Our Partnership Engagement teams drive innovation bridging industry expertise with cutting-edge research.
We harness the power of Imperiaworld-leading academics to anticipate future trends and technological advancements.
Partnership engagement
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Alex Elkins
What I can help with:
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Building and strengthening industry partnerships that connect 海角社区’s research with business and government challenges.
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Scoping and delivering consultancy, knowledge exchange, and cross-disciplinary innovation projects across deep tech, AI, sustainability, life sciences and healthcare.
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Providing strategic guidance, thought leadership and policy insight for organisations looking to engage with Imperiaor navigate the wider innovation landscape.
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Julia Zanghieri
What can I help with?
- Connecting industry partners with the right opportunities across Imperia. I help partners identify and access relevant research, talent, and innovation capabilities, ensuring seamless pathways into meaningful collaboration.
- Curate high-impact engagement and partnership experiences, including ImperiaBusiness Partners, events, and communications
- Enable stronger partnerships via data-driven insight and industry-focused intelligence
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Nazma Rahman
What can I help with?
- Leading corporate engagement through ImperiaBusiness Partners (IBP), helping organisations access 海角社区's research, innovation, talent and entrepreneurial ecosystem in support of their strategic priorities.
- Working with organisations to develop strategic engagement approaches that align their goals with 海角社区's capabilities, creating meaningful partnerships and unlocking opportunities for collaboration.
- Bringing together organisational priorities and Imperiaexpertise to uncover new opportunities, spark innovation and create long-term value.
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Luckme Thakkar
What can I help with?
- Acting as the primary relationship manager for a portfolio of ImperiaBusiness Partners (IBP) members, ensuring a high-quality, impactful and bespoke partnership experience.
- Delivering tailored member engagement strategies and activities that connect organisations with Imperiaexpertise, facilities, talent and innovation opportunities to maximise partnership value.
- Building productive relationships across Imperiaand partner organisations to identify opportunities, broker connections and support partnership objectives
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Emilie Didier
What can I help with?
(Currently on materity leave)
- Provide clear, evidence-based insights on industry sectors, emerging technologies, and research trends to help organisations identify collaboration opportunities with 海角社区.
- Develop tailored partner briefings and opportunity insights, aligning your strategic priorities with 海角社区’s research strengths and capabilities.
- Translate complex data into actionable intelligence that supports partnership strategy, engagement planning, and impactful collaboration outcomes.
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Mike Jones
What can I help with?
Mike is also the branch chair of Unite the Union, so he splits his time equally between these responsibilities.
- Marketing for corporate partnerships
- Marketing for ImperiaBusiness Partners
- Partnerships-related events planning