{"id":11002,"date":"2021-08-10T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/?p=11002"},"modified":"2022-05-21T22:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T21:09:55","slug":"digital-skills-sustainability-innovation-and-being-the-next-big-entrepreneur-join-our-free-unfinished-business-webinar-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2021\/08\/digital-skills-sustainability-innovation-and-being-the-next-big-entrepreneur-join-our-free-unfinished-business-webinar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation \u2013 is it just solving the world\u2019s problems? Our Panel Debates!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">School may be out for summer \u2013 but we\u2019ve got some Unfinished Business to attend to. This free programme of on-demand Zoom round table discussions will feature Kent Business School academics, current and former students and guests from the world of enterprise.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u201cInnovation \u2013 <span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW240990500\" lang=\"en-gb\" xml:lang=\"en-gb\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW240990500\">is it just solving the world\u2019s problems?<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Tuesday 10 August<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>As we slowly emerge from the grips of a global pandemic, the world faces unprecedented change. Everything \u2013 from our schooling and education systems, the way in which we travel and even how we socialise &#8211; is unrecognisable from just over a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Now, more than ever, businesses are required to adapt, evolve, and some may say become more \u2018innovative\u2019 to suitably to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers.\u00a0 There is one buzz word that seems to signify the success of a business in the present day. That is \u2018innovation\u2019. Often elusive and hard to explain, type \u2018what is innovation\u2019 into Google and you get 69,600,000 results.<\/p>\n<p>Here, a collection KBS academics well researched in the field, local innovative business owners and entrepreneurial students and alumni come together to uncover just what it means to be innovative and how all companies can inject a culture of innovation&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7lrrP8aEDeo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Participants\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr Eddie Luo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2927\/luo-eddie\">Lecturer in Marketing at Kent Business School<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Naveed Bhatti, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/profiles\/postgraduate\/mba-business-administration-knb\">Kent MBA alumnus and Co-founder and CEO of GenSpec Ltd<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Giovanni Morgan, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2021\/08\/how-aspire-gave-my-denim-fashion-label-the-x-factor\/\">Kent Business School BSc Marketing Student and founder of MGX Jeans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"color: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 24px;text-align: center\">&#8220;<span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW29007158\">Reinforcing Entrepreneurship as a path to employment?&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Tuesday 20 July<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What has emerged from the economic and social turbulence of a pandemic and the general increasingly digital, global economy is that the world needs individuals ready to tackle emerging complex problems and challenges, spot fresh opportunities and start new and impactful ventures.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Entrepreneurship \u2013 the\u00a0process of starting and managing new ventures &#8211;\u00a0is at the heart of this idea.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">In today\u2019s discussion, we consider how best to launch yourself into entrepreneurship, and how to manage some of the barriers relating to starting up new ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpD-kLZLWBY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Participants\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gloria Appiah,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2386\/appiah-gloria\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lecturer in\u00a0Entrepreneurship, University of Kent<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rebecca Smith,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2516\/smith-rebecca\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">External Engagement Management,\u00a0Kent\u00a0Business\u00a0School<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Emay Enemokwu, Alumnus and Founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jehu-cal.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jehu Cal<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Polo Lam, Alumnus and Founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseovr.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Deseo\u00a0VR<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"page-title\" class=\"article__title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&#8220;Covid &#8211; Has it Helped or Hindered Sustainability?&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Tuesday 29 June 2021<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainability. Once\u00a0a word\u00a0synonymous with\u00a0creating\u00a0a\u00a0profitable\u00a0business\u00a0that\u00a0thrives,\u00a0it is now\u00a0about\u00a0ensuring\u00a0the whole\u00a0planet\u00a0continues to\u00a0thrive.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Covid-19 pandemic has a huge impact on the environment and sustainability effort both for the positive and negative. From the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">greater use of single use PPE damaging the environment to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the other side, less cars on the roads as people work from home and shoppers moving towards more local shopping. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The jury\u2019s out on the green credentials of a pandemic that has shaken the business world to the very core. Has Covid helped or hindered the sustainability vision? Watch our free panel debate below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z76OELH7mXo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Participants\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2484\/stoian-carmen\">Dr Carmen Stoian<\/a> (Senior Lecturer in International Business) <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/staff-student-news\/2020\/06\/02\/staff-profile-catherine-morris-environmental-adviser\/\">Catherine Morris<\/a>,\u00a0(Environmental Adviser\u00a0for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/safety\/\">Safety, Health and Environment Unit<\/a>)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Suliat Alabi (Founder of Intentional Beauty Lab, and KBS Alumnus) <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2021\/04\/mercy-adeniji-is-our-2021-business-start-up-award-journey-winner\/\">Mercy Adeniji<\/a> (founder of Vegate and winner of the Business Start Up Journey)<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/profiles\/undergraduate\/business-and-management-with-a-year-in-industry-szm\">Syed (Zaid) Mahmood<\/a> (Host)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Are we Minding the Gap and Digitally Proofing the Future?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Tuesday 8 June 2021<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The UK is on the verge of a shortage of digital skills, with reports suggesting only half of employers currently able to provide the necessary training for employees to bridge this gap. The number of young people taking IT subjects at GCSE has dropped 15% since 2015 yet according to research from LinkedIn, the professional networking site, 150 million new technology jobs will be created in the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>So will we have the people to fill them? The panel debates\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7bp8Vs4NsLw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;start=6&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Participants\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2468\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2468\/robinson-catherine\">Dr Catherine Robinson\u00a0<\/a>(Deputy Dean and compiled research around digital skills shortages in Kent)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/3667\/assa-hirbod\">Dr\u00a0Hirbod\u00a0Assa\u00a0<\/a>(Senior Lecturer Fintech and tech expert)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/lanceyounger\">Lance Younger<\/a> (Guest Speaker from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.procuretech.co\/\">Procure Tech)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2021\/04\/how-my-dream-business-became-a-virtual-and-augmented-reality\/\">Lewis Squire<\/a> (current student and CEO of Reality Rooms)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2021\/05\/the-man-behind-the-mic-meet-our-spill-the-b-podcast-host\/\">Syed (Zaid) Mahmood<\/a> (Host)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Unfinished Business is Kent Business School&#8217;s series of topical round table discussions. 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