Innovation and Creativity: A Formula for Success

Lilian Hamilton, Scottish Enterprise Chemical Sciences Team, UK

Programme:

Tuesday 4 August (morning and afternoon)

Keynote Speakers

Collaborating for value creation at P&G
Michael Duncan, P&G, UK

New paradigms, new models, new challenges and collaborative innovation
Andrew J. Hagan, World Economic Forum, Switzerland

Speakers

Adaptable bioprocesses to prepare unnatural amino acids
Ian Fotheringham, Ingenza, UK

From university research to modern molecular diagnostics company D3 Technologies
Duncan Graham, University of Strathclyde, UK

Continuous crystallisation is right here and right now
Xiong-Wei Ni, NiTech Solutions Ltd, UK

A collaboration into research on nanoparticles (ACORN)
David G. Parker, Chemistry Innovation, UK

Sustainable design for innovation
Mike Pitts, Chemistry Innovation, UK

Catalysing change; Sasol Technology UK Ltd, a real life experiment?
Robert P. Tooze, Sasol Technology UK Ltd, UK

Title TBA
Ulrich Weihe, McKinsey and Company, Germany

Microemulsion technology in the oil and gas industry
Mark Zwindermann, Surface Active Solutions Ltd, UK

Symposium Information

This symposium will focus on showcasing high levels of Innovation and Enterprise by highlighting successes within Industry and Academia. It will examine the experiences of a range of large and small companies who have used collaboration to develop, enhance and grow their businesses, and will include inspirational examples of spinning out  technologies from the lab to the market place.

The symposium will provide:

• Increased awareness of the importance of partnership development and collaborative opportunities
• An opportunity for high level networking which will continue through a sponsored evening event  
• Opportunities for collaboration between both business to business and business to academia at a global level