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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:
A typical 'audience'- more than 300 people attended the Lord Sainsbury Open Meeting, 10th April 2002 which took place at Homerton College

  • 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 peter.hewkin@cambridgenetwork.co.uk if they wish to 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
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    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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