Supported by the Prime Minister, the G8 Innovation Conference brought together today’s leading innovators and thought leaders across disciplines, from the G8 and beyond. From public policy to science and technology, this conference facilitated conversations that influence the dialogue throughout the UK G8 Presidency.
Christine Losecaat curated the conference content.
High profile speakers included:
The Prime Minister
David Willetts, BIS Minister for Science and Innovation
Sir Richard Branson, who discussed entrepreneurship and innovation
Ron Dennis of McLaren who talked about innovation in F1 and how technologies spin out into other sectors
Daphne Koller, founder of Coursera, who discussed online education
Zaha Hadid, architect
Thomas Heatherwick, discussing innovation and creativity
Tom Hulme, IDEO
Dr Beau Lotto
Christofer Toumazou
Delegates included around 350 leading international entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, creatives and policy makers from more than 22 different countries.