Past Events
15th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference
The 15th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference will take place at Newcastle University Business School.
Date/Time: Wednesday 14 - Friday 16 June 2017
Venue: Partner's Room, Newcastle University Business School, 8th Floor
The conference is a forum for academics, practitioners and policy-makers that are involved in rural entrepreneurship. Key themes for the events include:
- rural social enterprise
- farming enterpreneurship
- internal rural entrepreneurship
- rural development
- innovation and Universities
A workshop which will look at where rural enterprise fits within the new industrial strategy is also scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Outline Programme
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Wednesday 14 June |
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19.00 – 21.00 |
Informal drinks reception (nibbles and drink), partners room (8th floor) |
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Welcome from Professor Rob Wilson (KITE) and Professor Jeremy Phillipson (CRE) |
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Thursday 15 June |
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09.00 - 11.00 |
Registration in Reception of the Business School |
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09.30 - 10.30 |
Opening welcome and plenary session: |
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10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00 - 12.30 |
Parallel track sessions |
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12.30 - 13.15 |
Lunch |
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13.15 - 17:30 |
Parallel track session |
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18.30 - 22.00 |
Gala dinner: Blackfriars Medieval Banquet hall (city centre) |
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Friday 16 June |
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08.00 – 9.00 |
Breakfast sponsored by INNOGROW |
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09.00 - 10.30 |
Parallel track sessions |
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10.30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00 - 12.30 |
Parallel track sessions |
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12:30 - 13:15 |
Lunch |
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13.15 - 15.30 |
Workshop on Rural enterprise and the Industrial Strategy |
If you have yet to register for the conference or to book your accommodation, please use the 'Book a place' button' below.