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Business Leaders Lecture with Sir Ken Olisa

Entrepreneurialism: Beating the Babbage curse

Ken Olisa
In conversation | Public lectures

Join us for an early evening presentation where Sir Ken Olisa will identify the principal myths that lie in the path of present-day mission-addicted entrepreneurs. And, more importantly, how to overcome them!

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  • From: Wednesday 12 March 2025, 5.30 pm
  • To: Wednesday 12 March 2025, 7.30 pm
  • Location: Lecture Theatre 4, Newton Building, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 4BU
  • Booking deadline: Wednesday 12 March 2025, 5.00 pm
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Event details

Timings

5.30 pm – 5.45 pm: arrival and registration

5.45 pm – 6.30 pm: Sir Ken's presentation and Q&A

6.30 pm – 7.00 pm: post-lecture drinks and canapés

About the speaker - Sir Ken Olisa OBE, the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London to King Charles III

Ken is the Founder and Chairman of Restoration Partners, a boutique technology merchant bank. With a career spanning over 40 years, he began at IBM before becoming a senior executive at Wang Laboratories, working across the UK, Belgium, and the USA.

A pioneer in corporate leadership, Ken was the first British-born Black man appointed as a Director of a FTSE 100 company (Reuters). He has served on the Boards of Open Text, Thomson Reuters, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation, and several AIM-listed companies. Currently, he chairs high-potential technology firms, including Inogesis, Interswitch, and Proxymity.

Beyond business, Ken is dedicated to public service. He has held leadership roles at the NHS, the Postal Services Commission, IPSA, and the Peabody Trust. He founded the Aleto Foundation, serves as President of Thames Reach, Chairman of Shaw Trust, and President of London Youth. Honored with an OBE in 2010, he was later appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London and knighted in 2018. In 2022, he became Chair of BusinessLDN.

Ken lives by his motto: “Do well. Do good.”

Nottingham Business School Students

This event can count towards your CPD hours, if applicable to your Personal Development Goals. Attendance at the event will be monitored and the event organisers will provide confirmation of your attendance to the lecture and networking, as evidence for your portfolio. The booking confirmation email alone will not count as attending the event. Guest speaker slides will not typically be made available, therefore you are encouraged to take notes and reflections throughout the lecture to use within your portfolio.

Location details

Room/Building:

Lecture Theatre 4, Newton Building

Address:

Goldsmith Street
 Nottingham
 Nottinghamshire
 NG1 4BU
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