Knowledge Networks: London and the Ox-Cam Arc

Talk

Tuesday 16 June 2020
10:00 - 11:00

Cambridge Assessment Reception Level, Eric Parry Architects © Keith Heppell

Hear from industry leaders about how to future-proof the needs for the knowledge economy sector within the Golden Triangle

NLA launches Knowledge Networks, a research paper examining the needs for futureproofing the knowledge economy in Oxford, Cambridge and London, the so-called Golden Tringle. Today, as we face an unprecedented crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the knowledge economy sector is more critical than ever, demonstrated by region’s response to the crisis, strengths in life sciences and by the remarkable speed of innovation and collaboration emerged in.

What can we do to future-proof the region to future shocks? How might COVID-19 impact the education, science and healthcare sectors in the short to medium term? And what longer term implications may we see in the way we plan, design and build for these sectors?

In this talk, we will hear from industry leaders about how to future-proof the needs for the knowledge economy sector within the Golden Triangle.

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Programme

10:00 Welcome from Chair

Peter Murray, Curator-in-Chief, New London Architecture (Chair)

10:05 The growth of the knowledge economy across the Golden Triangle

David Williams, Head of Science and Technology, Bidwells

10:15 Future-proofing design

Peter Baird, Senior Associate, Perkins and Will

10:35 Panel discussion and Q&A

Speakers above plus

Charles Walford, Property Director, Stanhope

Emma Frost, Director of Innovation, Sustainability and Community, LLDC

Jodie Eastwood, Chief Executive, Knowledge Quarter

11:00 End

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Speaker biographies

Senior Associate, Perkins&Will

Charles Walford

Director, Stanhope PLC

Chair, The UK Innovation Districts Group

Partner, Business Space Agency and Head of Science & Technology, Bidwells

Chief Executive , London’s Knowledge Quarter

Peter Murray OBE

Co-Founder, NLA

Programme Champions

Creative Places

Penoyre & Prasad

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