Interim Director for PartnershipsProfessor Abi Bowman

An award-winning leader in innovation and strategic partnerships, Abi has secured over £20m in funding and transformed R&D initiatives into commercial success. As former Chief Collaboration Officer at Disguise, she helped the company win both a Primetime Emmy Award (2022) and the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation. Recognised in the Industry Leaders Circle Power Book 2023, Abi brings deep experience bridging academia and industry, from building innovation departments to advising government funding programmes, to expertly delivering complex projects with partners including the BBC, Intel, EPIC, and VFX Studios.