Global Roundtable Discussions

AUTM and Knowledge Exchange UK have partnered to host a series of Global Roundtable Discussions that tackle the core pillars of modern knowledge transfer: attracting international capital to university breakthroughs, exploring funding investment, and fostering high-performing industry partnerships. By bringing together perspectives from across the world, these sessions offer actionable strategies to align funding, trust, and policy, ensuring university research delivers maximum societal and economic value everywhere. What Makes University–Industry Collaborations Work? --> Successful collaborations between universities or research organisations and industry are critical to translating research into real-world impact – but are rarely straightforward. This discussion will explore what differentiates high-performing partnerships from those that stall, drawing on practical experience from both academia and industry. Topics will include aligning incentives and benefits for both parties, building trust, managing and transferring IP, and structuring collaborations for speed and scale. Through candid discussion, speakers will share lessons learned, common pitfalls, and approaches that enable long-term, mutually beneficial relationships, offering actionable insights for senior knowledge transfer leaders shaping strategic partnerships.