Meeting market demands: Cambridge Consultants at 8th Smart Grids Conference Cambridge
Cambridge Consultants, the technology cluster leader, features at the ARM-sponsored 8th Smart Grids Cleanpower Cambridge conference next month. The company, which has spun out many technology startups across five decades, will propose a framework to create more insightful products, technologies and digital services to meet the demands of the market created by the Smart Grid.
Transactive grid development & market structure change: UtilityWise at 8th Grids Conference
At the ARM-sponsored 8th Smart Grids Cleanpower Cambridge conference next month, Jon Ferris, Strategy Director (Markets) at UtilityWise, covers how the market structure is changing and asks what constraints do the changes place on transactive grid development? What still needs to change, and how can consumers become more market-engaged?
These are the key topics in energy, says chair of 8th Smart Grids Cleanpower Cambridge event
Gavin Jones, a seasoned smart grids forum founder and chair of the ARM-sponsored 8th international annual Smart Grids Cleanpower (19-20 June in Cambridge), has outlined the key themes for this year's summit at Robinson College's new executive conference centre.
IBM cover 4 key technologies in a session at Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2017 Cambridge
IBM's Executive IT architect will consider: What is the Uber or AirBnB threat for the Energy Industry? on 19 June 2017 on Day 1 of the 8th international annual Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2017 Cambridge Conference & B2B Expo run by C4IR and sponsored by ARM.
'Cambridge Sepura purchase by Hytera should be allowed by UK government CMA'
The UK government, via Greg Clark at BEIS and the Home Office, has decided to get its CMA (Competitions and Markets Authority) to investigate the irrevocable deal in which the Chinese radio comms company Hytera is to buy Sepura of Cambridge. Justin Hayward of Cambridge Investment Research (CIR) comments...
Consortium for 4th Industrial Revolution (C4IR) global network launches in Cambridge
Last week the Consortium for the 4th Industrial Revolution (C4IR) network was successfully launched with its first batch of members in Cambridge, with a dinner followed by a day of top high-level talks and discussions on industry40 and its implications globally. The organisers now look forward to a first followup on energy in June 2017.
Predictive intelligence innovators give masterclass at global event on industry40 this week
On 2-3 February 2017, Cambridge entrepreneurs Pilgrim Beart of DevicePilot and Sam Bose of Intellisense, with in-depth talks from other innovators - along with former Cambridge academics Drs Caroline Hargrove, Boris Adryan and Rob Bowyer from McLaren and Zuehlke Engineering - will lead sessions at this exciting Consortium for the 4th Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Exec Briefing event.
Cambridge serial entrepreneur Pilgrim Beart of Device Pilot speaks at C4IR Network launch
Pilgrim Beart, Founder of Device Pilot, is an entrepreneur-engineer with over 20 years' innovation in high-tech. His firm AlertMe sold to a utility for $100mn in 2015. His new company is a platform that manages connected things. A Fellow of the IET, he also co-founded activeRF and Antenova. Pilgrim will discuss locating, monitoring and the management of Things at the C4IR Launch Event on 2-3…
McLaren top engineers return to Cambridge for C4IR Network launch
McLaren top engineers Dr Caroline Hogue and Dr Rob Bowyer return to Cambridge to discuss intelligence and real time big data insights at the Consortium for the 4th Industrial Revolution 2017 (C4IR) Network Series launch on 2-3 February.
Two large smart grids projects feature at upcoming Cambridge Conference
Both Arrowhead (EU, €69mn, 78 partners) and SNS (UKPN, Amt Sybex) will deliver keynote talks at the 7th Smart Grids & Cleanpower IIoT Conference on 27-28 June. Meet RWE, UK Power Networks, DECC, Ofgem, National Grid, Capita, AMT Sybex, Sentec Sensus, Arrowhead, Westminster, Cambridge & Oxford Universities at brand new Robinson Executive Conference Centre.
Energy & Grids leaders come to Cambridge: two weeks to go, few places left!
More than 100 global business leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academics and the media will converge on Cambridge towards the end of this month ( 27-28 June 2016) for the 7th Smart Grids & Cleanpower IIoT Conference. Meet RWE, UK Power Networks, DECC, Ofgem, National Grid, Capita, AMT Sybex, Sentec Sensus, Arrowhead, Cambridge & Oxford Universities at the brand new Robinson…
Graphene technology and business is here in Cambridge
Last week (5-6 November), Cambridge Investment Research (CIR) and Cambridge Graphene Centre (CGC) staged an exhibition of graphene technology and a dinner at Madingley Hall. CGC hosted the 3rd CIR Graphene Business Conference for 100 in its new building.
Lord Broers joins distinguished panel at Cambridge Graphene conference
Lord Alec Broers, the former Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University and a Board member of the Cambridge Graphene Centre, will take part in a distinguished panel on Friday 6th November at the 3rd CIR Graphene Business Conference.
Graphene Value Network & Cambridge
by Nicholas Coutts MA (Cambridge) and Justin Hayward MMath PhD MBA (Cambridge) Everything we do – research, development, testing, manufacturing, investing, selling – is part of a value network. Understanding what the value network looks like and how it may be changing can be very beneficial in terms of helping to protect or increase the value received or offered as changes occur.
Top 10 reasons to attend Cambridge Graphene Tech Days 2015
Join Cambridge Graphene Tech Days 2015, a set of events over two days in November, all about graphene, graphene related materials (GRMs) and their commercial applications. With a fantastic line-up of high profile speakers, businesses, academics and policy makers already confirmed, this is not one to be missed!
FlexEnable sponsors Cambridge Graphene Days 2015
FlexEnable, a leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible organic electronics, is to co-sponsor the Cambridge Graphene Days 2015, a series of events this autumn (5-6 November).
Cambridge entrepreneur one in a thousand for the MNDA
Cambridge entrepreneur Justin Hayward is one of only 15 British cross-country skiers to take part among the 16,000 racers in the famous Vasaloppet in Sweden on Sunday March 8, 2015. He is raising funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Five reasons to go to CIR Corporate Masterclass Graphene+ 2015
Don't miss the opportunity to attend a top level strategic product masterclass on 9 February for corporate executives looking at their strategic product and innovation programmes using functional materials, led by a world-class coach and assisted by subject-matter industry experts - followed by an exclusive private roundtable dinner at the beautiful, ancient King's College, Cambridge University.
Smart Homes dinner and roundtable maps market maturity models
The exciting Smart Homes Dinner & Roundtable at King's College, Cambridge, on November 3rd - the eighth annual event in this programme - discusses three key applications: health, energy and security. Those attending the evening session and dinner will update on market timing and readiness for the smart home.
Cambridge speakers feature at London Smart Systems Summit
The London Smart Systems Summit (1-2 October 2014 at the IoD) sees a strong presence from Cambridge companies such as AlertMe, Sentec and Neul. The evening session, dinner roundtable and full day conference bring together 30 leading contributor keynotes and expert speakers at this top central venue.
Manufacturing director, trusted friend and adviser Mike McCreary has passed away
Cambridge Investment Research and Justin Hayward are greatly saddened to write that Mike McCreary has passed away. Mike was a wonderful, decent, optimistic, broad-shouldered, quiet and humble family man, yet he was also a British manufacturing and business leader, heading up Aeroflex, formerly Marconi Instruments until 2006.
IBM tops speaker medals table at Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2014
Here are the list the speaker medals tables according to the delegate survey after the 6th Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference in Cambridge last week. 30 delegates have so far sent in their rankings. CIR looks forward to conferences and a summit later in the year!
Smart Series conference captures the top tech topics in Cambridge
The Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference in Cambridge this week captured the top tech topics, with in-depth and showcase talks from serial entrepreneurs, startups, techies and grant-givers.
Data is not just Big but Fast - Oracle talk on 4 June at Smart Grids 2014
We have heard about Big Data but what of Fast Data? This is a concept brought by data giant Oracle and at the 6th Smart Grids 2014 conference on 4 June, executive Martin Dunlea will explain in a keynote talk. He is Global Industries lead in the Utilities Industry Business Unit Division of Oracle, with responsibility for formulating and leading strategic, technical and functional sales.
Amyas Philips to speak on Industrial Internet at Smart Grids briefing Cambridge
As part of the 6th Smart Grids Conference there is a detailed day of briefings on grids and power on 3 June before the main conference day on the 4th. Industry has used distributed sensing and control systems for decades, so what's new? Amyas will introduce how he sees the internet of things, its drivers and segments, and discuss common and emerging design patterns.