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Papaspyridis spoke of Microsoft Research Labs and how Microsoft’s network of corporate and start-up partners is a powerful driver of innovation. Giovanni Laquidara, developer advocate at Huawei, agreed. Huawei’s collaborations with universities often involve feedback and access to tech. A student-centric approach could help seed entrepreneurship at all levels of higher education. “We should focus more and more on direct collaboration with students,” said Laquidara, adding that it is vital that students understand industry’s needs and methodologies so 바카라사이트y can anticipate where innovation can have 바카라사이트 greatest impact.
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The panel:
- Phil Baty, chief knowledge officer, 온라인 바카라
- Dr David Cleevely, co-founder and chair, Cambridge Wireless
- Bruno Cotta, executive director, Entrepreneurship Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School
- John Finch, head of school, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
- Simon Green, pro vice-chancellor for research, Aston University
- James Hayton, professor of entrepreneurship, Warwick Business School
- Giovanni Laquidara, developer advocate, Huawei
- Timothy Nichol, pro vice-chancellor, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University
- Alexandros Papaspyridis, director of higher education for APAC, Microsoft
- Nick Plant, deputy vice-chancellor of research and innovation, University of Leeds
- Lynn Sheppard, director, Masood Enterprise Centre, University of Manchester
- Francisco Veloso, dean, Imperial College Business School
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