Colin Sinclair presents on his new role as Chief Executive of the Liverpool Knowledge Quarter and the innovation at its core

1. A NEW INNOVATION DISTRICT
COLIN SINCLAIR
CEO LIVERPOOL KNOWLEDGE QUARTER

2. WHAT IS THE LIVERPOOL
KNOWLEDGE QUARTER?

3. WHO IS IT?
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
ROYAL LIVERPOOL & BROADGREEN NHS
LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL

4. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
SHARING INFORMATION AND
DOING THINGS TOGETHER..

5. ‣ Meeting people
‣ Listening
‣ Learning
‣ Recruiting a new, small, but perfectly formed, team
‣ Finding out things that surprise me (mostly in a nice way)
‣ Loving being on and around Hope Street and "the hill"
‣ Coming here to listen and learn from all of you
MY FIRST TEN DAYS

6. ‣ I could see the unique opportunity that Liverpool has to reestablish
itself as a global city
‣ The reality in so many ways already exceeds the external perception
‣ People already know how good Manchester is. Government and the
media recognise the success and future potential of MSP, Citylabs,
Alderley Park
‣ Liverpool, apart from the Waterfront and Liverpool One, though is still
very much an unknown. A challenge and an opportunity.
‣ The role offers the perfect mix of regeneration, development, place
making, innovation, inward investment, marketing and PR.
SO, WHY DID I TAKE THE JOB?

7. SO WHAT WILL I
ACTUALLY BE DOING..?

8. THE PRIORITIES
▸ Establishing the Knowledge Quarter as one of Europe's leading innovation
districts, an even better place to live, work, learn, invest and play
▸ Deciding what to call it, setting or not setting hard boundaries, devising a place
making strategy, with a marketing and PR plan, including a website and a social
media strategy.
▸ Working on transport connectivity, thinking about the public realm, signage and
wayfinding - connecting and animating spaces. Places where people can meet,
interact, think and talk
▸ Looking at the enterprise zone status, the existing and potential portfolio of sites
and the need or not for a Knowledge Quarter Development Corporation. Getting
the right mix of academic, clinical, cultural, business, retail, indie retail, leisure,
living and working space.

11. WHAT ARE WE GOOD AT?
WHAT CAN WE BE WORLD
BEATERS AT?

12. ‣ CULTURE & VISITOR , SUPERPORT, LOW CARBON, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES
‣ FIGHTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
‣ PERSONALISED MEDICINE
‣ ADVANCED MATERIALS
‣ MATERIALS INNOVATION FACTORY
‣ SENSOR CITY
WHAT IS LIVERPOOL'S GRAPHENE MOMENT?

13. IN 5 YEARS TIME