Programme 2018
The Industry Day will take place on 19 September 2018 at 'the Slate' on University of Warwick campus.
09.30 | Registration |
10.00 |
Welcome - Kerry Kirwan (WMG) – The Industrial Strategy, Warwick and Industry |
15 minute tandem-style presentations with 5 minute Q&A | |
10.20 | Chemistry, Tim Bugg and Krisztina Kovacs-Schreiner, Project and Business Development Manager at Biome Bioplastics Limited |
10.40 | Physics, Mark Newton and Richard Balmer, Principal Scientist, Element Six |
11.00 | Coffee Break |
11.30 - 11.50 | WMG, Mark Williams and DCS Mark Payne Head of West Midlands Police Force CID |
11.50 | Engineering, Mike Chappell and James Yates & Amy Cheung, Principal Scientist & Clinical Pharmacologist, Astra Zeneca, Cambridge |
12.10 | Computer Science, Gihan Mudalige and Yoon Ho, Chief of High Performance Computing, Rolls Royce plc. |
12.30 | Networking Lunch |
13.30 | Innovate UK, Peter Dirken, Regional Manager West Midlands & Knowledge Transfer Network, Kamran Hussein, Knowledge Transfer Adviser |
13.50 | Warwick Strategy & Policy Sam Hardy - Degree Apprenticeships & opportunities to partner with Warwick. The WMCA Skills Deal and the skills plan for Coventry & Warwickshire. |
14.10 | Warwick Ventures – Quentin Compton Bishop, CEO |
14.30 |
Networking and tours Each table to run 4 sets of 30 minute discussions. Tours to last 1 hour. Ability to mix and match discussions and tours attended. (SIGN-UP ON REGISTRATION) |
4 table discussions around grand challenges:
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Further tables hosted by departments for individual enquiries. Tours of Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) and the Research Technology Platforms (RTPs) available. |
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16.30 |
Event closes |