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Prof. Canning has been Professor and professional Consultant since 2000. He knows the University landscape, the startup space and technology generally having co-founded several companies and advised startups. He can also provide advice on basic and applied cross-disciplinary research, technology and business feasibility for investors and for industry working with universities. He has been one of the first to pre-empt directions in universities including smart sensing, smart buildings and construction, and new IoT technologies.
Discretion and protection of knowledge and strategic matters is assured. Bringing people together and creating partnerships with a purpose helps to accelerate new R&D, technologies, understanding and insight. He has access to a network of people that can offer extended advice in other areas of interest. He has provided critical analysis in many areas of endeavor both technical and strategic both privately and publicly.
Beyond technology and science, in this time where things are never quite the way they seem, not helped by an explosion of misinformation, it can be extremely difficult to assess the veracity of much that is being called even within universities which are under increased pressure to exaggerate their activities. Prof Canning can provide independent assessment for industry, business, investors and media.
Prof Canning has been hired as an expert science and technology witness for industry cases and has experience in matters concerned with universities, including providing strategic and support to staff who can be isolated by the processes in place along with a diminution of free speech.
Prof Canning brings authenticity and honesty and being independent, can do so without taking sides, providing a fresh pair of expert eyes to any problem. As part of the work, generate ideas and proposals can be protected and assigned to you. When you work with Prof Canning, you should expect a collaboration with transparency and consistency that is reliable.