Forthcoming events in the North of England in June and July 08 organised by Manoj Ranaweera
16th June 08 - NS20 DEMO: eOffice Manchester
North of England’s premier event for Northern Digital Startups to present their businesses to an audience of like minded individuals made up of entrepreneurs, investors, deal makers and service providers, in an informal setting. We have the pleasure of welcoming Reshma Sohoni, CEO of Seedcamp to the North. SeedCamp is Europe’s answer to Y-Combinator of US. Here is an opportunity for you to pitch your startup. Start-ups signed up to date include Kagtum (Paul Robinson), BeLocal (Simon Grice), edocr (Manoj Ranaweera) and Marzar (John Horsley).
* Attendance target: 50
* Total demo opportunities: 10 to 15 startups
* Cost to attend and/or demo: GBP 30.00
17th June 08 - Digital Futures - NW: Daresbury Innovation Centre (off J11 M56)
Digital Futures Northwest is a one day seminar/course held by Simon Grice and Manoj Ranaweera designed to help executives get up to speed with all of the important changes taking place across the digital sector and how these changes will affect their businesses. So much change and development is taking place that no one in this sector can afford to not have a strong grasp on the fundamental shifts that are affecting us all and our customers.
* Attendance target: 25
* Cost: GBP 495.00
* Discounts available for NS20 community, DIC tenants and eOffice tenants
24th June 08 - NS20 - Silicon Valley and Investment Readiness - AIMES Liverpool
That’s right. We are heading to Merseyside for the first time. Inaugural event will focus on two areas:
* Session 1 - Silicon Valley - Can we do without the Valley?
* Session 2 - Investment Readiness - Is your startup ready for investment?
This is almost a repeat of the event that took place on 14th May at KPMG Manchester amid football violence by Rangers. Speakers include Manoj Ranaweera (Webmission08 and edocr), Anish Kapoor (DemoFall07 and Yuuguu), Robert Wakeling (Wadaro) and number of others to be announced.
* Attendance target: 50
* Cost: GBP 30.00
15th July 08 - NS20 Startups - KPMG Manchester
North of England’s premier event for Northern Digital Startups to meet, learn and share experience with like minded individuals made up of entrepreneurs, investors, deal makers and service providers, in an informal setting. We have the pleasure of welcoming Nic Brisbourne of DFJ Esprit to the North West as well as potentially a VC from the East Coast of US in addition to number of other speakers.
* Attendance target: 50
* Cost: GBP 30.00
Register at http://www.nwstartup20.co.uk
15th July - second speaker: Carl Allen, Regional Director - Gartner Invest EMEA
Best regards
Manoj
ah! forgot to add the sponsors. Apologies KPMG, Sun Microsystems and eOffice. Next time.
Best regards
Manoj