Confronting global challenges - leadership, innovation, technology

Industrial Symposium: 16th and 17th September 2010, the Møller Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK

Speakers

Dr John Bell

Dr John Bell is Head of Strategy & Partnerships at Philips Research. As such he focuses on the strategy and partnerships of Philips Research. In addition, he is responsible for the Research Program Office & for strengthening account management. Before that he was VP Corporate Strategy & Alliances at Royal Philips. In this role, he was responsible for capturing the value potential in the alliances of Philips. Since April 2003, John became a Professor at Radboud University of Nijmegen holding the Chair on Strategic Alliances. Here he established the Center for Strategy and Alliances (CSA), which is one of the few research centers on alliances around the globe. Before he joined Philips, John was a Strategy Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In addition to being closely involved in many strategy development client work, he was responsible for the global Alliance Centre of Expertise. John started his career as Assistant Professor Strategic and International Management at Tilburg University. Here he wrote his Ph.D. (with honor) on joint ventures and international expansion. John published extensively on strategic alliances in international and national journals and books.

Professor Joanna Chataway

Joanna Chataway is Director of Innovation and Technology Policy at RAND Europe. She has worked for many years in the area of innovation and technology policy research and has particular expertise in life sciences and health innovation. In addition to her RAND position, she co-directs the UK Economic and Social INNOGEN centre for social and economic research in life sciences. With RAND Europe, INNOGEN and in the context of other research initiatives she has led and participated in interdisciplinary research into a range of issues associated including the following: innovation in the pharmaceutical and health sectors; analysis and evaluation of health technology based public private partnerships; innovation based regional development; skilled labour migration; risk regulatory issues; industrial and innovation policy intersects; SME support policies and GMOs and agri-biotech in Europe and developing countries.

Marcel Dissel

Formerly CEO, AO Foundation; now CEO Treffet Group

Lambert Dopping-Hepenstal, BSc, FREng, CEng, FIET, FRAeS

Lambert Dopping-Hepenstal is Engineering Director Systems & Strategy, BAE Systems plc. He graduated from the University of Surrey in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1972. He has worked for BAE Systems and its predecessor companies for the past 37 years, starting with Avionic Systems Design on Harrier, Sea Harrier and Hawk. Subsequently he has been involved in the systems development of Tornado and Typhoon before running the Military Aircraft research programmes. Following the formation of BAE Systems, he moved to the centre as corporate Technology Director and also as Dean of Engineering of the BAE Systems Virtual University. In 2007, he returned to the Military Aircraft business unit as Science & Technology Director. He is now responsible for Engineering strategy and also is the Programme Director of ASTRAEA, a consortium of UK companies developing the capabilities and processes for the certification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. He has been a key player in developing the UK National Aerospace Technology Strategy. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2007

Dominic Emery

Dr Dominic Emery is Chief of Staff, BP Alternative Energy. BP Alternative Energy was created at the end of 2005, and comprises Biofuels, Solar, Wind and Hydrogen Power and Carbon Capture and Storage, with a plan to invest $8bn in these business over 10 years, and >4$bn invested to date. Dominic's current responsibilities include planning, strategy and investor relations for the business. He has worked for BP since 1986, in Exploration and Production in Asia and the Middle East, Gas and Power development and trading in UK and Continental Europe, and leadership development. He holds degrees from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

'Choosing and Scaling Alternative Energy Businesses'.

BP Alternative Energy was created at the end of 2005, as a new business within the core oil and gas activities of the parent company. At launch, BP committed to invest $8bn in low carbon power businesses over 10 years. Since then, Alternative Energy has experimented with a number of different business models, including distributed generation, small-scale biomass and solar thermal. This phase of experimentation concluded at the end of 2008, and the business chose to focus on 4 core activities: Biofuels, including advanced and second generation biofuels, US onshore Wind, Solar and Hydrogen Power with Carbon Capture and storage. These 4 core activities were capable of yielding material growth, quality returns and leveraged BP Group core capabilities of project and operations management. This presentation describes the Alternative Energy journey from launch to the present day, future growth expectations and the fit of these businesses with the BP Group.

Dr Shaun Fitzgerald

Shaun is co founder of Managing Director of Breathing Buildings.  He completed his PhD in Geothermal Reservoirs at Cambridge University before moving to Stanford University, CA and later spending five years at Bain & Company.  He returned to Cambridge carrying out research into natural ventilation at the BP Institute before turning his hand to energy reduction using his expertise in natural ventilation to found Breathing Buildings in 2006.

Nick Ford

Senior Consultant, Frost & Sullivan

Nick has worked closely with business planning, providing strategy guidance and market development support throughout his career.

In his previous role he was Product Planning Director at TRW with global responsibility for their £3 billion automotive steering business providing strategy guidance for their electric steering products. Nick has 9 years of automotive experience preceded by 23 years in Aerospace and Defence at British Aerospace and Lucas. As well as holding senior management positions in these corporations, Nick has been MD of EMM Computers, a technology start up company which exceeded $ 1 million turnover in its first year of operation.

Since joining Frost & Sullivan last year Nick has been working closely with senior executives in the automotive domain developing their business and product strategy.

Iain Jawad

Iain Jawad is currently Director Strategic Partnerships at Frost and Sullivan where he was previously Director of the Industrial Automation and Electronics Business Group where he focused on interest areas of Industrial Process Automation, Factory Automation , Electronic Manufacturing Services & Surface Mount Technologies, Electrical Power Transmission: Drives, Motors, Controls, Fluid Power Transmission: Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Electronics & Electronic Components, Test & Measurement, Sensors and security applications for industrial clients.

Prior to working at Frost & Sullivan , Iain has had 20 years of business management and development experience, having worked in global scientific and technical peer reviewed publishing environments, internet development consultancy, business and marketing development consultancy, and market research.

Iain has Particular interest in End User Analysis for Market Development Opportunity Identification, Business Development & Expansion strategies, Training , Development and Organisational Development and Performance improvement programmes.

Iain has an MBA from Henley Management College, Henley, (UK).

Derek McAuley

Professor of Digital Economy in the School of Computer Science and Director of Horizon at the University of Nottingham, and Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. After a PhD and lectureship at Cambridge Derek moved to a chair in Department of Computer Science at the University of Glasgow, returning to Cambridge in July 1997, to help found the Cambridge Microsoft Research facility and later to found the Intel lablet in Cambridge in July 2002. A year working in Oregon for Intel from August 2005 until Augst 2006, was an interesting cultural diversion and improved his skiing enormously, but alas during this sojourn the Cambridge lablet was shut.  Before joining Nottingham Derek enjoyed the cut and thrust of two startups, XenSource (now Citrix) and Netronome.

His research interests include ubiquitous computing, computer architecture, networking, distributed systems and operating systems. 

He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and member of the UKCRC, a computing research expert panel of the IET and BCS.

Asim Mumtaz

Founder and Principle Engineer, Enecsys

Jonathan Robinson

Jonathan is a Consultant in Frost & Sullivan’s EMEA consulting business for Energy, Environment & Building Technologies. Jonathan has four years of experience working on principally energy & environment related projects, means he is able to add significant value through his in-depth knowledge of the industry. This includes knowledge of best practice within the industry and making strategic recommendations to clients on how to grow and develop their business.

Jonathan joined Frost & Sullivan in June 2005 as a Research Analyst in the Energy & Environment practice. During this time he authored several reports on environmental control technologies for power plants. Since moving to the consulting business, Jonathan has worked on a wide range of conventional energy, environment, renewable and oil and gas projects. Recent projects worked on include: an assessment of the market opportunities for Independent Power and Water Projects in the Middle East, a procurement sourcing strategy analysis for valves for Saudi Aramco, a market analysis and procurement strategy report for power equipment for a leading European utility, a market analysis and potential entry strategies for the Combined Heat and Power sector in Europe and market diligence reports for a future IPO (carried out for an investment banking client) and a potential acquisition (for a hedge fund). One of Jonathan’s most recent projects was a comprehensive strategic analysis of the European power and energy market for a utility client to help them determine the most attractive markets for new investment/expansion of existing presence. Past clients worked with include Siemens, Alstom, Cummins, Alpiq, Emerson, EDF, Enel, Doosan Babcock and RWE.

Siddharth Saha

Research Director, Healthcare - Europe, Frost & Sullivan

Siddharth has been with Frost & Sullivan’s European Healthcare Business Unit since September 2003, specialising in healthcare information technologies, medical imaging and patient monitoring. His role involves identifying, researching and analysing the key market challenges, issues and opportunities in the healthcare technology sector.

Siddharth has worked on several research services for the healthcare practice including: PACS Market Reviews, Electronic Medical Records Markets, Hospital Information Systems Markets, Strategic Analysis of Modernisation Initiatives in Healthcare IT in Europe His Consulting Experience includes:

Market assessment and opportunity analysis for various healthcare technology solutions, Partner identification within the Medical Technology Space in Europe, Product attribute assessments for HCIT solutions among hospital users, Conducting growth opportunity workshops for technology developers Siddharth’s principal focus areas are market analysis, strategy development, client relationship development and management of the Medical Technologies Group at Frost & Sullivan’s European headquarters in London.

Siddharth has a first class Master’s Degree in Hospital Management which he earned in 1999. Prior to joining Frost & Sullivan, he worked with the Apollo Hospitals Group, He was involved in techno-economic feasibility, process re-engineering and business planning for healthcare provider organisations during a stint at Apollo’s consultancy division. Siddharth has been involved in several healthcare IT implementation initiatives in hospital departments and has worked as Administrator of hospital services at India’s largest corporate hospital.

Professor Jun SU

Director, Social Science Development Office, Tsinghua University

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson is Director, Collaboration Management, Europe for the Pharmaceutical Development division of GlaxoSmithKline. He has worked for GSK in a licensing and alliance management role for the last ten years and has negotiated and managed hundreds of collaborative development deals for a technology incubator within GSK. His work for the last few years has focussed on technology strategy and corporate venturing activity. He holds a master's degree and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Leeds, and an MBA from Columbia University and London Business School.

Steve Yianni

Steve Yianni is the Director of Engineering at Network Rail. He graduated with an Engineering Degree from Cambridge University in 1983. He is a chartered engineer and a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. In 1990, he attained an MBA from London Business School.

He has gained experience in a variety of roles in Engineering, business management and leadership at the Ford Motor Company (from 1983 – 1991), JCB (from 1991 to 2007) and Network Rail (from 2008).