The Brown Bag Seminar Series, hosted by the IfM's Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation and Policy Links Unit, shares emerging academic insights. Each event highlights a different area and is used to discuss the implications for policy.

Hosted at the BEIS Conference Centre, sessions will allow time for attendees to discuss the topics presented and how these relate to their everyday work. The sessions will also help the IfM shape our future research agenda so that we can continue to support the evidence needs of policymakers.

Upcoming Events

Inside the black box of manufacturing: conceptualising and measuring economic sectors

WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE | BEIS CONFERENCE CENTRE

This session will showcase a new report prepared by the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. The study takes a dive into the black box of manufacturing to uncover what manufacturing actually is and how we should conceptualise and count it in the economy.

Speakers:

• Dr Jostein Hauge
  Research Associate, Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, University of Cambridge
• Dr Eoin O’Sullivan
  Director, Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, University of Cambridge

Strengthening value chain capabilities: international approaches

THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER | BEIS CONFERENCE CENTRE

This session will share the results of a project commissioned by BEIS aimed at understanding how other countries support their industrial value chains. The session will first discuss key terms (e.g. value chains, supply chains, supply networks, etc.) and then present case studies of recent strategies, initiatives, and mechanisms established internationally to strenghten value chains of established and emerging industries.

Speakers:

• Dr Carlos López-Gómez
  Head, Policy Links, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
• Dr David Leal Ayala
  Senior Policy Analyst, Policy Links, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

Commercialisation of emerging technologies

DATE TBC | BEIS CONFERENCE CENTRE

This session will look at the recent research carried out by the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy on the commercialisation of emerging technologies.

Understanding the impact of digital manufacturing: international evidence

DATE TBC | BEIS CONFERENCE CENTRE

How is the digital revolution playing out in the major manufacturing economies, and what lessons can the UK learn? IfM’s report for Innovate UK investigated the impact achieved by the programmes countries have put in place to support digital transformation at company level. This session will explain more about the findings and implications for policy and government.

Booking information

Spaces are limited at these events, to register your interest in attending and to book please contact Ella Whellams, Event Manager, ifm-events@eng.cam.ac.uk.