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.

Professor Sir Richard Friend, University of Cambridge 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.

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.

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

How to build a team capable of delivering your vision.

Duncan Goose, founder of OneWater

When you are cash strapped, resource hungry and have only your vision and determination, how do you increase your odds to succeed? This social enterprise based on providing clean water in Africa will clarify.

Karren Brady, Managing Director of Birmingham Football Club

Ideas are great and business opportunities are even better, but you will need to quantify the idea and understand the risks/rewards so that investors are happy.

Cambridge Angels - Jack Lang, Sherry Coutu, Robert Sansom, Andy Richards, Teri Wiley
Adrie Reinders, co-founder of OhM Inc. and E.Factor

Selling your ideas and persuading people that you are the most capable person to lead and generate interest from investors and customers is one of the keys to success.

Mary Spillane, partner at Whitehead Mann

How to gather the resources to make your ideas happen, i.e. securing the team, the premises, advice, etc.

John Barnes, Director of Caffe Nero

To have a successful business, you really need to understand your customers' needs.

David Cleevely, founder of Analysys
Jonathan Milner, Abcam plc

When is an idea a business opportunity? A serial entrepreneur and a first time entrepreneur explain how they came together - what was the opportunity they spotted?