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Trevor Baylis, who is often described as ‘the colorful inventor’ gave a passionate, emotional keynote address at The National Electronics Week Exhibition, which was held June 17-19 at London’s Earl Court Two.

The underlying theme of this year’s exhibition was “Learning and Discovery” and Baylis’s keynote address was titled “Why Invest? Inventors, Inventions and How to Get Your Ideas to Market”.

With his speech Baylis grabbed the audience’s attention with his passionate reflection on the frustration that many of history’s inventors experienced as they struggled to draw recognition to their inventions. Baylis was emotional and sometimes angry as he talked of the road blocks that many inventors have faced as they struggled to commercialize their ideas.

Baylis shared with the well attended audience information about his own background which he described as humble. Baylis had very little formal education; in fact, Baylis was at one point a circus performer who made his living as an underwater escapologist. But that all changed once he was successful in inventing the clockwork radio, which he built in his shed.

During his speech Baylis also talked about his hero Frank Whittle, who had invented the jet engine. Baylis explained that if Whittle’s ideas had been taken seriously by the Air Ministry when he struggled to draw recognition to his jet engine, then World War II very well could have taken a much different course. Baylis used this example to illustrate his frustration with the basic lack of encouragement inventors often receive for their innovations.

Out of his frustration for the lack of support shown to inventors, Baylis has established a foundation that provides inventors with encouragement and much needed professional support. Armed with this support, inventors are able to establish themselves as reputable inventors. They are also able to protect their original ideas, which is crucial for the success of any inventor. Baylis’s foundation also allows inventors to ultimately succeed in getting their products to consumers.