Beyond Brexit: New

approaches to sustaining
UK-EU partnerships in
science, technology &
innovation
Cross-border collaboration in science & technology has been one of the
undoubted success stories of the European project. Yet recent political
developments have underlined the deep uncertainties swirling around
Brexit and the future role of UK institutions in European (and international)
R&D and innovation systems. It is therefore an ideal time to explore the new
strategies and alliances being developed to sustain this legacy, as well as
alternative channels for international cooperation in the event of “worst-
case” political outcomes.

Today’s roundtable debate will operate under our standard conditions,

namely: a member of the Science|Business editorial team will be present to
create a report of the issues discussed during the meeting, which we will
subsequently publish through our news channels. If we propose to quote
you in the report, we will check with you in advance – and you may say no!
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widely, but without restricting the frankness of the discussion.
 12:45 Registration & buffet lunch

13:30 Welcome
Programme

• Maggie Dallman, Vice President, International; Associate Provost, Academic Affairs;

Professor, Immunology, Imperial College London

13:35 Introduction

• Simon Pickard, Network Director, Science|Business

13:40 Politics & Policy: Latest insights from Brussels

A short Q&A with:

• Clare Moody, Member, European Parliament

13:50 Hedging Bets: New models for collaboration in an age of uncertainty

Exploring the strategies being deployed by companies, universities, and research &
innovation agencies to sustain excellent science & technology partnerships, as well as the
barriers to overcome in pursuit of successful outcomes.

15:00 Coffee break

15:20 From Risk to Opportunity: Priority areas for future partnership & investment

Identifying the domains in which continued cooperation has the greatest urgency and
potential benefit, both within the European Research & Innovation Area and for the EU in a
global context.

16:30 End of roundtable, followed by networking reception

The roundtable will be moderated by Simon Pickard, Network Director, Science|Business

 Featured Guests

Simon Andrews
Executive Director, Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd

Simon Andrews leads Fraunhofer UK Research, the headquarters for UK Fraunhofer Centres. He supports
the first centre, Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics, based at the University of Strathclyde. Andrews
is a physicist and engineer who spent many years in the photonics and medical device industries, often
taking innovation from concept to market.

Tim Bestwick
Senior Advisor, UK Atomic Energy Authority; Chairperson, UK EUREKA Chairmanship Team

Tim Bestwick is Senior Advisor to the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the current Chair of the UK EUREKA
Chairmanship Team 2018/2019. Until recently, he was chief executive of Science and Technology Facilities
Council Innovations, having previously worked for Kamelian, Bookham Technology, IBM Research and
Sharp Laboratories.

Maggie Dallman
Vice President, International; Associate Provost, Academic Affairs; Professor, Immunology, Imperial College

Maggie Dallman is Vice President, International, Associate Provost, and professor of immunology at
Imperial College London. Dallman is the academic lead on, respectively, the College’s international
relations, student recruitment and outreach, and societal engagement strategies. She joined Imperial
College in 1994 as a lecturer in the Department of Biology, coming from the University of Oxford where
she had held a Nuffield Medical Research Foundation Junior Research Fellowship followed by an MRC
Senior Research Fellowship.

Paul Feldman
CEO, JISC; Board Director, GEANT

Paul Feldman is the chief executive of Jisc, the UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit
organisation for digital services and solutions. Feldman was an executive partner at Gartner UK and has
spent over 20 years in financial services as well as working in knowledge-based IT companies.

Seán Hand
Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor, Europe, University of Warwick

Seán Hand is the deputy pro-vice-chancellor Europe of the University of Warwick. He was previously
Dean of the ‘Warwick in California’ project, the founding head of Warwick’s School of Modern Languages
and Cultures, and head of the Department of French Studies. He joined Warwick as a professor of French
studies in 2005.
 Featured Guests

Constance Kann
Director, Institutional Relations and Public Affairs, European Investment Bank

Constance Kann is director for institutional relations and public affairs at the European Investment Bank
(EIB). Kann joined the EIB in 2010 as director of corporate responsibility and communication. End 2014, she
took up new responsibilities in EIB’s Brussels office and looks after developing the bank’s policy agenda
and relations with the EU institutions as well as broader stakeholder management.

Geleyn Meijer
Rector; Executive Board Member, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

Gelejn Meijer is Rector of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). Prior to this, Meijer was
Dean of the AUAS Faculty Digital Media and Creative Industries, and before that, he was a partner at Logica
and director of strategy at Logica Management Consulting Netherlands. In his role as Dean, he was closely
involved in the development of the Centre of Expertise Amsterdam Creative Industries Network, the
Knowledge Mile, the Master Digital Design and the Digital Society School.

Clare Moody
Member, European Parliament

Clare Moody was elected as a Labour Member of the European Parliament for the South West of England
and Gibraltar in 2014. Moody is currently the vicechair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence,
and sits on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and the
Committee on Women´s Rights and Gender Equality. Prior to being elected as an MEP, Moody spent her
working life as a trade unionist representing people in a wide variety of industries, including as a regional
officer for Unite the Union in the South West.

Jan Palmowski
Secretary General, The Guild

Jan Palmowski became the Guild’s first secretary-general upon its creation in 2016. Before that, Palmowski
was pro-vice-chancellor and academic vice-president at the University of Warwick, and head of the Faculty
of Arts and Humanities (2008-2012) at King’s College London. He started his career at the University of
Oxford.

Simon Pickard
Network Director, Science|Business

Simon leads on network engagement and development for Science|Business in line with the company’s
growth strategy. He previously held directorial positions with The Academy of Business in Society
network and IDAS Global, a technology solutions provider to the global cash industry. Within these roles,
he designed and coordinated a wide range of international projects focused on sustainability-driven
innovation, both in research and education.
 Participants

• Simon Andrews, Executive Director, Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd

• Tim Bestwick, Senior Advisor, UK Atomic Energy Authority; Chair, UK EUREKA Chairmanship Team
• Lisa Bungeroth, Public Affairs Manager, Imperial College London
• Vincent Clay, Senior Manager, EU Government Affairs, Pfizer
• Maggie Dallman, Vice President, International; Associate Provost, Academic Affairs; Professor, Immunology,
Imperial College London
• Angelica Datta, Assistant Director, International Science and Innovation Policy, Department of Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, UK Government
• Ludovic Drouin, Scientific Attaché, French Embassy to the UK
• Paul Feldman, CEO, JISC; Board Director, GEANT
• Stefania Gavra, Project Assistant, Science|Business
• Chris Hale, Director, Policy, Universities UK
• Seán Hand, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor, Europe, University of Warwick
• Simon Hepworth, Director, Enterprise, Imperial College London
• Richard L. Hudson, Editor-in-chief; Vice Chair of the Board, Science|Business
• Constance Kann, Director, Institutional Relations and Public Affairs, European Investment Bank
• Eanna Kelly, News Editor, Science|Business
• Peter Mason, Policy Manager Europe, Research and Innovation, Universities UK
• Monica Mateu, Senior Advisor, Science|Business
• Michael McTernan, Head, International Relations Office, Imperial College London
• Geleyn Meijer, Rector, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
• Sharon Memis, Senior Consultant, International Cultural Relations, SYM Consulting
• Clare Moody, Member, European Parliament
• Georgeta-Madalina Oprea, Executive Assistant, Toyota Motor Europe
• Jan Palmowski, Secretary General, The Guild
• Cori Pellicer, Director, IR Capital
• Simon Pickard, Network Director, Science|Business
• Vinny Pillay, Minister Counsellor, South Africa - Department of Science and Technology
• Lysiane Pons, Project Manager, Science|Business
• Catherine Price, Principal Partnerships Advisor and GameChanger (UK), Shell Research Connect and GameChanger
• Anna-Sophie Rauschenbach, Entrepreneurship Network Manager, Technical University of Munich
• Elwin Reimink, Lead Officer, Data and Impact Analysis, The COST Association
• Xavier Rodde, Head, European Research Support, University of Birmingham
• Martin Scott, Head, European Innovation Management, University College London
• Knut Senneseth, Director, Analysis and Innovation Policy, Innovation Norway
• Hannah Stretton, International Partnership Officer, Europe, University of Birmingham
• G Subramanian, Principal Innovation Evangelist, Tata Consultancy Services
• Hideki Takamatsu, Technical General Manager, Toyota Motor Europe
• Rolf Vermeij, Liaison Officer, Strategy and Policy EU Office, University of Twente
• Peter Wrobel, Founding Director, Science|Business
• Frank Zuijdam, Policy Director; Head, Academic Affairs, University of Amsterdam
 Bringing together industry, research and policy
Industry
Amgen
Elsevier/RELX
Frontiers
Google
Huawei
Microsoft
Academia
Aalto University
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
ESADE Business & Law School
ETH-Zurich
Imperial College London
Karolinska Institutet
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
KU Leuven
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Politecnico di Milano
Polytechnique Montréal
Sorbonne University
Public organisations
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Business Finland
CERN
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
The COST Association
Eureka
Associations
ACM Europe Policy Committee
ATTRACT
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
Group members
Deusto International Research School (DIRS)
ICHOM - International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurements
GEANT
Contact:
Simon Pickard
Network Director
simon.pickard@sciencebusiness.net
Nickel Institute
Novartis
Pfizer
Sanofi
Total
Toyota
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
Trinity College Dublin
TU Berlin
University College London
University of Amsterdam
University of Birmingham
University of Bologna
University of Eastern Finland
University of Luxembourg
University of Pisa
University of Twente
University of Warwick
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Fraunhofer
Innovate UK
Innovation Norway
Republic of South Africa - Department for Science and Technology
ERC=science²
European University Association (EUA)
The Guild
Photonics21
Sant Joan de Deu - Barcelona Hospital
Simmons & Simmons
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