When:

4th March 2009, 05:45PM

Where:

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2 Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL

Natalie Day - Senior Policy Advisor, Science Policy Team, The Royal Society (watch Natalie's talk here)
Dr. Caroline S. Wagner - author of The New Invisible College: Science for Development
Michael White - Political writer and commentator, The Guardian
Dr. Tony Wood - Vice President and Worldwide Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Global R&D
Richard Reeves - Director, Demos (watch the panel discussion here)
Dr. James Wilsdon - Director, Science Policy Centre, The Royal Society (Chair)

Launch of ‘Knowledge Nomads’, a new report on the role of highly skilled migrants in the UK economy.

Knowledge Nomads are highly skilled and highly mobile people. Innovative economies need them, but we know little about what motivates them and what policy can do to attract them.

Demos' Knowledge Nomads report looks at flows of skilled people into and out of the UK, and delves beneath headlines on immigration to examine highly skilled migrants' origins, motivations and experiences. It argues that the mobility of scientists and entrepreneurs is vital to innovation in science and technology, and to the UK economy overall.

Caroline Wagner, David Roblin, and Richard Reeves will join James Wilsdon in discussing the UK's ability to attract talent in a highly-competitive global market, particularly in light of recent changes to UK immigration rules.

RSVP here if you would like to attend. Please contact events@demos.co.uk or call 0207 367 6333 for additional information or to inform us of any access requirements.

This project is part of The Atlas of Ideas 2.0. Demos is grateful to Pfizer, DIUS, UKIBC, Manchester Knowledge Capital, Nesta, the London Development Agency, the Institution of Engineering and Technology for their generous support.