Innovation Board
Meet the Lancashire Innovation Board
The Lancashire Innovation Board is a cohort of senior business leaders, innovation experts and academics drawn from across Lancashire. The board oversees the work of Innovate Lancashire, and the implementation of the Lancashire Innovation Plan.
The Lancashire Innovation Board is also a subgroup of the Lancashire Business Board, a private-sector advisory group which works alongside the Lancashire Combined County Authority to deliver the county’s Growth Plan.
Mike Kenny (Deputy-Chair)
Associate Director of Innovation and Industry Partnerships
,
Health Innovation North West Coast
Dion Williams (Deputy-Chair)
Director of Research, Enterprise & Innovation
,
Lancaster University
Tony Attard OBE DL
Chair
,
Panaz
Michael Gibson
CEO
,
Fuuse
Lisa Ashby-Dowling
Regional Manager for the North West
,
Innovate UK
Professor Melissa Conlon
Commercial Director
,
AMRC North West
Jane Dalton
Founder and Managing Director
,
Groundswell Innovation
Rommany Jenkins
Place Engagement Lead
,
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Rachel Westray
Site Communications Partner
,
Westinghouse Electric Company
Russell McGrath
Senior Business Development Manager
,
Sedulo
Judson Smythe
Managing Director
,
MGS Technical Plastics
Sam O’Keefe
R&D Director
,
Victrex Plc
More about Innovate Lancashire
Innovation Plan
The Lancashire Innovation Plan is an ambitious five-year economic development and inward investment strategy for the whole of the county developed in partnership with the Lancashire Innovation Board.
About us
We accelerate innovation across Lancashire to drive economic growth and increase inward investment - joining the dots, building networks, and facilitating new collaborations on a local, regional and national level.
Our Projects
Innovate Lancashire has developed and delivers a number of successful projects and high-impact interventions to boost Lancashire’s innovation economy. Find out more about our projects.
Keep updated
If you want to keep up to date with all our news, or ensure you are getting first sight on the new opportunities that happen in Lancashire, then simply fill in the details below.