Dr David Cleevely knows a thing or two about building businesses. A serial entrepreneur and investor, he has worked at the heart of the Cambridge Cluster on numerous ventures including telecoms consultancy Analysys, web based antibody company Abcam (ABC.L); and G femto base station company, 3WayNetworks. Abcam, which he co-founded in 1998 and was Chairman of until 2009, currently has a $1.5bn valuation - not bad for a company that starting selling antibodies door-to-door on a bike! David is the guest speaker at the launch session of the 2014/15 Enterprise Tuesday series on 4 November at the University of Cambridge's Department of Engineering. He will focus on telling the Abcam story but also look at other billion dollar companies that have come out of Cambridge. It's a good opportunity for those working in or contemplating a future in entrepreneurship to learn more about growing successful businesses.
If you're interested in attending this session, please register online »
Enterprise Tuesday is a series of FREE evening lectures and networking sessions delivered by the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) which take place from November to the end of February in Cambridge. The combination of inspiring lectures from seasoned entrepreneurs on set themes together with networking sessions that bring together a diverse group of students, academics, entrepreneurs and members of the business community is designed to encourage and enable you to pursue your entrepreneurial ambitions.
“Enterprise Tuesday epitomises Cambridge’s world-class entrepreneurial ecosystem. It allows regular students, prospective entrepreneurs with ‘zero’ entrepreneurial experience and current startup founders to be inspired by highly successful and engaging founders of premier companies. Combined with a great networking session after the talks and the chance to meet similarly motivated students and professionals from different fields, this once-a-week event it an absolute must to attend," said Ajoeb Baridi, President of the Cambridge University Innovation Forum (CUIF) 2013-2014
The line-up of speakers for the 2014/2015 series includes distinguished entrepreneurs and experts Dr Herman Hauser CBE of Amadeus Capital partners; Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL of Cobra Beer; William Tunstall-Pedoe of Evi (formerly True Knowledge – part of the Amazon group of companies); and Sir Paul Judge, patron of Cambridge Judge Business School and Chair of the Enterprise Education Trust.
Click here for the full timetable »
Find out more via the CfEL web site »
If you have any queries, please contact Frances Bycroft at enterprisetuesday@jbs.cam.ac.uk
The 2014/2015 series is sponsored by ARM and Cobra Beer and is supported by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Cambridge Business Weekly. It is run in conjunction with the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs (CUE); the Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC); Beyond Profit; Cambridge Enterprise Ltd; and the Cambridge University Innovation Forum (CUIF).
Useful links:
- Without passion you cannot succeed! Listen to this podcast with Dr David Cleevely
- Recognising opportunities ... Watch video of Dr David Cleevely and Dr Andy Richards
- Find out more about companies in the Cambridge Cluster
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