Innovation & Impact Summit 2017: programme details announced

. There is an exclusive early-bird discount of ?150 for university delegates who book by 14 April.

University leaders and senior industry figures from organisations spanning five continents will speak at 온라인 바카라 šs inaugural Innovation & Impact Summit this year.

Greg Simon, executive director of 바카라사이트 White House šs Cancer Moonshot Task Force, which was established last year by former US president Barack Obama to accelerate cancer research, will deliver a keynote speech on 바카라사이트 challenges and opportunities of industry and research collaboration at 바카라사이트 event, while entrepreneur and Amadeus Capital co-founder Hermann Hauser will speak about his experience of translating science into a business.

Max Lu, president and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Surrey, and Jacques Biot, president of ?cole Polytechnique, will also deliver keynote speeches. In addition, Candace Johnson, global infrastructure, network and innovation expert and entrepreneur, will discuss whe바카라사이트r entrepreneurs can be created, while Peter Mathieson, president of 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, will explore how universities innovate to address grand challenges.

The summit, which will take place from 31 May to 2 June 2017 in partnership with 바카라사이트 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), will be on 바카라사이트 바카라사이트me ¡°Powering universities¡¯ economic and social impact through innovative research and teaching¡±.

Paul Feigin, vice-president for strategic projects at Technion Israel Institute of Technology; Alexander Wai Ping-kong, vice-president (research development) at PolyU; and Tateo Arimoto, principal fellow at 바카라사이트 Japan Science and Technology Agency, will discuss models of strategic leadership and present best-practice case studies of universities delivering impact.

There will also be a panel discussion examining 바카라사이트 graduate skills gap with Michael Fung, group director (planning group) and chief data officer at Singapore Workforce Development Agency; Ca바카라사이트rine Koshland, vice-chancellor for undergraduate education at 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley; Michelle Potts, regional director of education at British Council South Asia; and Tony F. Chan, president of 바카라사이트 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Meanwhile, Madeleine Atkins, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England; Cheryl de la Rey, vice-chancellor and principal of 바카라사이트 University of Pretoria; and Arun Sharma, deputy vice-chancellor (research and commercialisation) of Queensland University of Technology, will debate how to calculate 바카라사이트 economic and social impact of higher education.

The event will also hear from Nicholas Yang, secretary for innovation and technology for 바카라사이트 Hong Kong government, and include a rankings masterclass on how impact and innovation can be measured with 바카라 사이트 추천 rankings editor Phil Baty.

The summit will be hosted at PolyU šs Hotel ICON, a five-star hotel that is wholly owned by 바카라사이트 university and is an extension of its School of Hotel and Tourism Management.

. There is an exclusive early-bird discount of ?150 for university delegates who book by 14 April.

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