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Action-Packed Schedule


 Welcome and Opening

  1. 08.55–09.00 – Welcome
  2. 09:00–09:25 – Opening Keynote



Welcome

Charles Cotton08:55–09:00

Founder and Chairman of the Cambridge Phenomenon Ltd and architect of the conference, Charles Cotton will welcome the speakers and audience and set the tone for the exciting day ahead.


Opening Keynote

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz09:00–09:25

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice Chancellor designate of the University of Cambridge will set out The Big Issues the planet faces - Climate, Education, Energy, Food, Health, Security, Water - and highlight the need for a cross- and multi-disciplinary approach to them that embraces science, technology, engineering, economics, politics, industry and commerce and the opportunities for current and future Cambridge Phenomenon companies.

 

1Session One: Information Technology

  1. 09:30–09:35 – Video CEO pitch
  2. 09:35–10:20 – IT
  3. 10:20–10:50 – IT Panel
  4. 10:50–10:55 – Video CEO pitch



Video: One minute CEO pitch

09:30–09:35

CEOs battle it out for your vote to win the coveted "Cambridge Phenomenon 2010 Award".


Information Technology

Andrew Herbert Warren East Mike Lynch09:35–10:20

A unique opportunity to hear the future of IT from ARM, Autonomy and Microsoft Research. Top executives Warren East, Mike Lynch and Andrew Herbert share their views on new technologies and markets including their perspectives on the opportunities created by convergence between IT and Bioscience.


Information Technology Panel

Andrew Herbert Warren East Mike Lynch10:20–10:50

Panel discussion on Information Technology with audience participation.


Video: One minute CEO pitch

10:50–10:55

CEOs battle it out for your vote to win the coveted "Cambridge Phenomenon 2010 Award".

Morning Break

2Session Two: Bioscience

  1. 11:25–11:30 – Video pitch
  2. 11:30–12:15 – Bioscience
  3. 12:15–12:45 – Bioscience Panel
  4. 12:45–12:50 – Video pitch
  5. 12:50–13:15 – Keynote



Video: One minute CEO pitch

11:25–11:30

CEOs battle it out for your vote to win the coveted "Cambridge Phenomenon 2010 Award".


Bioscience

Andy Richards Chris Lowe John West11:30–12:15

Healthcare providers in both the developed and developing world are under increasing pressure to relieve suffering whilst reducing costs. In this session, Andy Richards is joined by Chris Lowe and John West to discuss the main bottlenecks in global healthcare provision and explain why IT has a crucial role to play alongside biomedical companies in delivering solutions that meet the most pressing needs.


Bioscience Panel

Andy Richards Chris Lowe John West Richard Seabrook 12:15–12:45

Panel discussion on Bioscience with audience participation.


Video: One minute CEO pitch

12:45–12:50

CEOs battle it out for your vote to win the coveted "Cambridge Phenomenon 2010 Award".


Keynote

Will Hutton12:50–13:15

Will Hutton of the Work Foundation will put in context the challenges and opportunities facing people and companies in the Cambridge Phenomenon today and reiterate the need for experts with diverse skills and experience to work together to help make the world a better place.

Lunch Break

3Session Three: Funding

  1. 14:15–14:20 – Video Pitch
  2. 14:20–15:05 – Funding
  3. 15:05–15:35 – Funding Panel
  4. 15:35–15:40 – Video pitch



Video: One minute CEO pitch

14:15–14:20

CEOs battle it out for your vote to win the coveted "Cambridge Phenomenon 2010 Award".


Funding

Sir Christopher Evans Deborah Cadman Jean Tardy-Joubert Dave Roux14:20–15:05

Against the backdrop of the banking crisis and global recession, Deborah Cadman, Sir Christopher Evans and Jean Tardy-Joubert explore financing options for private IT and Biomedical companies including angel and venture investments, M&A; and IPO; while Dave Roux looks at transforming publicly-owned entities under private ownership.


Funding Panel

Deborah Cadman Jean Tardy-Joubert Dave Roux Anil Hansjee Teri Willey15:05–15:35

Panel discussion on Funding with audience participation.


Video: One minute CEO pitch

15:35–15:40

CEOs battle it out for your vote to win the coveted "Cambridge Phenomenon 2010 Award".

Afternoon Break

4Session Four: The Future

  1. 16:10–16:15 – Video pitch
  2. 16:15–17:20 – The Future
  3. 17:20–18:00 – Future Panel
  4. 18:00–18:05 – Video pitch



Video: One minute CEO pitch

16:10–16:15

CEOs battle it out for your vote to win the coveted "Cambridge Phenomenon 2010 Award".


The Future

Alan Hughes Rob Koepp Gareth Goodier Anthony Townsend Alec Broers 16:15–17:20

Lord Broers, Rob Koepp, Anthony Townsend, Gareth Goodier and Alan Hughes, world-renowned opinion leaders and futurists in science, technology and cluster development discuss where Cambridge fits in the global knowledge-driven economy, draw comparisons with other clusters and debate future scenarios for the Cambridge Phenomenon.


Future Panel

Alan Hughes Rob Koepp Gareth Goodier Anthony Townsend Alec Broers 17:20–18:00

Panel discussion on the future of the Cambridge Phenomenon with audience participation.


Video: One minute CEO pitch

18:00–18:05

CEOs battle it out for your vote to win the coveted "Cambridge Phenomenon 2010 Award".

 

 Closing

  1. 18:05–18:15 – Summary
  2. 18:15–18:30 – Competition Voting and Awards
  3. 18:30–18:40 – Thanks



Summary

Julie Meyer18:05–18:15

Conference MC, Julie Meyer will summarise the day's events and discussions.


Competition voting and awards

18:15–18:30

We'll recap on the CEO video pitches and the audience will cast their votes. One company from each of the IT and Biosciences categories will be crowned the most exciting company of the future.


Thanks

Charles Cotton18:30–18:40

Charles Cotton will wrap up the conference.

Champagne Reception and 50th Anniversary Cake

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