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    10 March 2011
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  • Table of contents:

    1. CUTEC Technology Ventures Conference - 9 June 2011 @ Cambridge Union
    2. CUTEC panel discussion on 'The Future of Running Business'
    3. Great ideas at Cambridge Apprentice help companies to solve problems
    4. The ‘Understanding Finance for Business’ programme
    5. News from the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)
    6. Humanitarian Centre: ICT4D Event
    7. Join DataGiving: Ethical startup opportunities for graduate programmers

  • 1. CUTEC Technology Ventures Conference - 9 June 2011 @ Cambridge Union

    We are pleased to announce the launch of the website for the 2011 Technology Ventures Conference, which will be held on 9 June 2011 at the Cambridge Union, http://tvc2011.cutec.org

    Registration for the conference is now open. To book your tickets visit: http://tvc2011.eventbrite.com/

    CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
    -George Whitesides (CEO of Virgin Galactic)
    -Mark Surman (Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation)
    -Pamela Hartigan (Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in Oxford)
    -Roland Harwood (Co-Founder and Networks Partner at 100%Open)
    -Ted Shelton (CEO of Open-First)

    MODERATORS:
    David Rowan (Editor, WIRED magazine)
    Rory Cellan-Jones (Technology Correspondent, BBC)

    The topics addressed in this conference will be of high interest for investors, professionals, and entrepreneurial-minded students who are interested in exploring investment opportunities generated behind the concept of Ideas Economy, and in the benefits of implementing the Ideas Economy to increase existing and future ventures.

  • 2. CUTEC panel discussion on 'The Future of Running Business'

    Are you an entrepreneur or an entrepreneurial-minded person?

    Wondering about the future opportunities in business?

    Event:
    Outstanding entrepreneurial specialists will form a panel to discuss the most prominent challenges and opportunities in running business in the future, as well as on how to use them to your advantage.

    The discussion will focus on the changes brought by rapidly increasing connectivity, social media boom and rise of open innovation. Experts in intellectual property, marketing and business strategy will approach these topics from different angles, providing a lively, rounded debate.

    Free drinks and networking at Browns restaurant (23 Trumpington St) will follow the discussion.

    Speakers:
    -Stephen Haley, Partner at GJE, IT & Engineering
    -Philip Harris, Partner at GJE, Trademarks
    -Jason Pinto, Investment Manager at Amadeus Capital, IT & Engineering
    -Nigel Pitchford, Partner at DFJ Esprit, Life Sciences
    -Bobby Rao, former Vodafone's Director of Marketing and New Business

    Target audience:
    Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial minded students, professionals, investors.

    Sponsored by GJE - European Patent and Trademark Attorneys

    Places are limited. Please register at: http://futureofrunningbusiness.eventbrite.com/

  • 3. Great ideas at Cambridge Apprentice help companies to solve problems

    What keeps entrepreneurs awake at night? How to identify customer needs, how to design products, how to innovate – all these aspects come into mind. Every entrepreneur is constantly faced with a large number of problems at a time.

    To apply and enhance problem solving skills is what Cambridge Apprentice is all about. On 26th February about 60 students from very diverse backgrounds came together in teams to work on challenges posed by Nokia Research, Cambridge Temperature Concepts, FrontlineSMS, Magic Solver, Social Brilliance and Mills & Reeve. Inspired and supported by high calibre mentors, the teams developed their ideas within a very short period of time.

    A representative from Nokia Research noted: "As far as our challenge goes, we were struck by how quickly and competently the students were able to grasp the brief presented to them and henceforth formulate a coherent plan for the pitch. Their organisation and ability to work so quickly must be a testament to the skills acquired through being involved with CUTEC." The mentors were also impressed with the enthusiasm of all the participants.

    Cambridge Apprentice was once again an excellent opportunity to get first-hand experience of entrepreneurial team problem solving. Many of this year's attendees have lots of great ideas on their mind when they are awake at night.

  • 4. The ‘Understanding Finance for Business’ programme

    Did you know you can get advice and one-to-one support on raising finance from experienced and successful entrepreneurs, investors and sector specialists – FREE OF CHARGE?

    If you are looking for funding of more than £10,000 to start or grow your business, there is a team of mentors offering their time and advice free of charge via ‘Understanding Finance for Business’, a programme funded by EEDA. So far, via a combination of workshops, mentoring and pitch coaching, the team has helped businesses in the East of England raise over £1m in bank, grant and equity finance - at no cost to the companies concerned.

    To find out how you can benefit and sign up for the next workshop in Cambridge on 10th March 2011 (at St John’s Innovation Centre) go to http://www.stjohns.co.uk/finance.

  • 5. News from the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)

    New video on the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship
    Find out more about this groundbreaking one year programme via our new video available on line at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/diploma/videos.html
    Please email the team at pgdiploma@jbs.cam.ac.uk if you'd like to request a brochure.

    Empowering postgraduates at Enterprisers 31 May to 3 June 2011
    Are you a postgrad or postdoc looking to be innovative with your research or project? Enterprisers is for you . . . Read more at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/news/news/2011/empowering.html

    Ignite 3 July – 9 July 2011
    If you have an innovation or technology-related business idea, this intensive week-long programme will give you the skills and networks needed to know how to make it succeed in the commercial arena. Find out more at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/ignite/index.html

    Enterprising with Shai Vyakarnam
    Shai is writing a fortnightly column for IndiaIncorporated.com. View the latest articles at http://www.indiaincorporated.com/columns.html

    CfEL Entrepreneurs and Experts series
    Catch up with the latest podcasts at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/news/podcasts/index.html

    CfEL Blog
    We update the blogs posted on our web site on Friday. Take a look at the latest article reflecting on the success of Cambridge computer games studio, Jagex at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/blog/?p=250

    Connect with CfEL
    Please don't forget you can connect with us via social media groups on Facebook, LinkedIn and YouNoodle, or follow us on Twitter - @CfELCambridge

  • 6. Humanitarian Centre: ICT4D Event

    Please join us for the next ICT4D event:

    Computers, mobiles and internet: Can they make a difference to the lives of poor people?

    Thursday 17th March 2011, 7.00-8.30pm
    Queen’s Building, Emmanuel College, St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AP

    We regularly hear how new technologies are going to transform poor people’s lives. In this talk, Professor Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London takes a critical look at the evidence for how new technologies impact on poverty.

    Please RSVP: http://ict4dsciencefestival.eventbrite.com/

  • 7. Join DataGiving: Ethical startup opportunities for graduate programmers

    Do you want to combine ethical and social values with working on real problems, together with some of the brightest minds in online technologies and social enterprise?

    DataGiving is a social venture founded by a group of scientists from Cambridge University in 2010. Conceived as Ventropy, winner of the TedxCam Open Data Challenge Hackathon 2010 (ventropy.org), DataGiving is a highly impactful interactive data visualisation app that demonstrates the impact of money around the world, raising awareness of and encouraging people to engage with the causes they care most about (datagiving.com,).

    DataGiving aims to be the primary portal for engaging people with social and charitable causes, and encourages talented individuals who want to make a tangible difference that matters to join them. We are recruiting experienced graduate developers (PHP, MySql and so on), with a flair for design as a plus. Paid and voluntary opportunites are available. Work will primarily be from home, with flexible hours.

    If this sounds interesting, please email your CV to Sobia at sobia@datagiving.com.

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