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SUMMARY:Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship Creativity Workshop: What
 ’s the big idea?! - Dr Darrin Disley\, Chief Executive Officer and Presi
 dent of Horizons Discovery
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DESCRIPTION:*Got a business idea? How are you going to take it forward? Wa
 nt to know how to turn it into reality?* Get creative and explore your bus
 iness ideas at our workshop. It’s an opportunity to get inspiration\, in
 sight and advice about your business venture or project as well as a taste
  of what you learn on the Cambridge Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneursh
 ip (PGDE) programme.\n\nWe hope that by discussing these questions with ot
 hers who are thinking of joining the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurs
 hip as well as some of our faculty\, alumni and mentors\, you will become 
 inspired to push ahead with your venture and to use the programme as a pla
 tform to build a robust and sustainable case. *Whether you have an idea ye
 t or not\, please do bring with you your creative energy and motivation fo
 r a lively session!* \n\nPlus\, we will also hear from *Dr Darrin Disley*\
 , Chief Executive Officer and President of *Horizons Discovery* and CfEL E
 ntrepreneur-in-Residence\, about his successful entrepreneurial journey. D
 arrin is a life scientist who has been involved in the start-up and growth
  of numerous business ventures. He has a track record of raising c. $200 m
 illion business financing from grant\, angel\, corporate\, venture capital
  and public market sources as well as closing c. $350 million of product\,
  service\, and licensing deals. In 2012\, he was named Business Leader of 
 the Year at the European Life Science Awards\, in 2014 was named Executive
  of the Year at the Scrip Awards (a global award recognising leadership in
  biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies) and in 2015 was named UK Quot
 ed Company Entrepreneur of the Year. During this interview\, he will talk 
 about what inspired and influenced him as well as the skills he sees as im
 portant to the entrepreneur. \n\n*Who’s it for?*\n\n•	Those looking to
  apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship starting in Septem
 ber 2015\n\n•	University graduates of any background or discipline with 
 entrepreneurial ambition looking to develop specific skills and pursue bus
 iness enterprises\n\n•	Employees of established companies – in private
  and public sectors – looking to be more innovative or develop new oppor
 tunities\n\n•	Entrepreneurs looking to underpin their experience with le
 arning\, to develop new businesses or strategies\, to re-energise and boos
 t their networks \n\n*Please register by completing the online form at "ht
 tp://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmeforms/diploma/forms/form_registereven
 tinterest.html"*\n\n*Agenda*\n\n17:30 Arrival and registration\n\n18:00 We
 lcome and introductions (Lecture Theatre 2)\n\n18:10 Interview with an ent
 repreneur: Dr Darrin Disley talks to Boni Sones OBE\n\n18:30 Creativity wo
 rkshop. We’ll split up into three groups to work with the programme ment
 ors on three key questions: \n\n*1.	Where are the ideas that inspire me?*\
 n\n*2.	Are the ideas going to turn into opportunities?*\n\n*3.	How am I go
 ing to take this forward?*\n\n19:00 Debrief session\n\n19:10 Find out more
  about the PGDE. Q&A session.\n\n19:30 Networking. Refreshments will be se
 rved.\n\n20:00 Close\n\n*Contact Us:*\n\nIf you have any further questions
  about this event or the programme please contact Nicky Reynolds\, Program
 me Manager\, by email at *pgdiploma@jbs.cam.ac.uk*\n\n
LOCATION:Cambridge Judge Business School
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