MAIN AGENDA
8:00 am
Conference Registration
T1 Foyer
8:55 am
9:00 am
Opening Remarks: Setting the Scene
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
Professor Jane Turner OBE DL Pro Vice-Chancellor - Teesside University
9:05 am
The Role of Universities in Prosperity for the North East
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
Paul Drechsler CBE Chancellor of Teesside University and Vice-President - CBI
9:25 am
The Brexit effect: What should businesses be doing now?
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
Neil Warwick OBE EU and Competition Partner - Square One Law
9:35 am
The Business Perspective: Biosciences
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
Steve Bagshaw CEng, FIChemE Chief Executive Officer - FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
9:50 am
The Business Perspective: Digital Entrepreneur
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
Valda Goodfellow Managing Director - Goodfellow and Goodfellow Ltd
10:05 am
The Business Perspective: Clean Energy
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
John Haynes Partnership Director - ENGIE (UK) Ltd
10:20 am
The Business Perspective: Digital Technology
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
Dominic Lusardi Owner & Managing Director - Animmersion UK
10:35 am
The Business Perspective: Advanced Manufacturing
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
John Toal Business Development Director - Tharsus
10:50 am
Attracting Investment Capital. Tekmar: A Case Study
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
James Ritchie Chief Executive Officer - Tekmar Group plc
11:00 am
Break
T1 Foyer
11:20 am
Breakout: Clean Energy and the Circular Economy
Room T2.03
Moderators
- John Haynes Partnership Director - ENGIE (UK) Ltd
Rhian-Mari Thomas Chair, Green Banking Council - Barclays PLC
Breakout: AI/ Digital
Room T2.02
Moderators
Gill Hall Managing Partner and Head of Commercial - Square One Law- Dominic Lusardi Owner & Managing Director - Animmersion UK
Breakout: Advanced Manufacturing
Lecture Theatre T1
Moderators
Andrew Hodgson Chief Executive Officer - Atlantic SuperConnection LLP- John Toal Business Development Director - Tharsus
Breakout: Biosciences
Room T3.02
Moderators
- Steve Bagshaw CEng, FIChemE Chief Executive Officer - FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Laura Woods Director of Academic Enterprise - Teesside University
12:00 pm
Breakout Key Insights
Lecture Theatre T1
Moderators
- Steve Bagshaw CEng, FIChemE Chief Executive Officer - FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
- Dominic Lusardi Owner & Managing Director - Animmersion UK
- Rhian-Mari Thomas Chair, Green Banking Council - Barclays PLC
- John Toal Business Development Director - Tharsus
Chair
- Professor Jane Turner OBE DL Pro Vice-Chancellor - Teesside University
12:30 pm
Keynote Address: Key drivers of future prosperity in the North East
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
Rt Hon Greg Clark MP Secretary of State - Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
12:50 pm
Conference Summary and Closing Remarks
Lecture Theatre T1
Speaker
Ben Houchen Conservative Mayor - Tees Valley
1:00 pm
Lunch and Networking
T1 Foyer
This agenda is subject to change
