North East Programme
Wednesday 7th October - St James' Park
| 09.00 | Registration | |
| 09.30 |
Welcome and Introduction Requirements of a Business Plan Presentation |
John Peberdy University of Nottingham |
| 10.15 | Intellectual Property and Patenting Strategy | Richard Gibbs Marks & Clerk LLP |
| 11.00 | Coffee/Tea | |
| 11.15 | Raising and Managing Finance | Angela Toner Baker Tilly Tax and Accounting |
| 12.15 | Commercial and Marketing Strategies | George Clouston RTC North |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| 13.45 | What next? | Lynne Guppy BBSRC |
| 14.00 | Preparation of business plans with Mentors available to advise in surgery sessions from 14.00 to 18.00. - Catherine Lamb, Muckle LLP - Peter Sutcliffe, New Direction - Richy Hetherington, Newcastle University - Katie Beaumont, Tait Walker - Paul Cairns, North East Business & Innovation Centre - Janice Marsh, North East Business & Innovation Centre - Max Brougham, University of Durham - Alex Shiel, Ward Hadaway |
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| 19.30 | Dinner |
Tuesday 8th October - St James' Park
| 10.00 | Company Presentations - Ian Singleton, BioFresh Ltd - Toni Slabas, Creative Gene Technology Ltd - Will Dracup, Nonlinear Dynamics - Stefan Przyborski, Reinnervate Ltd Coffee/Tea available at 11.15 |
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| 12.30 |
Lunch | |
| 13.45 | What next? | Lynne Guppy BBSRC |
| 14.00 | Preparation of Business Plans with Mentors available to advise in surgery sessions from 14.00 to 18.00. - Caroline Theobald, Bridge Club Ltd - Chris Appleby, BTG McInnes Corporate Finance - Simon McIntosh, Grant Thornton - Kevin Parker, KKI Associates - Alex Hough, PricewaterhouseCoopers - Stephen Slater, RMT Accountants & Business Advisors - Lucy Gray, Tait Walker - Tom Olbrich, Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP - Jocelyn Retter, Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP |
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| 19.30 | Dinner |
Friday 9th October - Jurys Inn Newcastle
| 10.00 | Judges Briefing Meeting |
| 10.15 |
Team 1 Presentation |
| 10.45 | Team 2 Presentation |
| 11.15 | Team 3 Presentation |
| 11.45 | Coffee/Tea |
| 12.00 | Team 4 Presentation |
| 12.30 | Team 5 Presentation |
| 13.00 | Team 6 Presentation |
| 13.30 | Lunch |
| 14.15 | Announcement of Winners |
Judges:
- Glen Callander, Entrust Ltd
- Nick Edgar, NEL Capital
- Donald Mair, BBSRC
- John McNally
- Peter Robinson, Muckle LLP
- Martin Vinsome, Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
