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. Shai Vyakarnam

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    Dr Vyakarnam worked in industry for several years before completing his MBA and PhD. He has combined academic, practitioner and policy interests to provide advice to government agencies and UN agencies in several countries, on the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems, technology commercialisation and entrepreneurship education. He has mentored entrepreneurs and held non-executive directorships of small firms in addition to developing growth programmes for SMEs over several years. His main contribution over the past 10 years has been to develop practitioner-led...
  2. Christoph Loch

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    Christoph H Loch is Professor of Management Studies at and serves as the Director of Cambridge Judge Business School, UK. His research revolves around the management of innovation processes, and project management more broadly. In particular, he has examined innovation strategy, projects under high uncertainty, the emotional aspects of motivating professional project workers, and project supervision and governance. Christoph Loch was Chaired Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD 1994-2011, where he also served as Dean of the PhD...
  3. Simon Stockley

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    Simon Stockley is a Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship at Cambridge Judge Business School and Deputy Director of Accelerate Cambridge, the School’s new enterprise accelerator. Prior to his recent appointment at Cambridge Simon spent ten years at Imperial College Business School as Director of the Full Time MBA Programme and a Principal Teaching Fellow. His MBA course in Entrepreneurship was ranked 3rd in the world by the Financial Times. Outside work Simon is a social entrepreneur and an advocate for trafficked...

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