Knowledge Transfer Scotland: Policy and Practice Conference - Presenters

KT Policy - Plenary Speakers

• Mr Laurence Howells: Senior Director, Research & Knowledge Exchange, Scottish Funding Council
• Mr Paul Lewis: Managing Director of Industries, Research & Policy, Scottish Enterprise
• Mr Graeme Reid: Deputy Director, Economic Impact, Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, UK Government
• Prof Mary Walshok: Associate Vice-Chancellor, Public Programs, University of California, San Diego, USA
• Ms Alice Frost: Policy Head for Business & Community, Higher Education Funding Council for England
• Prof Ian Diamond: Chief Executive, Economic & Social Research Council

KT Practice - Parallel Session Speakers

Parallel Discussion Session 1

Health 1 Using evidence to influence public health decision-making

Chair: Dr Ewan Chirnside, Director, Knowledge Transfer Centre, University of St Andrews

• Prof John Frank, Director, Scottish Collaboration on Public Health, Research & Policy, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
• Dr Sally Haw, Senior Scientific Adviser, Scottish Collaboration on Public Health, Research & Policy, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
• Dr Peter Craig, Programme Manager, MRC Public Health Sciences Research Network

Wealth 1 International institutional approaches to promoting innovation

Chair: Dr Stuart Fancey, Assistant Director, Research Innovation and Global Engagement Group, Scottish Funding Council

• Prof MJ Soileau, Vice President, Research & Commercialisation, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
• Mr Harald Egner, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing, Engineering and Automation, Stuttgart, Germany
• Mrs Gillian McFadzean for: Dr Pat Frain, Director, NovaUCD, Dublin, Ireland

Environment 1 Sustainability and climate change

Chair: Mr Mervyn Jones, Chairman, Aquamarine Power Ltd

• Prof Martin Siegert, Director, Climate Change Centre, Edinburgh
• Mr Arnold Black, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Environmental Sustainability KTN

Culture 1 Cultural Exchange in the Arts

Chair: Prof John Caughie, Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow

• Prof Shearer West, Director of Research, Arts & Humanities Research Council
• Ms Alison Turnbull, Head of Research & Standards, Museums and Galleries Scotland

Parallel Discussion Session 2

Health 2 Regional Health Initiatives

Chair: Mrs Morven Cameron, Director of Research, Highlands and Islands Enterprise

• Prof Alastair Munro, Director, Centre for Health Science, Inverness
• Dr Alasdair Mort, University of Aberdeen Rural Digital Economy Hub
• Mr David Chapman, Business Development Manager, UHI Knowledge Transfer Project (HI-Links)

Wealth 2 Open Innovation

Chair: Prof David Gani, Deputy Principal, External Affairs and Advancement, University of Strathclyde

• Dr Siobhan Jordan, Director, Interface – The knowledge connection for business
• Mr Mike Addison, New Business Development, Proctor and Gamble
• Mr Frank Cooper, Managing Director, Cooper Software

Environment 2 Energy and Environment – entrepreneurship and innovation

Chair: Prof Simon Stewart, Head, Heriot-Watt Institute of Petroleum Engineering

• Dr Simon Puttock, Executive Director, Energy Technology Partnership
• Prof Jonathan Side, Director, International Centre for Island Technology, Orkney
• Ms Dorothy Burke, Project Manager, Oil and Gas, Energy Generation and Supply-KTN, Aberdeen

Culture 2 Creativity, Design and Innovation

Chair: Prof Alison McCleery, Director of Research, Edinburgh Napier University

• Prof Irene McAra-McWilliam, Head of School of Design, The Glasgow School of Art
• Prof Alison Harley, Head of School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University
• Mel Woods, Lecturer, Programme Director for Postgraduate Studies in Art & Media, Duncan of Jordanstone, College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

Parallel Discussion Session 3

Health 3 Interdisciplinary research stimulating health technology innovation

Chair: Prof Nigel Brown, Vice Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh

• Dr Ian Muirhead, Chief Executive Officer, Ambicare Health Ltd, Edinburgh
• Dr Mike MacDonald, Institute for Medical Science and Technology & Dept of Physics, University of Dundee
• Prof David Wyper, SINAPSE Director, Edinburgh

Wealth 3 UK models for academia-industry interaction

Chair: Prof Ian Underwood, School of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh

• Prof Bill Ion, Operations Director, Advanced Forming Centre, University of Strathclyde
• Dr Gerry Black Senior KTP Adviser, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• Dr Ian Tracey STFC Innovations Ltd, Science & Technology Facilities Council

Environment 3 Environmental change and policy

Chair: Prof James Mair, Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology, Heriot-Watt University

• Dr Ron Stagg, The Scottish Government
• Prof David Paterson, Head of School of Biology, University of St Andrews

Culture 3 Knowledge Exchange in Humanities and Social Sciences

Chair: Prof April McMahon, Vice Principal, Planning, Resources and Research Policy, University of Edinburgh

• Joanne McPake Vice-Dean Knowledge Exchange, Faculty of Education, University of Strathclyde
• Dr Mark Sheridan Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Strathclyde
• Sarah Morton Co-Director, Centre for Research in Families and and Relationships, University of Edinburgh