CHAIRMAN OF THE 2010 BRITISH & WORLD JURY:

    VICE CHAIRMAN:

Dr Abdul Al-Jibouri  – Innovation Director Knowledge Hub – University of Bedfordshire

John Bates – Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at London Business School, Director Sussex Place Ventures Ltd, Chairman of the London Technology Network, visiting Professor at University of the Arts London, Director of the Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation and former member of the investment committee for NESTA.

Alasdair Donnachie – Director Harry Neal Limited. Specialist in Design and Build procurement, lead business development and pre-contact activities, restoration, refurbishment and prime quality residential projects.

Tony Guile – Project Manager Wales Innovators Network – Welsh Assembly Government

Karen Hately – Director Society of Plastics Engineers SPE Europe office.

Dr Christopher James – Vice Chair IEEE UKRI Section; Reader in Biomedical Signal Processing, University of Southampton.

Nevan Markovich – Chairman Croatia Inventors Association

Dr Mark Morrison – CEO Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN).  Trained as a molecular biologist and worked as a post doctoral research fellow specializing in vaccine and gene therapy vectors before joining the IoN to lead its activities in the European Framework Programmes.  The IoN is a membership organization which works closely with government, industry, and academia to provide world class information and analysis on nanotechnology developments and how these can benefit wider society.

Bola Olabisi – Founder and CEO; GWIIN, Global Women Innovators Network; BFIIN, British Female Inventors and Innovators Network, TED Fellow.

Neil Percival – Director of Engineering, Land and Joint Systems UK, Thales Group

Prof. Andrew Pollard – Industrial Engineering and Technology; Caparo Innovation Centre, University of Wolverhampton

Dr Tom Shelley – Technical Editor, Eureka Magazine

David Short C.Eng, MRAes, MIET – Head of Mission Systems - BAE Systems

Tony Sibley – Corporate Development Specialist; Chairman Monicall Systems Plc.

Michael Todd – Chairman RCS Plc

David Winters – Patent Attorney, Winters Patent Law Offices, Tennessee, USA