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Business Breakfast
17 July @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am
£29.00Join us to enjoy our monthly Business Breakfast in style with a networking breakfast at Chewton Glen.
A morning spent at this stunning venue is the perfect way to start your day: with networking, a facilitated discussion and, of course, a fabulous breakfast!
Today we welcome Dr Chris Hillier, Principal Enterprise Fellow, Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Southampton Business School.
Chris will be leading a timely discussion on: ‘Competing for Gold in Tech Olympics! Staying Ahead in the Business Arena‘.
The subject Chris is most passionate about is innovation around both business models but also through the optimal use of technology. Clearly, correct understanding and implementation of both innovation and technology are drivers that can increase your competitive edge.
Chris holds a PhD from the University of Leicester and has previously held two Professorships: in Physiology and in Innovation and Technology Transfer. He also held a Visiting Professorship with Integrated DNA Technologies, the world’s largest manufacturer of synthetic DNA in the US.
At the University of Glasgow, he led a large successful research group launching two spin-out companies: Biopta, a CRO, and Sistemic, a biotech, and won numerous awards including a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship, two Best Company Awards and a John Logie Baird Award for Innovation. At the University of the West Indies, he managed their IP portfolio, helped redesign their consulting arm and acted as an advisor to the World Bank on regional technology projects. He also sat on the Innovation Advisory Group for the economic policy organization CARIFORUM, who coordinate policy across 17 Caribbean States.
Following this, Chris held senior positions in major US healthcare companies. As Senior Director of Business Innovation for GuideWell Inc. (formerly Florida Blue), a $16B healthcare company, he acted as subject matter expert in next generation care delivery, precision medicine and digital health. He helped design, and run as COO, their award-winning Innovation Center, building industry/academic collaborations (e.g., Cisco, GE, J&J, Harvard) and managed relationships with in the region of 50 startups. Then, as Executive Director of Innovation for a major US hospital system, Dr Hillier built strategies to allow innovation at pace across diverse, siloed campuses, working with clinicians, patients and the community to build new business models and solutions. In 2021, he was hired as Head of Innovation for a UK private rented sector business developing new business areas around wellness, healthcare, and smart communities.
The format is:
- Arrive from 0730 for Coffee/Tea and Buffet Breakfast
- 0830 – Guest Speaker & Discussion
- 0930 – Conclusion
This event has been made possible with the kind sponsorship of Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa.