Join Richard Carey-Evans, one of SJIC’s in-house Innovation and Growth specialists supported by Innovate UK Business Growth, for a chat about your business and a complimentary drink at the Square café. He is joined by representatives from DBT, the MOD, and UKEF.
13 Mar 2025 9:30 – 12:00
Square Café, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS
Richard has held senior positions and managed companies in various sectors, including manufacturing, publishing, cleantech, and digital marketing. He also has experience in management consultancy, focusing on working capital and supply chain. With a broad international background, he has successfully delivered projects in Europe, South America, and Africa. He returned to the UK after living in Madrid for over 20 years.
Heinz Kessel, DBT – supports international investment into the UK & UK businesses to grow and export, creating jobs & opportunities across the country.
The MOD – finds & funds exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively, & support UK prosperity. Their vision is for the UK to have strategic advantage through the most innovative defence & security capabilities in the world. They achieve this by welcoming ideas from innovators small & large, from academia or industry, providing support to those who have not previously worked with Government.
Jo Archer, UKEF, & Nick Gould (underwriter in Defence, Shipping and Space) – UKEF is a UK government ministerial department & the nation’s export credit agency (ECA). Helps exporters access working capital & manage the risk of not getting paid by offering a government guarantee. Partners with private sector finance providers to grow UK exports & international trade.
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Open slot for drop ins |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Slot 1 |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Slot 2 |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Slot 3 |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Slot 4 |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Slot 5 |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Slot 6 |
Booking essential – first come first serve
Please email disbitsky@stjohns.co.uk to book a slot
Please note this event is for our tenant members only