KBS
Kent Business School at University Kent
The business bunker radio show is pleased to partner with University Kent Business School . We will be bringing you information and insights from the business research undertaken at the university , we will be forging links with SME’s and the university and listing details of the various events, networking , meetings and the annual business summit .
You can read about the 2019 Summit & the report here Summit 2019
Business Events 2019
Skills to Success
Kent Business School has the pleasure of inviting you to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Business Series event under the title Skills to Success, held at the Dockyard Church at the Chatham Historic Dockyard in Medway on Thursday 31 October 2019 from 17:00 – 19:00hrs. This event is co-hosted by our Student Success and External Services teams.
The EDI Business Series are a series of events focusing on equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK business environment. How do we help develop UK PLC into an inclusive workplace where no one feels left out because of their age, disability, gender, race, beliefs, sexual orientation or social background? How do we help our students to build their confidence and succeed in a world where equality is not yet a given? Motivational speakers on the themes of equality, diversity and inclusion share their views and experiences with KBS students with the aim to inspire, challenge and develop one’s learning.
On the 31st of October, we will be joined by The Worshipful The Mayor of Medway Councillor Habib Tejan and international speaker and University of Kent student Hayley Mulenda, who will share with us their personal life journeys, and talk about the skills that helped them to become confident, happy and successful in life.
Efficiency Through Business Analytics
Kent Business School has the pleasure of inviting you to our Business Soundbites session under the title Efficiency through business analytics, held at Kent Business School on the Canterbury campus of the University of Kent (Sibson building) on Thursday 14 November 2019 from 17:03 – 20:30hrs.
The Management Science group at Kent Business School covers a wide range of research areas in Operational Research and Systems Thinking. These include research in the area of logistics including green logistics and network security, with a special emphasis on the innovative design and analysis of heuristic and exact optimisation, DEA, operation management, multivariate analysis, biometrics, multi-methodology and Soft OR/Systems.
At this Soundbites session, the Management Science Group will showcase some of the larger (KTP) and smaller (student consultancy) research projects it is undertaking with businesses in Kent.
Businesses looking to increase business efficiency and productivity have the opportunity to meet with the MS Group academics and discuss ways in which KBS can offer advice and support.
Thursday 14th November 17:30 – 20:30
Sibson Building
Canterbury Campus
Kent Business Summit 2019
Kent Business Summit 2020
Currently in its third year this extremely popular and not-to-be-missed event will bring together Kent business leaders, local government decision-makers and academic experts to discuss regional challenges and promote Kent as a sustainable, innovative, forward-thinking and outward-looking county.
Now regarded as the County’s flagship event in cross-sector collaboration, this year’s Summit will focus once again on four priority areas for the county:
- transport infrastructure
- placemaking for Kent
- productivity
- skills development
Throughout the day, delegates will have the chance to hear from a number of high-profile speakers including:
- Phil Eckersley, Agent, South East, Bank of England
- Jagjit Chadha, Professor of Economics at the University of Kent and Director of National Institute of Economic and Social Research
- Benita Matofska, author of Generation Share: the change-makers building the sharing economy
- Professor Anand Menon, Chair, Research Institute UK in a Changing Europe
Speaker topics include: innovation and productivity; sustainability and the sharing economy; and the new political and economic relationship of the UK with the EU.
In the morning, delegates will be able to attend a range of good practice workshops, led by a variety of academic experts, heads of industry and government representatives. These workshops will draw upon actions identified at last year’s event, review what has been achieved through cross-sector collaboration over the past year, and assess where new partnerships could be formed.
The University’s Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Karen Cox said: ‘The Kent Business Summit is a great opportunity for the University to demonstrate its commitment to working in partnership with organisations of all sizes across Kent and Medway. It also enables all of us to learn more about how established and newcollaborations and partnerships help bring valuable resources into the region, contribute to economic growth and ensure the long term sustainability and quality of life in Kent.’
The Summit is organised by Kent Business School in partnership with the Institute of Directors (IoD), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Locate in Kent (LiK), with support from head sponsor Crowe and media partner KM Media Group. It follows on from the highly successful 2019 summit, which saw more than 350 business leaders and key decision-makers taking part.
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