Breakfast Briefing with Ilan Gur, CEO, Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
Join us for this Breakfast Briefing which will explore new paths to prosperity for the UK through R&D.
When registering for this event you can choose whether you would prefer to attend in-person or virtually. Please note in-person capacity is limited, and any members we are unable to accommodate face-to-face will be offered the opportunity to join virtually. The livestream will run from 08:30- 09:30.
We are delighted to welcome Ilan Gur, CEO of the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) for this special briefing, in which we will explore the role of R&D in catalysing growth by unlocking scientific and technological breakthroughs.
Join us on the day and you will:
- Understand ARIA’s research model and where cross-sector collaboration can support the delivery of inventive solutions
- Explore how big issues facing society can be uniquely addressed by science and technology
- Pose your question directly to Ilan in a live audience Q&A
Speaker
Ilan Gur is the founding CEO of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency. Ilan has forged his career managing cutting-edge research and innovation for the benefit of society. He previously founded Activate, a US-based non-profit which empowered scientists and engineers to bring groundbreaking research to market. Prior to this, Ilan established two science-based start-ups and served in the first generation of Programme Directors at ARPA-E.
Ilan obtained a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
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