Academics, entrepreneurs and policy makers from around Ireland will
gather in UCC next week (6-8 September 2006) for the Irish Academy of
Management Conference. Organised by UCC's Department of
Management & Marketing, the conference titled 'New Models of
Management in the Knowledge-Based Economy', will provide a forum for
debate on government strategy on the creation of a knowledge-based
economy.
A panel of speakers will discuss topics such as
'Industry-Academia Collaboration: Making it Work' and 'The Expanding
Market for Private Health Insurance'. Professor Gerard T. Wrixon,
President, UCC, will open the conference. UCC has a strong track
record of co-operation with industry. Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK)
recently announced a €14.6m research project in collaboration with a
leading research group in UCC, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre
(APC). According to Professor Wrixon: "without a doubt,
universities have a crucial role to play in the 'knowledge-based
economy': they help graduates see things differently and contribute to
a more complex society." Participants in the debate are drawn
from Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), UCD and
Imperial College, London. Professor Ray Kinsella and Oliver
Tattan, CEO, VIVAS Health, will also speak at the conference about
private health insurance and the contentious issue of risk
equalisation.
The conference takes place from 6-8 September at University College Cork.
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