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SUMMARY:CfEL's Ignite - 01 July to 06 July 2012 - Various keynote speakers
 \, mentors\, entrepreneurs\, industry consultants and practitioners
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DESCRIPTION:Do you have the spark and ambition to be an entrepreneur? Are 
 you ready to take the next steps to making your business innovation a real
 ity? Then sign up to Ignite . . .\n\nThe 14th annual Ignite programme will
  run from *Sunday 1 July to Friday 6 July 2012*\n\nMore information at htt
 p://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/ignite/programme/index.html \n\nIf y
 ou’re interested in signing up and would like to discuss it further\, pl
 ease contact the team on *01223 766900* or by email at ignite@jbs.cam.ac.u
 k \n\n*Ignite* opens the door once a year to the prestigious *Cambridge Hi
 gh Technology Network* with experienced entrepreneurs available to help in
 dividuals access the right skills\, funding and networks to make their inn
 ovations a commercial reality. It is an intense\, one week training progra
 mme for aspiring entrepreneurs and corporate innovators which attracts a d
 iverse range of projects broadly categorised as being from the high-tech s
 ector or life sciences sector. A blend of practical teaching sessions\, ex
 pert clinics\, mentor sessions and experienced advice and support provide 
 the tools\, contacts and confidence to transform ideas into successful bus
 iness projects or ventures. \n\n*The programme is open to:*\n\n•	Student
 s\, graduates or academics considering a new venture\n\n•	Solo scientist
 s or technologists seeking to commercialise a new product\n\n•	Researche
 rs and Managers from established organisations\n\n•	Directors of existin
 g young businesses that are seeking to commercialise a new product or serv
 ice\n \nOne of our core values is to involve experienced and new entrepren
 eurs\, practitioners and service providers in the delivery of all programm
 es\, as they have the credibility to teach entrepreneurship through sharin
 g their own experiences and knowledge and inspiring future entrepreneurs. 
 This creates direct links between students and the business community. The
 re are *80-100 contributors* to the Ignite week including experts such as 
 *Dr Hermann Hauser*\, Amadeus Capital Partners\; *David Cleevely*\, founde
 r of Analysys and co-founder of Abcam\; *Jamie Urquhart*\, Pond Ventures\;
  *Pawel Piotrowicz*\, Venner Shipley LLP\; *David Gough*\, First Instar Lt
 d\; *Susan Dixon*\, Legal Surfing\; *Paul Webster*\, Ubisense\; *Darrin Di
 sley*\, Execute Technologies\; *John Read*\, CYAN Technology plc\; and *Ja
 ne Dancer*\, Cellzome (UK) Ltd. All the contributors are actively involved
  in the creation and development of new ideas and ventures.\n\nIf you’re
  interested in signing up and would like to discuss it further\, please co
 ntact the team on *01223 766900* or by email at ignite@jbs.cam.ac.uk \n\n*
 Application:*\n\n*Step 1:* In order to secure your place(s) and to take ad
 vantage of financial discounts\, please book as soon as possible. Discount
  rates are available for those who book early and make full payment up fro
 nt. Book by 29 Feb to get 15% discount. More info at http://www.cfel.jbs.c
 am.ac.uk/programmes/ignite/apply.html \n\n*Step 2:* The next step is to co
 mplete an application form which is available via the CfEL web site at htt
 p://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/ignite/apply.html . Please note\, th
 e final deadline for applications is 21st May 2012.\n\nIn addition\, CfEL 
 has introduced a new mentor scheme to provide structured support to entrep
 reneurs after completing the programme. Delegates have the opportunity to 
 become members of the scheme\, for a fee\, in order to continue their acce
 ss to networks\, investors\, relevant training and/or events over a furthe
 r six month period. The *Mentor Scheme Induction* takes place on *Saturday
  7th July 2012*.\n\n*The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)* has b
 een running this programme for over ten years with increasing success. *Ov
 er 537 participants* from 26 countries across Europe\, Asia and the Americ
 as have attended since the programme started in 1999. The alumni are made 
 up of people from various disciplines and industry sectors such as bioscie
 nce\, physics\, engineering and computer sciences. It is estimated that *o
 ver 125 business ventures* have been developed by Ignite alumni to date an
 d a recent survey established that *more than £85 million in funding* has
  been raised by Ignite alumni from 1999-2009.\n\nFor further information a
 nd a copy of the current brochure\, please contact the team by email:  ign
 ite@jbs.cam.ac.uk  \n\nN.B: The 2012 Ignite programme will coincide with t
 he Entrepreneurship Educators Colloquium which the Centre for Entrepreneur
 ial Learning is hosting in Cambridge.\n
LOCATION:Cambridge Judge Business School (JBS)
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