Kieren Paterson started his career in 1998 at significant Cambridge employer Marshall majoring in engineer and technology and working with major #aerospace companies. He then moved into management within the business, and then, as part of company’s constant innovation, the idea of FutureWorx was born and Kieren found himself there.

FutureWorx looks at the Horizon Three (10+year) space and aims to identify opportunities early and then look at ideas that have the possibility of solutions created to fill the gap. If the idea is successful, it could then be spun out of, or back-in to the business ticking both the #entrepreneurship and #intrapreneurship boxes.

Their first product is LilyPad – a permanently deployed system of #UAVs located on offshore wind farms.

Kieren talks to us about how they work with the entrepreneurial community, manufacturing companies, and the larger corporations who would be interested in the R&D at FutureWorx. It’s a really great story of a way of building new businesses within an established company.

Tune in for a great story of a large company that goes through transformation to keep relevant in a very competitive space.

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Ben Stanton, Insights Manager at Deloitte returns to talk to us about the 2024 #TMT Predictions, and to look back on the 2023 predictions to see what was a hit, and what was a miss.

The four main prediction themes are:

#GenerativeAI

#Sustainability

#Media #Entertainment and #Sports

#Telecom and #Technology

Tune in for a whistlestop, and insightful tour of the insights and let us know which you think will be the biggest hit for 2024.

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This is a short episode, looking at some of the things we’ve done in 2023, and some of the plans for 2024. Neatly sandwiched in the middle are a short selection of bloopers, fluffs (or bluffs!) to make you giggle.

Season’s Greetings to all our listeners, and we wish you all good health and happiness.

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In this episode we recorded at the Form the Future annual conference held on 1st December at the Moller Centre in Cambridge. Many of us are responsible for hiring, and certainly working with colleagues of all generations, so this was an insightful day on how we can better engage.

We had a fantastic time listening to the sessions, and talking to politicians, teachers, employers and academics who are all part of the community that supports the vital work that Form the Future and Cambridge LaunchPad does. Tune in and hear some great ways that you can engage in building the next generation of our workforce.

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This week we were delighted to be on site at the Cambridge Wireless International Conference #CWIC2023 as the official podcast provider.

Paul Crane introduces the conference ‘From the moon to the deep blue sea’. Then we talk to Peter Kibutu of TTP ‘At Altitude’ about #NTN; ‘Terrestrial’ with Nick Johnson of UKTIN; James Thomas of Jet Connectivity about #MarineTech, and finally Ben Timmons of Qualcomm about #Convergence.

Tune in for a really interesting overview into the current cellular/mobile and wireless industry.

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Our two guests this week are Michelle Lim, Behavioural Scientist at Cambridge Consultants and Micol Spitale, Post Doctoral Researcher at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Computer Science and Technology investigating #robotics.

A collaboration between academia and business, the duo has collaborated on using #technology to address one of the biggest challenges in society – in this instance using a robotic coach to focus on #mentalhealth and #wellbeing in the workplace.

Would a robot supplement practitioners in supporting good mental health of our employees?

Should technology be used as a preventative measure?

How do you handle confidentiality?

We talk about how robotics can be used in future immersive experiences in healthcare and beyond and consider whether models that are being created are fair, un-biased and ethical.

Tune in to find out more about this exciting project, and the potential for robotics in our everyday life.

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Today we are introduced to Hydrogen Storage and Carbon Capture – what it means and why it is needed.

We start with a detailed explanation of the challenges and opportunity from Aurelia Li and David Fairen-Jiminez.

We learn how Immaterial is working to address the expense of decarbonisation and enable companies to achieve net zero targets with their advanced materials and systems solutions, particularly for the more complex industries where processes are difficult to evolve.

And of course, we find out more about Aurelia and Davide, including how things sometimes happen as an accident!

Take a look at the following link's if you would like to see what MOFs look like:

• Model of a MOF that’s well-studied in academia
• 3D printed model of a MOF

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We are joined by Shamus Husheer and Oriane Chausiaux who are co-founders of Heartfelt Technologies.

Heart failure is a chronic condition costing the NHS £2bn a year, and most hospitalisations are preventable. And that’s where Heartfelt Technologies comes in with their #AI and non-invasive tracking system.

Tune in to find out more about the AI solution and their experiences with setting up businesses, filing patents, clinical trials, fundraising, team building, awards, and much more

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It’s the 2023 Chris Abell Post Doc Business Plan competition and we’re joined by Christine Martin from Cambridge Enterprise.

We hear from the six finalists before finding out who picks up the 2023 prizes. Watch out for these people, who are certainly ones to watch of the future - Mark E. Carrington, Oxonium Energy; Abolfazal Mostaani, XinaTec; Ismail Sami, Mostli; Molly Haugen, Aetosense; Kamil Sokolowski Semantics, Ahmed Elwaraky, K-STEM.

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Whilst we have huge opportunities and wealth in Cambridge, there is a side of the city that is struggling. In fact, inequality in Cambridge holds the unforgivable moniker of being the most unequal city in the UK.

And that is a label that we want to actively start to eliminate.

In this episode, we are joined by a panel of speakers who will shed light on the issues and discuss how we can make a long-term impact.

Rachel Hales from Get Synergised is sparking connections and igniting change between businesses and the non-profit sector; Sarah Crick from the Red Hen Project supports families to raise happy independent kids in some of the most poverty-stricken parts of the city; and Steve Thompson of Form the Future links pupils in schools with future work opportunities and increases #socialmobility.

This is an eye-opening episode for very different reasons to normal, as it recognises the issues faced across the city, but then gives examples and solutions to start fixing the problem.

Tune in and find out how you can make the ‘S’ of ESG really count.

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