Launch of the MICRA/Beauhurst Report – 12th May 2021, 9:30-10:45.
DATE & TIME
09:30 – 10:45 London Time
LOCATION
Investment Opportunities in the Midlands.
MICRA andBeauhurst 制作了一份报告，展示了英格兰中部无数的投资机会. Join us for the launch roundtable.
在英国中部的投资领域，正发生着一些令人兴奋的事情. 自2011年以来，英国各大学已经分拆出173家企业，总共筹集了2.9亿英镑.
MICRA已委托博赫斯特撰写一份报告，显示英国中部地区投资机会的广度和数量. 为了启动这份报告，我们召集了一个由该地区主要领导人和专家组成的专家小组，介绍和讨论其主要发现.
Agenda
- Welcome David Coleman (University of Birmingham Enterprise)
- How universities work with industry on the growth and place agendas Prof. Trevor McMillan (Midlands Innovation & Keele University)
- Key findings from the report Henry Whorwood (Beauhurst)
- The contribution of Science Parks to the regional innovation ecosystem David Hardman (Bruntwood SciTech)
- 英国商业银行如何为商业化融资提供支持 Alice Hu Wagner (British Business Bank)
- Panel Discussion:David Coleman, Dr. Helen Turner, Prof. Trevor McMillan, Alice Hu Wagner, David Hardman
Speaker BioGraphies.
Professor Trevor McMillan 是基尔大学的副校长兼米德兰创新委员会主席. 在2014年1月搬到基尔担任副校长和教务长之前, 麦克米兰教授是兰开斯特大学负责研究的副校长, 在那里，他领导了几个主要的学术发展，并领导了许多与英国和国外其他大学和外部组织的合作.
他的早期研究是在癌症研究所/皇家马斯登医院和帝国癌症研究基金进行的. A radiation biologist, 麦克米兰教授广泛发表了关于在放射治疗中使用x射线和阳光中长波紫外线辐射的有害影响的文章.
目前，他是英国研究部知识交流冠军. 麦克米兰教授最近发表了一份关于大学技术转移的报告, the recommendations of which have been supported by the government, in part through inclusion in the Industrial Strategy. 他还领导了与UUK/GuildHE和英国研究部的知识交换协议的发展.
Henry Whorwood is Head of Research & Consultancy for Beauhurst. Henry leads their Consultancy team, 为包括英国商业银行在内的客户提供研究项目和报告, Innovate UK and EY. He is an in-demand speaker on the high-growth landscape.
David Hardman MBE is Managing Director of Bruntwood Scitech – Birmingham. His career over the last twenty-five years has been in knowledge transfer; working at the interface between applied research and commercial application and exploitation. 他的专长和兴趣在于创建适当的伙伴关系和基础设施，以促进跨部门知识型企业的发展和成功. 2008年，他搬到伯明翰，在阿斯顿科学公园的遗产基础上开发和实施一项新战略. The result is the Innovation Birmingham Campus; an urban focal point promoting digital innovation and adoption across all sectors. 2018年，校园成为Bruntwood科学技术的一部分，为伯明翰蓬勃发展的创新区创造了一个焦点.
Alice Hu Wagner 在英国商业银行负责战略、经济和商业发展. 她负责英国商业银行的总体战略, all economic forecasting and analysis, as well as leadership on business/product development and innovation.
Alice joined the British Business Bank in April 2015 from Barclays plc, where she was the senior lead director for Group Strategy. Prior to spending 5 years at Barclays and Barclaycard, she worked in London for Lloyds Banking Group and Prophet, a strategic marketing and brand consultancy. She began her career at McKinsey and Company, latterly specialising in corporate finance and strategy.
她在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校获得本科学位，在欧洲工商管理学院获得工商管理硕士学位.
Dr Helen Turner is a materials scientist. 她职业生涯的大部分时间都花在发展和管理大学内部的合作，包括大学之间的合作以及大学和企业之间的合作. 海伦在2008年搬到米德兰管理米德兰能源联盟, whilst there, 海伦在6000万英镑建立能源研究加速器的成功提议中发挥了关键作用. 如今，能源研究加速器(Energy Research Accelerator)的5年项目已经进行了4年，该项目获得了1.2亿英镑的联合投资，并创造了23项新的研究资产.
In 2015 Helen took up the role of Director of Midlands Innovation; a partnership of the eight Midlands research intensive universities, which represents over 70% of the university based R&D in the region. Helen is the Co-Chair of the Midlands Engine Operations. 在此背景下，Helen帮助获得了Midlands Engine Science and Innovation Audit.
