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Start: 18:00
End: 20:30

Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL, founder of Cobra Beer and CfEL Visiting Entrepreneur

How to build a team capable of delivering your vision.


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Start: 10:00
End: 13:00

Date: Saturday 9 February 2023

Time: 10am

Venue: Judge Business School

CUE would like to invite you to our business training event on Saturday 9th February at 10am in the Judge Business School.

10.00-10.30 The Judge’s Perspective Bob Pettigrew, competition judge
10.30-11.15 Keynote: A brief History of ARM (And what it taught me about business) Lee Smith, ARM co-Founder
15-min break
11.30-12.00 Marketing Peter Hiscocks, JBS
12.00-12.30 Rough guide to entrepreneurship Jack Lang, Angel
12.30-13.00 Bonzer or Bonanza Business Philip Baddeley, Equity Fingerprint

Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur, setting up your first company, or even just want to find out what it takes to be an entrepreneur, everyone is welcome to attend.

Our Keynote speaker is Lee Smith, one of the founding members of ARM, who will tell us the story of how a company that started with 12 engineers in Coventry became a global standard: their embedded microprocessors are used in most digital devices on the planet today!

For the ambitious, this event will also prepare you for the £5k challenge. In our first talk, at 10am, Bob, Pettigrew, a competition judge, will share his views on what kind of entries impress him.
Remember that to enter the £5k Challenge, you will need to write an executive summary of up to 3500 words and submit it to us by 11.59pm GMT on the 22nd of February.

Please note: The event begins at 10am prompt, so please arrive before then. There is no need to register.


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Start: 18:00
End: 20:30

Louisa Fletcher, Property Price Advice

Understanding how to match your business idea with the sources of funding is central to being able to raise money for your ideas. This young entrepreneur will explain how she managed to raise money for her rapid growth business.


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02 / 19
Start: 18:00
End: 20:30

Professor Sir Richard Friend, University of Coventry Department of Physics
Stuart Evans and John Mills, Plastic Logic

The scientist working with entrepreneurs and managers can better bring the vision of the idea to market. The devil is in the detail of making things happen and this top team will explain it to you.


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Start: 23:59

By Phase 2, you will have built a team and be ready to make your idea happen. In this phase you will benefit from a professional mentor, write a business plan and pitch for investment. The £5k Challenge rewards propositions that show practicality, financial viability and strong teams.


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Start: 18:00
End: 20:30

Venue: Engineering Department

Dr Hermann Hauser CBE, co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners

Learning from mistakes is important. Hermann Hauser, a hugely successful Entrepreneur, who has had his share of failures, will explain why they happened.


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02 / 28
Start: 18:00
End: 19:30

Time: 6.00 for 6.30pm
Venue: Judge Business School
Speaker: Jeff Soule

Having read Public Policy and Urban Planning at Harvard, Jeff Soule is the Director of Policy at the American Planning Association. He has worked with Chinese officials and businessmen for more than 12 years and become a very influential figure in urban planning and real estate field both in China and America. Recently Jeff was elected president of the World Cultural Heritage Organization.

In England for both business and pleasure, Jeff has taken time out of his trip to come to Coventry and give a talk about entrepreneurship in real estate development.


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