Andy Reed OBE with LLEP Innovation Board members and CEO of Innovate UK CEO Indro Mukerjee - thanks to University of Leicester for hosting.
Innovation is a key pillar of our economic strategy alongside boosting productivity, sustainability and inclusive growth and is at the heart of how we can help our local economy address our long term issues. Thanks to the leadership of Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL for taking on this strand and helping our Innovation Festival become a key part of the business calendar.
The discussion rightly covered the importance of the Skills agenda Jo Maher, C.Sci, MSc Verity Hancock and a ‘Place’ approach to diversity in the role of innovation