Premium Events

16/03/10		Open Meeting: 'Growth capital - vital oxygen for the innovation economy' Don't miss our next big Open Meeting on 16 March about a subject vital to very many Cambridge companies: technology investment! more..
17/03/10		"Riding China Success at WorldExpo: Opportunities in China Healthcare and Life Science" event at Granta Park, Cambridge, UK 10 Free tickets are available for 1st ten UK/European/US medical device companies with own IP diagnostic and therapeutic products to attend UKTI East jointly organised Challenges and Opportunities in China Healthcare and Life Science event at Granta Park, Cambridge, UK more..
22/03/10		Café Networking at the Michaelhouse - 'Jobs' If you've been made redundant, looking to change your current job, or are an employer looking for the best people, networking can be invaluable. Come to our next Café Networking 'Jobs' event at the Michaelhouse Cafe on 22 March - you never know who you might meet and where it will take you! more..
23/03/10		FREE EVENT: Connecting with customers: what social media can do for your business Tuesday 23rd March 2010, 9am – 11am St George House, Central Cambridge With Malcolm Johnston, Associate Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin’s Ashcroft International Business School and Director of Re-Formation Associates Ltd. Free course more..
25/03/10		'Making the most of Cambridge Network membership' - lunchtime seminar We would like to invite potential or new members of the Cambridge Network community - or existing members interested in learning more about our organisation - to this informal seminar and networking lunch on Thursday 25 March. more..
31/03/10		Innovation EXPO 2010: 6th-7th October - Excel Centre, London The Department of Health have announced that as a result of the overwhelming success of last year’s Healthcare Innovation EXPO, there will be another Innovation EXPO on 6th-7th October 2010 at the Excel Centre in London. Potential exhibitors are asked to register by 31 March 2010. more..
12/05/10		Sales Special Interest Group - 'Social Media and Sales' In the next in our series of Sales Special Interest Group meetings we will be discussing the increasingly more important use of social media as a sales tool. more..

Open meetings

Open Meeting Format
These high level networking events typically attract 200-300 business leaders, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs from all corners of the business/technology landscape and geography encompassing London, Peterborough, Ipswich and beyond. The format is typically as follows: Six times per year announced on our website/e-newsletter Attendees must register on our website (no tickets at the door!) Prestige Cambridge venue / start 18:00 for 19:00 'Theme' relevant to members Three strictly time limited, no props allowed 'elevator pitches' (ordinary members should approach matt.schofield@cambridgenetwork,co,ukl particpate) High profile chairman/speaker Q & A (sometimes with panel) Networking over wine/buffet until close (circa 22:00) Corporate Sponsorship allowing free entry to individual members and up to six staff from corporate member companies/passport partners. (Non-members are charged GBP50 by credit card upon registration) Examples of past themes/speakers/chairmen include: 'The Social Life of Appliances' / Bill Buxton 'Prospects for Cambridge' /Lord Sainsbury 'Broadband and Education' /Peter Radley 'Realising our Potential'/Peter Cochrane 'Young Turks'/Adam Twiss, Gordon Smith Baxter/Hermann Hauser 'Cambridge/MIT Cooperation'/Charles Vest [President of MIT]/Sir Alec Broers 'Why China is Important' / Lord Browne of Madingley

Past Open Meetings
October 2008 / Communicating with Software April 2008 / The Future of IT (Rick Rashid - head of Microsoft Research Worldwide) January 2008 Beyond Bikes and Buses - traffic management options for Cambridge November 2007 The Rising Star of India (Peter Luff) April 2007 China in the 21st Century - the writing is on the wall (Will Hutton) October 2006 / Disruptive Technologies (Sir Richard Friend; Prof Roger Pedersen; Prof Mark Welland) June 2006 / Testing Times (Paul Debenham, Laboratory of the Government Chemist) May 2006 / Future of Communications (Robert Hercock, BT Research Labs) February 2006 / Why China is Important (Lord Browne of Madingley) March 2005 Of Boards, Wetware and the social life of appliances (Bill Buxton, Microsoft Research) November 2004 Strategies for Success (Mike Muller, Phil O'Donovan, Tony Milbourn) September 2004 Cool Visions for Communications (Jon Crowcroft - Communications Innovation Institute) June 2004 Stem Cells (Roger Pedersen)Joint event with Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park January 2004 Meet the Munich Network (Otto Wiesheu and Lord Sainsbury) July 2003 (Joint meeting with Cambridge 3G) Subtle and stealthy ways the wireless world is emerging (Tomi T Ahonen, Nokia) May 2003 A rough guide to the University of Cambridge (Sir Alec Broers, Vice Chancellor) April 2003 Genetics and Obesity (Stephen O'Raihlly) November 2002 Where the money is (3i) September 2002 Innovation - a survival issue (Geoff Nicholson, 3M) July 2002 Content will be king for 3G (Joint meeting with Cambridge 3G) April 2002 Prospects for Cambridge (Lord Sainsbury, Hermann Hauser, Alan Barnish) March 2002 Broadband and Education (Peter Radley, Chairman Alcatel) October 2001 High-tech bridges to bio (Professor William Bains, Amedis Pharmaceuticals) July 2001 Realising our potential (Peter Cochrane, Concept Labs) April 2001 Young Turks (Dr Gordon Smith Baxter (BioWisodm) and Adam Twiss (Zeus Technology)) February 2001 Cambridge-MIT Co-operation Dr Chuck Vest (President, MIT) December 2000 The broadband debate - Part II (Maureen Donelly, Manet Telecom) June 2000 e-health: the next dot.com? (Andy Richards, entrepreneur and Jeremy Raffin, Apax Partners) May 2000 Connecting Cambridge - the broadband debate I (Paul McCabe, ntl and Chris Gibbs, BT) February 2000 Entrepreneurship in the knowledge economy (Charles Leadbeater, author) November 1999 The technology gold rush (Paul Deninger, Broadview) April 1999 Open horizons (DR Oliver Sparrow, Chatham House Forum) March 1999 Doing transtlantic deals (Robin Saxby, ARM Holdings and Dr John Padfield, Chiroscience) October 1998 Silicon Valley's recipe for success (Larry Sonsini, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati) July 1998 The high-tech people network (Esther Dyson)

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