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An afternoon event organised by the University of Sussex - SPRU
21 October 2014 (2:30pm – 5:30pm)
The Royal Society of the Arts, London
Ahead of the publication of a new UK strategy for science and innovation, this half-day event will explore the lessons, dilemmas and trajectories that could shape innovation in the UK, Europe and globally in the decades to come. The event will draw on the latest thinking from within SPRU and beyond, and we will also be unveiling SPRU’s research priorities and strategy for the period leading up to our 50th anniversary in 2016.
Confirmed speakers
- Charles Leadbeater, author of ‘The Frugal Innovator’
- Sally Uren, Chief Executive Officer, Forum for the Future
- Professor Mariana Mazzucato, RM Phillips Professor in the Economics of Innovation, SPRU
- The Rt. Hon Liam Byrne, Shadow Minister for Universities, Skills and Science
- Professor Johan Schot, Director of SPRU
- Professor Sandy Thomas, UK Space Agency, former Head of Foresight, Government Office for Science
- Professor Andy Stirling, Professor of Science and Technology Policy, SPRU
- Professor James Wilsdon, Professor of Science and Democracy, SPRU
For more information and for the full agenda, please visit the SPRU website
The event will start at 2.30pm (with registration from 2pm) and conclude at 5.30pm, with a drinks reception to follow.
How to register
Places are limited. To register, please click here
For more information, please contact Pip Bolton at P.J.Bolton@sussex.ac.uk
