The Business SIG

Bringing companies together to build greater business success.
 
The Business Special Interest Group (SIG) has been constructed to help wireless technology companies identify customer needs and develop strategies that can generate revenue and profit. The main purpose of the Business SIG is to empower a broad range of wireless and technology companies by looking at methods of improving best practice on a range of business issues. Usually held under the Chatham House rule, the SIG encourages organisations to share their business and marketing expertise, so that commercial advantage is gained by adopting new or enhancing old methods. 
 
Aims of the SIG:
  • Provide a fresh approach by looking at business models and answering the questions: “Where does the money come from?’ ‘How do we make wireless commercial?’ ‘How do we share or collaborate?’
  • Introduce CWL members to other organisations, from within and outside of the wireless industry, who can show successful and unsuccessful approaches to commercialisation. This will enable members to learn from the experiences of others
  • Help identify answers to common industry problems, e.g. how to license products, where to raise funds, or how to develop an initial business case.
  • Introduce and encourage discussion about future business models.
  • Provide ‘commercial/ business’ input across other SIGs in much the same way as the Legal SIG does it.
  • Bring companies together to develop out-of-the-box business models. We will challenge the current emphasis on technology push by championing market-driven approaches – giving the customers what they want.
The Business SIG is championed by: Kevin Coleman, Alliantus Dr. Leo Poll, Philips Innovation Services and Clennell Collingwood of TTP Ventures
 
It is anticipated that 2 meetings per annum will be convened, and the SIG will actively collaborate with other SIGs that wish to engage and organise joint business model focused events.  The Business SIG works with the Discovering Start-Up project to enhance the standing of start-up companies. 

 Recent Event

"How to Stay Afloat" - A Discovering Start-Ups Master class

12/07/2011

Notes from the event - Notes taken from the Panel Session, written by Kevin Coleman, Clennell Collingwood and Leo Poll

 Next Event

Joint Academic, Industry and Business SIG and ICT KTN Event hosted by Philips Innovation Services

‘Absolutely Lab to Absolutely Fab – Getting your Research Project off the Bench and into Business’
This joint FREE event provides the essential mix of inspirational examples combined with first-hand experiences surrounding the challenges of bringing research to market. The sessions will provide a basis for informal and formal discussions with a specially selected group of speakers representing small, medium and large organisations. This event is designed for academic and industrial researchers and entrepreneurs; topics will include examples of best practices or lessons learned about bringing emerging technologies/services from the lab to the market. Confirmed speakers so far include: Kevin Arthur, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Photovoltaics, Sam Bose, Founder, AquaMW, Henk Koopmans, Head of Sales and Marketing, Plextek and Gordon Aspin, Director, Cognovo.
 
Joint Event with: Kindly Hosted by:
https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/ictktn
This joint ICT KTN event is championed by Ian Wassell of Wireless Communication Team, David Roberts of Ogma Solutions, Alex Butler of Microsoft Research, Gordon Aspin of Cognovo and Claudio Marinelli of Nokia Corporation from the Academic and Industry SIG and Kevin Coleman of Alliantus, Leo Poll of Philips Innovation Services and Clennell Collingwood of TTP Ventures representing the Business SIG. We are also grateful to Philips Innovation Services for hosting this event.
 
This event is aimed at academic and industrial researchers and entrepreneurs.
 
The sessions provide inspirational examples of best practices to enthuse the audience to successfully transition emerging technologies from the lab to the market.
 
Speakers from a specially selected cadre of small, medium and large organisations will share first-hand experiences about the challenges, mistakes and lessons learnt in creating successful new ventures.
 
During the formal and informal sessions, we will discuss the journey from lab to corporation, including:
  • first steps from research to business
  • identifying and meeting market needs
  • technology scale up and manufacturing
  • working with larger companies to build a business
  • the constant evaluation required to transform business strategy and succeed
Confirmed speakers so far include:
  • Kevin Arthur, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Photovoltaics will examine “Achieving Escape Velocity”
  • Sam Bose, Founder, AquaMW will present “Lab to Market: 3 simple rules to maximise success rates”
  • Henk Koopmans, Head of Sales and Marketing, Plextek will talk on “Lab to manufacture: It’s about relationships!”
  • Gordon Aspin, Director, Cognovo will present “Intellectual Property: the foundation for a high-technology business?”
Packed full of essential information this FREE event is must for all entrepreneurs and researchers alike. Due to the popularity of these events early booking is strongly advised.
 
Join us for this FREE joint event organised by Cambridge Wireless and ICTKTN. To be able to attend this event for free you'll automatically be registered as a ICTKTN member. Please note membership of ICTKTN is free.

To join Cambridge Wireless, and attend all future events for free please visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/sign-up
 
Why not maximise your organisation’s presence at the event by having a display table! Please email admin@cambridgewireless.co.uk to determine availability and charges.

 
 18/07/12