Meet the team

Meet the team here at Innovation Connect and find out more about how we can help.

You can contact any of us at innovationconnect@port.ac.uk.

Chris Worrall

Head of Innovation

  • Ask me for help with: Business strategy and business planning, market access.

  • Fun fact: Once completed the Rubix cube in 55 seconds. The world record is 3.13 seconds, so this is like running the 100m sprint in 2minutes 48 seconds. (The 100m sprint record for a 100 year old is 27 seconds).

  • Favourite colour: Green 

  • Favourite pizza topping: Spicy Chicken - Tandoori style

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Emmanuel Pasqo

Innovation Connect Officer

  • Ask me for help with: Business support, offices, signing up members, finance, signposting.

  • Fun fact: One of my favourite artists is Sticky Fingers.

  • Favourite colour:  Blue

  • Favourite pizza topping: Mixed Vegetables and Hawaiian

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Andrew Meredith

Sales and Engagement Manager

  • Ask me for help with: Innovation Connect memberships and upcoming opportunities.

  • Fun fact: I originally studied Fine Art and started my career painting portraits. 

  • Favourite colour: Teal

  • Favourite pizza topping: Mushrooms

Ellie Hodge

Apprentice Assistant

  • Ask me for help with: All things Innovation Connect!
  • Fun Fact: I am a big football fan, especially the women's game. I was lucky enough to watch the Lionesses win the 2022 Euros at Wembley!
  • Favourite colour: Purple
  • Favourite pizza topping: Pepperoni 
Ellie Hodge

Daisy Taylor

Apprentice Assistant

  • Ask me for help with: Anything Innovation Connect!
  • Fun fact: I love to scuba dive and explore the ocean! As much as I can with 20 minutes of air that is.
  • Favourite colour: green and blue
  • Favourite pizza topping: pineapple

  

Barclays Eagle Labs

Luke Hampson

Barclays Eagle Labs Ecosystem Manager

  • Ask me for help with: Business planning & support and introductions to contacts and resources that I can link you up to, via the Barclays Eagle Labs.

  • Fun fact: I love arranging/attending professional events and also put on music events (drum and bass) in my spare time too.

  • Favourite colour: Blue

  • Favourite pizza topping: Cheese and Tomato = simple… but in my humble opinion, the best!

Catherine Anderson

Barclays Eagle Labs Ecosystem Support Manager

  • Ask me for help with: All forms of business support and help you with any banking needs you have

  • Fun fact: Ask me about my trip to Buckingham Palace for a garden party.

  • Favourite colour: I don’t really have a favourite colour.

  • Favourite pizza topping: Pepperoni

Catherine Anderson