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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

Etihad Airways, Manchester, United Kingdom

12 July 2012

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Schedule

6:30 pm 7:00 pm Drinks and Networking

7:00 pm 8:15 pm Advanced Technologies panel discussion followed by Q & A

Jeremy Webb, Editor, New Scientist
Joe McLean, CEO, Cybaman Technologies
Dr Francesco Bonnacorso, Graphene Research, Cambridge University
Jaideep Prabhu, Nehru Professor of Indian Business and Enterprise, Cambridge University

8:15 pm 9:30 pm Summer Drinks Reception

Speakers

Dr Francesco Bonnacorso
Graphene Research, Cambridge University

Graphene, the “wonder material” of the 21st century. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov who both won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics, succeeded in laying down two-dimensional carbon sheets just a single atom thick, which have astonishing physical and electronic properties. The superlatives are endless. Graphene has incredible strength and the best heat and electricity conductivity of any known material. Dr Francesco Bonnacorso will speak about the most promising commercial applications of graphene.
Joe McLean
CEO, Cybaman Technologies

As manufacturing goes digital, it is changing out of all recognition. The Replicator, a robotic manufacturing system made by Cybaman Technologies is a “3D printer”, which is capable of both additive and subtractive manufacturing. It uses laser based deposition to build objects. The Replicator, as its name suggests, is also capable of reverse engineering, by digitally scanning an object placed inside it and producing the data to build an exact replica. The Replicator is as near as current technology can get to “teleporting” in Star Trek. It can scan an object in one place and tell another machine on the other side of the world how to build an exact copy. Joe McLean will speak about the potential of “3D printing” and show complex objects that have been built by The Replicator. Recently featured in The Economist magazine.
Jeremy Webb
Editor, New Scientist

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, is the world’s largest atom smashing laboratory and the centre of the search for the Higgs boson or “God” particle. Many billions have been spent on the search for the Higgs boson, which could throw light on the origins of the universe. Little known is the hundreds of patents and technologies that have been generated by CERN such as the World Wide Web, touch screens, and innovations in imaging, computing and superconducting magnets. Jeremy Webb will speak about the most promising technologies to emerge and their commercial applications.
Jaideep Prabhu
Nehru Professor of Indian Business, Cambridge University

The motto “innovate or die” held true for firms in the 20th century. In the 21st century, “innovate faster, better and cheaper – or die” is the new mantra. Jaideep Prabhu will talk about the central themes in his new book, Jugaad Innovation, which explains how emerging economies are pioneering the art of “frugal engineering” and provide tips on how Western companies – from tech start ups to multinationals – can do more with less.

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