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Talk with former Director of Research and Technology at Rolls-Royce, Professor Ric Parker CBE – 9/10/18

Date

9 October 2018

Time

17:00-18:00

Location

GC13, Metallurgy and Materials Building, University of Birmingham

Organisers

University of Birmingham

The event

Former Director of Research and Technology at Rolls-Royce, and Honorary Professor in Materials Engineering at University of Birmingham, Professor Richard (Ric) Parker CBE, will be delivering the next talk in the University’s ‘Leading Thinkers’ Series. His talk titled ‘Models for Industrial Innovation’ will reflect on what makes innovation successful, and the difference between invention and innovation. With his extensive knowledge, Ric will explore the various models and approaches for corporate innovation by using examples from the different companies that have successfully employed each of his models.

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