Aston Science Park - Financing Growth Annual Conference

Financing Growth Annual Conference

Event:   Financing Growth Annual Conference
Series: Financing Growth
Venue: Faraday Wharf, Aston Science Park, Birmingham.
Date:      Wednesday 27th February 2008
Time:     8am-11.30am
Places:   100 places maximum
Cost:       Free charge thanks to Business Link
Organisers:    Aston Science Park
Registration: www.AstonSciencePark.co.uk

Finance - show me the money picture

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Synopsis
This event will provide a range of information surrounding finance, providing bursts of practical advice and guidance. There will be an opportunity to learn from the investment communiity, gaining valuable experiences and lessons learnt!

You will also be able to share thoughts & ideas with other local businesses who are seeking investment.

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Aston Science Park - The ideal business location
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

We also offer a number of sponsorship, exhibiting and promotional leaflet opportunities from only £150+VAT at our events.

For any further details about this event including exhibiting at future events, please call the events team on 0121 260 6168.

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Agenda

08.00	Breakfast and networking
08.40	Introduction - Philip Lines, Director of Finance at Aston Science Park
	Chair - Steve Walker, Chief Executive of ART & Member of the Regional Finance Forum • Overview of the Conference
08.50	Briefing 1 - Where is the money?
	Pat Geraghty, Director, Central England Business Angels • Escalator of Finance • Our experiences in the arena
09.10	Keynote Address
	Norman Price, OBE Chairman of the Regional Enterprise Board • Future Business Growth & support • Developing Businesses
09:30	BREAK
09:50	Briefing 2 – Case Study – Raising Finance
	David Edmonds, MD of Advantage Creative Fund • Experiences & lessons learnt • Funding from both sides of the fence • Case Study of business fund raising
10:05	Briefing 3 – Case Study – Raising Finance
	Kevin Caley, MD of AEGF & Martin Levermore, CEO of MDTi Ltd • Fund raising but its not always easy • Tell it like it is! Kevin and Martin tell it like it is! Kevin will point out some of the potential pitfalls to avoid when seeking funds and Martin will describe what it’s been like for him!
10:25	Interactive Q&A - Ask the Panel
10:45	Exhibition & Surgery - Sourcing the options
11:30	Exhibition & Panel Close

Event networking picture for businesses to interact with the finance community

REGISTER AT:

www.AstonSciencePark.co.uk

Philip Lines		Director of Finance, Aston Science Park Philip qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1988. He worked for Coopers & Lybrand Corporate Finance for 8 years on venture capital, fund raising, acquisitions, disposals and floatations. He joined Burmah Castrol in 1987 and became Finance Director for its global Construction Chemicals division in 2000. Philip joined Aston Science Park as Director of Finance in 2004.
Steve Walker		Chief Executive, ART (Aston Reinvestment Trust) Steve is Chief Executive of ART, the pioneering local community development finance institution (CDFI). This followed a banking career of over 29 years dedicated to the provision of finance and advice to small businesses. Steve has extensive practical experience of the challenges faced by SMEs in acquiring grant, loan and equity support and is a member of the West Midlands Regional Finance Forum.
Patricia Geraghty		Director, Central England Business Angels Patricia spent much of her career in media, first with NBC, then with Cable Television. She was recruited to England as one of the start-up managers for the emergence of the Cable Television and Telephone industry. She has had extensive experience in developing and assisting new business ventures. With a Masters Degree from Seattle University, she is now involved with sourcing equity funding for companies requiring funding below £3M.
Norman Price		OBE, Chairman of the Regional Enterprise Board Norman is a government adviser on business finance and tax issues and an active and successful entrepreneur. Norman has a portfolio of roles in the public and private sector associated with business and economic development after a senior career in engineering businesses. He has recently been very active in regional development in the West Midlands formerly as deputy chair of the Regional Development Agency, and currently chair of the Regional Enterprise Board, Finance Forum, and Birmingham Science City. He is therefore in an ideal position to review the future of business support and funding for growth to develop the regional businesses.
David Edmonds		Managing Director, Advantage Creative Fund David’s first career was 34 years with HSBC Bank where latterly he specialised in Corporate Finance. After leaving HSBC, he became the MD of a £3.5m t/o manufacturing company. In 2002, he became the MD of Maverick Television Ltd who went through the process of fund raising. For some years David was a Non Executive Director of Birmingham Venture Capital Ltd and for Creative Advantage West Midlands Ltd.
Kevin Caley		Managing Director, The Advantage Early Growth Fund Kevin started his career as an engineer in the Midlands car industry and has worked in venture capital for 25 years, making over 260 investments, most of which have been in start-up or early stage businesses. He has established and managed several venture capital funds and for the past four years has been MD of the £8m Advantage Early Growth Fund which is pioneering a new approach to small venture capital investments. Kevin is the author of 3 books on small business finance and several interactive guides including the recent “Enterprise Investment Scheme Check Up”.
Martin Levermore		Chief Executive, Medical Devices Technology International Ltd (MDTi) After leaving Her Majesty’s Armed forces as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer he spent 5 years as an International Trade Finance Manager for BANESTO, in 1997 he founded Pintos Global Services Limited an e-commerce financial marketplace in the role of Business Development Director for 4 years. In 2001 formed Pintos Technology Limited a specialist technology and business consultancy service to public medical and healthcare initiatives and was instrumental in establishing for the West Midlands its own medical business association in the form of West Midlands Medilink. One of the original founders of MDTi in 2003 and became its CEO in 2005.

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