Eastern Promise - The Podcast

CROWDSOURCERY! Our 100th Episode

We are but eight episodes away from our centennial episode - 100 episodes shining a light on the very best of the East of England, whether in  - Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk & North Essex.  But how should we mark the milestone?  You tell us your view with a magical touch of CROWDSOURCERY!
Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk.
Eastern Promise is proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.      

Episode 92: Infrastructure Panel @ The Norwich Food Science Supercluster Summit (3/5)

This week: We continue our coverage of the recent Eastern Promise Norwich Food Science Supercluster summit with our Infrastructure panel.  It should probably have been called the 'planning' panel as that's the primary focus: the Food Enterprise Zone upon which the Food Enterprise Park is forming; the proposed HP3 facility (Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet) on the Norwich Research Park, and the scale of the ambition the supercluster can support (SPOILER ALERT: It's limitless!)  
And Finally!  We are eight episodes away from our centennial episode - 100 episodes shining a light on the very best of the East of England, whether in  - Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk & North Essex.  But how should we mark the milestone?  You tell us your view with a magical touch of CROWDSOURCERY!
Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk.
Eastern Promise is proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.      

CROWDSOURCERY! Independent Businesses...

We celebrate your best indie businesses in another sense-shattering CrowdSourcery!
 
If you want to get in touch you can contact me via https://easternpromise.org.uk

Episode 91: Investment Panel @ The Norwich Food Science Supercluster Summit (2/5)

This Week: We're back with our second panel from the recent Norwich Food Science Supercluster summit, this time looking at INVESTMENT.  How we get it, how we keep it, what's already happening and how we can do more to boost the number of angel investors.  
 
First, we'll hear from Mills & Reeve's Head of VC and Investment, Zickie Lim, then you'll hear from our panel of James Allen (New Anglia LEP & Connected Innovation);  Caroline Dean (Partner, Mills & Reeve); Chris Starkie (Director of Growth & Investment, Norfolk County Council) and Prof. Andy Neely (at the time of recording, Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor for Enterprise & Business Relations for Cambridge University).  It really is encouraging and I urge you to take a listen!  
And finally: We celebrate your best indie businesses in another sense-shattering CrowdSourcery!
 
If you want to get in touch you can contact me via https://easternpromise.org.uk

CROWDSOURCERY! Weekends Away...

We look at your recommendations for a weekend away.  So grab your toothbrush, drop your kids off with your ma & pa, and follow these top recommendations in another royally righteous CROWDSOURCERY!  
To find out more, visit https://easternpromise.org.uk

Episode 90: Skills Panel @The Norwich Food Science Supercluster Summit (1/5)

We're back!  After a hiatus to prepare for the Eastern Promise event - 'The Norwich Food Science Supercluster' summit - the East of England's premier podcast pops up yet again, brining you the first part of that self-same summit! 
We'll hear from Prof Ian Charles OBE, Director of the Quadram Institute and George Freeman MP, Mid Norfolk's Member of Parliament and a former science minister.  We then join Prof. David Maguire, Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia, Nova Fairbank, CEO of the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce, Dr Catherine Richards, Principal of East Norfolk Sixth Form College, and Mark Nicholas MBE DL, Managing Director of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, to discuss how Norwich and Norfolk secure the skills a food science supercluster requires.  It's made the show longer than normal, so apologies there...
And finally! We look at your recommendations for a weekend away.  So grab your toothbrush, drop your kids off with your ma & pa, and follow these top recommendations in another royally righteous CROWDSOURCERY!  

CROWDSOURCERY! Parks & Gardens...

This Week: We profile your favourite parks and gardens in the East of England, bizarrely with a decidedly Gallic flair?  Well, they ARE chosen by you!
Yes, it all got rather silly but that's CROWDSOURCERY!
For more information go to: https://easternpromise.org.uk.
Thank you to our sponsor, Mills & Reeve.

Episode 89: Norwich Research Park & the Technician Commitment

This Week: We join the unsung heroes of science: technicians and other professionals without whom scientific research would be impossible.   We also have some of the keynote speech from Norfolk's own science superstar, Prof. Ben Garrod!
And finally, we profile your favourite parks and gardens in the East of England, bizarrely with a decidedly Gallic flair?  Well, they ARE chosen by you! Yes, it all got rather silly...
Thank you to Andrew Stronach, Dr Penny Hundleby, Saskia Hervey, Jim Lipscombe, Lizzie Meadows, and Lewis Hollingsworth.  
For more information go to: https://easternpromise.org.uk
Thank you to our sponsor, Mills & Reeve.

CALLING OUR AMERICAN LISTENERS!

A shout out to our American listeners - Thank you for your support in 2023 and please do get in touch! We want to know why you're listening and who you are.  Thank you for your support in 2023.
Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk

CROWDSOURCERY! Historic Streets...

This Week: We find out whither you wander as we set off to tread our region's most historic streets for another CROWDSOURCERY!
Eastern Promise is proud to be supported by Mills & Reeve.
Find out more at: https://easternpromise.org.uk