Fee, Alistair

Alistair J Fee

BSSc, DipM, FCIM, FWIF, FInstSMM, FRSA, FHEA

Visiting Professor of Marketing and Innovation

T: +44 (0)28 9027 4117

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E-mail:ajfee@aol.com

Alistair J Fee

Resume

Alistair Fee is an international trade specialist with experience in over 50 countries. He has studied manufacturing and marketing techniques in Afghanistan, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, India, Zimbabwe, USA, Japan, Germany, Ireland and elsewhere. At Queen’s University Belfast he runs courses in business start up, marketing, economics, innovation, leadership, creativity and negotiation for Masters PhD and Executive students. He has lectured at many universities including the European Business School, Strascheg Centre for Entrepreneurship at Munich University of Applied Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, the Indian Institute of Science, the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, the American University of Central Asia, the American College of the Crimea, Dundalk Institute of Technology and is an Associate of the European CLUSTER Group.


A Consulting Professor to the Oasis Foundation in India he has extensive experience of Manufacturing, Corporate Ideals and Academic styles and has observed much that might enable industry to improve performance. He has presented his views on Innovation and Creative ideas in EPFL, Lausanne, Tsinghua (Beijing), Cambridge, London Business School, and at Harvard Business School.

He runs Innovation and Marketing Workshops to help companies, students and inventors to be more innovative, creative and market driven.

His Innovation Forum has been copied in several prestigious universities.

Professor Fee is Senior Partner of Acorn International, a radical marketing consultancy with worldwide links to everything. Acorn International advises companies and organisations in matters of strategy, marketing and product development. He is committed to economic regeneration in N. Ireland and to creating companies, people and teams that can bring such regeneration about.

Teaching Interests

  • Marketing and Innovation
  • Marketing Innovative Technologies
  • Advancing International Trade
  • Radical Ideas and Product Creation

 

Research Interests

  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Economic Regeneration
  • Design to Market processes

 

School Responsibilities

  • PhD Coffee House Challenge
  • Proof of Concept Marketing Advisor

University Responsibilities

  • NICENT Advisory Panel N. Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship

 

External Responsibilities

  • Northern Ireland Science Park "Enzyme" Advisor
  • NESTA Creative Champion
  • Education Task Force Co-Founder and Conveyor
  • Industrial Task Force Co-Founder and Conveyor
  • Chairman RSA Ireland: The Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Commerce and Manufactures

Recent Awards

  • Royal Academy of Engineers Most Innovative Educator Shortlist 2005
  • Sir Bernard Crossland Lecture Distinguished Speaker 2003
  • Engineering Federation Teaching Excellence Prize 2003
  • Consulting Professor Oasis Foundation 2001

Other Interests:

  • Rowing, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Hill Walking, History and Music