Draft Outline For Responsible Innovation Workshop, April / May 2011
Draft Outline For Responsible Innovation Workshop, April / May 2011
Draft Outline For Responsible Innovation Workshop, April / May 2011
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Franco-British workshop on responsible innovation London, 23-24 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Biographical sketches<br />
Speakers and chairs<br />
Rémi BARRÉ<br />
Professor of Science Policy at CNAM (Conservatoire national des arts et métiers)<br />
Rémi BARRÉ holds a Civil Engineering degree (Ecole des Mines) and a Doctorate in Economics from the Ecole<br />
des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) (Paris).<br />
He is Professor of Science Policy at CNAM university and, since 2003, scientific advisor, to the Futuris - ANRT<br />
research and innovation policy think-tank. He has participated to several High level groups to the EU<br />
Commission; he has chaired the EU expert group on the indicators for the monitoring of the European<br />
Research Area (2009).<br />
He has been, from 2006 to 2009, head of the strategy and foresight unit of the General Directorate for<br />
Research and <strong>Innovation</strong> (DGRI) of the French Research and Higher Education Ministry (MESR); in this capacity<br />
he has been vice-chair of the working group of the Council of Strategic Analysis (CAS) which has produced the<br />
European Research Area vision report. He has been Director of the <strong>For</strong>esight unit of INRA (national institute for<br />
agronomic research) (2003-2006) and of the Observatoire des Sciences et des Techniques (OST) from 1990 to<br />
2001.<br />
Daniel BERNARD<br />
Senior Scientific Advisor for Nanotechnology and Sustainable Development - Arkema<br />
He graduated in 1968 from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris. He earned a PhD in Chemistry<br />
and the Docteur ès Sciences Physiques degree in 1974 from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris).<br />
Dr BERNARD entered the French Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), as research fellow (1970 – 1976). Then<br />
he joined the chemical branch of Elf Aquitaine Group in 1976, in various Research and Development positions.<br />
In 1992 he was R&D Director for the Elf Atochem Industrial Chemical Specialties Division, and in 1999 Elf<br />
Aquitaine R&D Vice president for North America. In 2002 he was appointed as Scientific and Technology Senior<br />
Advisor for ATOFINA.<br />
He is member of the High Level Group for Key Emerging Technologies at the DG Enterprise, and of the<br />
Nanofutures Platform of the DG Research of the European Commission. He is the french representative at the<br />
OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, member of the Nano Management Team of the<br />
European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and Chairman of the Producer Association of Carbon nanoTubes in<br />
Europe (PACTE-CEFIC). Nanomaterials advisor for the Union des Industries chimiques (UIC), he is member of<br />
the Nanotechnology Scientific Committee of the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), and chairman of the<br />
Working Group Nanotechnology of the Conseil National des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France (CNISF).<br />
He is heavily involved in standardization activities related to Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials as Chairman<br />
of the X457 Committee of AFNOR, secretary of CEN TC 352 and head of the french delegation for ISO TC 229.<br />
John BESSANT, BSc., PhD.<br />
Chair in <strong>Innovation</strong> and Entrepreneurship - Exeter University<br />
Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer - Exeter University<br />
Originally a chemical engineer, John has been active in the field of research and consultancy in technology and<br />
innovation management for over 25 years. He currently holds the Chair in <strong>Innovation</strong> and Entrepreneurship at<br />
Exeter University where he is also Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer. In 2003 he was<br />
awarded a Fellowship with the Advanced Institute for Management Research and was also elected a Fellow of<br />
the British Academy of Management. He has acted as advisor to various national governments and to<br />
international bodies including the United Nations, The World Bank and the OECD.<br />
He is a regular speaker at corporate events, conferences and centres such as Cranfield, the Irish Management<br />
Institute and the Scandinavian Management Institute. Consulting clients include Toyota, Novo-Nordisk, Lego,<br />
Morgan Stanley, Coloplast, Corus, Danfoss, GSK, Grundfos, Hewlett-Packard, Kumba Resources.<br />
He is the author of 15 books and many articles on the topic and has lectured and consulted widely around the<br />
world. His most recent books include ‘Managing innovation’ (awarded the ‘best book’ prize by the<br />
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