Category: Events

An evening of pizza and drinks at the Barclays Eagle Lab in the Gateway Building.

Come visit the space and meet some of the new faces who’ve joined Discovery Park in the last few months!

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Are you an early-stage founder eager to attract and retain top talent for your budding venture? Dive deep with us into the heart of building and promoting a compelling Employer Value Proposition (EVP). Discover the intricacies of defining what truly makes your startup or scale-up stand out in a competitive job market. In this transformative seminar, we’ll unpack:

• The Pillars of a Robust Employer Brand: Understand its essence and the nuances to make your company irresistibly attractive.
• Crafting a Magnetic EVP: Get hands-on insights to articulate and magnify the unique value your company brings to attract new employees.
• Strategies to Showcase Your Brand: Learn effective techniques to promote your EVP to the right audience, in the right way.

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When your business has been your life, how do you separate the emotional investment to maximise saleability? How and when should you start to think, and plan for those changes? When is best to exit? What can I do now in terms of future proofing?

Does the above resonate? Why not join us for an event which will give you the opportunity to think about these key questions, focus the mind-set to align your business strategy with helpful guidance from industry experts.

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Join us for an exciting Primary Care Innovation Pitch Event where passionate healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs will showcase their groundbreaking ideas and solutions to address real-world challenges in the primary care sector.

This event serves as a platform for innovators to present their ideas, receive valuable feedback, and potentially secure support to bring their projects to fruition.

Fore more information, please contact scarlett.atkins@discoveryeventcentre.co.uk

Join Discovery Park and your fellow business community to hear about the latest developments and improvements taking place across site, as well as our sustainability projects and upcoming social activities.

The session gives you a chance to meet your neighbours and network in a relaxed setting over lunch.

Please note: this event is for Discovery Park’s business community only.

 

Join other senior leaders taking part in a practical management training course delivered by Canterbury Christ Church University.

Starting 6 October 2026

Join SME senior leaders taking part in a practical management training course delivered by Canterbury Christ Church University accredited by the Small Business Charter.

The Help to Grow: Management Course runs over 12 weeks and includes online and face-to-face sessions, 1-to-1 mentoring and peer networking. With just one session a week, it is designed to fit around existing work and personal commitments. You will finish the course ready to lead on the delivery of increased profitability, innovation and growth.

• Designed and delivered by industry experts, it’s full of practical, actionable learning that will help you lead and deliver change in your business.
• Business-focussed learning – position your business for success with modules covering vision, mission and values, employee engagement, strategy and innovation.
• Learn from your peers – share experiences and ideas while building a local network.
• Tailored plan for your business – work with an experienced mentor to tackle your business challenges and develop a tailored growth action plan.

This course is open to businesses that have been in operation for 12+ months and have 5-249 employees.

“For me it has been a professional journey and a personal one, as I’ve been able to ask a lot of questions, gain a lot of understanding about myself as a leader and to really understand the best ways I can manage people, my flaws certainly and ways to develop that.”

For more information, contact: htgmanagement@canterbury.ac.uk

or visit: canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/short-courses/help-to-grow-management-courses

In a diverse talent pool, it is more important than ever to master effective methods of attracting, retaining and growing the number of talented Women in STEM.

Hear from expert speakers how to develop inclusive recruitment processes and initiatives that financially benefit their female workforce, leading to improved recruitment and retention of women.  Additionally join us to share tips on how to run a successful Allyship programme to develop an inclusive business culture and community.

A lunch time networking expo will give attendees the opportunity to learn more about WISE and Member initiatives.

In the afternoon, a panel discussion will explore the challenges and considerations needed to deliver a successful, sustainable culture with diverse talent development at its core.

The event is being held at Discovery Park between 11:00am – 3:00pm.

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Do you need to upskill your workforce, attract talent, or build connections with local universities? Join our upcoming Skills Conference!

Save the date for our upcoming Skills Conference on Tuesday 31st October 2023.

This will be a rewarding, engaging, professional & skills-focused event for all industry sectors, education and government organisations. The conference will provide an overview of the skills landscape, proposed education forms and employment pathways.

More information including speakers, timings and the agenda to follow shortly.

Please register here