Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022 at ARU #ThinkBigARU
14-18 November 2022
ARU students, staff, and alumni are invited to join the Anglia Ruskin Enterprise Academy (AREA) for a series of events on our Cambridge and Chelmsford campuses and online to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022.
Join the conversation online at #ThinkBigARU
Email [email protected] for more information.
9.30am-2.30pm: Live stream: GEW UK 2022: Official Launch Day Conference (GEN UK Hub)
Corporate Suite (LAB 111, LAB 112, LAB 113), Cambridge campus
The AREA Team will be streaming the GEW UK 2022: Official Launch Day Conference live from London on the big screen all day.
12-3pm: Bridging the gap between academia and industry - Neurogether
Corporate Suite (LAB 111, LAB 112, LAB 113), Cambridge campus
Join Utkarsh Gupta of Neurogether and AREA's Omkar Singh for an afternoon of talks designed to get you thinking about how you can bring your start-up dream to reality:
12-12.50pm: Start-up lifecycle: Translation of an idea to real life business idea to IPO; types of funding opportunities; support throughout the journey.
12.50-1pm: Break.
1-1.50pm: Mentoring; executive summary; business plan; financial projection.
1.50-2pm: Break.
2-2.30pm: How to pitch; 60-second elevator pitch; pitch deck.
2.30-2.50pm: Pitch demonstration; discussion of a pitch deck from a well-established business; demo pitch by a volunteer and/or facilitator.
2.50-3pm: Conclusion and vote of thanks.
Register to attend Bridging the gap between academia and industry - Neurogether via Handshake.
3-4pm: Workshop: Top tips for web development
Corporate Suite (LAB 111, LAB 112, LAB 113), Cambridge campus
With Christopher Mason, Director of Jeccl Ltd.
Register to attend Workshop: Top tips for web development via Handshake.
5-6.30pm: Global Entrepreneurship Week Launch
Corporate Suite (LAB 111, LAB 112, LAB 113), Cambridge campus
Join Prof Gary Packham, Pro Vice Chancellor for Student Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at ARU, and AREA's Omkar Singh for presentations and networking to mark the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022.
Register to attend Global Entrepreneurship Week Launch via Handshake.
11am-2pm: Start-up Market
Helmore Street, Cambridge campus
Drop by to chat to representatives from student societies, Big Pitch winners, and AREA's Omkar Singh and Katie Johnson about all things start-up, including our mentoring offer.
Register to attend Start-up Market via Handshake.
2-4pm: Zero to Tech Founder - Everything You Need to Know
Virtual
Join Dr Michael Watts to learn about his experiences as NHS doctor, Founder and CEO of Blüm Health and Clinical Entrepreneur. You will discover what he has done to establish a tech start-up and learn how to build a lean canvas to help you progress your start-up ideas.
Register to attend Zero to Tech Founder - Everything You Need to Know via Handshake.
5pm-6.30pm: The Start-up Evening: Guest speaker: Claudiu Cogalniceanu, Founder of FindMyData
LAB 026, Cambridge campus / QUE 101, Chelmsford campus
Join us for a talk from Claudiu Cogalniceanu, Founder of FindMyData. Claudiu will be sharing his entrepreneurial journey and tips for starting a company and overcoming challenges and barriers in the early stages of the start-up process. Hosted by AREA's Omkar Singh.
2-2.30pm: Exploring the benefits of social enterprise: How to improve the life of children and young people in England and Wales
Corporate Suite (LAB 111, LAB 112, LAB 113), Cambridge campus
With Paul Nelson, Lecturer in Criminology & Policing in ARU's Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
3-4pm: Mentoring for success
Corporate Suite (LAB 111, LAB 112, LAB 113), Cambridge campus
With our ARU Entrepreneur in Residence, David Bell.
Register to attend Mentoring for success via Handshake.
4-6.30pm: Entrepreneurial film review: House of Gucci
Corporate Suite (LAB 111, LAB 112, LAB 113), Cambridge campus
With AREA's Omkar Singh.
Register to attend 4-6.30pm: Entrepreneurial film review: House of Gucci via Handshake.
11am-1pm: Social Enterprise Day
QUE 101, Chelmsford campus
11am-12pm: Lecture: Business for people and planet with Andy Brady, Deputy Head of ARU's School of Management.
Register to attend Lecture: Business for people and planet via Handshake.
12-1pm: Lecture: The conservation versus commercialisation conundrum for eco-tourism enterprise: global perspectives and challenges with Dr Simon Evans, Director of International Partnerships in ARU's Faculty of Business and Law.
4-5.30pm: AREA and ARUCPD
QUE 101, Chelmsford campus
4-5pm: Find out more about the AREA team's offer for enterprising students, and hear from Kate Summally about the ARUCPD programme.
5-5.30pm: Networking and close.
Register to attend AREA and ARUCPD in Chelmsford via Handshake.
12.30-3pm: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the NHS and Healthcare
Corporate Suite (MAB 404a/b), Chelmsford campus
Join Prof Tony Young OBE, Director of Medical Innovation in ARU's Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, to learn about NHS England’s Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, entrepreneurship and innovation in the NHS and healthcare.
Register to attend Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the NHS and Healthcare via Handshake.
4-5.30pm: AREA and ARUCPD
Corporate Suite (LAB 111, LAB 112, LAB 113), Cambridge campus
4-5pm: Find out more about the AREA team's offer for enterprising students, and hear from Kate Summally about the ARUCPD programme.
5-5.30pm: Networking and close.
Register to attend AREA and ARUCPD in Cambridge via Handshake.