Archives: Speakers

Spencer works with cornerstone clients supporting execution of clinical programs across a wide range of therapeutic areas including vaccines.  Spencer and his team specialize in strategic planning initiatives and bring effective solutions for streamlining and standardization of study operations from start-up to close-out

Alexandra Bolton has been CDBB’s Executive Director since the Centre came to Cambridge in August 2017. She works across CDBB’s programmes, including the National Digital Twin programme and the Construction Innovation Hub, to advance the digital transformation of the built environment in order to improve people’s quality of life through improving social, economic and environmental outcomes. She joined the University of Cambridge in 2014, where she previously held roles within the Department of Engineering. She has had a varied career, having worked in industry and the City including as an oil trader for a world leading commodities house, and as a chemical engineer for one of the oil majors. She holds an MA in Chemical Engineering and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law

Mark is a keen champion of innovation in the context of collaborative delivery models and he is particularly interested in transformational change in the infrastructure industry (including: digital transformation, Smart Infrastructure, low-carbon sustainable solutions, platform-based delivery and design for manufacture and assembly). As Mott MacDonald’s Chief Technical Officer, he is accountable to the Executive Board for technical excellence across the Group. As the Head of the National Digital Twin Programme within the Centre for Digital Built Britain, Mark provides leadership for this ambitious programme.  In addition, he is the Digital Transformation workstream lead on “Project 13” for the Infrastructure Client Group, which represents the UK’s major infrastructure client organisations.  Mark was the Lead Author of the Infrastructure Carbon Review, published by HM Treasury.

Tim Fendley is an information designer with over 25 years’ experience creating system architecture for some of the world’s most important cities. In 2003, Tim founded Applied Information Group on the premise that a city has to be treated as one entity in the eyes of the public. Now an established, award-winning practice working with governmental organisations, Applied’s portfolio spans citywide wayfinding for London, Paris, New York, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Edmonton, Cleveland, Seattle, Lusail and Sentosa Island, transport systems for Vancouver, Dublin and Toronto, and system architecture for global companies and institutions such as the MET, the National Gallery, London, Google and Princeton University. Tim coined the term ‘Legible London’ with the original London wayfinding study for TfL, an innovative approach to implementing a system in a global city and one which forms the basis for many of the practice’s projects today.

Outside of Applied, Tim co-established the renowned information design company MetaDesign with Prof. Dr. Erik Spiekermann, responsible for designing Audi and VW identities, redesign of the Economist and the first citywide wayfinding system in Bristol, UK. He is also the Founder of Living Map, a mapping technology company designed to deliver public access to smart city initiatives. A campaigner for the development of accessible wayfinding systems for public places, Tim has held talks on the subject at the London School of Economics, Reading University, Sign Design Society and the International Institute for Information Design, Vienna, and has been a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art working with the Helen Hamlyn Centre, a department focused on inclusive design.

Prabuddha has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and specialized in protein therapeutics and scale up including MAbs. He has over 20 years of experience in various companies, and positions, including establishment of production facilities, for therapeutics and biologicals, vaccines and blood derived products.

In his most recent role, as an entrepreneur, he has co-founded Premas Biotech 15 years ago, along with the team. Premas has become of the top protein research and manufacturing companies in India and globally.

Apart from his other business interests, he is most interested in process efficiency enhancement, and has been very actively involved and implemented “Lean Management” at Premas Biotech, or the “Toyota production Process” one of the first company in India for the biology sector, along with electronic information acquisition and documentation. This provides entire bandwidth of traceability, information management and process deliveries.

He has over 22 publications in international journals, 8 US patents pending, and 4 patent applications

Aeronautical engineer, specialising in aerodynamic measurement systems and sensors. Diverse management positions in aircraft and jet engine manufacturing, cooling systems, centrifugal and axial fans for industrial and tunnel/metro applications. Currently responsible for global business development of underground infrastructure ventilation within Howden.

Ventsim

Mechanical engineer, specialising in computational fluid dynamics. Started as a software developer at Chasm Consulting (now owned by Howden), developing new features and improving simulation algorithms in Ventsim™. Leading to developing Pumpsim and becoming product manager for Pumpsim, trainer and consultant using Ventsim and Pumpsim. Now, manager for Howden Ventsim Australia, responsible for development, sales, training, and consulting activities for Ventsim and Pumpsim products.

Ian Wright leads the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) – the representative voice for companies and trade associations across food and drink.  Before joining FDF in March 2015 he spent 14 years with Diageo plc – the world’s largest drinks business.  There he was the member of the executive committee responsible for the company’s reputation as it became one of the world’s most trusted and respected companies.  Earlier, he worked for Boots The Chemist and Mars Confectionery and had spells in consultancy and politics.  He chairs the Food & Drink Sector Council – the Government’s industry advisory body.  He also chairs the Food & Drink Trade Association Round Table.  Ian received a CBE for political and public service in August 2015.