Asset-intensive sectors have become more technology-intensive over the years, and the pace of technological change within these sectors is accelerating. But how should an organization manage the development, deployment, and use of new innovations that are emerging within these industries? This course gives participants an awareness of how innovation and R&D happen within these sectors and, by teaching them how to apply a broad range of tools, shows them how they can get better results from their organization's innovation-related activities.
By the end of this course, participants will:
The course is delivered over three days, and covers the following topics:
This course is appropriate for anyone who is connected to the innovation-related aspects of their organization, who works in decision-making roles that are frequently impacted by the emergence of new technologies, or who wants to play a role in creating a more innovative environment within their business. No prior experience or training in this area is required for this course.
Each day will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m., with one hour for lunch and three coffee breaks throughout the day.
Upon successfully completing the course, a certificate of completion will be issued to the participant to officially confirm their Cambridge professional education experience.
By blending his deep industry experience and his research on tomorrow's technology trends, Dr. Perrons does a great job of unpacking this important subject.
This course should be compulsory for every technical manager in the petroleum industry.
The delegates were impressed with the delivery of the course.
The best course I have been to for a long, long time!
The course has been delivered to a wide variety of customers in several locations around the world, including:
Prior to joining the Queensland University of Technology in Australia in 2011, Prof. Robert Perrons worked in a wide variety of roles and locations for Shell International's Exploration & Production division. He started his career in Shell's Strategy & Economics team in 1997, and then worked for several years as a production engineer in the company's overseas operations (offshore and onshore). He then left Shell for three years to work as an Industrial Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, but re-joined Shell again in 2004 to become the company's Executive Coordinator of R&D.
He has a B.Eng. in mechanical engineering from McMaster University in Canada, a Master's degree in Technology & Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a PhD in engineering from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Rob was named as a Fulbright Scholar in 2020, serves as a board member on several clean energy technology startups around the world, advises the Australian Government as a member of its Expert Network on matters related to innovation and emerging technologies in the energy and resource sectors, and is a member of the United Nations Expert Group for Energy and Resources. He developed the United Nations SDG Academy online course titled "Managing Innovation in the Extractive Industries"-introduction available here.
Professor Perrons Delivering a Keynote Address at United Nations "Resource Management Week" Conference, Geneva, April 2023
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