This final Futures Cafe of 2013 focused on the University's strategic objectives of enabling staff and student innovation and enterprise. See below for the outline programme and to presenters' slides. Nick Skelton, Assistant Director of IT Services (Infrastructure) blogged his notes from the afternoon which give a good flavour of the presentations and discussion.
13.00 Arrivals, lunch available
14.00 Welcome and opening remarks [link to PowerPoint - intro slides]
Dr Lesly Huxley, Director, R&D/ILRT and Dr John Manley, Lay member of Council (Chair)
14.15 Current practice, future aspirations: successes and challenges
Dr Liz Holcombe, Lecturer, Civil Engineering
Dr Phil Langton, Senior Lecturer in Physiology and Director of Education Innovation [link to PowerPoint file]
Paul Walk, Head of Technology Strategy and Planning, EDINA [link to his slides on slideshare]
Nick Sturge, Business Incubator Manager, Research Enterprise Development (RED)
15.30 Refreshments
16.00 Discussion, chaired by Dr John Manley
17.00 Close