Location

Portland Place
London

Date

21 May 2013

Time

-

This event will explore how businesses can innovate even in a challenging economic climate – with four eminent speakers who are all in the thick of it…

Greg Nugent took on the challenge of marketing London 2012 – with 60 million stakeholders and the media waiting to pounce on every slip. It was he who turned volunteers into Gamesmakers. Greg outlines the lessons for every business.

Mariana Mazzucato is an economist and holder of the RM Phillips Chair in Science & Technology Policy at the University of Sussex. She is also author of The Entrepreneurial State: debunking private vs. public myths in innovation. Mariana focuses on the relationship between finance, innovation and growth – advising both the Government and the European Commission.

As the only American to win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, Doug Richard was one of the original TV Dragons. He has since founded The School for Startups, and believes that entrepreneurship can be taught and must be learned.

Watch Compliation

Ideas

Stress isn’t the enemy – it’s a signal. An invitation to listen.
Posted on 09.06.25 by Alice Law

Stress isn’t the enemy – it’s a signal. An invitation to listen.

In my twenties, stress was such a constant presence that it became woven into my every day. I didn’t question it, feeling anxious, distracted, overwhelmed, low in mood, racing thoughts – it… Read full article.

Read Article
How to Build a World-Class Innovation Culture
Posted on 28.05.25 by Chris Heemskerk

How to Build a World-Class Innovation Culture

Throughout my career at Google, I’ve come to realise that innovation isn’t born in a vacuum. It doesn’t happen just because someone in the corner office says it’s important or because a… Read full article.

Read Article

Get All The Latest News