Mr Kevin Garner

  Head of Architecture and Product Design  University of Wolverhampton

Title of presentation :The Local Community Sphere

Kevin Garner is presently Head of Architecture and Product Design at the University of Wolverhampton School of Engineering and the Built Environment. Initially trained in mechanical engineering , Kevin's career has developed across a number of significant academic and industrially related posts. Major achievements include the development and operation of several overseas academic franchise operations, attracting regional and European funding and the operation of a range of industrial focused knowledge transfer initiatives.  He recently led the successful integration of two previously discrete academic sections, Product Design and Architecture, for the University and is currently overseeing the expansion of Architecture at Wolverhampton. Kevin has also carried out a number of external examiner and professional academic advisory positions