The conference will focus on the importance of London, Stansted and Cambridge as a globally significant innovation corridor, vital to the future of the UK’s growth economy. It will assess the optimization of assets in linking the knowledge corridor, discuss coordination and delivery of cross boundary working and explore how innovation corridors work in the international landscape.
Gill (pictured) will chair the discussion on universities, global research and the local economy where the speakers are top notch well known figures including; Professor Quintin McKellar CBE, Vice Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire, Dani Salvadori, Director of Innovation, Business and External Relations, University of the Arts London, Professor Michael Thorne, Vice Chancellor, Anglia Ruskin University and Davina Madden, Higher Education Funding Council for England.
Gill comments: “The LSC Corridor provides crucial partnerships to develop entrepreneurship and innovation across the region and universities play a pivotal role in driving innovation. I am delighted to be chairing such a distinguished panel of speakers.”
The conference will also look at developing a long-term economic vision and prospectus for the corridor and long-term growth and investment.
For further information visit www.lscc.co/conference-2015
St John’s Innovation Centre was founded in 1987 by St John's College, Cambridge, the first pioneering business incubator of its kind in Europe. The Centre now provides almost 5,000m2 of managed workspace and flexible leases, currently occupied by around 87 companies and is also the base for around 350 virtual tenants most of whom are also startups.
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