Innovation Board
The Innovation Board is charged by the OxLEP Board with developing a strategic and coordinated approach to innovation activities across Oxfordshire’s world-leading innovation ecosystem.
The group also supports and drives forward Oxfordshire’s economic growth ambitions, as articulated in the Oxfordshire Local Industrial Strategy and supporting Investment Plan, to position Oxfordshire as one of the top three global innovation ecosystems by 2040.
Chair: Dr Lesley Thompson: VP Academic and Government Strategic Alliance, Elsevier
Other sub-group members:
- Prof. Chas Bountra: Pro Vice-Chancellor for Innovation, University of Oxford
- Stuart Martin: CEO, Satellite Applications Catapult
Prof. Ian Chapman: CEO, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Paul Beasley: Head of R&D, Siemens UK
James Colgate: Operations Director, Williams Grand Prix Engineering
- Prof. Linda King: Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research & Global Partnerships, Oxford Brookes University
- Sarah Haywood Price: Managing Director, Advanced Oxford
- Agne Milukaite: Founder, Cycle Land
Prof. Andrew Harrison: CEO, Diamond Light Source
Barbara Ghinelli: Director, Business Development and Clusters, Harwell Campus (STFC)
Jane Galsworthy: Managing Director, Oxford Innovation Services
Roger Neal: Technical Services Manager, Sophos UK
David Legg: Regional Manager, UKRI
Adam Stoten: SVP Academic Partnerships, Evotec
