Entrepreneurial Thinking: Identifying and exploiting opportunities
Date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Time: 17.30 - 20.00
Venue: Newcastle University Business School, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SE
“Opportunities are everywhere but most people miss them. Recognising an opportunity and acting on it is what distinguishes the entrepreneur from the business manager. Fear of failure, wrong timing, other priorities and staying on the safe side are all reasons or excuses for not seizing an opportunity and running with it. 'If only, I wish and what if?' are genuine laments - when it is too late. We are all surrounded by insurmountable opportunities if only we had the right mindset to recognise them but routine, structure and processes get in the way.”
Professor Tom Maxfield, David Goldman Visiting Professor 2011
In this panel debate event, experts from the region will debate if they agree with the above statement or if there are other factors that come into play with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Moderator: Professor James Hayton, The David Goldman Prof of Innovation & Enterprise, Subject Group Head (Innovation & Enterprise)
Panel:
Professor Tom Maxfield, David Goldman Visiting Professor 2011, Newcastle University Business School
Professor Dimo Dimov, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Director of Doctoral Programmes, Newcastle University Business School
Peter Arnold, Director of Elmgrove Incubator
Stu Anderson, Director, Shell Livewire
Agenda
17.30: Registration
18.00: Welcome and Introductions
18.05: Panel Debate
19.00: Questions and Answers
19.30: Networking
20.00: Close
This event is open to all and free to attend, though you must register in advance:Registration
Unfortunately we are unable to provide parking at the Barrack Road site itself, though there are public car parks close by, opposite St James Park and at The Gate, as well as St James Metro Station and the Haymarket Bus Station.
Please see the link below for directions to us we are building number 81 on the map next to St James Park Metro Station:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/visit/maps.htm
Published: 2nd February 2012
