The Materials Entrepreneur

Monday 19 April 2010 - IOM3, London

From 08.50 Registration and coffee
09.20 Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction
Dr Mike Kennard, Managing Director, McKastle Associates Ltd.
09.30 Session 1: Idea Generation, Development and IP Protection
09.30 Innovation and Funding Priorities at the Technology Strategy Board / Dr John Morlidge, Technology Strategy Board
09.55 Intellectual Property and Patents / Ben Dempster
Patent Attorney, Withers & Rogers LLP
10.20 Predict the Future, Own the Future / Mike Newnham
Systematic Innovation
10.45 Q & A / Session 1 Speakers
11.00 Refreshments
11.25 Session 2: Winning Funds to Develop Your Business
11.25 The Perfect Business Plan / Jane Khedair: Managing Director, Business Plan Services in association with London Business School
11.50 The Role of the University Enterprise Company / Teri Wiley, Chief Executive Cambridge Enterprise
12.15 Venture Capital Funding of Materials Start Ups / Hazel Moore
Managing Partner, First Ventures
12.40 Q & A / Session 2 Speakers
12.55 Lunch
13.40 Session 3: Marketing Your Business and Yourself
13.40 Commercial Strategy, Marketing and Pricing for Profitable Growth / Dr Peter Colman
Director, Simon-Kucher & Partners
14.05 Pitching with Confidence and Credibility / Alison Kemp
Director, Switch Vision Ltd
14.30 Decision Making and Learning from Failures / Derek Bates
Materials Technology Ltd
14.55 Q & A / Session 3 Speakers
15.05 Refreshments
15.30 Session 4: This is How It’s Done
15.30 Case Study 1: Orthomimetics Ltd / Dr Andrew Lynn
CEO, Orthomimetics Ltd
16.00 Case Study 2: Singular ID – The Story of Commercialising a Materials Technology in Singapore / Dr Adrian Burden
President, Europe, Bilcare Technologies
16. 30 Q & A / Session 4 Speakers
16.50 – 16.55 Wrap up and Close / Conference Chair

For further details please see the event website www.iom3.org/events/entrepreneur or contact Dawn Bonfield on 01438 821740 or .