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Churchill Business Network: Enterprise and Investing in Entrepreneurs
March 26 @ 6:15 pm – 8:30 pm
This term’s Churchill Business Network will focus on making enterprising ideas into reality, as well as investing in such projects.
We’ll commence with short presentations from our speakers with expertise in this field, move to an audience Q&A, and finish with informal networking over a drink or two.
The event takes place in the elegant surrounding of the Oxford and Cambridge Club on Pall Mall. Please note the Club has a strict dress code for all attendees, this is not the choice of the College.
This event is for Churchill alumni/students/Fellows (who may each bring one guest) only, and is not otherwise open to the general public.
Speakers
Dr Eva Benyei, G20
Dr Eva Benyei is a trained medical doctor with a PhD in Biochemistry and is the co-founder of ETA Technologies. ETA specialise in advanced psychometric testing to empower startups, helping them unlock their full entrepreneurial potential. By integrating this AI-driven solution into the due diligence process, VCs are enabled to gain critical insights into the teams behind each venture, leading to more informed and data-driven investment decisions.
Jonny Goldstone, U96
As the founder of Green Tomato Cars, the UK’s first environmentally friendly taxi service, Jonny Goldstone has experienced the highs and lows of going from start up to scale up; exit to return; and liquidation to turnaround to second exit. Almost twenty years on, Jonny will take you on a whistle-stop tour of his entrepreneurial journey and share a bit about the best kept secret in business… Business Operating Systems.
Dunstan Pedropillai, U83
Dunstan Pedropillai is a former PwC senior relationship partner who led key consulting relationships with leading international clients in the UK, Europe, Asia and the US. Previously a Churchill engineer, he has now returned to his original passion for technology and over the past 7 years brought his professional experience across to venture capital in London, Cambridge and other centres. He advises and mentors AI-centric startups and university spin-offs, primarily in the B2B space, with commericalisation and growth strategies, capital raising and go-to-market programmes. One of his mentees, recently won first prize at the Cambridge Enterprise Postdoc Business Plan competition.
Dr Gemma Siddall, G15
Dr Gemma Siddall is an Investment Associate at Cambridge Enterprise working on building the Ventures team’s ability to invest in and support sustainability. Gemma has previously worked at a University of Cambridge deep tech start-up, with a keen interest in technology innovation and entrepreneurship. She has a technical background, having graduated from Churchill with a sustainability-focused Chemical Engineering PhD in collaboration with BP. Gemma enjoys deep diving into an array of topics including building green technologies, catalysis and nanomaterials.