Simon Bond, MD
Simon Bond is CEO & Founder of the Silicon South West network which promotes the region’s electronics design cluster particularly around start-ups. He works as Director of Innovation and Networks at Bath Ventures, the University of Bath’s IP commercialisation group and is a founder member of the SETsquared business incubation team in partnership with the universities of Bristol, Southampton and Surrey.
Simon also runs the openMIC – the Mobile Innovation Camp network for application developers; the Assisted Living Action Network for assisted living technology developers; and is Vice Chair of the Low Carbon South West network which is focused on the development of new low carbon businesses; Prior to joining the University of Bath he worked for 18 years as a communications & public affairs professional with companies including AT&T, BT, Huawei, Marconi, NYNEX, Lucent Technologies, & Telewest and was founder of the broadcast TV start-up City Television.
Email: simon.bond@siliconsouthwest.co.uk
Tel: 01225 388682
