Humber Freeport Innovation Liaison Group (FILG)
Who are we?
A sub committee of the Humber Freeport Company, the Humber FILG is represented by organisations, institutions and businesses that can help further develop the Innovation Strand of the Humber Freeport, regularly feeding in ideas and priorities on Freeport Innovation related matters to the Freeport Company Board. We also act as a conduit for engagement with the Freeport Company, Government, and its regulatory network (FREN) helping to shape innovation policy and breakdown local and national barriers.
We promote and support collaboration between stakeholders and industry on the development of hotbeds of innovation for the Humber Freeport and want to ensure that the Freeport opportunity adds value with a particular innovation focus on green energy, industrial decarbonisation, ports and logistics, MedTech and the agrifood sector, including seafood processing.
The FILG produces and reviews the Innovation Strategy for Humber Freeport, highlighting delivery and investment opportunities, proposing key actions/activities in relation to these, and making connections to local Economic Plans for Growth and existing/emerging funding streams. We also develop recommendations and supporting material for Freeport Company decisions, which in time will include innovation led investment proposals.
We aim to build on, amplify and complement existing innovation across the Humber estuary and thus have developed a business engagement strategy to help pull together the innovation eco-system for the Humber which includes events, workshops and hub-based support known as the Humber Freeport Innovation Collective (HFIC).
Do you have an innovation led enquiry? Please click here to find out more.
Meet The Humber FILG
Simon Green
CEO Humber Freeport
Halina Davies
Chair of FILG and Strategic Lead for Infrastructure and Economic Vision - Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral Combined County Authority
Steve Pullen
Managing Director at Dan Shipping Ltd - John Good Group
Vicky Addison
Head of Enterprise and Innovation - University Of Lincoln
Barie Louw
Operations Manager - Logistics Institute (UOH)
Ben Hill
Head of Sales - Siemens Energy
Richard Webster
Innovation Manager - Humber Freeport Innovation Collective
Emma Calverley
Director - University Of Hull
Katherine York
Head of Sustainable O&M - ORE Catapult
Richard Gardiner
Senior Innovation Fellow - Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre - University Of Sheffield
James Silverward
Regional Manager - Innovate UK (UKRI)
Joe Howe
Humber Zero Professor of Industrial Decarbonisation - University Of Lincoln
Greg Lacey
Head of Estates - Associated British Ports
Lee Vinney
Regional Manager - Innovate UK (UKRI)
Phil Glover
Business Development Manager - Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Skills Hub
Maggie Johnson
Head of Economy and Funding - North East Lincolnshire Council
Katie Hedges
Chief Strategy Officer - CATCH
Stephanie Maloney
Head of Research - University Of Lincoln
James Gilbert
Professor of Engineering - University Of Hull
Mark Swainson
Deputy Head and Lead for Higher Education and Research - Professor of Industrial Food Technology - University of Lincoln
Innovation Strategy
Greater Lincolnshire LEP Podcasts - Episode 6
Halina Davies (Partnerships and Programmes Executive Manager), talks to Richard Webster, HFIC Business Innovation Manager and Professor James Gilbert who is the Research, Development & Innovation Lead for the Aura Innovation Centre at the University of Hull, to discuss how the Humber Freeport is a beacon of opportunity, driving innovation, economic growth, and sustainability. Its collaborative efforts, university partnerships, and focus on green energy position it as a transformative force in the UK
Greater Lincolnshire LEP Podcasts - Episode 7
Halina Davies (Partnerships and Programmes Executive Manager), talks to Professor James Gilbert who is the Research, Development & Innovation Lead for the Aura Innovation Centre at the University of Hull, and Professor Sharon Green, Dean of Executive Education and Skills at the University of Lincoln, to discuss how the Humber Freeport presents significant opportunities for economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development in the region.
Enquiries
For further information or to reach out for an informal chat about your innovation plans, please contact
Richard Webster, Innovation Manager on
or call on 07939 416003