Philip Bond FREng 

Professor of Creativity and Innovation, University of Manchester

Philip Bond is a leading Engineering and Technology consultant specialising in solving challenging problems for industry and government with a proven track record of continuous success. His engineering work spans multiple domains including F1, Olympic sports technologies, sonar, and aerospace.

His technological analyses for Olympic sports have underpinned numerous gold medal GB successes including rowing, cycling and skeleton bob. As a member of the Prime Minister’s council for science and technology he chaired the working group on robotics and artificial intelligence, which subsequently led to substantial government funding boosts in both fields, and he has displayed exceptional quality, enthusiasm and leadership.