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David Bott, Technology Strategy Board (TSB) speaks at InnovateNE in September 2013 about the importance of innovation and the role of the Technology Strategy Board in facilitating innovation within businesses. This is an abridged segment from his talk which is filmed in the TEDx style. The information in this video was correct at the time of recording - 12/9/13.

David's biography: David is Director of Innovation Programmes and Communications at the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). TSB works with SMEs, large businesses, universities and the Government to accelerate economic growth through stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. In order to achieve this, the organisation provides funding and other support tools to meet the needs of the companies it works with on their innovation journeys.

David has extensive business experience having worked in previous roles including leading research into electrically conductive polymers and non-linear optics at BP, running the Strategic Research Group at Courtaulds, and as Director of Group Technology for ICI. He has sat on the UK Government's Technology Foresight Panel for Materials and is a past President of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Industry and Technology Forum. With an interest in small, high technology companies he is also Chairman of Oxford Biomaterials, and a director of Apaclara.

The Importance of Innovation session was supported by North East LEP.

The video was recorded by Multiminded.