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CBE CEng FICE FCGI. Accomplished university leader, strategist and advocate, known for work on innovation, entrepreneurship and technology management. Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Said Business School, Oxford University. Previously Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, Imperial College London. Chairman, UK Atomic Energy Authority. Non-Executive Director, Directa Plus, the world's largest producer of pristine graphene. Non-Executive Director VenCap International plc - the venture fund-of-funds. Member UK Government Innovation Expert Group. Main interest: innovation strategy and entrepreneurship - why and how innovation happens, continually transforms the world we live in, and how it can be managed. Expertise: building relationships proactively and internationally, to connect ideas, research and solutions with substantial funding between academia, business and government.
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