is the result of his search for something better
Dr. Li Yingtao

Born in 1969, Dr Li Yingtao holds a doctorate degree from Harbin Institute of Technology. Yingtao joined Huawei in 1997 and has served as Chief of the Sweden Research Centre, Director of the Product Management Department of Wireless Marketing, Director of the Research Department of Products and Solutions and Director of the General Technology Office of Products and Solutions. He has also been President of the Central Research amp; Development Unit, President of the 2012 Laboratories, Director of the Integrated Technology Management Team, a member of the Human Resources Committee, and a member of the Strategy and Development Committee.
Margaret Anne Craig

Clyde Biosciences, Chief Executive Officer

Margaret Anne Craig graduated with a degree in Immunology/Pharmacology from the University of Strathclyde and went on to carry out a MSc and PhD at the University of Glasgow in the field of pathophysiology of cancer. She then took up a position as research associate at the University of Glasgow where she was involved in the development of biological assays and novel discovery platforms as well as cardiovascular physiology research. Margaret Anne was awarded a BBSRC/RSE enterprise fellowship in 2011 which allowed her to spend one year developing her group’s technologies, exploring the market potential and carrying out business training. During the course of the year, it became apparent that her group’s technology had much commercial potential and they formed the spin-out company Clyde Biosciences. Last year Margaret won the Royal Academy of Engineering Entrepreneur for 2012 which has raised the profile of the company significantly. Subsequently, Clyde Biosciences has been shortlisted by the Times Higher Education awards for Outstanding Contribution to Technology and Innovation and by Scottish Enterprise as Innovators of the Year 2013. In her position as Chief Executive Officer, Margaret will play a major role in shaping Clyde Biosciences into a world-leading CRO company.
Andy Hopper

University of Cambridge, Professor of Computer Technology

Andy Hopper is Professor of Computer Technology and heads up the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. With a long history of turning innovative research and technology into commercial success, he has co-founded a dozen start-ups, three of which have floated on stock markets. He is also Chairman of RealVNC and Ubisense, both borne out of research by Cambridge University graduates and both winners of two Queen’s Awards for Innovation and International Trade. This achievement reflects Andy’s unique ability to successfully bridge the gap between academia and industry.Andy is President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society, and in 2007 was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the computer industry. His current research interests include computer networking, pervasive and sensor-driven computing and using computers to ensure the sustainability of the planet.Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1953 and a UK citizen since 1964, Andy received a BSc degree from the University of Wales Swansea and a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

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