LabNotes

In February, Gregor Rae, Chairman and CEO of BusinessLab, gave an inaugural lecture to the International MBA student cohort at the University of Aberdeen. "The Art of the Pitch" is the first of two modules intended to help students improve and finesse their presentations to potential investors and employers. The second module is entitled "The Science of the Pitch".

The future is in Newcastle

Technology Watch website lauds the Microsoft Corporation - ActiveAge presentation at the Gerontological Society of America's annual conference in New Orleans, and cites Newcastle upon Tyne as 'the future' in terms of ageing.

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ActiveAge

The ActiveAge team has started another wave of research into robotics, which will provide the theme for the next ActiveAge publication. A Newcastle partner meeting has also been scheduled for the 26th of January, when plans for the 2011 ActiveAge Summit will be finalised.

Renewables

The BusinessLab research team has been looking into the growing renewable energy sector. The team is particularly interested in the markets and business models that are developing within this area - and the strategies and processes that are being deployed to capitalise on the opportunities.

More Agents for Swansea

The City and County of Swansea Council are training up a new cohort of Signature Agents. A total of 36 new Agents are being trained to deploy the Family Learning Signature with families across the city.

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Holly Milne

Business Development Manager

Holly is responsible for all of the business development activity at BusinessLab from developing initial proposals to managing the delivery of major projects.

She works closely with potential and existing clients to understand their needs and ensure these are met to a consistently high standard.

Holly also spends time working with BusinessLab partners and associates to understand emerging issues in a variety of different sectors and how BusinessLab can respond to these.  This ensures  BusinessLab is always well placed to meet changing market and societal challenges.

Holly is an Edinburgh University graduate with broad ranging experience in the learning and skills sector, particularly around community learning and development and organisational change.  Prior to joining BusinessLab, Holly worked for the Sector Skills Council Lifelong Learning UK where she worked with a diverse range of learning providers and on broader learning policy.

She is a PRINCE2 qualified Project Manager and has led on projects in both the public and private sector for clients including Puffin, Sainsbury's, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Funding Council.