Wales’ main know-how community, Expertise Linked, has expanded its workforce via a collaborative settlement with Innovate UK KTN for the appointment of Dr. Louise Jones, as its interim North Wales advisor.
The position will goal to strengthen the community’s presence in North Wales and proceed to champion how Welsh tech corporations are making a distinction to enterprise and society.
Louise Jones
Louise shall be working with Expertise Linked, alongside her everlasting position as lead for Power Methods at UK KTN, the place she covers electrical vitality programs and renewables.
As a number one voice in photonics, Louise can also be co-chair of Photonics Linked, a part of the Expertise Linked household. Photonics Linked unifies, champions and promotes Welsh photonic know-how and its functions internationally, constructing a greater future for the trade in Wales.
Her work with revolutionary SMEs, massive enterprises, Authorities departments and native authorities throughout a variety of self-discipline areas, particularly her regional focus in North Wales, will play a key a part of her marketing consultant’s position.
Avril Lewis, managing director for Expertise Linked mentioned,
“We’re delighted to welcome Louise to work with our organisation, as now we have labored very intently along with her and KTN through the years, notably in partnership on the Wales Competition of Innovation and the Rising Tech Fest, and we look ahead to the partnership creating additional along with her involvement with Wales Tech Week 2023.
“Louise has unbelievable hyperlinks with the renewable vitality sector, in addition to her position on the advisory board for the Centre of Photonics Experience, which signifies that we will construct our hyperlinks and collaborative alternatives with revolutionary applied sciences, notably with a internet zero perspective.
“We’ve got thrilling alternatives forward for the community, particularly with Wales Tech Week 2023 on the horizon and Louise will play a vital position in making certain that we showcase how Wales is the catalyst for know-how to satisfy alternative.”
Louise has a job on the North Wales Progress Deal Expertise Board and likewise sits on the Cardiff Capital Area Problem Fund advisory board.
Louise Jones added,
“I’m excited to be working with Expertise Linked as their North Wales advisor. The area is prospering with ingenuity, innovation and entrepreneurial tech spirit, with companies looking for to make an actual distinction via enabling and rising applied sciences.
“By this position I will share my experience with Photonics Linked, in addition to the broader community in order that we’re in a position to put Wales on the map as an trade chief that fosters progress. This shall be showcased even additional via Wales Tech Week, which shall be an unbelievable occasion for these working in tech, taken with how tech can help their enterprise, and people simply tech curious.”
Wales Tech Week will happen in March 2023 as a world two-day hybrid tech summit, with the occasion being held on the Worldwide Conference Centre (ICC) in Newport, South Wales.
Extra data will be discovered on www.walestechweek.com with tickets obtainable now.
