This event is sponsored by the North West Regional Science Park Project

Welcome Contents

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Foreword/Our Sponsors

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UKSPA in Ireland

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Croke Park

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Programme

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Speakers

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Information & Maps

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Delegate List

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Croke Park - Floor Plan The North West Regional Science Park (NWRSP), funded by the EU’s INTERREG IVA programme and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), is a collaborative cross-border project between Northern Ireland Science Park Ltd and Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) with The North West Region Cross Border Group (NWRCBG) as Lead Partner. Further funding is provided by the Department for Social Development.

Our Sponsors

Foreword

A very warm welcome to Croke Park from myself and the UKSPA Board. We decided to organise this conference in Dublin for a number of reasons. Firstly – it provides an opportunity for us to understand and learn about the enormous amount of innovative activity in Ireland. The growth of the sector across Ireland is of particular interest and the developments that form part of our programme here (in Dublin, at Maynooth and Letterkenny for example) are an impressive demonstration of the impact that our sector can have on a national economy. Secondly – the level of government support (including in cross-border activities) for Innovation here has real interest for UKSPA and we look forward to further engagement with many of the speakers and delegates to ensure that we learn from their activities, perspectives and plans. I hope that members from the UK can also contribute to this growth by sharing our own experiences and knowledge. Thirdly – It is an opportunity to engage with the Irish members of UKSPA and investigate possible ways that we can share good practice and experience of science park, innovation centre and incubator developments. Finally – it also provides opportunities to engage with colleagues attending the Praxis Unico conference here, and to consider issues of mutual interest with those who are active in University-Industry collaboration and commercialisation. Thirty years ago UKSPA started out as a “UK Science Park” Association, but as the innovation ecosystem has developed so has the Association by embracing a wider range of Innovation Centres, Research Parks, Bio-Tech and Innovation Incubators in a sector which is no longer restricted by national borders. Issues such as smart specialisation and internationalisation are firmly on the UKSPA agenda, and we look forward to welcoming to the Association those who want to be part of our network to enrich our own knowledge of the ways in which science parks and innovation environments are co-operating and developing internationally. Over the last eighteen months or so we have welcomed a number of smaller incubators and innovation centres to our Membership and this has increased over recent months. At the same time we have also developed good – and hopefully continued – growth of membership outside the UK. We are delighted that so many colleagues from Incubators and Innovation locations across Ireland are attending. So, a very warm welcome to you and I do hope that you have a useful and an entertaining time with us over the next two days. Paul Wright CEO UKSPA

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UKSPA in Ireland UKSPA in Ireland UKSPA has a small number of members in Ireland and are keen to both deliver increased benefits to these existing members but also to grow our membership across Ireland. Irish Members receive the full range of UKSPA services including promotion on our website and in our Directory and magazines as well as networking opportunities, sharing good practice and attendance at our events and training sessions. Colab – Letterkenny Institute of Technology Based on the Letterkenny IT campus, CoLab is home to pioneering research in many areas. They have strong connections in Ireland and Europe through business and innovator networks, as well as links to other academic institutes. The team at CoLab is involved in numerous initiatives and programmes for technology entrepreneurs ensuring the latest trends and thinking across many industry sectors are at their enants disposal. Since 2000 Colab has played a pivotal role in changing the attitude towards innovation, risk-taking, and entrepreneurship in the Northwest of Ireland. They have helped over 100 entrepreneurs to successfully start their own businesses, and are currently home to another 28 companies. Colab has created a clustering of vibrant SMEs, companies that are working together to create the future economy of the Northwest. Nova UCD NovaUCD is situated in a prestigious location on the University College Dublin’s main campus in South County Dublin. Located in a renovated and extended mid- 18thcentury house, NovaUCD, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art incubation facility for hightech and knowledge-intensive start-up companies, has been the hub for new ventures and entrepreneurs at UCD since 2003. At NovaUCD a highly networked community of entrepreneurs provides an environment for the promoters of new ventures to share their experiences to assist other start-ups to develop and grow. This innovative and entrepreneurial community, along with the wider NovaUCD network of University researchers, business leaders and investors, creates an invaluable support for our client companies.

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Croke Park About Croke Park Croke Park has a capacity of 82,300 and is the third largest stadium in Europe after Barcelona’s Nou Camp and Wembley. Today Croke Park is home to, and headquarters of, the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association is a 32 county sporting and cultural organisation that has a presence on all five continents. It is Ireland's largest sporting organisation and is celebrated as one of the great amateur sporting associations in the world today. The First Final's In the early years of the GAA All-Ireland Finals were played at a variety of venues around the country. The first finals played at what is now Croke Park took place in March 1896 with Tipperary successful in both codes, beating Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Hurling Final and Meath in the All-Ireland Football Final. By 1906 the City and Suburban Racecourse and Amusements Grounds Ltd. was in financial difficulty and was put up for auction. Frank Brazil Dineen decided to bid for the grounds and by a deed dated 17th December 1908 he paid £3,250 for the grounds. Frank Dineen Dineen intended this purchase to be a short-term matter and that in time the Association would eventually purchase the grounds from him. Once purchased Dineen made substantial improvements to the grounds, the pitch was re-laid and terracing was erected. These improvements placed a massive financial strain on Dineen and by 1910 he was forced to sell off four acres to the Jesuits of Belvedere College for £1,090. This portion remained in Jesuit hands until 1991 when it was repurchased by the GAA as part of the modern redevelopment of Croke Park. Dineen sold the grounds to the GAA for £3,500 and Croke Park became the principal grounds of the Association and also its administrative headquarters. Stadium Development Accommodation for spectators in 1913 was primitive. Two stands existed along the Jones Road side of the grounds – one known as the Long Stand and the other simply called The Stand. The latter was a fragile timber construction which had an office underneath. The GAA’s first effort at modernisation was the construction of a terrace area at the northern end of the ground, in what is now Dineen-Hill 16. This was created in 1917 using the rubble from O’Connell Street in Dublin, which had been destroyed in the 1916 Rising. Croke Park Mid 1920's In 1924 the GAA built a new stand along the Jones Road side of the stadium and took the historic decision to name it the Hogan Stand, in honour of Michael Hogan of Tipperary who had been shot during Bloody Sunday. The Cusack Stand was finally completed in 1938 and cost £50,000 and was regarded as one of the finest in Europe at the time. It had two tiers – 5,000 seats on the upper deck and terracing underneath. In 1966 this terracing was replaced with seating for 9,000 spectators. At the Canal End new terracing was provided in 1949 and the Nally Stand was built in 1952. The ‘old’ Hogan Stand was replaced in 1959 when it became a two-tier structure standing 500 feet high and with seating for 16,000. By this time, Croke Park could house 23,000 seated spectators and 62,000 standing. However, 87,768 spectators watched Down beat Kerry in the 1960 All-Ireland Football Final. The following year an all-time record was reached when Down beat Offaly in the All-Ireland Football Final before 90,556 fans.. In the 1980’s a grand plan for the entire redevelopment of Croke Park was set in train. This redevelopment was staged in four phases starting in 1993 with a new Cusack Stand and culminating in 2005 with a new Hill 16. The redevelopment was completed in just over 12 years with no disruptions to any All-Ireland Finals. Today Croke Park is the crowning glory of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

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Programme at a Glance Wednesday - 10 June 2015 Optional Study Tours: For those arriving early on Wednesday 10 June 2015 or on Tuesday 9 June 2015 delegates may be interested in attending:

10.30

Dublin Innovation - Tour of Dublin Institute of Technology.

10.30

Tour of Croke Park: Croke Park Experience in the GAA Museum and Stadium Tour.

An opportunity to view the developments taking place at the DIT Grangegorman Campus which includes the construction of a 50,000 sq ft Incubator. Meet at DIT Grangegorman Campus (Room RD005, Rathdown House, Grangegorman Road, Dublin 7) A coach will be leaving Academy Plaza at 10.00am to DIT. This will then collect delegates from DIT at 12.00 and return to Croke Park Conference Centre. Croke Park is an iconic stadium, steeped in history, and has been at the heart of Irish sporting and cultural life for over 100 years. Take a trip here and enjoy an unrivalled state-of-the-art interactive visitor experience and find out more about Ireland’s unique national games and the fastest field game in the world – hurling. Meet in Room 679 (6th Floor) promptly at 10.30 for the 90 minute tour.

11.30

Coffee: Room 686 (6th Floor)

12.00 -1.00

Lunch and Registration : Room 686 (6th Floor)

1.00 - 2.45

Plenary Sessions Welcome to UKSPA@Dublin - Room 679/680 (6th Floor) 1.00

Science and Innovation Business in Ireland - Professor Brian Norton, President, Dublin Institute of

1.30

Delivering excellence in Irish Innovation – Case studies and good practice

2.15

Delivering Innovation through Partnership: NISP and the North West Regional Science Park.

Technology

Patsy Donaghy, Manager at CoLab and Dr Ciaran O'Beirne, Manager, Technology Transfer UCD (Norman Apsley, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Ireland Science Park) The Northern Ireland Science Park, with campuses in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry, is a peer-driven network providing focus and support for knowledge-based entrepreneurs, investors and global corporations through their agile and connected space, NISP CONNECT suite of programmes and successful HALO Business Angel Network.

2.45 - 3.15

Coffee/Networking Break: Foyer

3.15 - 4.15

Parallel Sessions 1. Making Innovation Happen: emerging global Incubation landscapes and the evolving roles of Innovation Centres and Accelerator Programmes: Room 679/680 (6th Floor) There are now over 7,000 Innovation Centres and Accelerator Programmes in operation globally, with new twists on the theme constantly emerging. What makes a centre or accelerator efficient and effective? How do they fit within the wider innovation ecosystem? How do you get noticed in an increasingly crowded landscape? What are the sustainable funding models? How is the sector developing? What might the future look like? Nicholas Duggan and Owen Laverty

2. Current Science Park Developments: Issues and Lessons: Room 688/689 (6th Floor)

A series of brief presentations on the lessons learned from current developments in the Science Park and Innovation sector looking at the challenges faced on the journey from concept to development. These include funding, planning constraints, building alliances with other Parks, delivering effective partnership through LEP’s, devolved administrations and commercial partners as well as looking at future demand for the facilities planned. The Session will look at the lessons to be learned from Begbroke Innovation Accelerator (Dr Caroline Livingstone, Manager of Begbroke Science Park); Developments at Colworth Park (Keith Purdie, Business Development Director) and from the building of the new Science Park at M-SParc, Menai (Pryderi ap Rhisiart, M-SParc Project Manager).

4.15-5.15

5.15

Plenary Sessions: Room 679/680 (6th Floor) 4.15

Micro Enterprises and Small Businesses: An Irish Perspective.

4.35

Science and Innovation – The view from Ireland.

5.05

Chairman’s closing remarks

Tom Hayes (Enterprise Ireland). Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets. EI works in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales on global markets.

Professor Mark Ferguson (Director General, Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland)

Coach to Best Western Plus Academy Plaza Hotel (Central Dublin)

7.30

LSH Reception – Welcoming our new members (The Rustic Stone, South Georges Street, Dublin)

8.15

Conference Dinner (Brasserie Sixty6, South Georges Street, Dublin)

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Thursday - 11 June 2015 9.00

Coach from Best Western Plus Academy Plaza Hotel (Central Dublin)

9.30 - 10.45

Plenary Sessions Welcome to Day Two: Room 679/680 (6th Floor) 9.30

Innovation Districts – the lessons from the USA.

10.00

Driving economic growth through business and university collaboration - the Irish Sea Rim Economic, Research and Innovation Zone

Eileen Walker, CEO, Association of University Research Parks (USA) Eileen Walker will be giving her thoughts on the shift that is taking place in the geography of Innovation in the USA and elsewhere. “Innovation districts” are urban areas where leading edge anchor institutions and companies cluster and connect with start-ups, incubators and accelerators. They are not isolated campuses but compact, transport accessible locations bringing together innovation space with mixed-use housing, office and retail facilities.

Professor Phil Leigh, Thornton Science Park/University of Chester The Irish Sea Rim project has been initiated to explore the potential for innovation and collaboration around the Irish Sea, encompassing two nation states, six countries, and a wealth of public and private sector linkages.

10.25

Discussion session

10.45 - 11.30

Coffee (Networking with Praxis Unico Delegates): Hogan Suite (5th Floor)

11.30 - 1.00

Parallel Sessions 1 Incubation and Accelerators – a perfect tool for technology transfer? (Joint Session with Praxis Unico): Celtic Suite (5th Floor)

Chair: Sean Fielding, Director of Research & Knowledge Transfer, Exeter University Speakers Simon Bond, Innovation Director, SETsquared, Jon Bradford, Managing Director, Techstars London, Amy Neale, Director of Communications, NDRC Most universities have incubators or accelerators nowadays and in the post Witty landscape of University Enterprise Zones and place-based innovation these are likely to grow in importance. This session invites three leading managers of different forms of acceleration service to describe their models and to explain how their activities have helped or hindered the knowledge exchange activities of their host institutions. We aim to open up a discussion about current best practice as well as looking at future trends in the business acceleration space that staff should capitalise on.

2 Measuring the Knowledge Economy – the lessons to be learned from Northern Ireland and from UKSPA and GVA Research: Room 688/689 (6th Floor) Three presentations looking at recent research into the effectiveness, challenges and opportunities for the Science and Innovation sector. 1. James Kingdom, Principal Researcher, Research & Sustainability, Bilfinger GVA. The company recently delivered their latest Knowledge Economy research and James will draw out the wider conclusions of “London and the Knowledge Economy” and their earlier research. He will be looking at a number of commercial areas: 2. Steve Orr, Director of NISP CONNECT at Northern Ireland Science Park will look at the findings and construction of the 2014 UK Knowledge Economy Index which benchmarks the health and growth of the UK region's knowledge economies by comparing data in nine key sectors including software, aerospace and transport, pharma and biotech and creative content in a composite index of 22 key metrics including research, patents, venture capital, M&A and IPOs 3. The session will conclude with a presentation from Charles Monck on the developments taking place to deliver evidence based promotion of the Sector.

1.00 - 2.00

Lunch (Networking with Praxis Unico Delegates): Hogan Suite (5th Floor)

2.00

Close of Conference

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Speakers Pryderi Ap Rhisiart, M-SParc Project Manager Pryderi, graduated in Economics at the University of Wales Aberystwyth before completing a Masters degree at Liverpool John Moores University. He has previously worked within Local Government and has also been involved in a number of businesses. Pryderi aims to ensure that the region is able to benefit from strategic developments in the future and that future opportunities are fully exploited.

Norman Apsley, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Ireland Science Park Norman Apsley joined the Northern Ireland Science Park Foundation in 2000. Norman has steered the Northern Ireland Science Park from an initial concept to physical embodiment, headquartered on 25 acres of Queen’s Island with its growing array of bespoke science park buildings for high technology industry.

Simon Bond, Innovation Director, SETsquared Simon is Innovation Director of SETsq uar ed , t he aw ard -w in nin g enterprise partnership of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. He is also Director of the University of Bath Innovation Centre ( w w w . u b i c .o r g .u k ) w h i c h h e l p s accelerate the growth of technologybased companies both from the University's research base and from the private sector.

Jon Bradford, Managing Director, Techstars London Previously Jon was the co-founder and CEO of Springboard. Over the last two years, Jon acted as an advisor to many other multi-company accelerators from Montreal to Moscow. Si n c e l a u n c h i n g Eu r o p e ’s fi r s t bootcamp accelerator in 2009 he helped to launch Springboard now based in Cambridge and London.

Patsy Donaghy, Manager at CoLab Patsy is Manager at CoLab the innovation centre, located at the campus of Letterkenny Institute of Technology. He has over 12 years working in the technology and knowledge start up area. He has deep experience of how to practically assist entrepreneurs through the exchange of academic knowledge and creating a positive climate for growth.

Nicholas Duggan, Partner, Viadynamics Nicholas is an experienced innovation and marketing professional and is a Partner at the leading innovation consulting company Viadynamics. He has worked extensively on business acceleration and incubation, in the UK and internationally building and delivering acceleration programmes,

Mark Ferguson, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland Professor Mark W.J. Ferguson commenced as Director General of Science Foundation Ireland in January 2012 and as Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland in October 2012. Previously, Mark Ferguson was appointed Professor in Life Sciences at the University of Manchester in 1984, He has held a number of administrative posts including Head of Department and Dean.

Sean Fielding RTTP, Director of Research and Knowledge Transfer, University of Exeter Sean Fielding is Director of Research & Knowledge Transfer at the University of Exeter. Sean’s team handles the University of Exeter's support for research collaborations, contract research, EU research and the transfer of knowledge between the University and business, including spin-outs, licensing, strategic alliances and economic development. Each year the team works on c1200 projects worth around £300million.

Tom Hayes, Divisional Manager, Enterprise Ireland Tom Hayes is Divisional Manager with responsibility for Micro Enterprise and Small Business. He also manages the organisation’s network of Irish regional offices. Tom has wide range of business experience having worked with a variety of industrial sectors and with the food sector. He also has international experience having spent six years in Madrid. Catherine Johns, Vice Chairman of UKSPA Catherine is Innovation and Business Growth Director at Business Durham, which develops, manages and promotes the North East Technology Park (NETPark). Her current primary responsibilities are inward investment and innovation, driving the extension of science park benefits to the wider business community. Catherine was elected to the Board of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation in 2014. James Kingdom , Principal Researcher, Research & Sustainability, Bilfinger GVA James is senior researcher at GVA with over a decade of experience within property research, focusing on all aspects of the market. James is responsible for the company’s Thought Leadership programme, as well as being in charge for all research relating to emerging and alternative sectors. He has undertaken a number of reports looking at the core cities commercial property markets.

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Owen Laverty, Maynooth University Owen has been a Commercialisation Executive since 2007 and is a case manager for ICT and Engineering related opportunities, working from invention disclosure through to spin-off or licence on all projects. Owen is also responsible for industry collaborations in these areas. Owen also provides technology transfer supports to our consortium partner Athlone IT.

Ciaran O'Beirne, Technology Transfer Manager, University College Dublin Dr Ciaran O’Beirne is the Manager, Technology Transfer and heads up the team responsible for identifying, protecting and commercialising intellectual property (IP) arising from UCD research projects either through licensing and/or new venture creation. Ciaran also plays a lead role in business development activities and in negotiating IP terms in various agreements between UCD and industry partners.

Professor Philip Leigh, Director Irish Sea Rim, Research & Innovation, University of Chester Phil is an environmental scientist and electrical engineer, with a PhD in Environmental Systems and Control Engineering. He has been with the University of Chester since September 2014, and is a key member of the team developing Thornton Science Park into a Centre of excellence for energy systems, building its network of support and developing new opportunities through stakeholders.

Caroline Livingstone, Manager, Begrboke Science Park Caroline is the manager of the Begbroke Science Park and took on this role in 2003. Since then the science park has doubled in size and has opened three new buildings. One of these is Begbroke Science Park’s Centre for Innovation and Enterprise which provides serviced office and laboratory accommodation, another is a mixed use University research building which brings together research groups from a range of different but complimentary disciplines.

Charles Monck, Charles Monck & Associates Charles Monck is a recognised international science park expert, having been closely involved in their evolution in the UK and in overseas countries for the last 30 years. He played an active role in the setting up and early development of UKSPA. He led the first evaluation of UK science parks with Prof David Storey, which formed the basis of the book ‘Science Parks and the Growth of High Technology Firms’.

Amy Neale, Director of Communications, NDRC Amy is Director of Communications at NDRC, an early stage investor in technology startups. In 2014 NDRC was ranked in the top 25 UniversityBusiness Incubators in the world. She is a marketer and communications professional, a startup coach and a Visiting Lecturer at Maynooth University. Before arriving in Ireland in 2008, Amy was head of Business Development at Queen Mary, University of London.

Steve Orr, Director of NISP CONNECT at Northern Ireland Science Park Steve graduated from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle in 1994 with a degree in Business Information Technology. For the following six years Steve worked in Buckinghamshire, San Diego and San Francisco for S.Com Ltd and S.Com Inc. In 2000, Steve co-founded Kineticom, Inc a San Diego, California based technical talent firm. In 2006 Kineticom was ranked #33 on the Inc 500, the list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the US.

Keith Purdie, Business Development Director, Colworth Park Keith joined Colworth Park as Business Development Director in August 2014 and his role there is to deliver the vision of the Park becoming a Centre of Excellence for Food Science and Manufacturing, as well as ensuring that the Park remains a vibrant, dynamic (and fun) place to work Prior to joining Colworth, Keith spent seven years as Business Development Manager for Bedfords i-Lab and i-Kan Innovation and Incubation Centres. Eileen Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Association of University Research Parks (AURP) Eileen Walker leads AURP, which fosters innovation, commercialization and economic growth in a global economy through university, industry and government partnerships. The organisation is comprised of university research, and science parks from all around the world. Eileen regularly consults with universities and their research parks regarding best practices. In 2011, she was asked by the U.S. State Department to serve as a Fulbright Specialist.

Brian Norton, President, Dublin Institute of Technology Professor Brian Norton has led the Dublin Institute of Technology for 12 years. He has played a full role in developing and promoting DIT in national and international contexts. He is the author or co-author of six books and over 400 papers including 170 in learned journals. He has supervised nearly forty doctorates and serves as Associate Editor of “Solar Energy” the premier international journal in the field and is also on three other editorial boards.

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Information Central Dublin Dublin Institute of Technology

Croke Park

(Optional Study Tour)

(Main Conference Venue and Optional Tour) Rathdown House, DIT, Lower Grangegorman Road, Dublin 7

Jones' Road, Dublin 3, +353 1 819 2300

Brasserie Sixty6

Rustic Stone

Best Western Premier

(Dinner venue)

(LSH Reception)

Academy Plaza Hotel

66-67 South

17 South Great

10-14 Findlater

Great George's

Georges Street

Place, Off Upper

St, Dublin 2,

Dublin 2

O’Connell Street,

+353 1 400

+353 1 707

Dublin 1,

5878

9696

+353 1 878 0666

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Our main hotel accommodation is provided by the Best Western Premier Academy Plaza Hotel. The hotel is conveniently located just a short walk from Dublin’s many attractions. Walk time to the main conference venue at Croke Park is approximately 15 minutes. There will be a coach service provided on the Thursday morning at 09.00 from outside the Academy Plaza Hotel to take delegates to Croke Park

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Delegate List Name

Organisation

Abdulaziz Aldusari

Saudi Techno Valley

Barbara Allsworth

Begbroke Science Park

Pryderi ap Rhisiart

Menai Science Park

Norman Apsley

Northern Ireland Science Park

Nigel Babb

University of Wolverhampton Science Park

Ryan Barry

Merthyr Tydfil CBC

Thomas Blount

Lincoln Science and Innovation Park

Patrick Bonnett

National Agri-Food Innovation Campus

Alan Boshwaen

IDI

Keiron Broadbent

UKSPA

Darren Brownsword

Ten Alps

David Cansick

Bridge Fibre

Paul Carver

Granby Martin

Samantha Chidley

Exeter Science Park Ltd

Elizabeth Cooper-Rolfe

Haseltine Lake

Myriam Cronin

UCC

Charlotte Crossley

Innovation Birmingham

Jane Davies

UKSPA Companion

Andrew Debenham

essensys

Patsy Donaghy

Colab: Letterkenny I T

Nicholas Duggan

Viadynamics

Clive Duggleby

Tetricus Science Park

Jim Duvall

UKSPA

Miranda Edwards

St John's Innovation Centre

Lesley Evans

Haseltine Lake

Mark Ferguson

Science Foundation Ireland

Tom Flanagan

Dublin Institute of Technology

Clark Geddes

Geddes Architects

Andrew Glover

Bridge Fibre Ltd

David Green

Pringle Brandon Perkins+WIll

David Hardman

UKSPA

Keri Harwood

Wright Hassall LLP

Tom Hayes

Enterprise Ireland

Graham Hewson

Imperial Incubator

Adrian Hitchcock

BDP

Dave Hockton

MIRA Technology Park

Greg Hogan

IDI

Paul Horan

Dublin Institute of Technology

Robert Howlett

Institute of Knowledge Transfer

Caroline Hyde

Allia Ltd

Richard Irwin

ISG

Gurpreet Jagpal

South Bank University Enterprise Ltd

Christian Jenkins

Plymouth Science Park

Catherine Johns

NETPark

James Kingdom

Bilfinger GVA

Owen Laverty

Maynooth University

Jason Lebidineuse

Scott Brownrigg

Phil Leigh

Thornton Science Park

Caroline Livingstone

Oxford University Begbroke Science Park

Julia Loach-Martin

Geddes Architects

Chris Long

Merthyr Tydfil CBC

Judith Ludovino

Mendip Hub & TelePA

John MacCarthy

Arup

Philip Maguire

Northern Ireland Science Park

Ian Mather

Norland Managed Services

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Name

Organisation

Helen Mc Grath

NovaUCD University College Dublin

Niall McAuliffe

University College Cork

Martina McGrath

National Franchise Centre

Joanna Mitchell

Scott Brownrigg

Charles Monck

Charles Monck & Associates

Kutlwano Mswela

IDI

Lynn Nangle

St John's Innovation Centre

Lesole Ngaka

IDI

Brian Norton

Dublin Institute of Technology

Ciaran O'Beirne

University College Dublin

Dr Noel O'Connor

Dublin Institute of Technology

Peter Odidi

Enactus Nigeria

Bernadette O'Reiley

Dublin Institute of Technology

Steve Orr

Northern Ireland Science Park

Rachel Panther

Oxford Innovation

Malcolm Parry

The Surrey Research Park

Leigh Partin

Bridge Fibre

Ian Pearce

Plymouth Science Park

Matthew Phinbow

Hoare Lea

Keith Purdie

Colworth Park

Susan Quick

Wellcome Genome Campus

Duncan Quig

Lambert Smith Hampton

Raymond Reilly

McGarrell Reilly

Emily Roberts

Menai Science Park

Tom Rooney

Synergy Centre

Barry Sankey

Wright Hassall

Dirk Schaefer

University of Warwick Science Park

Stephen Scullion

Ballymena Business Centre

Paul Sharp

ISG

Nigel Shaw

University of Warwick Science Park Ltd

Tracey Smith

York Science Park

Graeme Smith

Norland Managed Services Ltd

Joanne Stuart

Northern Ireland Science Park

Nick Sturge

SETsquared (Bristol)

Ian Underdown

UKSPA CLARITY

Jon Walker

Loughborough University Science Park

George Walker

Pentlands Science Park

Eileen Walker

Association of University of Research Parks

Richard Walters

Tetricus Science Park

Mervyn Watley

Northern Ireland Science Park

Alan Watts

Northern Ireland Science Park

Lance Whiteley

Merthyr Tydfil CBC

Jo Willett

Oxford Innovation Ltd

Tom Wolfenden

Sheffield Technology Parks

Anthony Woodburn

Ten Alps Publishing

John Wright

Plymouth University

Paul Wright

UKSPA

Tom Young

essensys

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Croke Park - Floor Plan

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