Presentation given to the Cryogenic Cluster Summit at Oxford Science Park on 13th July 2011

1. Trumpeting & Leveraging Oxfordshire’s Clusters of Excellence CRYOGENIC CLUSTER SUMMIT 2011 Dr Martin Dare-EdwardsChairman of Oxon-LEP

2. Outline Oxfordshire LEP Introduction Oxfordshire LEP Current Priorities Why Clusters? Oxfordshire’s ‘Premier League’ Clusters Leveraging our Clusters of Excellence Final Remarks Trumpeting & Leveraging Oxfordshire’s Clusters of Excellence

3. Oxfordshire LEP Introduction Seizing our opportunity for Local Leadership in the Pursuit of “Outstanding” Growth in Oxfordshire “Touchstone” for all our activities: Increasing the number of Sustainable,High-Value-Adding jobs in our area Coordination for Coherence and Synergism: Sharply Prioritising our efforts to where we can add value(Row / Steer / Cheer approach) Will not impose on existing successful partnerships, but will strongly promote “unifications” or explicit collaborations Act as forum for issues that need assistance to resolve Friends/Supporting Groups OB1, FSB, TVCC, IoD, CBI, OTCN, ORCC etc. “Distillation” and “Cascade” processes

4. Oxfordshire LEP – Current Priorities Priority Work Themes: Supporting Inward Investment Identifying and Promoting “Clusters of Excellence” Supporting Existing Businesses to Innovate and Grow Specialised Supply Chains in High Growth Sectors Securing Investment for Enabling infrastructure Projects Next Generation Broadband Access Transport-Connectivity for Growth Hot Spots & “East-West” Addressing Skills Mismatches Raising aspirations and tailoring provision to business need Spatial Priorities Science Vale UK - National & International excellence for Science & Innovation Bicester – Drive to establish coherent Housing and Employment-based Development, inclusive of the Eco-exemplar Oxford – Continue to support our inward investment as world-class centre of education, research and innovation

5. Why Clusters? Good is not Good enough! No focus means invisibility! Clustering has a proven basis for leading economic growth US Silicon Valley! Japanese Industrial (METI) & Knowledge (MEXT) Cluster Programmes Tightly-focused German Clusters (& Fraunhofer Institutes) TIC’s – UK’s late-breaking, constrained approach? Specialised Supply Chains, & Specialist Service Providers Fermentation of innovation (competitive & collaborative) – global hotspots! UKTI Inward Investment Support UKTI Export Support (especially for SME’s)

6. Oxfordshire’s ‘Premier League’ Clusters Cryogenic Technology “Coolest” parts of Oxon’s Global Brightest & Hottest! Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Supply Chain Wind Turbine Technology & Others ? Space TechnologyEarth-Observation Satellites: Control, Data Acquisition & Data Exploitation Medical Research and BiotechnologyDrug Discovery & Clinical Development Automotive Manufacturing & Motorsport TechnologyICE Vehicles, Low Carbon Mobility, Leading-edge Technological Innovations

7. Leveraging our Clusters of Excellence Featuring in “Enterprising Oxfordshire”……where innovation becomes world-class business Identification to UKTI Investment Services Team Building into our bid for an Oxfordshire Enterprise Zone (Science Vale Gateway EZ) Providing Focus for further Enterprise Development Areas (Bicester South, Oxford, West Witney?) Inspiring and Motivating those outside the current ‘Premier League’!

8. Trumpeting & Leveraging Oxfordshire’s Clusters of Excellence Final Remarks Clusters of Excellence are key to Growth Self-Recognition and Featuring are Essential Need to Measure Impact (especially HVA Jobs) Must Trumpet Clusters’ Excellence & Economic Value Promotion & Pursuit of Excellence to ‘Championship League’ Contenders! No resting on laurels for ‘Premier League’ Clusters

9. Oxfordshire LEP Backup Slides

10. Oxon-LEP Executive Board Chairman Dr Martin Dare-Edwards – Infineum UK Executive Board Vice-Chairs Adrian Shooter CBE – Chiltern Railways Prof Ian Walmsley - University of Oxford Cllr David Robertson – Oxfordshire County Council Executive Board (Champions) James Dipple - MEPC Jonathan Lloyd-Jones – Blake Lapthorne Stuart Miller – ByBox Tony Stratton – CPM and Oxford Inspires Ian Wenman – IoD Dr Sally-Ann Forsyth – Goodman / Harwell Oxford Prof Colin Whitehouse – STFC TBN – MoD Oxfordshire Sally Dicketts - OCVC Ann Ducker – South Oxfordshire District Council Bob Price – Oxford City Council Paul Inman – Oxford Brookes University

11. Oxon-LEP Forum Chairman Dr Martin Dare-Edwards “Ambassadors” Dave Richards (Prodrive) Jonathan Flint (Oxford Instruments) Ciaran Rafferty (Sophos) John Hoy (Blenheim Palace and VisitEngland) John Ormston (HR Wallingford) Jürgen Hedrich (BMW) VC Prof Andrew Hamilton (University of Oxford) VC Prof Janet Beer (OBU) Sir Jonathan Michael (NHS) Brigadier Neil Baverstock (MoD) Prof Steve Cowley (UKAEA) Keith Mitchell CBE (OCC)