2.30-3.45pm
1. Are online social networks the new cities?
Cities have been the financial, social and creative engines of the world. How will the rise of online networks affect business, human interaction and cultural activities?
2. Demanding Innovation: Moving beyond supply
Innovations are the result of the interaction between supply and demand and policymakers have tended to rely on a toolkit of supply-side measures. How might new thinking around procurement, regulation and improving demand from consumers drive innovation?
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3. Creating Access: How the creative industries are forging new ways to market
The adoption of disruptive digital technologies has given creative companies the means to directly access consumers. What are the key drivers for these changes, how will business models be affected, and where is the role for innovation?
- Fred Bolza, Senior Director, Digital Development, Sony BMG
- Charles Cecil, CEO, Revolution Games Software
- Anthony Lilley, CEO, Magic Lantern, interactive media company
- Simon Danker, Director, Digital Media, BBC Worldwide
- Chair: Patrick McKenna, Chairman, Ingenious Media & NESTA Trustee
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4. Incentivising for a greener world: Whose responsibility is it?
Innovation in response to climate change will need to come from a range of sources. But how do you incentivise different groups to act?
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4.00-5.15pm
5. Where the UK leads... but for how long?
Are we doing enough to ensure that we survive in the global economy and retain our position in our most important for years to come?
- Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
- Mike Phillips, Managing Director, McLaren Applied Technologies
- Martin Vander Weyer, Business Editor, The Spectator
- Jonathan White, Senior Vice President Worldwide Technology and Business Innovation, Pfizer Inc.
- Chair:Richard Halkett, Executive Director, NESTA Policy & Research Unit
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6. Entrepreneurs v Investors: Can the relationship ever really work?
Do entrepreneurs and the investment community recognise the same characteristics as valuable to success or do both groups simply understand entrepreneurship differently?
7. Are our educational institutions living up to the innovation demands of the 21st century?
How can we ensure that the education system is aligned to the needs of the future economy?
- Michael Gove MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
- Professor Julia Goodfellow, Vice Chancellor, University of Kent & NESTA Trustee
- Paul Roberts, Director of Strategy, Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
- Nick Starr, Executive Director, National Theatre & NESTA Trustee
- Chair: Stuart Cosgrove, Head of Nations & Regions, Channel 4 & NESTA Trustee
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8. Social Investment: An oxymoron?
Social ventures have huge potential to deliver innovative goods and services. Yet we don't have sufficient flows of capital or the right financial structures to take this forward. Do markets provide the answer?
- Harvey McGrath, Chairman of London First & Trustee, New Philanthropy Capital
- Giles Andrews, Founder & Managing Director, Zopa.com
- John Kingston, Director, Venturesome
- Patrick Butler, Editor, Society Guardian
- Chair: Rowena Young, Programme Director, NESTA Social Innovation and Finance
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