Events

The Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) is excited to announce that it will be hosting an event titled ‘Science and Innovation in the 21st Century; Comparing India and UK's Strategies’ at the Warwick Business School Shard facility in London on the 20th of November 2023.

This upcoming event presents a unique opportunity to gain valuable knowledge on the strategies of two of the world’s most prominent democracies with large economies for the 21st century. The event will feature talks from two highly esteemed individuals, one from India and the other from the UK followed by a moderated discussion.

Our invited speakers on the night will include:

• Professor K. VijayRaghavan, Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of London, Foreign member of the US National Academy of Sciences, Former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and former National Centre for Biological Sciences director.
• Sir. Mark Walport, Foreign Secretary of The Royal Society, former UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser, former Head of the Government Office for Science and former Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation. 
• Professor Chris Ennew OBE, former Provost of the University of Warwick will moderate this event.

Introduction and speeches will begin at 6 pm and formal proceedings will conclude no later than 8 pm. Registration and a pre-event reception will begin at 5 pm and there will be a reception afterwards with the evening concluding at 9 pm.