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#RND 2026 – big thank you to everyone that took part

  • R&D Management Conference 2026
  • Kieron Flanagan, Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Alliance Manchester Business School
  • Eva Niesten is a Full Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at SKEMA Business School
  • Peter Gallagher, former executive Vice President of Strategic Sciences at Unilever
  • Annabelle Gawer, Professor in Digital Economy Linus Dahlander
  • Linus Dahlander, Professor at ESMT Berlin and holds the Lufthansa Group Chair in Innovation
  • Fiona and Cat from RADMA
  • Fika at Manchester
  • Delegates at #RND2026
  • Meet the Editors
  • Alberto Di Minin, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, co-editor of R&D Management Journal
  • Victoria Milne, Director of the Institute of Innovation Management,
  • Jon Rains, Director of Innovation Management Mott MacDonald
  • Mario Sergio Salerno, Professor at University of São Paulo
  • Discussion
  • Making a point #RND2026
  • Networking #RND2026
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  • Networking in Whitworth Hall
  • Tim Minshall,,inaugural Dr John C. Taylor Professor of Innovation at the University of Cambridge,
  • Jeremy Klein, Chair RADMA
  • Thank you Manchester!

Big thank you to everyone that made the Manchester R&D Management Conference 2026 such as resounding success! 

The organisers, the keynote speakers, the sponsors, the track chairs, all the presenters and everyone that attended, participated and were such good company. 

Next year the R&D Management Conference 2027 will be be in Amsterdam.  28-30th June 2027.

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Many thanks to the R&D Management Conference 2026 Sponsors
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