Alan Barrell

Alan has worked in Health Care as a frontline medical scientist, in Medical Research, and more recently as Chairman and Chief Executive of large multi-national companies and smaller technology start-ups. His international experience includes the establishment and Chairmanship of a subsidiary in China of a British technology company. He teaches in Universities in UK, Europe, North America and Asia with Professorships in European and Chinese Universities. He has raised and managed a Venture Capital Fund, is a Business Angel Investor and Trustee of charities. He has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in the UK and with membership as Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland for services to Education.

His current work is focussed on the commercialisation of research, technology start-ups, understanding Innovation Districts and Ecosystems with a focus on Health Care, Science Parks and Innovation Centres, together with a special interest in the development of UK-China Education and Trade Relationships. He is a member of the Advisory Board of China Insight Foundation and a director of CFCC – China Future Creative Class a company based in Shenyang and Cambridge.

Alan promotes the vision of “A World Without Borders.” His career experience has prepared him well to be Executive Chairman at Cambridge Worldwide Associates.