The Academy of Medical Sciences, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society jointly hosted a panel event at each of the three main party conferences titled 'Can research and innovation fuel the UK economy?'.
Discussion was based on the issues raised in our joint outputs from earlier this year: the statement 'Fuelling prosperity' and our response to the BIS consultation before the spending review.
13:00-14:00, Tuesday 17 September 2013, Glasgow
MP
Dr Julian Huppert MP
Member of Parliament for Cambridge
Academia
Professor Eleanor Campbell FRS
Head of the School of Chemistry at Edinburgh University
Business
Ian Ritchie CBE FREng
Executive Chairman of Iomart plc
Chair
Mr Robin McKie
Science Editor at the Observer
13:00-14:00, Monday 23 September 2013, Brighton
MP
Mr Iain Wright MP
Shadow Minister for Competitiveness and Enterprise
Academia
Professor Lionel Tarassenko CBE FREng FMedSci
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford
Business
Dr Martyn Thomas CBE FREng
Director of Martyn Thomas Associates
Economics
Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides FBA
Regius Professor Designate at the London School of Economics
Chair
Mr Alok Jha
Science and Environmental Correspondent at the Guardian
17.30 - 19.00, Tuesday 1 October 2013, Manchester
MP
Mr David Willets MP
Minister of State for Universities and Science
Academia
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell FRS FMedSci
President & Vice-Chancellor at the University of Manchester
Business
Mr Ian Shott FREng
Managing Partner of Shott Trinova LLP
Economics
Professor Rachel Griffith FBA
Deputy Research Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Chair
Ms Alice Thomson
Columnist and Interviewer at the Times and the Telegraph