Amy Weatherup (formerly Amy Mokady) is a serial entrepreneur who has held senior sales, marketing and business development roles in both start-ups and multinational companies, and now focuses on turning university research into practice. She was co-founder and marketing director of STNC … [Read more...]
Speakers
Zurina Moktar, i-Teams Deputy Programme Director
Zurina Moktar is a research student at the Business Model Innovation Programme, Institute of Manufacturing (IfM). She is currently researching the commercialisation of invention resulting from university research and its business model implications. Zurina also completed her MPhil in Conservation … [Read more...]
Dr Tim Minshall, Chair of Steering Group & Academic Sponsor
Tim Minshall is a Reader in Technology and Innovation Management at the University of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing. His research and teaching activities are focused on open innovation, the funding of innovation, and university-industry knowledge exchange. He is a non-executive … [Read more...]
Dr. Lara Allen, Centre for Global Equality
Dr Lara Allen has worked extensively in international development and in academia. She has a PhD from the University of Cambridge and was an Associate Professor at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2007, she co-founded Tshulu Trust, which links rural communities in … [Read more...]
Katie Bardes, Communications Workshop
Katie is a Learning and Development specialist with over 10 years of experience designing and delivering bespoke learning solutions across corporate, public and charity sectors.She has experience managing L&D projects across Europe Middle East and Africa and has designed and delivered training … [Read more...]
Dr. Simon Pulman-Jones, Design Thinking Workshop
Simon is a Business Anthropologist, with extensive experience in human-centred innovation, product development and design for major global companies across all industry sectors. He runs the innovation consulting division of GfK, a global business information and market research company. After an … [Read more...]
Guest Entrepreneur speakers
Every term we invite an experienced entrepreneur to give a guest lecture about their own experiences. Past speakers have included: Paul Anson, Founder & COO, Inca Digital Printers Dr. Valerie Bannert-Thurner, UK Managing Director, Skyler Technologies Dr. Catherine Beech OBE, Oval … [Read more...]
