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19:15

Inspiring outside the Box 

This is the story of how the nationally acclaimed Malvern Festival of Innovation grew over ten years from a small two-day business event to a week-long celebration of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, entrepreneurship and design with sessions aimed at school students, families, business professionals and the general public. What's it like trying to organise a complex community event, secure sponsorship, and raise awareness with edgy marketing campaigns? How does serendipity and opportunism play an important part? A behind the scenes look at the highlights, frustrations and experiences along the way!

Dr Adrian Burden, Festival Founder

Adrian is a technology entrepreneur with a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and a doctorate (D.Phil.) in electron microscopy of carbonaceous materials from the University of Oxford. Over the years he has taken a keen interest in STEM education, spoken at numerous science and technology conferences, and promoted Malvern as a town to visit, work and live in. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society (FRMS), a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (FIET) and a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM). He is also author of the business book Start to Exit: How to maximise the value in your start-up, co-owns and runs the Wyche Innovation Centre on the Malvern Hills, and is the founding Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a blockchain software company called BlockMark Technologies

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20:00

Book signing & refreshments

An opportunity to browse the pages and mingle with other guests over some light refreshments.

21:00

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