Event report – Directors’ Forum: Furthering best-practice-derived leadership in the academic-industrial arena’
9 September 2013, Hughes Parry Hall, University of London
Key themes/discussion areas:
- Theme One – Learning from HEIF: Seed-funding the HE Innovation Arena Speaker: David Sweeney, Director (Research, Innovation and Skills), HEFCE
- Theme Two – Effective Technology Transfer in the REF Impact Environment Speaker: Dr James Wilkie, Director, Research and Innovation Services, University of Birmingham
- Theme Three – ‘Furthering effective Industry-University interactions’ Speaker: Dr Malcolm Skingle, Director, Academic Liaison, GSK.
- Theme Four – ‘Advancing the universities’ economic-development role‘ Speaker: Mark Holmes, Deputy Director, Innovation Infrastructure & Impact, BIS
Delegates said:
“It was a very interactive meeting/event.”
“Good collection of attendees and peers well done for attracting them.”
“Good opportunity to meet and discuss issues with counterparts. Good therapy and check that I’m barking up the right tree!”
“Well managed and run, good quality presenters and engaged participants.”
“Well worth the trip. A long but fruitful day”
The event was well-attended by 65 members and stakeholder from the following institutions and organisations.
Organisations and institutions attending
| Babraham Institute | Research Research Ltd |
| BSRC | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| BIS | Science & Technology Facilities Council |
| Cambridge Enterprise | St George’s University of London |
| Cancer Research UK | The Open University |
| CBI | UK Innovation Forum |
| City University London | University of Birmingham |
| Design Council | University of Bradford |
| Durham University | University of Bristol |
| EPSRC | University of Essex |
| ESRC | University of Exeter |
| GlaxoSmithKline | University of Greenwich |
| GSK | University of Hertfordshire |
| HEFCE | University of Hull |
| Heriot-Watt University | University of Kent |
| Imperial Consultants | University of Liverpool |
| Imperial Innovations Ltd | University of Oxford |
| Institute of Cancer Research | University of Portsmouth |
| Johnson & Johnson | University of Sheffield |
| King’s College London | University of South Wales |
| Kintish Associates | University of Southampton |
| Lancaster University | University of the Arts London |
| Loughborough University | University of Warwick |
| NCUB | University of Westminster |
| Newcastle University | Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick |
| Oxford Brookes University | Withers & Rogers LLP |
| Public Health England | |
| Queen’s University Belfast |
The key findings from the Forum have been circulated to Directors from our member institutions.