LOCOMOTIVE FINAL CONFERENCE

Hamburg 5-6 June 2007

Andrew Dearing

Andrew Dearing is Secretary General of the European Industrial Research Management Association, a networking organisation for companies that engage in research and development to drive their businesses. EIRMA helps to strengthen these firms’ competitiveness through well-managed, well-organised research and development, and has a membership of 150+ companies based throughout Europe and across all sectors of industry.

Dr Dearing has held positions in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including 20 years spent with Royal Dutch Shell, beginning as researcher and research manager, then responsible for the planning and coordination of the company’s longer-term R&D portfolio, its external relations in science and technology, and its research and technology strategy planning.

He acts as advisor to the European Commission on aspects of industrial innovation and research policy. He is Chairman of the Technology Committee of the OECD’s industry advisory body, BIAC, and a member of the Board of Administration of the Maison de la Chimie, France.

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