We're pleased to welcome James Barlow to the NCIIA, as our new Manager of Outreach. James was previously director of the Scottish Institute for Enterprise, based in Glasgow. His role is to build on the existing successes of programs like Invention to Venture and Advanced I2V in delivering high end educational value to student entrepreneurs striving to make a difference in the world through technical innovation. According to James, "My aim is to ensure that these programs and courses evolve to meet the shifting needs of our audiences and to support the development of high impact experiential entrepreneurship education across the NCIIA portfolio of activities."

James has worked in the university entrepreneurship space for seven years, has been Commercial Advisor or Commercial Director for 16 start-ups, and has consulted internationally on start-up strategy, enterprise education and training.

Please contact James at jbarlow@nciia.org