Prescience: Recent Episodes
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In this series we talk with people inside industry about the work that they are doing to shape the future. In doing so we expose their insights and wisdom to a broader audience and hope to inspire listeners to make even more positive change in their organisation.
In the ninth episode of this series, we speak with James Smith, currently Research Funding and Development Manager at Coventry University. James is experienced in developing funding bids and strategies, having worked in higher education and industry in similar roles. James has a passion for sustainability and clean energy, which was ignited when he supported
In the eighth episode of this series, we speak to Ben Anderson, founder of AddQual, a company specialising in advanced measurement, inspection and part qualification services. Ben is passionate about utilising data and automation to increase useable life of high value complex parts. He started his career in aerospace manufacturing over two decades ago and
In the seventh episode of this series, we speak with David Baxter, an associate professor of innovation at the University of Southampton. David's research focuses on innovation processes, answering the question, How do firms innovate successfully? This includes Agile as a philosophy and approach, learning, and customer insight methods. He also has varied consulting experience,
We are very excited to announce our latest episode of Prescience with the wonderful Pauli Markkanen, who is the Programme Executive for the Orpheus programme at Rolls-Royce. After getting a degree in aerospace engineering, Pauli has been knocking around technology and new product development in various guises for longer than he cares to remember. His
In the fifth episode of this series, we speak with Simon Jones. Simon has worked at the forefront of advanced manufacture and technology for over a decade. He is currently the CTO at Domin, market leader in digital motion products, and is passionate about combining the latest technologies with brilliant people to make a lasting
In the fourth episode of the series we speak with Gary Cutts, Future Flight Challenge Director at UK Research & Innovation, about the huge transformation currently underway in the Aviation sector. Gary discusses the rapid change taking place in the sector, shares some examples of the innovative work that has already been done including the
In the third episode of this series, we speak to Jose Garcia-Urruchi, Head of Digital Engineering Capability at Jaguar Land Rover on recent disruptive changes to product design within the automotive industry and how transformation of working practices is essential to maintaining their competitiveness.
In the second episode of this series, we speak to Lawton Green, the Strategic Client Partner for Aerospace & Defence at Quest Global on the evolution of engineering skills in the Aerospace & Defence sector. We also discuss the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic to working patterns in this sector and the outlook
In this launch episode we talk with Mark Wharton, co-founder and inventor of Iotics, to discuss the opportunities and challenges in creating data ecosystems and the value in collaborating now to realise future benefits.