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...] about Amy Weatherup, i-Teams Programme Director
Speakers
Johannes Wolff, Deputy Programme Director
Johannes Wolff is a PhD student at the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge where he researches how innovative firms in emerging technologies navigate periods of market and financial adversity. His industry focus is on the biopharma field, specifically on gene therapy. Johannes … [Read more...] about Johannes Wolff, Deputy Programme Director
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...] about Dr Tim Minshall, Chair of Steering Group & Academic Sponsor
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...] about Dr. Lara Allen, Centre for Global Equality
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...] about Katie Bardes, Communications Workshop
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...] about Dr. Simon Pulman-Jones, Design Thinking Workshop
Dr Gillian Davis, Intellectual Property lecture
Gillian is the Commercialisation Director of the Technology Transfer Team at Cambridge Enterprise, working with researchers to help them commercialise their research. She has worked with scientists in the Physical Sciences space to bring together teams that have turned research ideas into … [Read more...] about Dr Gillian Davis, Intellectual Property lecture
Dr. Sarwat Howe, Presentation skills lecture
Sarwat Howe is a Project Manager at the University of Manchester Innovation Factory, (technology transfer office of the University of Manchester), helping academics across the university commercialise their research. Sarwat holds a Masters' degree in Chemistry (University of Bristol) and an MRes … [Read more...] about Dr. Sarwat Howe, Presentation skills lecture
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...] about Guest Entrepreneur speakers
