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Members are from a variety of business sectors
which helps to stimulate innovative ideas and enrich learning.
Member organisations include corporates such as Aviva, BAe Systems, Mars, National Grid, GlaxoSmithKline, Health Protection Agency,
Philips, Premier Foods, E.ON, QinetiQ, Reckitt Benckiser, Shell, Sony
and Unilever.
“The H-I Network team provide really valuable guidance and support to aspiring entrepreneurs while their great network and experience base in developing and support new ideas in a corporate and venture environment provide confidence and direction for corporate sponsors and venturers.. I have found their approach and tools such as the ‘Business Cube’ very effective in providing a good insight to the crucial issues and a clear vision of challenges and opportunities – factors which help build better plans and give better understanding of key issues. The H-I Network is surprisingly extensive, with high-calibre people in a wide variety of businesses and in differing roles, which can make a real difference to new businesses striving to find the right leads and make find the right opportunities.”
Prof. Paul Davis, Founder and CSO of Insense Ltd, Co-founder and CSO of Mologic Ltd and former lead scientist at Unilever |
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“The H-I Network is uniquely positioned to bring companies together to discuss common issues, learn new methodologies and meet peers from other industries. From my experience, there has also been huge value in the socialising and chance meetings with other corporates at H-I events, some of which have developed into more formal deals and ventures. Again, the HI Network team have been on hand to help us bring corporates together, in a neutral environment, to facilitate the building of new business ventures.”
Mike Philips, Managing Director of McLaren Applied Technologies |
“The H-I Network has been supporting Unilever Ventures for over 7 years, providing great network contacts and insights into venturing. They are the best connected and networked partner to Corporate Venturing groups in Europe, which has proven invaluable to us in identifying new investment opportunities, co investors, new management and sourcing solutions. I have been recommending to other leading organisations that they actively participate in the H-I Network if they are looking to achieve value from their corporate venturing activities.”
John Coombs, Managing Director, Unilever Ventures Ltd |
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“The
most important reason for GSK to be involved in the H-I
Network is to network
amongst peers. This provides the benefit of insights to
different business models &
requirements for different types of innovation.”
Frances Crewdson, Category Director,
Innovation, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer
Healthcare UK |
“For
Philips the value of the H-I Network comes from high quality
networking, learning from other organisations and access to research
and thought
leadership in innovation which is core to Philips Research.
I have particularly
benefited from thinking beyond traditional players in
the value chain for early
market introduction of Philips products and services.
Keep up the good work”
Dr Terry Doyle, Managing Director,
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