100 episodes

‘Eastern Promise‘ host Mike Rigby talks to experts, innovators and entrepreneurs to celebrate the enormous potential of the East of England, and share why it‘s the best place to start and grow a business.

Eastern Promise - The Podcast Mike Rigby

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‘Eastern Promise‘ host Mike Rigby talks to experts, innovators and entrepreneurs to celebrate the enormous potential of the East of England, and share why it‘s the best place to start and grow a business.

    Episode 95: Rachel Hales & East of England Tech Collaboration Event Preview!

    Episode 95: Rachel Hales & East of England Tech Collaboration Event Preview!

    This Week: We preview the forthcoming East of England Tech Collaboration Event at the Sainsbury Centre on the University of East Anglia's campus, itself a curtain-raiser to Cambridge Tech Week!  
     
    And then, for the main event, I chat to Rachel Hales, founder of Get Synergised and the With Purpose platform, along with Hannah Chapman of the Cambridge Acorn Project and Nick Finlayson-Brown, partner and Head of the Cambridge office of Mills & Reeve.
     
    And then and then!  We tell you what's happened to your favourite CrowdSourcing feature...(Spoiler alert - not much).
    For more info, visit: https//easternpromise.org.uk. 

    • 41 min
    CROWDSOURCERY! Unsung Heroes...

    CROWDSOURCERY! Unsung Heroes...

    This Week: We celebrate your Unsung Heroes in another star-spangled CROWDSOURCERY!
    For More Information, please go to https://easternpromise.org.uk.
    We are proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.       

    • 9 min
    Episode 94: 'What Next?' Panel @ The Norwich Food Science Supercluster Summit (5/5)

    Episode 94: 'What Next?' Panel @ The Norwich Food Science Supercluster Summit (5/5)

    This week: This is it!  The Grand Finale is upon us, with the last panel comprising Dr Riaz Bhunnoo, Director of the GlobalFood Security Programme for UK Research and Innovation; Dr Stella Peace, Director of Healthy Living and Agriculture for Innovate UK; Shadow Food and Farming Minister and MP for Cambridge Daniel Zeichner MP; and host  and Director of the Quadram Institute, Professor Ian Charles OBE.  We'll hear what they made of the event and their advice on collaboration, the need for a narrative, and  where the Norwich Food Science Supercluster should focus to see continued success.
    And Finally!  We celebrate your Unsung Heroes in another star-spangled CROWDSOURCERY!
    For More Information, please go to https://easternpromise.org.uk.
    We are proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.       

    • 38 min
    CROWDSOURCERY! Sporting Venues...

    CROWDSOURCERY! Sporting Venues...

    Let's kick off another round of community-sourced goodness looking at sporting venues across the East of England in another goal-hanging CROWDSOURCERY... 

    • 5 min
    Episode 93: Innovation Panel @ The Norwich Food Science Supercluster Summit (4/5)

    Episode 93: Innovation Panel @ The Norwich Food Science Supercluster Summit (4/5)

    This Week: Your host Mike Rigby takes you back to the Norwich Food Science Supercluster event and we hear from Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia, Professor David Maguire, who introduces the second half of the event.  Then, after the audio of the film promoting the Innovation capabilities of the supercluster, Imogen Shipperlee of Hethel Innovation, , Dr Nick Goodwin of Anglia Innovation Partnership, Dave Martin of Condimentum and Dr Jon Clarke of the John Innes Centre, then take us through the current innovation climate in Norwich, Norfolk and the East of England.  It's an intriguing discussion which highlights the possibilities as well as the true depth of the facilities in Norwich.
    And finally: let's kick off another round of community-sourced goodness looking at sporting venues across the East of England in another goal-hanging CROWDSOURCERY... 
     
    Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk 
     
    Eastern Promise is proud to be sponsored by Mills & Reeve 

    • 46 min
    CROWDSOURCERY! Our 100th Episode

    CROWDSOURCERY! Our 100th Episode

    We are but eight episodes away from our centennial episode - 100 episodes shining a light on the very best of the East of England, whether in  - Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk & North Essex.  But how should we mark the milestone?  You tell us your view with a magical touch of CROWDSOURCERY!
    Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk.
    Eastern Promise is proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.      

    • 7 min

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