Kirsty is Director of UKAEA ARC (AI and Robotics Collaborations) Division leading multi-partner robotics-coordination programmes such as RAICo, ACORN and CROSS. In addition, Kirsty leads international robotics programmes with a particular focus on Japan (Fukushima Daiichi). Prior to UKAEA, Kirsty was Chief Executive Officer at Innovate UK KTN. Kirsty previously held the position of VP Strategy and Innovation at the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) where she was responsible for identifying, translating and commercialising early-stage technology opportunities. On a volunteer basis, Kirsty was also Strategy Director and Executive Committee member of Women in Nuclear. Prior to NNL, Kirsty was VP Life Sciences at Ploughshare Innovations, converting defence and security innovations, from across the Ministry of Defence, into civilian applications. Before Ploughshare, Kirsty was Director of Life Sciences at Helsinki Innovation Services responsible for technology transfer at the University of Helsinki. Previously, Kirsty worked within the field of pre-clinical drug discovery including a spin-out company from the University of Oxford. Kirsty holds a MChem and a PhD both from the University of Oxford.