Research Operations Office

R & Management: Shaping the Future

A one-day seminar held at the University of Cambridge on 17 March 2004.

Presentations

Here are the presentations from the day that we have available for download:

Models for University Collaboration

Partners in Research: Respecting Diversity
Ian Leslie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research
A BP perspective on the BP Institute (no presentation available)
Dr Andy Woods and Chris Brown, BP Institute/BP
The Pfizer Institute
Dr Bill Jones, Pfizer Institute
The Cambridge-MIT Institute
Dr Hugh Aldridge, Cambridge-MIT Institute

Understanding and interpreting the future

Understanding and Interpreting the Future
Prof. Mike Gregory, Institute for Manufacturing
Linking technology to future markets: development and application of technology roadmapping
David Probert, Centre for Technology Management
Outsourcing R&D - Evolving into the fourth age?
Simon Davey, CEO, Generics Group
New paradigms for Industrial R&D
Markus Bayegan, CTO, ABB

Knowledge management and innovation

Knowledge-ability and Distance
Dr Keith Goodall, Judge Institute of Management Studies

Novel/disruptive technologies

What is so Disruptive about Disruptive Technologies?
Dr Kamal Munir, Judge Institute of Management Studies
Using the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr David Good, Department of Social & Developmental Psychology
No presentation available
Prof. Nigel Slater, Department of Chemical Engineering

Summary

During the day academics and invited industry speakers addressed a range of topics in four sessions:

Each session looked in more detail at a specific area of research, highlighting best practice and including examples from industry. A 10 minute question and answer session followed.