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John C Adkisson is a President/CEO/Principal at Fish & Richardson and is based in Minnesota. He has worked as Associate at Robins Kaplan LLP. John works or has worked as MEMBER at American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Trial Counsel at Mayo Clinic, and MEMBER at AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. He studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin Law School between 1993 and 1996, and UNL between 1989 and 1993.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCEI have substantial experience in the HE sector at the highest levels of senior management both through my present appointment as Senior Vice-President (Global) and in my previous roles of Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International relations) at the University of Surrey. Prior to joining Surrey in September 2012, during my tenure at UCL I was a significant contributor to the senior management team of the School of Life and Medical Sciences and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and a major lead on quality assurance (in both teaching and learning and research) for the University. I also spearheaded our regional engagement programme through my role as a Pro-Provost. Most of my roles require, or have required, significant diplomatic skills and an ability to lead multidisciplinary complex teams in order to deliver the desired outcomes without the individuals necessarily being under my direct line management. Effective communication and ability to articulate a vision has been instrumental in achieving success together with effective use of networks of key individuals to deliver strategies . I am well versed in leading significant organisational change through engagement and persuasion. I regularly speak at Higher Education, research and International Summits in the UK and globally relating to research led teaching, building academic links with Asia, opportunities for educational development between the UK and other countries and university governance and management of strategic international developments. I sit or have sat on advisory boards for a range of Biotech and large Pharma companies including Roche, Novartis, MSD, Janssen, Johnsons and Johnson and also SMEs in the biotech sector. I have also undertaken medico-legal work as an advisor/witness for both defence and prosecution cases relating to organ transplantation and infectious diseases.

Shaun Cross is a Chief Executive Officer at Lee & Hayes. He has worked as Managing Partner at Paine Hamblen LLP. Shaun attended University of Oregon School of Law and University of Washington.