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News Release from: University of Dundee | Subject: Engineering your future
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 February 2005
Sainsbury to give keynote address
Lord Sainsbury, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry will give the keynote speech at the University of Dundee's "Engineering your future" conference.
Lord Sainsbury, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry will give the keynote speech at the University of Dundee's "Engineering your future" conference on 18th March 2005 The one-day event is an opportunity for industry professionals, academics, researchers and graduates of the university to hear from experts in the science and engineering fields on professional advancement, business opportunities and the road ahead, regards legislation and government policy
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 10 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Heading up the DTI's Office of Science and Technology, Lord Sainsbury will address issues from new ways of encouraging an environment of science and technology in the UK to lessons on fostering business entrepreneurship; and from advice on business startups, to the low down on government goals and investment plans in science and engineering over the coming decade.
Delegates will also meet industry experts in their own field whether civil, electrical or mechanical engineering, computing, mathematics or medical physics to find out how to transform academic excellence into industrial advancement and commercial success.
This is a rare opportunity to find out from industry experts and leaders of their fields how to encourage economic growth in the science and engineering industry, determine where research is heading where the most fruitful investments in the sector can be made.
Other speakers include: Chris Van der Kuyl, entrepreneur, President and Chief Executive of Vis Entertainments; Neil Wilson, founder of Datalex, a provider of e-business IT solutions to the global travel industry; Jane McGowan, Smalltalk Developer at JPMorgan in Glasgow; Sir George Mathewson, CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland; and Andrew Reilly, physicist responsible for radiotherapy imaging at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.
Places at the conference begin at GBP 65, and group discounts are available.
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