2022
Start to Exit: Lessons learnt as a tech entrepreneur
15th December 2022, Oxfordshire County Library BIPC Start-up Huddle event, Oxford, UK.
Start to Exit: Things I wish I’d known growing a start-up business
23rd November 2022, business event with Quayside, Cole Accounting and The Valuation Team, Gloucester, UK.
An introduction to the world of blockchains, cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens
12th October 2022, virtual presentation for the CIMA Conference on Leveraging the Digital Future.
Inspiring outside the box
5th October 2022, new book launch about the ten year backstory of the Malvern Festival of Innovation, Wyche Innovation Centre, Malvern, UK
What we’ve done up at the Wyche
4th October 2022, case study for the Climate Emergency symposium at the Malvern Festival of Innovation 2022, Coach House Theatre, Malvern, UK
Entrepreneurship Workshops
Aug/Sep 2022, series of 8 workshops in collaboration with BIPC Worcestershire, Malvern Library, Great Malvern, UK.
An A to Z of Innovation here on Planet Earth
15th September 2022, part of the Heritage Open Days programme with the theme this year being Astounding Inventions, Lewis Lecture Theatre, Malvern College, UK.
Malvern Rocks! Geology, Hydrology & Technology of Malvern
12th May 2022, STEM talk to Kings Hawford School at Malvern Hills GeoCentre, UK.
ABC(&D) of Innovation
20th January 2022, short appetizer at the launch evening of Veloci-Tech Business Accelerator, The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie, Cheltenham, UK.
2021
Start to Exit: From science lab to spin-off to trade sale
3rd December 2021, Online seminar at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Irvine, USA.
Start to Exit: Planning for successful business growth
9th September 2021, Online seminar on startup / early stage business support hosted by NatWest / West Sussex Library Service, UK.
It’s a small world – microscopy workshop
19th August 2021, Science workshop using USB microscopes, ‘summer school’ event, The Hive, Worcester UK.
Physics A-level. Can it make you a millionaire?
12th July 2021, Careers talk to A-Level Physics students, The Chase School, Malvern UK.
Start to Exit: From academia to spin-off to trade sale
1st July 2021, Careers session at PERCAT Postdoctoral Researcher Conference 2021, University of Birmingham, UK.
Malvern Rocks! Geology of Malvern
29th June 2021, STEM talk at Grove Primary School, Malvern, UK.
In conversation about tech entrepreneurship
4th June 2021, Hosted by Dan Barker, Thriving Three Counties podcast (listen now).
Will blockchain disrupt my organisation?
20th May 2021, Lunchtime webinar for The Leaders Institute.
Commercialising your Idea
15th April 2021, online workshop as part of the University of Birmingham’s Antimicrobrial Integrated Methodologies (AIMed) Innovative Training Networks induction week.
2020
Physics discussion – STEM outreach to support the Girlguiding/IoP I am a Physicist challenge
30th November 2020, Haslemere Brownies, Haslemere, UK. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Panelist – Transforming the workplace and elevating innovation – Decade of Transition Conference
15th October 2020 [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Host – virtual Malvern Festival of Innovation 2020
5th-10th October 2020, Malvern, UK. [Series of webinars due to COVID-19]
Pitching your Venture workshop
26th August 2020, as part of the University of Birmingham’s training support for Ronjon Nag Entrepreneurship Competition. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
The Business of Blockchain
13th August 2020, as part of BlockMark Technologies’ education programme, delivered virtually to Chinese delegates in association with The Möller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Introduction to IP workshop
11th August 2020, as part of the University of Birmingham’s Engineering & Physical Sciences ‘Lockdone’ summer school series. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Panelist – Discover Materials, Materials Science & Engineering Careers
4th August 2020, a schools outreach event organised by the Discover Materials team and hosted by the University of Birmingham. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Commercialising your Idea workshop
27th July 2020, as part of the University of Birmingham’s training support for Ronjon Nag Entrepreneurship Competition. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Contributor – Software as a Product
17th July 2020, part of the The Royal Society’s Commercial Literacy Workshop Series for Industry Fellows. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Host – virtual Malvern Science in the Park 2020
27th June 2020, Malvern, UK. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Contributor – Understanding Business Financials
5th June 2020, part of the The Royal Society’s Commercial Literacy Workshop Series for Industry Fellows. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Contributor – Business Boards and Management
29th May 2020, part of the The Royal Society’s Commercial Literacy Workshop Series for Industry Fellows. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Contributor – Business Models
1st May 2020, part of the The Royal Society’s Commercial Literacy Workshop Series for Industry Fellows. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
How can we change Society with Blockchain?
5th May 2020, BetaDen Tech Tuesday event, Malvern, UK. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Contributor – Stories from the frontline of commercialising IP
1st May 2020, part of the The Royal Society’s Commercial Literacy Workshop Series for Industry Fellows. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Contributor – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
24th April 2020, part of the The Royal Society’s Commercial Literacy Workshop Series for Industry Fellows. [Webinar due to COVID-19]
Start to Exit: The trials and tribulations of a technology spin-off company
24th February 2020, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, UK. [more details]
Wear next? #PiJacket on display
26th January 2020, Cotteridge Park, Birmingham, UK.
2019
Start to Exit: From PhD to start-up to exit
18th November 2019, Postgraduate Researcher seminar, School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, UK.
Blockchain technology in banking and finance
31st October 2019, as part of BlockMark Technologies’ BlockGames programme, delivered to Chinese banking delegates at The Möller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Raising funds from start to exit: financing your venture
24th October 2019, Festival of Enterprise, Birmingham NEC, UK.
Blockchain technology in banking and finance
22nd August 2019, as part of BlockMark Technologies’ BlockGames programme, delivered to Chinese banking delegates at The Möller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Blockchain technology in banking and finance
15th August 2019, as part of BlockMark Technologies’ BlockGames programme, delivered to Chinese banking delegates at The Möller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Blockchain is a business disruptor
18th June 2019, WINN Innovation Great Things, Worcester, UK.
Killer Apps on the blockchain: digital asset management and certificates?
22nd May 2019, Harrison Clark Rickerbys Unblocking Blockchain event, Cheltenham, UK.
Start to Exit: From academia to spin-off to trade sale
16th May 2019, PERCAT Careers Seminar on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, University of Birmingham, UK.
Malvern Rocks! Geology, Hydrology & Technology of Malvern
1st & 2nd May 2018, STEM talks to Kings Hawford School at Malvern Hills GeoCentre, UK
Promoting Entrepreneurship in and around Malvern
8th February 2019, Malvern Civic Society, Eden Church Conference Centre, Malvern, UK.
Start to Exit: From PhD to start-up to exit
7th February 2019, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Engineers, University of Birmingham, UK.
How studying STEM subjects can help you to be a technology entrepreneur
31st January 2019, Lunchtime STEM careers talk, Hereford Sixth Form College, Hereford, UK.
Emerging technology across the legal ecosystem
15th January 2019, business mix evening on Law: Innovate or Stagnate, Second Home Spitalfields, London UK.
An A to Z of Innovation here on Planet Earth
8th January 2019, The IET (Shropshire), Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology, UK.
2018
Leadership and the digitalisation of business
15th October 2018, Guest lecture at the University of Worcester Business School’s MSc International Management course.
An A to Z of Innovation here on Planet Earth
4th October 2018, Corporate client in the financial services sector, Edinburgh, UK.
Start to Exit: Business & Entrepreneurship
21st June 2018, Sixth Form Business Skills Conference, King’s School, Worcester, UK.
Start to Exit: The journey in a high-tech startup
1st June 2018, Cheltenham Business Forum BIGBreakfast, The Clarence Social, Cheltenham, UK.
Malvern Rocks! Geology, Hydrology & Technology of Malvern
23rd & 25th April 2018, STEM talks to Kings Hawford School at Malvern Hills GeoCentre, UK
Killer apps on the blockchain. Certificates and tickets?
24th April 2018, Trowers & Hamlins LLP blockchain seminar, Birmingham, UK
An A to Z of Innovation here on Planet Earth
23rd April 2018, The IET (Herefordshire & Worcestershire) ‘Christmas’ Lecture, Malvern College, UK. Postponed from December 2017 due to the snow.
Start to Exit: Equity finance with the endgame in mind
28th Feb 2018, WINN Wednesday, Worcester, UK
Malvern Rocks! Geology, Hydrology & Technology of Malvern
8th Feb 2018, STEM talk to Kitebrook School at Malvern Hills GeoCentre, UK
6 years and counting – the Malvern Festival of Innovation as a case study
6th Feb 2018, RSA Worcester Network, Worcester, UK
2017
Start to Exit: Starting & scaling your technology business
1st Dec 2017, Faculty of Engineering Science, UCL, London, UK
Start to Exit: Starting & scaling your business
21st Sep 2017, BIPC National Start-up Day at the Hive, Worcester, UK
6 years and counting – the Malvern Festival of Innovation as a case study
19th Sep 2017, Malvern Small Business Forum, Great Malvern, UK
Start to Exit: Entrepreneurship with the endgame in mind
24th May 2017, Business Startup Workshop, The Hive, Worcester, UK
The Added Value of a Network of Cybersecurity Clusters, the UK experience
28th April 2017, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Malvern Rocks! Geology, Hydrology & Technology of Malvern
25th & 27th April 2017, STEM talks to Kings Hawford School at Malvern Hills GeoCentre, UK
Tripping the Light Fantastic – optical marvels through a microscope
16th Mar 2017, Science Night at the Hive, Worcester, UK
The Promise of IoT and the Challenge of Cyber Security
23rd Feb 2017, Beacon Tech Week, Sedgley, UK
2016
Mixing Materials & Entrepreneurship
21st Oct 2016, Faculty of Engineering Science / Institute of Making, UCL, London, UK
Supporting & Growing Agile Cyber Security SMEs through Clusters in the UK
22nd September 2016, CMC Cyber Symposium, Lugano, Switzerland
Making a Tech Startup a Success
16th September 2016, StartUp Bus, Worcester Festival of Business, UK
Sustaining the Buzz in a Vibrant Business Hub
22nd August, The Kiln, Worcester, UK
Creating and Running a Business & Innovation Centre in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
22nd June 2016, Facilities Show, London, UK
Creating and Supporting Clusters to Help Small Medium Cyber Security Companies Grow and Succeed
12th May 2016, International Conference on Business and Cyber Security (ICBCS), London
Innovation & Entrepreneurship – Wyche Innovation Centre case study
29th April 2016, Worcester Business School, University of Worcester, UK
Malvern Rocks! Geology, Hydrology & Technology of Malvern
25th & 28th April 2016, STEM talks to Kings Hawford School at Malvern Hills GeoCentre, UK
Tripping the Light Fantastic – optical marvels through a microscope
17th Mar 2016, Science Night at The Hive, Worcester, UK
Mixing Materials & Entrepreneurship
15th Feb 2016, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK
2015
Startup as you mean to go on
29th Oct 2015, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK
Panel Discussion: Entrepreneurship & Startup Landscape in Cyber Security
22nd Oct 2015, IPACSO Meeting, Brussels
Malvern Rocks! Geology, Hydrology & Technology of Malvern
23rd Sep 2015, STEM talk to Pendock Village School at Malvern Hills GeoCentre, UK
Technopreneurship
9th July 2015, Fusion Meetup, Birmingham, UK