Welcome to Cambridge

Designed for visitors to Cambridge Tech Week, the first day offered a practical overview of the Cambridge ecosystem, its tech heritage and the collaboration potential that’s led to it being the largest technology cluster in Europe. Highlighting opportunities for engagement and showcasing what Cambridge and the East of England region has to offer, the day featured tours of innovation hubs, start-ups and corporates at the Cambridge Science Park and St John’s Innovation Centre and a networking reception over refreshments to connect with other international guests.

AGENDA

09:00 – 10:00 Meet the Delegates & Registration

10:00 – 10:10 Welcome to Cambridge Science Park

• Chris Bruce, Cambridge Wireless, Board Member & Cambridge Tech Week, Chair
• James Parton, Managing Director, Bradfield Centre
• Jane Hutchins, Director, Cambridge Science Park

10:10 – 10:20 Cambridge Innovation: Autonomous Vehicles & future transport

• Dan Clarke, Strategy and Partnerships Manager, Connecting Cambridgeshire

10:20 – 11:20 The Cambridge Ecosystem

• Duncan McCunn, CEO, Cambridge&
• Harriet Fear MBE, Special Adviser, Cambridge&

11:20 – 11:30 Commercialising University of Cambridge Innovation

• Marina Gonzalo Soares, Partner, Ecosystem Initiatives & Partnerships, Cambridge Enterprise

11:30 – 12:10 Panel: Leveraging the Cambridge network globally: a view from business leaders

• James Parton, Managing Director, Bradfield Centre
• Dr Simon Thomas FREng, CEO, Paragraf Ltd
• Marc Rodriguez Garcia, CTO, Xampla
• Owen Thompson, Co-Founder & CEO, Cambridge Future Tech
• John Hartley, CEO Levidian

12:10 – 12:20 Future development of Cambridge Science Park

• Richard Selby, Chief Investment Officer, Brockton Everlast

12:20 – 12:25 Meet the Delegates

12:30 – 13:30  Lunch

13:45 – 15:30 Cambridge Science Park Tours

• Cambridge Consultants Ltd

Various companies presenting at the Bradfield Centre Adam

• Lee Johnson – Toshiba Europe Limited
• Valerie Jackson – Wolfram Research
•  Humayun Sheikh – Fetch.ai 
• Adam Igra, Director of Innovation, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

15:45 – 16:30  St John’s Innovation Centre Tours

• Archipelago
• Infersens
• Cambridge Kinetics
• SJIC training
• Green Custard
• Novalia
• Enhanc3D Genomics
• PwC

17:15 – 18:30 Drinks Reception & Networking