Conference Programme - 9 October 2025
09:30–10:00 | Arrival and Registration |
10:00 | Welcome and opening remarks – Professor Chas Bountra |
10:20–10:50 | Keynote Talk – Professor Bernardo Cuenca Grau | Oxford Semantic Technologies From Research to Deployment: bringing knowledge-based AI to millions of devices |
10:50–11:20 Tea/Coffee and networking |
11:20–12:30 | Morning parallel sessions | Impact projects from different Research Council IAAs |
12:30–13:45 | Lunch and networking |
13:45–15:00 | Afternoon parallel sessions | Cross-disciplinary perspectives [Panel 1] Driving Change in Health and Care through Collaborative Innovation (Lecture Theatre 2) Chair: Susanna Dunachie, Professor of Infectious Diseases Constantin Coussios, Director, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Statutory Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Professorial Fellow of Magdalen College Maxime Taquet, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry Sally Collins, Professor of Obstetrics [Panel 2] Climate, Environment & Sustainability (Lecture Theatre 1) Chair: Paul Shearing, Statutory Professor in Sustainable Energy Engineering; Director of The ZERO Institute Mette Morsing, Professor of Business Sustainability; Interim Dean, Said Business School, Dermot O’Hare, Professor of Organometallic and Materials Chemistry; Director SCG-Oxford Centre of Excellence Mike Kendall, Professor of Geophysics; Programme Director, Oxford Earth |
15:00–15:30 | Keynote Talk – Dr Alex Chaix | Deputy Director, Commercialisation, UKRI | Outputs and outcomes from Impact Acceleration Accounts |
15:30–15:45 | Closing remarks – Professor Kylie Vincent, Chemistry |
16:00–17:30 | IAA showcase and networking reception Selected IAA exemplars to highlight notable social, economic and policy impacts. A chance to speak with companies, researchers and partners about the impact of their projects. |