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Neil Coles

Neil Coles

Neil is an effective strategic leader of enterprise and entrepreneurship education.  He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University, where his focus is on building enterprise through every subject domain, leading to sustainable entrepreneurial outcomes. 

Gaining recognition for his A to Z of enterprise through the Curriculum in 2013, he has gone on to hold senior positions delivering service enhancement linked to improving Graduate Outcomes. His understanding of both research and innovation, and teaching and learning has placed him in the unique leadership roles in innovation.  This has enabled him to deliver many academic programmes that deliver creative solutions for real world problems, whilst structuring high performing teams in both employer engagement and entrepreneurship support at two Russell Group universities. 

He holds Fellowships from NCEE’s International Enterprise Educators Programme (FIEEP), Enterprise Educations UK (EEUK), Staff and Educational Development Association (FSEDA) and is a qualified teacher in learning and skills (QTLS).  In 2023 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of EEUK for his work in the field. 

Day One: Wednesday 1 May 2024


10:00 – Introductions
10:45 – What is entrepreneurial leadership?
12:15 – Lunch
13:15 – What is Entrepreneurial leadership? Discussion Groups
14:00 – Professor Jess Power, Professor of Learning and Teaching, Associate Pro-VC, University of Salford
15:30 – Round up
16:00 – Finish

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Day Two: Tuesday 7 May 2024


10:00 – Discussion & scene setting
10:30 – Professor Sara Spear, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law, St Mary’s University
12:00 – Lunch
13:00 – Dr Dan Berger, Deputy Dean (Education), Anglia Ruskin University
14:30 – Professor David Amigoni, Professor of Victorian Literature | Director, Institute for Social Inclusion (KISI) | University Lead, Keele Deal Culture
15:30 – Round up
16:00 – Finish

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Day Three: Tuesday 14 May 2024


10:00 – Welcome, Housekeeping & Introductions – Ceri Nursaw, NCEE
10:15 – Introduction to South London Partnership & BIG South London – Paul Kirkbright, South London Partnership
10:30 – The National Higher Education Policy Environment in 2024 & What This Means for London HE – Diana Beech, Chief Executive, London Higher
11:30 – Break
11:45 – Universities & their Role & Importance in Place Leadership – Peter O’Brien, Director, Yorkshire Universities
12:45 – Lunch
13:15 – Place, Partnership, Policy and Applied Research in Practice – Liz Shutt, Programme Director, Insights North East
14:15 – Concluding Comments
15:00 – Optional Online Networking & Follow Up Discussions

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Day Four: Tuesday 21 May  2024


10:00 – Discussion and scene setting
10:30 – Professor Sue Smith, Acting Associate Dean, Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Director | Centre for SME and Enterprise Development, UCLan
12:15 – Lunch
13:15 – Sarah Mulholland, Head of School Operations (School of Engineering) and Sam Ryder (Head of School Operations (School of Natural Sciences), University of Manchester
14:45 – Action Planning
15:30 – Round up
16:00 – Finish

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