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From: Van der Velden, Gwen
Sent: 17 June 2016 14:06
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Subject: Join us at Warwick: Enterprise Question Time
Importance: High
If you have not signed up already for the Enterprise Question Time Debate, or shared this invitation with your colleagues and contacts; please do so now.
You and your colleagues are invited to have your say at our first Enterprise Question Time debate about the future of university enterprise education and the role of universities in supporting
entrepreneurship. This is being held on Wednesday 22 June from 4pm in Warwick Arts Centre and the debate will be followed by networking with drinks and canapes.
We are keen for enterprising students, staff and colleagues from anywhere who are interested in the future of university education, as well as other external supporters of enterprise education to come and have their say on this important
topic. Please feel free to forward this invitation on to any colleagues or students who you think may be interested.
Prof Gwen van der Velden, Director of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy explained that this major event has been developed in response to national policy developments as well as the presence of the Academy’s first International
Fellow, George Malleck (university of Waterloo, Canada) who is visiting Warwick and engages the university community in debates about enterprise, reflection and employability in higher education. For this one off Question Time event, five outstanding speakers
have joined the panel, including Viki Cook, (co-founder of Britain Thinks), Johnny Luk (CEO of the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs), Dr Phil O’Donovan (Founder of Cambridge Silicon Radio, now part of Qualcomm) and Professor Christina
Hughes, Pro Vice Chancellor (Teaching & Learning). Their details can be found below.
The details are below and a short booking form can be accessed
here: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/enterprise/wiheafellow/events/questiontime
The debate will be Chaired by
Professor Stephen Roper, Director of the Enterprise Research Centre at the world-renowned, Warwick Business School and hosted by
Ken Sloan, COO and Registrar of the University of Warwick.
Further details about the event can be found at
www.warwick.ac.uk/eqtd
To sign up please register
here
Panel members confirmed so far:
CEO
of National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE), Johnny Luk
Johnny is the CEO of NACUE, which organises some of the largest student enterprise events in Europe, such as the Student Enterprise Conference. They work with entrepreneurial students across 260 UK campuses, supporting
the development of student-led enterprise clubs and societies, to encourage an enterprising and entrepreneurial generation. NACUE is recognised by UNCTAD
as a 'global best practice in youth-led enterprise models'. Johnny previously held roles as a Senior Policy Advisor, and Deputy Head of Strategy for Entrepreneurship in the UK Government. He
was an alumnus of Lord Wei’s Diaspora Leadership Programme where he helped develop a research piece of UK-China branding. He is a graduate of Durham University.
Managing
Director for the Universities Division of Santander UK, Robin Foale
Robin joined Santander in June 2008 and currently leads a team of people across the UK developing strong relationships between the Bank and the Higher Education sector. Currently, Santander has agreement with 81 universities, and
has been collaborating with academic institutions since 2007.
He has enjoyed a career in banking spanning over 25 years, during at least 15 of which he has led teams within Retail, Small Business and Corporate Banking. Formerly with Barclays, and now with Santander, his primary focus for 2016 will
be to work with the HE sector to fund more scholarships, professional internships, study aids and various other projects. He has also been self-employed, running 3 of his own businesses over the period of his career.
We look forward to seeing you and hearing your views at the Enterprise Question Time Debate. For any specific queries please e-mail
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