• A shifting 21st Century Global Economy
• China – A New World Economy?
• Future Knowledge Economy or Manufacturing Superpower?
• Opportunity Wales – Collaborating for Success
• Sharing China Expertise
• Progress or Pitfall – the Next Steps

While for many, the perception of China is of a vast country which is still primarily rural, the reality is rapidly changing. China has a dynamic economy, with a rate of growth equal to that experienced by Japan in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Having just overtaken the UK as the world’s fourth-largest economy, it is expected that, in the next 40 years, it could become the world’s number one.

The opportunities offered by such a new, booming economy are huge. China is a country with a culture and systems which, because of their unfamiliarity to many, can discourage collaboration. Our presentations this evening will aim to highlight the benefits which can be gained by working with Chinese organisations and provide you with the inspiration for, and routes to, collaboration in this market.

Delegate Feedback:
Answers are out of 5

How did you rate the meeting overall?
Average answer = 3.9 (2006 average: 4.3)

Analysis:
Total number of people registered: 115
Total number of people attending: 120 (104% of those registered)

Presentations to Download:

• Sandra Elliott
• Dr Li Yu
• Michael Thomas & Wu Chen

Tuesday, 3rd October 2006

A Mindset for Innovation Success
How to Become a "Natural Born Winner"





Speaker:
Robin Sieger
(www.siegerinternational.com)

Topics:

building self-esteem

boosting decision-making capacity

creating a positive belief system

Showcase of University Expertise

the formation of bold personal and professional goals

Details:
Internationally renowned business speaker, Robin Sieger, has delivered keynote addresses to some of the world’s most successful companies, including Coca Cola, IBM and Bayer Pharmaceutical, and is the bestselling author of "Natural Born Winners".

290 delegates registered to hear Robin - frank, funny, emotive and challenging, talking from the heart, drawing on both personal and professional experience.

The research which Robin has carried out on high achievement demonstrates that there are five principles common to the creation of a success culture. Robin gives an insight into these principles and shows how, by changing the way you think, you can develop a mindset for success.

Thursday, 6th July 2006

Innovation Marketplace
A Unique Event of Cardiff University Innovation Network



One-to-One Meetings

67 confidential meeting slots to discuss potential collaboration arranged via our online profile-matching facility

Exhibition

Research Centres of Excellence for Industry

Exchange of Innovative Products, Ideas and Techniques

Case Studies

Showcase of University Expertise

Innovative Organisations

Workshop Presentations

Access All Areas (business training with the Centre for Lifelong Learning)

Our Brains in Your Business (Knowledge Transfer Partnerships)

IKB200: Lessons from Yesterday’s Big Innovations (by Stephen K Jones)

Delegate Feedback:
Answers are out of 5

How did you rate the meeting overall?
Average answer = 3.9 (2005 average: 3.8)

Analysis:
Total number of people registered: 144
Total number of people attending: 113 (79% of those registered)

Wednesday, 7th June 2006

The Future of Marketing [Part 2]
Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts – How Social Media is Transforming Business Communication



Speaker:
Matthew Yeomans
(Custom Communication)

Topics:

Reaching the right audience effectively and affordably

Blogs changing business marketing communication

Conversations the new form of marketing

The risk of ignoring the bloggers

How your customers promote and damage your company virally

Why internal communications are embracing social media

Marketing through the power of your ideas

Why advertising, PR & marketing industries need to embrace social media

Details:
The final event of our two-part “Future of Marketing” series features a presentation from Matthew Yeomans, Director of Custom Communication.

Matthew will be discussing marketing in a virtual world and how the new generation of online communication offers amazing opportunities for companies big and small to tell their story and grow their business.

Matthew will open with an overview of these new communication tools. Then, using live demonstrations and case studies, Matthew will show the importance of connecting with your customers using these new methods whether you are in a micro business, an SME or a large organisation.

Delegate Feedback:
Answers are out of 5

How did you rate the meeting overall?
Average answer = 4.3 (2006 average: 4.2)

Analysis:
Total number of people registered: 186
Total number of people attending: 133 (78% of those registered)

Comments:

Most interesting

Would like to come again

Wednesday, 3rd May 2006

The Future of Marketing [Part 1]
Maximise Impact & Connect With Your Customers



Speaker:
Anna Carloss
(Director, Cunning)

Topics:

Insights into the future of marketing communication

How to make a big impact without a big budget

Tools and techniques to increase awareness of your product

Ideas for non traditional marketing

How to stimulate word-of-mouth

Broad solutions that engage customers

Details:
The evening’s presentation is from Anna Carloss, who set up Cunning, renowned for gaining national media coverage with smart forms of non-traditional marketing.

Cunning have launched the new Mini, projected the infamous picture of Gail Porter onto Parliament for FHM magazine and sold student’s foreheads for brand advertising.

In the first part of “The Future of Marketing” series, Anna will impart how your company can make a big impact without a big budget and provide tools and techniques to promote your product. Using guerilla marketing methods and live brand experiences Anna will demonstrate the success that can be achieved by stimulating word-of-mouth interest. In the world of rapid advertising change, she will also be giving some insights into the future of marketing communication.

Delegate Feedback:
Answers are out of 5

How did you rate the meeting overall?
Average answer = 4.1 (2006 average: 4.3)

Analysis:
Total number of people registered: 208
Total number of people attending: 144 (69% of those registered)

Comments:

Bowled over by the speaker and the networking was good too

Good to have the opportunity to hear new ideas

Brilliant speaker

Wednesday, 22nd March 2006

Confessions of a Venture Technologist.
Lessons and Observations from the World of Innovation

Timothy Brundle
(Director, Marketing Group, DDA)

The evening’s presentation features the confessions of a venture technologist: Marketing Director of the DDA, Timothy Brundle. The DDA is the UK’s leading provider of technology-based innovation and maintains a network that connects 3,500 businesses each year to innovative technology.

Timothy will be sharing observations from various technology ventures through a number of creative themes:

Topics:

‘Being Miss World’ looks at the importance of the need to travel and meet people in the pursuit of technological competitiveness.

‘The Foresight Saga’ discusses the significance of market foresight and technology road-mapping prior to investment.

‘The Appliance of Science’ will highlight that, for good technology, you need good science. Poor science gets you nowhere. But how can you undertake a useful assessment?

‘Easy as Pi’ demonstrates with a case study lesson that financial planning for technology commercialisation programmes can be notoriously difficult.

‘Did Philip Scofield invent the iPod?’ takes a light hearted look at when, on April Fools Day 1989, the BBC aired a new product which could store thousands of your favourite songs without the need for tape and which could be downloaded via the airwaves. Tim will discuss which came first – the market (the problem) or the technology (the solution).

Delegate Feedback:
Answers are out of 5

How did you rate the meeting overall?
Average answer = 4.2 (2006 average: 4.4)

Analysis:
Total number of people registered: 100
Total number of people attending: 71 (71% of those registered)

Comments:

This was a brilliant event

Great speaker, interesting topic

Learnt a lot

Wednesday, 15th February 2006

Innovation Top Tips
Bright Ideas and Sharp Advice from Clued-up Companies



Speakers:
Adrian Clark (Legal & General)
Nick Russill (TerraDat)
Mike Warren (GreyMatter)
Phil Burkhard (Universal Innovation Services)

Topics:

The key drivers to successful innovation

Practical guidance on the things companies have to get right

How to manage the innovation process

Case studies demonstrating the difference between innovation success and failure

How to open access to innovation

Innovative ways to improve communications

Details:
The evening’s presentation features four companies which will share their innovation secrets and top tips. Each speaker will be providing practical guidance for success and outline the steps that companies should take to avoid failure.

Delegate Feedback:
Answers are out of 5

How did you rate the meeting overall?
Average answer = 4.2 (2006 average: 4.5)

Analysis:
Total number of people registered: 123
Total number of people attending: 85 (69% of those registered)

Comments:

Thoroughly enjoyed the event

Very good

Wednesday, 18th January 2006

Get Smart. Get Innovation Savvy.
The skills to send you into the premier league



The evening’s presentation features one of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs, Ajaz Ahmed, who co-founded the internet service provider (ISP) Freeserve. His eureka moment came when he bought a computer at PC World in Leeds but no-one in the store could tell him how to get onto the Internet. After much persuasion, Dixons launched Freeserve in September 1998, and it became the UK’s largest ISP in just three short months. Through leadership and acute business acumen, Ajaz helped revolutionise internet usage in Europe and saw Freeserve through its flotation and the £1.6bn sale to Wanadoo.

Ajaz will be sharing his experiences in setting up Freeserve and the lessons he learnt. Since Freeserve, he has been working with a number of small companies and Ajaz will be discussing what it takes to make a company savvy and the tools required for market success.

Topics:

What it takes to become a successful entrepreneur

How to make your company savvy

The tools required for market success

Delegate Feedback
Answers are out of 5

How did you rate the meeting overall?
Average answer = 4.5 (2005 average: 4.4)

Analysis
Total number of people registered: 171
Total number of people attending: 133 (78% of those registered)

Comments:

Ajaz was first class in his delivery to the audience.

Excellent, down-to-earth presentation.

Very good – can we have more, similar speakers.

Meeting format, location etc is perfect.

Throughly enjoyed the event.


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