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Second China-UK Innovation and Development Forum
London, 06 December 2017
The second China-UK Innovation and Development Forum took place on 6th December 2017, at the Burton Room, Institute of Directors, London. This was a half-day high-level dialogue co-organised by the Technology and Management Centre for Development (TMCD) of University of Oxford, Innovate UK, China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), Institute of Sciences and Development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASISD) and Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China.
The main theme of this year's China-UK Innovation and Development Forum was “Driving Growth and Addressing Challenges Together”. The forum aimed at facilitating discussions on the most recent development in science, technology and innovation, and its impact on economic and social development among top policy makers, academics and business leaders in China and the UK. Discussions during the meeting also aimed at tackling a wide range of issues in policy to address challenges in development and fostering cooperation of UK-China innovation through intercultural dialogue.
Distinguished speakers (in no particular order):
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Robert Easton
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford |
Ian White
Vice Chancellor,Master of Jesus College,University of Cambridge |
Matthew Rous
Chief Executive, China-Britain Business Council |
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Kevin Baughan
Deputy Chief Executive of Innovate UK |
John Loughhead
Chief Scientific Advisor, BEIS, UK |
Xiaolan Fu
Director of TMCD, University of Oxford |
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Zhijian Hu
President of Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, |
Jiaofeng Pan
President of Institute of Sciences and Development, |
Yu Sun
Chief Executive Officer, Bank of China, (UK) Limited |
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Sunan Jiang
Minister Counsellor of Science and Technology, Chinese Embassy in the UK |
Kenan Poleo
Head of Global Portfolio, Innovate UK |
Nathalie Cachet-Gaujard
Director of Innovation & Education, CBBC |
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Xuan Jin
Senior Evangelist EMEA, Alibaba Cloud International |
James Colgate
Group Strategy Director, Williams F1 |
Grace Lang
Director of RCUK China |
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Jun Qiao
Chief Engineer, Changan Automobile Ltd (UK) |
Chunliang Fan
Professor, CASISD |
Mark Collin
Group Director of ThoughtWorks Ventures |
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Gordon Luo
CEO of Huawei UK & Ireland |
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Co-chairs:
- Xiaolan Fu, Director of TMCD, University of Oxford
- Jiaofeng Pan, President of Institute of Sciences and Development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Kenan Poleo,Head of Global Portfolio, Innovate UK
- Nathalie Cachet-Gaujard,Director of Innovation & Education, CBBC
- Zhijian Hu,President of Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China
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Programme:
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| 08:30 - 09:15 Conference Registration | |
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09:15 - 09:30 Welcome Speech
Chair: Kevin Baughan, Deputy Chief Executive, Innovate UK |
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Robert Easton, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford.
Jiaofeng Pan, President, CASISD Matthew Rous, CEO of CBBC |
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09:30 - 10:30 Keynote Speech
Chair: Xiaolan Fu, Director of TMCD, University of Oxford - Emerging technologies and new drivers of shared growth John Loughhead, Chief Scientific Advisor, BEIS, UK. - China’s science and technology policy and its future direction Zhijian Hu, President of CASTED, MOST - The fragility of innovation in emerging technologies Ian White,Vice Chancellor, Professor and Master of Jesus College, University of Cambridge. |
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| 10:30 - 11:05 Coffee Break | |
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11:05 – 11:50 Panel Session
Emerging Technologies & Advanced Manufacturing Chair: Kenan Poleo, Head of Global Portfolio, Innovate UK Grace Lang, Head of UKRC, China Chunliang Fan, Professor, CASISD Gang Luo, CEO, Huawei Technologies Ltd. UK Jun Qiao, Chief Engineer, Changan Automobile Ltd (UK) James Colgate, Group Strategy Director, WilliamsF1 |
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11:50 - 12:35 Panel Session
Fintech and Future Digital Services Chair: Nathalie Cachet-Gaujard, Director of Innovation & Education, CBBC Yu Sun, CEO, Bank of China (UK) Limited Paul O'Brien, Director of Global Services, Security and Operations research, BT Xuan Jin, Senior Evangelist, Alibaba Cloud International Mark Collin, Group Director, ThoughtWorks Ventures Per Lindtorp, Director, GP. Bullhound |
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12:35 - 12:45 Concluding Remarks: Xiaolan Fu, University of Oxford, All co-chairs of the Forum
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| Read a full report of discussions at the forum | |
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Sponsors:
For further information, please contact us at tmcd@qeh.ox.ac.uk