Global Director Innovation and New Business Models, Unilever
Clive Allison is global director of open innovation and new business models at Unilever. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has over 20 years of experience in leadership roles across R&D and Innovation. Allison is passionate about disruptive innovation that makes a real difference in the world. He has recently led the establishment of TRANSFORM, a partnership initiative between Unilever, the UK Government Department for International Development (DFID) and the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEP). Initially focusing on water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and household energy, the TRANSFORM initiative combines funding and capability from the partner organisations to create disruptive solutions that meet low-income household needs in developing countries at scale.