Rikesh Shah
Rikesh Shah is an innovation expert, guest lecturer at the Royal College of Arts and Harvard University, non-executive advisor at Cities Today, London Transport Museum and See.Sense who joined CPC in October 2023 to Head of IPEC.
Team Members
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Oishee Kundu
Oishee is an honorary researcher at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, supporting research on innovative and strategic public procurement. She finished her PhD at the Alliance Manchester Business School (University of Manchester) in 2021. Her thesis is titled “Public procurement and innovation: is defence different?” and builds an updated understanding… Read More
Prof Fumi Kitagawa
Professor Fumi Kitagawa holds Chair in Regional Economic Development at City Region Economic and Development Institute (City–REDI), University of Birmingham in the UK. She has conducted research related to regional innovation, entrepreneurship policies, and higher education policy and regional development, across a variety of local, regional, national and international contexts. Read More
Prof Elvira Uyarra
Elvira Uyarra, a Professor of Innovation Studies at Alliance Manchester Business School and Director of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, focuses on public procurement of innovation. Her research, featured in journals like Research Policy and Regional Studies, informs policymakers and international organisations like IADB and OECD on fostering innovation… Read More
Nick Woodward
Nick Woodward is Academic Engagement Manager and has been working with IPEC’s Academic Partners predominantly through CRISPP (Consortium for Research in Innovative and Strategic Public Procurement) since 2018, which is now renamed to IPEC Research.
Malcolm Harbour
Malcolm Harbour is an Associate Director of CPC, with an expert steering role in the ‘Challenging Procurement” programme and in the development of IPEC. Chairs the IPEC Research.
Tina Holland LL.b (Hons) MCIPS
Tina is the Programme Manager for the procurement and commissioning programmes within the Local Government Association. Tina has been with the LGA since 2003, where she heads the implementation of the National Procurement Strategy for local government. Her responsibilities include overseeing strategic supplier management, innovation, skills, and social value initiatives. Read More
Ian Brotherston
Dr Ian Brotherston is Head of Government Levers at Innovate UK. Ian oversees the implementation of Innovate UK’s ‘Government Levers’ strategy, focusing on procurement’s role in driving innovation, managing the SBRI Programme, and addressing the impact of regulation, standards, and NQI on innovation. Ian has a diverse background, with experience… Read More
Karen Woolley
Karen, Development Manager at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) for Staffordshire and the West Midlands, brings a wealth of experience from her 40-year career. Starting as a Lloyds broker managing high-risk portfolios, she later shifted to practicing commercial property law. Over the last 18 years, Karen has built influential… Read More
Rebecca Riley
Rebecca is the Interim Co-Director of City-REDI, a global research institute aiming to enhance understanding of cities and regions for effective policy development. With a focus on fostering collaboration and partnerships to enhance decision-making, she spearheads the LPIPHub project.
