Come to this event to find out how to protect your business’s IP and the practicalities of pitching to investors. During this session you will:
- Find out how to identify and protect a business’s Intellectual Property (including patents, trademarks and designs), which investors are likely to look for before investing
- What freedom to operate is and why investors care about this
- Learn how to select the right information for your pitch
- Learn the recipe for pitching for investment
- Take part in a live pitch and demo with feedback
- Find out about the business support available through the Enterprise Europe Network and Signpost 2 Grow
- Learn how to protect your Intellectual Property and benefit from Dr James Pitchford’s expertise on a confidential one-to-one basis, in a series of 20-minute clinic sessions, free of charge.
As the number of these clinic sessions is limited, you are invited to register your interest in advance
* Register to attend this event and secure your FREE place through Eventbrite by clicking HERE.
*To register for the one-to-one 20-minute clinic sessions with Dr James Pitchford, please contact Anna Nadolna on anadolna@stjohns.co.uk
Delivered by Enterprise Europe Network in partnership with Signpost 2 Grow, and hosted at their impressive Alconbury Campus, The Incubator, this FREE to attend event is designed to prepare and present your elevator pitch to help you raise finance. There will also be an exclusive opportunity to listen to Dr James Pitchford from Mathys & Squire, discussing ‘Intellectual Property Essentials in relation to Securing International Investment’.
About the speakers
Adelina Chalmers
Award winning professional speaker, Adelina Chalmers, is an expert at transforming abstract information into engaging, memorable and successful pitches. She coaches technology company founders who want to gain investment, generate leads or win more contracts and her clients have secured millions of pounds investment from national and international investors. She has also won numerous speech competitions applying the recipes for speeches she created, including the East of England Impromptu Speech Competition in 2012. She holds a Diploma in Public Services Interpreting (DPSI) in English Law and speaks 5 languages fluently: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian.
Dr James Pitchford
James obtained an MA honours degree in Natural Sciences (Physics and Materials Science) and a PhD in Materials Science, both from the University of Cambridge. He entered the patent profession in 2000, and qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2005 and a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2006. James joined Mathys & Squire in 2012, and specialises in patent work in the physics, electronics, engineering and materials science sectors. He also has a keen professional interest in computing and communications technology. James has drafted, filed and prosecuted a diverse range of patent applications, in the UK, Europe and internationally, including an appreciable number relating to computer software. He is also experienced in opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office. As well as patents, James’s practice includes UK and European Community registered design applications.
Enterprise Europe Network
The Enterprise Europe Network is designed to help businesses innovate, grow and succeed in the European marketplace through technology transfer or by finding new customers, suppliers or commercial partners. In partnership with Exemplas Holdings Ltd, St John’s Innovation Centre can give you free access to the world’s largest business network, helping you make the right connections and supporting companies to develop their business internationally.
Signpost 2 Grow
Signpost 2 Grow is the new business signposting service delivered by the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Signpost 2 Grow connects local businesses to a wide range of business support, advice, grants and events aimed at helping businesses to grow and develop. From helpful business guides to handy support and events finder tools on www.signpost2grow.co.uk.
