Bust Your Business Barriers
Date
Tuesday 19th July 2022
Location
Join us in person at Lakeside Arts, University Park, University of Nottingham
OR
Watch the live stream online - your choice!
About this event
What’s standing in between you and achieving your ambitions in business? There are many obstacles entrepreneurs have to overcome to attain success. In this session, we will be exploring how you can break through some of the barriers you may be facing: both internal and external.
External barriers exist, for sure. Shockingly, even in 2022, gender and ethnicity are still proven factors that can affect an entrepreneur’s access to external finance and investment. Societal norms, biases and the preconceptions of others can feel like a mountain to climb.
Yet even in the face of these issues, perhaps the biggest barrier you’ll ever have to overcome is yourself. Your own fears, self-doubts and limiting beliefs may be holding you back more than you even realise. Imposter phenomenon is alive and well in many of us!
At this event, our panel of experts will be sharing how you can bust through some of these barriers: both those you’ve created for yourself and those that others have created for you. Join us to hear from entrepreneurs who have smashed the mould to get to where they want to be.
Speakers
Ewan Henry - Senior Careers Advisor for the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham
His interest in Imposter Phenomenon has come through coaching individuals who have identified it as a barrier. Since 2017 he has delivered numerous talks and workshops to support colleagues and students through the topic.
Dr Kiri Granger – CSO at Monument Tx
An Internationally recognised expert in the design of clinical trials for CNS disorders, particularly schizophrenia. At Cambridge Cognition, provided consultancy to 50 drug development companies on 100 cognitive trials, and was the lead scientist on several successful programmes. Chaired the ICSTM working group on schizophrenia clinical trials. Developed MTx’s proprietary Latent Inhibition biomarker during her PhD at Nottingham, where she continues as Assistant Professor.
Sheryl Caswell - Head of Development at Monument Tx
Graduated in Medical Microbiology and has since worked exclusively in the clinical research arena for over twenty-five years. She has successfully led and managed clinical development programmes across a range of therapeutic indications, with a recent focus on working in small biotech companies designing and conducting development programmes for innovative products at an early phase of development.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda item |
|---|
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Nibbles and networking for those joining us in person |
| 5:00pm - 5:05pm |
Welcome |
| 5:05pm - 5:50pm |
Keynote presentations |
| 5:50pm - 6:00pm |
Elevator pitches |
| 6:00pm - 6:30pm |
More networking for those that want to stay on |
Book your place
State Aid
This event is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020 and is part of Productivity Through Innovation. This event is classed as State Aid to participating businesses, the value of which is up to £100.00, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
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