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 Ltd., a … [Read more...]
Speakers
Berk Dogan, i-Teams Deputy Programme Director
Berk Dogan is a research student at the Centre for Technology Management (CTM), Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). His research focuses on innovation ecosystems and intellectual property-related activities within the ecosystems. The central aim of his research is to explain different dynamics … [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...]
Katie Bardes, Communications Workshop
Katie’s expertise is in working with people at all levels across the organisation to develop the skills and behaviours needed to successfully grow the business. Prior to running her own consultancy, she worked in the careers service, the telecoms industry and the chemical sciences. She was … [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...]
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...]
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...]
