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The partnership behind the Corridor is a ‘coalition of the willing’ bringing together local government, private business, universities and colleges in a ‘bottom up’ strategic partnership.
Partnership
The UK Innovation Corridor partnership provides legitimacy, authority and connected strategic leadership. It connects the private and public sector along the Corridor to ensure a ready supply of land for future company growth, to implement employer-led skills-driven collaborative partnerships, and provide a platform and programme of activities to promote information exchange and thought leadership.
The Vision
“There is all to play for. The UK Innovation Corridor is the connective tissue between London and Cambridge. By being proactive, and mobilizing all we have, we intend to exceed our potential to increase our GVA from £189bn to £350bn by 2040 and to become the world’s go-to hub for life, health and data sciences, agrotech and advanced manufacturing.”
Jackie Sadek, Innovation Corridor Chair
Members
The Corridor is made up of an active consortium of local authorities, businesses, universities, colleges and college groups, and associate organisations, including Chambers of Commerce and other key business groups.
Meet The Team
The Corridor is led by a team of development and innovation experts with decades of experience across a range of sectors.
Jackie has nearly 40 years’ experience in the property industry, in both public and private sectors, specialising in urban regeneration, facilitated by public-private sector partnerships. She has worked for Stanhope and Tesco, headed up Kent Thameside and the Park Royal Partnership, as well as being a Specialist Adviser to Government on urban regeneration. A broadcaster and writer on urban regeneration, Jackie is a member of the Property Week Hall of Fame and an Honorary Fellow of the Association of Chief Estates Surveyors.
John McGill has over 20 years of experience in regional development and innovation. As Director of the UK Innovation Corridor, he leads efforts to foster collaboration between industry, government, and academia, driving growth in sectors such as life sciences and high-tech engineering. His background in both public and private sectors helps him build partnerships that support sustainable economic development.
Dev is a life sciences entrepreneur with over 25 years of multidisciplinary innovation experience across industry, academia, and government. She has held executive and non-executive Board positions in Health-Tech and Agri-Tech start-ups and scale-ups, currently serving as a non-executive director for three social enterprises. Recognised as one of the InspiringFifty Top 50 Women in Tech in Europe, Dev is a scale-up mentor for the European Innovation Council, has contributed to various emerging technology advisory boards and policy panels, and has held visiting academic positions at 3 UK universities. She holds a First-Class BSc in Biochemistry from Imperial College London and a PhD in Biotechnology from the University of Cambridge. She joined the UK Innovation Corridor as Deputy Chair in 2024.
Mark provides expert advice and guidance to the UK Innovation Corridor on transport and infrastructure matters, a role he combines with that of Secretary to the West Anglia Taskforce. His local government career has seen appointments to senior positions with London boroughs, including Head of Investment & Enterprise and Chief Planning & Regeneration Officer. His long association with the UKIC in various capacities goes right back to its antecedents – the North London Strategic Alliance and the London-Stansted -Cambridge- Consortium. He currently represents the Corridor on the board of Transport East; the STB for the East of England. In 2016 he formed Polydectes Limited – a consultancy specialising in transforming public services and their associated estate. Thus, as part of a contract with the West London Alliance, the company is managing a programme of OPE projects led by councils, TfL, The MoD, Blue Lights Services and NHS England.
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