Sam Markey
Sam Markey has pioneered Connected Places Catapult’s work on innovation procurement since 2019, leading to the creation of the IPEC in 2022. With a background in local (London Borough of Barnet) and central...
Oishee Kundu
Oishee is an honorary researcher at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, supporting research on innovative and strategic public procurement. She finished her PhD at the Alliance Manchester Business School (University...
Prof Fumi Kitagawa
Professor Fumi Kitagawa holds Chair in Regional Economic Development at City Region Economic and Development Institute (City–REDI), University of Birmingham in the UK. She has conducted research related to regional...
Prof Elvira Uyarra
Elvira Uyarra, a Professor of Innovation Studies at Alliance Manchester Business School and Director of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, focuses on public procurement of innovation. Her research, featured...
Nick Woodward
Nick Woodward is Academic Engagement Manager and has been working with IPEC’s Academic Partners predominantly through CRISPP (Consortium for Research in Innovative and Strategic Public Procurement) since 2018, which is...
Malcolm Harbour
Malcolm Harbour is an Associate Director of CPC, with an expert steering role in the ‘Challenging Procurement” programme and in the development of IPEC. Chairs the IPEC Research.