University of Kent

Café Scientifique is a series of talks and discussion about science and technology, that take place in informal venues such as pubs and cafes. The Canterbury branch meets once a month, usually on the second Tuesday of each month, in the Olde Beverlie at 7pm. More information.

All you have to do to participate is enter the University of Kent’s local competition, the winning team will automatically have a place in the Global Final competing against 15 elite student teams from around the world.   The finals of the competition take place in Blacksburg Virginia, USA between 29th August and 4th September.

For further details about the Global Challenge please visit our competiton page
                         

There are six key roles that a leader may adopt: Vision master, strategy master, learning master, change master, value master, culture master. Learn how effective leaders will use one or more of these roles to craft visions and messages that influence, persuade and win hearts and minds. This interactive workshop will reveal how you can build loyalty and energise teams in your organisation. Also, we will explore the impact of the economic crisis on leaders and how leadership needs to be re-imagined in a post-recession world.

Dennis Tourish is the Professor of Leadership at the University of Kent Business School. He will share his insights into the behaviour of leaders in a lively and entertaining manner. A renowned business specialist, who has written extensively on leadership, communication and change management. Professor Tourish is a Fellow of the Leadership Trust Foundation.

Cost
£275 to include VAT, refreshments, light lunch and materials

Location
Hotel du Vin, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Date
20th September 2010

To book on this course please complete the booking form.

For more information please email enterprise@kent.ac.uk or call 01227 827376
                         

Guest speaker David Bax, International Trade Adviser at UK Trade & Investment South East, will open the meeting by covering the questions businesses should answer before launching into exporting (Why export? What is unique about my offer? What help and funding are available? What are the routes to market?). He will also run through practical aspects, such as the export documentation required, as well export controls and licensing issues.

Our second speaker,  Rajendra S Shirolé, Director MBA Programmes at the Kent Business School, University of Kent, will explore the value and significance of the role of culture in international business - why accepting cultural difference and the need for cultural adaptation and appreciating difference is so significant to the value of an organization's business proposition and particularly to international business practice.
As all International Business Forum meetings, this will be an interactive session aimed at giving all  participants the opportunity to engage in a discussion on key issues relating to exporting.

The International Business Forum, chaired by Olga D’Silva, Head of Zên Languages, is intended as an open discussion among people who are thinking of taking their first steps, or currently trade overseas and are looking for new foreign markets and new opportunities. Expert speakers help us explore specific areas of interest in more detail.  The objective is to facilitate introductions and bring like-minded professionals together around a table to discuss opportunities on the international markets and how to take advantage of them.

The venue will move to various locations around Kent, and for the fourth meeting our hosts will be the University of Kent, where we will be at the Canterbury Innovation Centre, a workspace that receives academic support, and which is dedicated to innovative businesses or entrepreneurs.

By design places are strictly limited, so if you’d like to join us, please book now.

Date:   Wednesday 29th September 2010 / 12:15 – 14:00 (working lunch provided)

Topic for discussion:  Are you ready for exporting?

Price:  Member £15 / Non-member £25 +VAT
Booking:  Tel: 01795 435918  

Website http://www.iod.com/kent 
                         

Dr Simon Black is director of the Earth Centre at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent. Before becoming a conservation biologist, Simon worked as a senior manager and has been involved in organisation improvement and management development in the UK and overseas for almost 20 years. His management PhD won the European Foundation for Quality Management Award for doctoral research. In this talk, Simon will offer pragmatic observations on human behaviour at work and insights into innovative management methods that will lead to meaningful business improvement.

This is an informal event with an illuminating talk to inspire discussion and debate followed by networking over drinks and canapés.
To reserve your free place please reply to Esther van Hout, email E.VanHout@kent.ac.uk or phone 01732 352316.

Attendance is by invitation only, as places are limited, but if you have a colleague who wishes to attend please let us know.

This event is part of the ICE initiative by Kent Innovation & Enterprise, University of Kent, to join our network and find out more please go to www.icekent.co.uk

Organisations need to take risks to innovate and survive, so it is essential to master the skill of managing risk effectively. Enterprise risk management (ERM) has been devised to address risks in a single, coherent framework
that identifies, analyses and treats the issues in a cohesive manner.

This is an intensive, residential course that will give managers and directors a detailed knowledge of how to implement a basic enterprise risk management framework within their organisation, or to update existing processes in the light of what they have learned.

Paul Sweeting is a Professor of Actuarial Science at the University of Kent. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He was a member of the ERM syllabus development group for UK Actuarial Profession and has taught students on this topic at universities around the world.

Date: Wednesday 3rd to Friday 5th November 2010

Residential course
This course includes two nights at Chilston Park Hotel, Lenham, Kent, a luxury, four-star country house hotel set in extensive grounds. It is located near the M20 and has rail links between Lenham and London Victoria, the hotel is also close to Ashford International station.

Cost
£700 (incl. VAT), covering en-suite accommodation, breakfast, lunch, three course dinner and refreshments throughout the day.

To book on this course please complete the booking form.

For more information please email enterprise@kent.ac.uk or call 01227 827376.

Individuals contribute a myriad of ideas and talents to organisations and are a key asset in all businesses. Managing a variety of people and their different work patterns is a skill that requires a deep comprehension of team dynamics. This workshop encourages managers and team members to step back from the wide range of management theories and fads, to think about the true causes of problems in teams in a systematic way. It provides a framework for teams to diagnose problems and work more effectively.
Delegates will learn how to think about, discuss and improve the way their team works.

This course is led by Dr Simon Black who has been involved in management development since the early 1990s, working both in the UK and overseas. He has delivered training worldwide and his work with organisations provide pragmatic insights into human behaviour at work.

Cost
£275 to include VAT, refreshments, light lunch and materials

Location
Canterbury Innovation Centre, Kent

Date
19th November 2010

To book on this course please complete the booking form.

For more information please email enterprise@kent.ac.uk or call 01227 827376.