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The ISSP Conference 2009 was hosted by NUI Galway on 1-2 December 2009, and attracted over 110 academics, researchers and students of the Social Sciences to the two day event. We were honoured to welcome Professor Diane Halpern, Claremont McKenna College, USA, and Professor Paul Wyckoff, Hamilton College New York, as the Keynote Speakers. The Conference included Keynote Addresses, a Roundtable Discussion, and breakout sessions. Please see HERE for more information on the Conference.

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The Western Development Commission and Whitaker Institute at NUI Galway were delighted at the interest in the Seminar on the Creative Industries which took place at NUI Galway on 25th November. Over 80 attendees braved the elements to participate in this lively and informative event. Speakers included Prof. Robert Huggins of the University of Wales and Paul Cummins, CEO of Telegael. See HERE for more information.

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Professor Henry Chesbrough, Director of the Centre for Open Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, delivered a facinating lecure on the concept and application of 'Open Innovation' to a packed lecture theatre of over 200 business professionals and academic members. Please click HERE for more information. He also conducted a Q&A session with postgraduate students and specialised masterclasses with industry professionals during his 2-day visit to NUI Galway.

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Please click HERE to read an interview with Porf. Chesbrough in the Galway Independent.

Whitaker Institute and IAM were delighted with the attendance at this year's IAM Doctoral Colloquium of 36 doctoral students from a range of national and international institutions, including the University of Memphis, Chalmers University of Technology Sweden, and the University of Strathclyde. The Keynote Speakers were Prof. Thomas Lawton of Cranfield University, and Prof. Tom Redman of Durham Business School. Please click HERE for details. Please see HERE for the IAM Newsletter, which include a article on the Doctoral Colloquium.

The InterTrade Ireland Innovation Conference 2009 was hosted by NUI Galway on 9-10 June, and attracted over 170 business and academic leaders to the two day event. We were honoured to welcome Professor Julian Birkinshaw of London Business School as the Keynote Speaker on both days. He delivered fascinating presentations on 'open innovation' and new management models, which are vital to stimulating innovation in challenging economic conditions. Other speakers included Dr. Patrick Collins, Whitaker Institute ; Dr. Nola-Hewitt-Dundas, Queen's University Belfast , and  Professor Petra Ahweiler, UCD. Industry professionals from Northern and Southern Ireland took part in a lively panel discussion on the Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities. For more information on the Conference, please visit here.

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ITI Conference PRESS RELEASE

Pictured (L-R): Dr James Cunningham, Director of Whitaker Institute; Keynote speaker Professor Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School; Aidan Gough, Inter TradeIreland Strategy & Policy Director; and Dr James J. Browne, President of NUI Galway.

Whitaker Institute was delighted to host a two day visit by Professor Leslie de Chernatony (University of Birmingham) to NUI Galway. During his time here, he presented to a large academic and industry audience on "Growing Brand Value", which was concerned with the increasing importance of brands having to offer more value to stakeholders. He also hosted a Q&A session with NUI Galway research students, which focussed on the PhD process, including content, output (e.g. publications), and different research methodologies, such as qualitative and quantitative research methods. For more information on his visit, please see here.

Professor Leslie de Chernatony, Honorary Professor of Brand Marketing, University of Birmingham

Whitaker Institute was delighted to host The Business of Climate Change lunchtime lecture in association with the Environmental Change Institute and the Galway Earth and Ocean Society. The lecture was given by David Korowicz (Head of Research & Consultant) of  The Ecology Foundation and it was well attended by staff, students and members of the public. David gave a fascinating talk on the possible effects of climate change on the global economy, and discussed a range of options to tackle this very challenging issue. For more information on the event, please see here.

Pictured (L-R): Dr. James Cunningham, Director of Whitaker Institute; Dr. Sarah Knight, Environmental Change Institute; Bill Woods, GEOS; and David Korowicz, The Ecology Foundation.

Professor Bill Lazonick attracted a large internal and external audience to his lecture on “The Innovative Enterprise”. Prof. Lazonick visited Whitaker Institute as part of the Enterprise Ireland International Speaker Programme. Prof. Lazonick contends that The Innovative Enterprise is essential to the analysis of the performance of the economy. The first part of Professor Lazonick’s presentation laid out the elements of innovative enterprise, while the second part illustrated a framework for analyzing the “social conditions of innovative enterprise”. For more information on the event, please see HERE

For a copy of Professor Lazonick's presentation, please see HERE

Pictured: Professor William Lazonick, Director, Centre for Industrial Competitiveness, Universiity of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA

Gerard George is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and serves as the Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre at Imperial College London, and is an Advanced Institute of Management Innovation Fellow of the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). He was visiting Whitaker Institute as part of the Enterprise Ireland International Speakers Programme. Professor George’s talk focused on scientific innovators and dealt with entrepreneurial purpose, cultivating an entrepreneurial identity, assembling the entrepreneurial tool kit, the managerial challenges and the common experiences of inventing entrepreneurs. For more information on this event, please see HERE

For a copy of Professor George's presentation, please see HERE

Pictured (L-R): Seamus Bree, Enterprise Ireland; Dr. James Cunningham, Director of Whitaker Institute; Professor Gerard George, Imperial College London; and Dr John Kavanagh, Technology Transfer Office, NUI Galway.