Shaping the innovation battlespace: how to build an effective defence innovation ecosystem

Michael is an enterprise software sales professional working with Sopheon’s A&D clients to help them leverage technology to accelerate strategic investment decision-making, manage shifting investments and initiatives and re-prioritize portfolios to keep pace with dynamically changing markets. He lives in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Hugh’s role is to help Sopheon’s clients re-wire their thinking and business processes for innovation and product development operating across industry verticals in Europe and the Middle East. As a geoscientist by training, the impact of the modern world on our environment has always been close to Hugh's heart and now his work takes him to the heart of change with our clients as he helps them navigate towards the nirvana of thriving sustainably. Hugh is also an alumni of the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership.

Derrick is a Pre-Sales Business Consultant supporting Sopheon clients in the Aerospace & Defense and High-Tech verticals. He has more than 15 years of experience in Strategic Planning, Operations Strategy, Business Development and Capture Management. He has helped organizations digitally transform and enhance their enterprise agility via process design and enabling technology. Derrick joined Sopheon in 2018 to help our customers make smarter, faster decisions, leading to better strategy and mission execution.