New Anglia LEP Innovation Board
Norfolk and Suffolk have strong science, research and innovation assets, with one of the highest concentrations of knowledge-intensive activity in the country. Around 8,000 people work across science, innovation and research centres covering specialisms from UX design, AI and advanced engineering to clean energy, marine and microbiome research.
The New Anglia Innovation Board brings together Norfolk and Suffolk’s key innovation hubs and universities to provide a focus for thought leadership in innovation, providing strategic direction and championing and challenging interventions to deliver greater levels of innovation.
The Innovation Board has four ambitions for growth:
i. Norfolk and Suffolk are recognised as a centre for pioneering ideas, meeting the challenges we face globally
ii. Science and innovation are net contributors to the Norfolk and Suffolk economy
iii. A highly skilled workforce equipped with the skills necessary to access the techniques and business practices needed for innovation
iv. Existing assets continue to strengthen and develop into a pan-regional innovation ecosystem
You can read the New Anglia LEP Innovation Board’s Terms of Reference here.
New Anglia LEP Innovation Board Members (as of July 2020):
Chair – Johnathan Reynolds – Opergy Group & New Anglia LEP Board Member
Peter Brady – Co-founder, Innovation Labs
Mohammed Dastbaz – Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Suffolk
Nick Goodwin, Chief Operating Officer, Anglia Innovation Partnership
Tim Green – Deputy Chief Executive & Chief Operating Manager, Cefas
Gary Jennings – Innovation Director, Oxford Innovation
Fiona Lettice – Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of East Anglia
Jo Middleton – Economic Strategy & Policy Manager, Norfolk County Council
Ian Pease – Orbis Energy
Lisa Perkins Managing Director – Research and Innovation, BT
Jai Raithatha – Head of Economic Development, Suffolk County Council
Julie Schofield – Head of Business Partnerships, UEA
Sarah Steed – Director of Innovation & Engagement, Norwich University of the Arts
David Taitt – Chairman, Hethel Innovation
Howard Partridge – Regional Manager, Innovate UK
Future meetings:
28 March 2023 – Minutes
20 September 2022 – Minutes
14 June 2022 – Minutes
5 April 2022 – Minutes
7 December 2021 – Minutes
14 September 2021 – Minutes
15 June 2021 – Minutes
16 March – Minutes
8 December 2020 – Minutes
9 September 2020 – Minutes
12 May 2020 – Minutes
5 February 2020 – Full papers
3 December 2019 – Minutes
24 September 2019 – Full papers and Minutes
