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GIL 2012: EUROPE
9 May 2012
Grang e Ho t e l , S t P au l ’s
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The Journey to Visionary Innovation
The G l oba l Commun i t y o f G row th , I nnova t i on and L e ad e r s h i p
I n Coop e r a t i on w i t h
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Dear Colleague,
It is my pleasure to extend this exclusive VIP invitation to join our community of senior executives who are seeking actionable
strategies, solutions, and growth processes that they can put to work in building a solid vision and strategy to drive growth.
Frost & Sullivan’s GIL event is the only Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership and is a “must-attend” for
any organisation serious about improving its performance in growth, innovation and leadership.
This powerful event brings together a global network of today’s best thinkers, visionaries and thought leaders to deliver fresh
perspectives, innovative ideas, and practical solutions that will assist you in staying ahead of the curve.
Join us to examine the dynamics of growth and various tools and processes you can use to grow your business. Develop
relationships and participate in candid discussions focused on rethinking and strengthening your companies’ growth strategies.
Uncover new opportunities for growth applicable to virtually any economic climate. Identify structured processes you can
leverage to achieve your growth goals through real-world case examples, best practices, and key strategies you can employ.
I am also delighted that we will be welcoming many of our financial and professional services clients this year for a dedicated
track on Investment Opportunities in some of the most dynamic sectors of the economy, where we will identify and discuss
the most interesting themes, segments and stories for investment and acquisition across the corporate lifecycle.
Frost & Sullivan is honoured to host a distinguished roster of growth leaders sharing their insights and best practices. Join
us as we formally recognise their achievements at our 2012 Growth Excellence Awards Banquet, a veritable who's who of
the industry's premier growth companies and their leaders.
Whether you are a Growth Partnership Service subscriber, member of our Growth Team Membership programme or simply
frequent our best practice networking events, each one of our GIL Global programmes to date has been a sell out because
CEOs and their Growth Teams are not simply just attending GIL, they’re experiencing GIL; so please be sure you
and your colleagues confirm participation early.
I look forward to learning and benefiting from our combined experiences in shaping and driving our futures on a shared quest
for achieving growth, innovation and leadership.
Sincerely,
Aroop Zutshi
Global President & Managing Partner
Frost & Sullivan
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GIL 2012: EuropeThe Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership
9 May 2012 | Grange Hotel, St Paul’s, London, United Kingdom
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g Business Developmentg Competitive Intelligenceg Corporate Developmentg Corporate Venture Fund g Investorsg Marketing
g Marketing Researchg Research & Developmentg Salesg Strategic Planningg Venture Capital
Your "C" Suite: CEO, CTO, CSO, CFO, COO
Who Should Attend?
Growth Strategy Dialogues
A Growth Strategy Dialogue (GSD) is a customised session for
Senior Executives facilitated by a Frost & Sullivan growth
strategy consultant and a tenured industry analyst. Ask
questions and brainstorm with experts to evaluate and
enhance your growth strategy. These on-site sessions are very
exclusive, with a limited number of slots, and are always
oversubscribed. Reservations will be confirmed on a first-come,
first-served basis. To express your interest in scheduling your
confidential one-on-one session, email [email protected] with
the subject line Growth Strategy Dialogues EU.
Why is this a 'MUST-ATTEND' Event?
g Frost & Sullivan's global community of Growth, Innovation
and Leadership is focused on sharing, engaging, and inspiring
a continuous flow of new ideas and fresh perspectives which
leverage innovation as a resource to help address global
challenges.
g Year after year, CEOs and members of their Growth Team
invest the time to experience a GIL event, renewing their
passion, fueling their creativity and gaining access to best
practices, tools and strategies that will drive growth and
inspire innovation.
g Industry Think Tank sessions afford participants the
opportunity to examine a unique 360 Degree Perspective of
their industry, global trends and critical factors influencing
market growth. These sessions will allow for interactive
exchanges with Frost & Sullivan’s analyst community and
leading industry experts.
g Benchmark and strengthen your company’s growth strategy
against proven best-practice tools and strategies.
g Gain access to a wealth of best-practice tools and strategies
to support you in critical decision making as a member of
your company's Growth Team.
Automotive World • 3M • 3M Healthcare • 3M UK • 8 Solutions • A.W. Chesterton Company• ABB • ABB Robotics • AGT • Alcatel-Lucent • Altana - Eckart • Amseymour Consulting •Anite Telecoms Ltd • AQTIS Medical BV • ARUP • Augurix Diagnostics • AW Europe • BalticOrthoservice • BARA • Bayer • Becton Dickinson & Company • BioAmber Inc. • BIOP •BLUWAN • Bombardier Transportation • Borealis AG • Bosch Rexroth AG • BT Group •CBRNE Ltd • Celltick Technologies • CEO World Magazine • Conductix • Conseq Ltd •Corden Pharma Switzerland • COVIDIEN • Daden Limited • Defendec • DELL • DeutscheTelekom AG • Dialog • DSM • Eaton Corporate • Ecofin Research Foundation • Element 8Ltd • Elsag Datamat • Elsvier • Endress & Hauser Consult AG • Engineering Capacity •Engineering Technology • Enterprise Ireland • Ericsson • ESAB • Evolva Biotech • EvonikDegussa • FinMeccanica • Fluid Automation Systems • Forum for the Future • FraunhoferEMI • Fraunhofer IAO • Fraunhofer ICT• Fraunhofer IOSB • GeoSolveIT Ltd • GlycanovaNorway • Grundfos Management A/S • Harkin's Information Ltd • HCL Technologies •Henkel AG • Hitachi • Houghton International • Huntsman • Huntsman Polyurethanes •Huntsman Tioxide • Hydra Polymers • IBM • InnovaSec Ltd • Innovation Management.se •Institute of Physical Biology • Intergraph • Invensys Operations Management • IISISInnovation Ltd • Itochu Corporation • JSP Ltd • KPN • Landor Travel Publications Ltd •Leverage • Living PlanIT • Lockheed Martin Ltd • Lockheed Martin UKIS Ltd • LOGICA •Lord Suisse Sarl • LoxBridge Research • MCD • Mizuho • Modern Security Solutions Ltd •Mott MacDonald • Nanopool Gmbh • National Physical Laboratory • Navigator • NissanTechnical Centre Europe • Novelda AS • Orange Business Services • Oregan Networks Ltd• Oxford University • PA Consulting • PARKER Merchanting • Peter Reineck AssociatesLimited • Private Equity Recruitment Limited • Radar Group International AB • RADICI •Railway Safety and Standards Board • RBS • Sabic Innovative Plastics • Schneider Electric •Selex Communications • SIFE VU • Sigma Tau - Health Science • SITC • SKF • Solaris Mobile• Statkraft • Sword Ciboodle • Technology Strategy Board • Telephonica O2 UK Ltd • TheHartford Financial Services Group • The Science Centre in Finland • The State of Indiana UKOffice • Tour & Andersson AB • Turkish Investment Agency • UBE • Unilever • University ofBirmingham, EECE • UPS Baltics • Vacon • Valeo • Virgin Group • Voestalpine AG • Voltalia •WABCO • Wavestore Ltd • Yokogawa Europe • Zimmer
Partial List of Past GIL Participants:
08:00 REGISTRATION, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND
ONLINE GIL COMMUNITY TOUR
08:45 WELCOME TO THE GIL JOURNEY
Speaker: Dorman Followwill
Partner and Director EIA
Frost & Sullivan
09:00 Keynote: THE JOURNEY TO VISIONARY INNOVATION -
THE SIX PLATFORMS OF GIL
Speaker: Aroop Zutshi
Managing Partner and Global President
Frost & Sullivan
To survive and thrive in the future business environment, both as an individual and
as a company, innovation has now become an essential ingredient. Aroop will talk
about why innovation is critical to success, where innovation comes from, how to
become a visionary innovator and your next steps. Whether you are inspired
about future prospects or anxious about the negative impacts the future will bring,
this research-based talk will bring some valuable insights to your life and future
strategy.
Key Take Aways:
• Why Innovation is essential for all players in the global economy
• Corporate Enlightenment: What it is and how it can stifle success
• Where Innovation comes from and how to nurture it
• How to create a foundation or platform for Innovation
• What you can do today to start your path to Visionary Innovation
• How Visionary Innovation can change your life
09:20 THE IMPACT OF MEGA TRENDS ON YOUR COMPANY,
CAREER AND INDUSTRY
Growth Thought Leader: Sarwant Singh
Partner
Frost & Sullivan
This presentation sets the stage for visionary thinking by identifying the most
important global Mega Trends, potential scenarios of specific trends in 2020, and
the implications of these Mega Trends in transforming industries, markets and
cultures. In the high-energy interactive session that follows, you will brainstorm
with fellow participants to identify the most pertinent global forces which can
impact your business and personal lives, and the next generation business models
for success.
Key Take-Aways:
• A methodology for identifying, defining and evaluating Mega Trends
and their implications for your industry and your organisation, insight
into opportunities/threats arising out of future Mega Trends, and on
preparing contingency plans based on probable scenarios
• A fresh approach to gauge the future direction of Mega Trends to
develop appropriate market strategies
• Ways to analyse growth opportunities in your industry and generate
powerful ideas for design/development and technology planning
09:40 TECHVISIONS 2020: A SYSTEMATIC INNOVATION
SERENDIPITY ENGINE
Growth Thought Leader: Ankit Shukla
Practice Director – Technical Insights
Frost & Sullivan
The TechVision 2020 research initiative identifies 50 of the most exciting
technologies and innovations that will shape our world in the coming years. The
collected intelligence on these selected technologies are spread across nine
Technology Clusters that represent the bulk of R&D and innovation activity today.
These technologies are rapidly evolving and form a vortex of innovation, driving
new concepts, products, and services. Gain insight into how top emerging and
innovative technologies will impact industries, strategies and businesses
10:00 GIL 2012: GROWTH, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP
AWARD
10:15 Growth Thought Leadership: VALUE LEAKAGE - THE
GREATEST THREAT TO PROFITABLE GROWTH
Speaker: Jeff Thull
CEO and President
Prime Resource Group, Inc.
If you are investing heavily in creating innovative and high-value solutions, but
are not seeing the profitable growth you expected, value leakage could be
sabotaging the execution of your strategy. Innovation is not complete until
your customers comprehend and invest in the total value of your solutions and
can accurately measure net profit impact. Translate your strategy into bottom-
line results.
Key Take-Aways:
• Examine how you may be innovating beyond your customer’s ability
to capitalise on your unique value
• Recognise how innovative value becomes fragmented and
commoditised
• Understand why customer net profit is at the heart of innovation
and growth
• Seven tough questions to bring your leadership team into alignment
Agenda
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10:45 EXHIBITION, NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT
BREAK
11:00 Think Tank 1: THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL MEGA TRENDS
ON INDUSTRIES, INVESTMENTS AND CAREERS
Facilitator: Sarwant Singh
Partner
Frost & Sullivan
Mega Trends are global, sustained and macroeconomic forces defining our future
world and its increasing pace of change. Mega Trends have diverse meanings and
impacts for different industries, companies and individuals. An analysis of these
Mega Trends and their implications forms an important component of a
company’s future strategy, development and innovation process, and impacts
product and technology planning. The objective of the workshop is to set the
stage for visionary thinking by learning how to leverage interactive tools to:
• Understand opportunities/threats arising out of future Mega Trends
and to prepare contingency plans based on probable scenarios
• Prioritise seeking future customers based on emerging Mega Trends
in new geographies, emerging economies, and new attitudes and
preferences of consumers
• Align future Mega Trends with your current vision and strategy
• Align current strategy to expected accelerating change in future
technology and needs of the “Customer of the Future”
• Learn the Macro to Micro methodology of applying Mega Trends and
uncovering the billion dollar Innovation opportunities
Structured industry groups will give you the opportunity to collaborate with
your industry's peers and Frost & Sullivan Growth consultants/analysts to
brainstorm on how to effectively capitalise on growth opportunities.
12:30 NETWORKING LUNCHEON
13:15 Growth Success Story: SMART INVESTING - SURVIVING
IN A WORLD OF VISIONARY INNOVATION
Growth Thought Leader: Andrew Calvert
VP Business & Financial Services
Frost & Sullivan
13:45 This session will comprise of 2 separate tracks:
A: Implementation Excellence - Aimed at Corporate Clients
B: Investment Opportunities - Aimed at Financial and Professional
Services Clients
A. Implementation Excellence Think Tank: IMPLEMENTATION
EXCELLENCE - LEVERAGING BEST PRACTICES FOR THE TOP
10 GROWTH PROCESSES
Facilitator: Gary Jeffery
Partner
Frost & Sullivan
CEOs report their greatest internal challenge to growth is "implementing the
growth strategy with the current management team." This interactive workshop
will provide a hands-on experience, exploring the top 10 growth processes while
providing delegates the opportunity to apply tools in a real-time exercise to
validate and benchmark their existing strategies against best-practice
implementation. Companies that master these tools will have a tremendously
powerful competitive advantage!
Key Take Aways:
• Understand the top 10 Growth Processes and how they are
implemented
• Learn how to benchmark your company with these best practices
• Gain insights to spark this programme in your own company
B. Investment Opportunities Think Tank: IDENTIFYING THE MOST
PROMISING AREAS FOR INVESTMENT AND ACQUISITION
Facilitator: Andrew Calvert
Vice President Business & Financial Services
Frost & Sullivan
With M&A volumes still depressed and large volumes of capital chasing too few
opportunities, the importance of proactively identifying investment theses and
building relationships with targets in advance of transactional opportunity has
never been greater. In this session we will profile some of the most interesting
themes, segments and stories we are seeing in some of the most dynamic sectors
of the economy, for investors and advisors across the corporate lifecycle.
The track will be segmented into three 30-minute sessions:
1. Cleantech & Green Energy
Chair: Alina Bakhareva
Research Manager – Renewable Energy
Frost & Sullivan
With strong fundamental drivers but uncertain government policy outlook and
huge variance in economics and prospects between renewable modalities across
their respective value chains, renewable energy can be a minefield for successful
investment. Similarly, themes like energy efficiency and smart grid are rippling
across the energy and industrial products sectors, and problems like energy
storage and next-generation batteries (particularly for electric vehicles) hold
huge potential for those who can innovate and commercialise most effectively.
Agenda
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2. Aerospace, Defence & Security
Chair: Diogenis Papiomytis
Principal Consultant, Aerospace, Defence & Security
Frost & Sullivan
As defence spending in G7 nations slows, many investors are turning away from
these sectors, but behind the macroeconomic picture and outside the developed
powers there is huge opportunity and strong structural growth, and themes like
big data have huge application in the sector. Commercial Aviation is under severe
pressure from fuel and tax costs, as well as increased competition from China,
but global passenger volumes look set to rise and will favour those with the right
exposures across the components, services, carrier operations and infrastructure
segments. Security is a theme that will remain high-profile across civil, military,
industrial, commercial and residential applications, with strong consolidation
drivers in the services industry as well as consistent innovation in technologies
around detection & identification, access control, biometrics and e-passport
implementation.
3. Specialty Chemicals
Chair: Bill Stringer
Principal Consultant, Practice Director, Chemicals
Materials & Foods
Frost & Sullivan
The specialty chemicals industry is undergoing sweeping change as manufacturers
increasingly move downstream and refocus businesses on end-user markets, but
with the huge diversity of products, chemistries and applications it can be difficult
to pick the winning players, particularly given turmoil in many of the end markets.
We expect accelerated transactional activity and robust valuations in a number
of key segments, as well as double-digit growth around key themes such as
fracking (from both a functional chemicals and water treatment perspective) and
continued innovation around the biochemicals trend impacting almost every
segment.
15:15 EXHIBITION, REFRESHMENTS AND NETWORKING
BREAK
15:30 Growth Thought Leadership: A GLOBAL ALLIANCE
PARTNERSHIP BEST-IN-CLASS INNOVATOR
Growth Thought Leader: Angela Selden
Co-Chairman
Arise Virtual Solutions
15:45 Think Tank III: THE GROWTH DIAGNOSTIC -
MEASURING YOUR COMPANY’S FUTURE GROWTH
POTENTIAL
Facilitators: Aroop Zutshi
Managing Partner and Global President
Frost & Sullivan
Brian Denker
VP & Global Head GIL
Frost & Sullivan
An essential element of any company’s growth process is to understand where
the company is positioned today in terms of growth and to gain an understanding
of where the future growth potential of the company is headed. This system will
provide the diagnostic tools and measurement system to provide a totally new
perspective on how to benchmark your company versus the industry and gain
new insights into its future growth potential.
Key Take Aways:
• Learn how to benchmark and diagnose your company’s growth
processes vs. best practice
• Gain insight and a measurement system on "the future growth
potential" of your company
• Learn how to apply this tool to strategy, investments and your
career
17:15 GIL Bites: FROM VISIONARIES, INNOVATORS AND
LEADERS - THE GOLDEN NUGGETS OF IDEAS,
INSIGHTS AND INSPIRATIONS
Facilitator: Brian Denker
VP & Global Head GIL
Frost & Sullivan
Award Recipient: David Bott
Director of Innovation Programmes
Technology Strategy Board
17:45 GIL 2012: BEYOND THE JOURNEY TO VISIONARY
INNOVATION
18:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION
19:00 2012 GROWTH EXCELLENCE AWARDS RECEPTION
AND BANQUET
(Requires Pre-Registration)
Agenda
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KEYNOTES & SPEAKERS
Andrew CalvertVice President – Business & Financial ServicesFrost & Sullivan
Andrew Calvert is the Vice President for the Financial& Business Services business unit for EMEA and NorthAmerica. Andrew has 14 years of Professional Servicesexpertise, which include 8 years developing Frost &Sullivan’s Financial & Business Services practice. He hasparticular expertise in client management and business
development, delivering commercial due diligence and advisory services tosupport transactions and investment decisions and group P&L management andpractice development. His career highlights include senior business developmentand client management roles in the consulting and professional services sectorand in TMT and e-business solutions, with firms including Arkwright-Halogen,iXL Enterprises and Thermo Electron’s Trex Communications. He holds aLl.B.Law from the University of Exeter, UK.
Angela Selden Co-ChairmanArise Virtual Solutions Inc.
Angela Selden is Co-Chairman of Arise VirtualSolutions Inc., the world’s leading provider of virtualbusiness solutions. Angela was appointed as Co-Chairman in 2011 after having served as ChiefExecutive Officer for six years. Angela is a visionarywho established virtual business services as a
mainstream solution for Fortune 500 companies, and was instrumental in growingArise into an industry leader, providing superior results and high client satisfactionand generating outstanding year-over-year revenue growth. Before joining Arisein 2005, Angela spent 18 years at Accenture, a global management consulting,technology services and outsourcing company. During her last five years, sheserved as Managing Partner of the North American Consumer and Industrialgroup. She doubled the revenue of this group to $550 million in three years anddrove 20 percent growth for the two prior consecutive years leading Accenture’sNorth American Retail practice.
Ankit A. Shukla Practice Director – Technical InsightsFrost & Sullivan
Ankit A. Shukla is responsible for designing, managingand delivering the Technical Insights value propositionacross industries in Europe, Israel and Africa. Heforesees the evaluation and application of thoughtleadership platforms and frameworks like TechVision2020, Wave of Innovation and Diffusion of Innovation –
to name a few. His particular expertise and interest lie in deciphering thecomplexities of innovation as a process and understanding how to apply relatedstrategies to achieve growth for clients. Ankit’s career highlights include managingand executing over 75 projects across technology clusters, establishing regionalresearch groups and expanding the business unit’s horizon. He holds a Master’sdegree in Control Engineering from the University of Sheffield, UK.
Aroop ZutshiGlobal President & Managing PartnerFrost & Sullivan
Aroop Zutshi is the Managing Partner and GlobalPresident for Frost & Sullivan. He manages theindustrial CBUs in North America and workes onclient projects, supporting them in developing theirgrowth strategies. He has consulted with severalFortune 500 companies in the last 15 years. Aroop
started the Asia Pacific and Latin American operations for Frost & Sullivan. Todaywe have 14 offices in APAC and four locations in Latin America. He started thecompany’s first BPO in Chennai, India. Prior to joining Frost & Sullivan, he spentfive years in sales and marketing for one of the world’s leading manufacturers ofMachine Tools in U.K. Aroop graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1984 andearned his MBA in 1989.
Brian DenkerVice President & Global Head – Growth,Innovation and LeadershipFrost & Sullivan
Brian Denker is the Vice President & Global Head ofGrowth, Innovation and Leadership. Brian oversees theglobalisation and continued expansion of the GILcommunity. This unique network engages today’s topindustry visionaries, innovators and growth thought
leaders who are focused on sharing ideas, developing new insights and enablingits members to leverage innovation as a resource to help shape a better futurefor their companies and their careers. Since joining Frost & Sullivan in 2004, Brianhas overseen the development and enhancement of various client offeringsworldwide, including interactive and live events, strategic marketing initiatives,and has further strengthened the organisation’s industry ties with variousrecognised media and associations. Prior to joining Frost & Sullivan, Brian spentmore than 10 years as a creative services professional in both the traditional andinteractive world of marketing, advertising and technology. Among his diverseportfolio of expertise, he has worked with both B2B and B2C organisations indriving effective campaign strategies and managing complex projectimplementations for companies such as CourtTV, the BBC, GAP, Inc., Pfizer, andthe National Children’s Leukemia Foundation.
Dorman FollowwillPartner and Director, Europe, Israel and AfricaFrost & Sullivan
Dorman Followwill’s inspirational leadership andcontributions to the global Frost & Sullivan team haveaccounted for outstanding performance in regional EIAsales and profit as a Partner, Director and ExecutiveCommittee member for the Europe, Israel, and Africaregion, in 2008 and 2009, as well as record profitability
in the Healthcare business unit in North America from 2002-2005. Dorman hasplayed a leading role in some of the largest consulting engagements in the historyof the firm, including ongoing projects with Bayer Biologicals and Philips, and keyprojects with Merck Chemicals, Montagu Private Equity, and Novartis. Dormanhas a B.A. in The Management of Organisations from Stanford University andcurrently resides in Oxford, U.K., with his family.
Gary JefferyPartner, Director - UK OperationsFrost & Sullivan
Gary Jeffery is a Partner and founding member of Frost& Sullivan's European Executive Committee. Garyjoined Frost & Sullivan in 1997 and since then has builtand developed teams that have accounted for much ofthe company's growth in the region. In particular, Garyestablished Frost & Sullivan's first consulting practice as
the company diversified away from purely published research content. Gary alsomanaged the largest vertically aligned business unit - the Industrial Group, fromwhich a number of successul business units and leaders have evolved. Garyactively retains a close link to Frost & Sullivan's client base, most notably throughapplying his deep understanding of project methodologies to complex multi-region consulting assignments. Gary holds a First Class degree from StirlingUniversity in French and Business Studies.
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Jeff ThullPresident and CEOPrime Resource Group
Jeff Thull is a leading-edge strategist, author andvalued advisor for executive teams of majorcompanies worldwide. As President and CEO ofPrime Resource Group, he has designed andimplemented business transformation andprofessional development programs for companies
such as Shell, 3M, Siemens, Boston Scientific and HP, as well as many fasttrack, start-up companies. He is sought after as a thought leader and keynotespeaker in the arena of sales and market strategies for companies involvedin complex sales.
Sarwant SinghPartnerFrost & Sullivan
Sarwant Singh is responsible for developing andimplementing business strategy, fulfillment of high-value consulting projects as Project Leader, anddeveloping content strategy for Frost & Sullivan’sEuropean Transportation Practice. He is also theglobal leader in developing Frost & Sullivan’s
Growth Strategy Workshop capabilities. Since joining Frost & Sullivan inMarch 1999, Sarwant has managed over 150 strategic consulting projects inthe Automotive and Transportation sector. He specialises in facilitatingGrowth Strategy Workshops for Frost & Sullivan clients, combiningengineering acumen with strong commercial and business awareness.
2012 GROWTH, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP (GIL)AWARDS
David BottDirector of Innovation ProgrammesTechnology Strategy Board
David was appointed as Director of InnovationPlatforms in the Technology Strategy Board in July2007. He was then made Director of InnovationProgrammes in July 2008. David graduated from theUniversity of Sussex with a BSc in Polymer Science.He stayed on to do a PhD sponsored by ICI Plastics,
spending the summers working in their laboratories at Welwyn Garden City.As a result of this experience, he joined the British Petroleum ResearchCentre at Sunbury-on-Thames where he led a team working on electricallyconductive polymers, polymer batteries and non-linear optics. 8 years laterhe joined Courtaulds to set up and run their Strategic Research Group. Inaddition he spent separate years responsible for Carbon Fibre Research(1989) and Performance Films (1992)(in America). After another 8 years heleft to join ICI Acrylics as Research Director. He then joined National Starch,where he was responsible for research in their Specialty Synthetic ResinsDivision for 2 years and then became a Director of Group Technology forICI.
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