Idea Transform

Innovation, ideas and technology now have the ability to make a difference

Idea Transform aims to inspire projects that can deliver long-term change across the globe. Our 2012 event brought together 100 people with ideas and those with the skills to help them develop projects in areas such as education, health, finance, community and the environment.

Click on the buttons above to find out more on our second weekend event, to be held in Cambridge between 15-17 March 2013.
  1. Allan Maclean, Amdeo

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    Allan has worked at the leading edge of Information and Communication Technologies for over 25 years and is currently Director of Amdeo Ltd, specialising in the exploitation of high-tech innovation.  Prior to that, he was a co-founder in 2002 and Commercial Director of Image Semantics Ltd (ISL), a company specialising in leading edge applications for the delivery of services to mobile phones. Before ISL, Allan was a founder member of Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE) in Cambridge in 1987.  Allan...
  2. Massimo Gaetani, BiQ

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      Massimo is co-founder of BiQ, a Cambridge based sales performance coaching company.  Combining qualifications in executive coaching, extensive experience in marketing management and systems development he is fully dedicated to help his clients boosting their performance and achieve success for themselves and their businesses.
  3. Zoe Rose

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    Zoë came to Cambridge from Australia six years ago, and hasn’t looked back since. A passion for education has taken her from online publishing for both academia and schools through to developing her own web app for university students, a project which she has put on hold in order to take up her current role as an information architect for learning content at the BBC. Zoë is interested in how education can be made better from Kindergarten right through to...
  4. Taus Nohrlind

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      Taus Nӧhrlind brings 25 years of experience working with start-ups and SMEs. Taus’ key expertise is taking a conceptual approach to developing business models and strategies specifically aimed at international expansion (www.nohrlind.com). Taus’ background comprises 8 years as a director in a trading company doing business with 20+ countries and 5 years as partner and managing director of a Scandinavian management consultancy with 25 staff, advising start-ups and SMEs, working with strategy, business development, fundraising and international market development....
  5. Simon Jones, Studio 24

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    Simon Jones founded Studio 24 in 1999 after previously working for Anglia Polytechnic University managing the university website and training staff on how to write HTML. He can usually be found consulting with clients on how to architect their web projects, or researching the latest web technologies. Simon’s passion for web development and web standards ensures Studio 24 is continually at the forefront of web design and development. Simon’s Twitter handle is @simonrjones  ...

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