Thrive

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About Thrive

18 to 22 November 2024

Thrive Festival is Brookes Enterprise Support's flagship event, celebrating inspiration, creativity, and innovation. Open to everyone, it’s a chance for those already interested or involved in enterprise to develop their skills and those who aren’t to get curious.

Enterprise/ Entrepreneurship could mean anything from a project or undertaking, taking initiative, being resourceful, being 'business-minded', or owning a business or company. 

Thrive programme

Gaining investment in innovation

Monday 18 November 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm GMT

Join us as we delve into the challenges faced by innovators when seeking funding for their projects.

Overcoming culture barriers in the workplace

Monday 18 November 2024, 2:00pm to 3:00pm GMT

Join us in this in-person workshop to discover how to work around culture barriers in the workplace.

Formula 1 team showroom: the power of a diverse team

Tuesday 19 November 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am GMT

Come and talk to fellow students about their experience working in the Formula 1 team.

Diversity in industry across Oxfordshire

Tuesday 19 November 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm GMT

Dr Hannah Tornow will introduce her research, with an emphasis on outcomes for gender diversity in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Drop-in session meet the BES team

Tuesday 19 November 2024, 2:00pm to 3:00pm GMT

Overcoming barriers as an international entrepreneur coming to the UK

Wednesday 20 November 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm GMT

Richard Harrison, CEO of Innovator International will discuss the difficulties that international students are facing when trying to become an entrepreneur. 

How to network like a pro

Wednesday 20 November 2024, 2:00pm to 3:00pm GMT

A networking workshop run by Peter Mols. 

Breaking Barriers: Stories of Overcoming Odds in Entrepreneurship

Wednesday 20 November 2024, 4:30pm to 6:30pm GMT

Linking you with with the industry leaders, potential co-founders, and investors.

Navigating the entrepreneurial ecosystem with physical disabilities

Thursday 21 November 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm GMT

Nick Wilson will share his journey of leaving the military, dealing with his disability diagnosis, suicide survival, and climbing Snowdon in a wheelchair. 

The key to happiness

Thursday 21 November 2024, 3:00pm to 4:00pm GMT

Overcoming barriers as a young carer

Friday 22 November 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am GMT

A talk by Sabiene North, CEO of Be Free Young Carers.

Navigating entrepreneurship as a neurodivergent individual

Friday 22 November 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm GMT

Lillie Jamieson will share her journey of launching a business, diagnosis, and turning disability into a superpower.

How to succeed as a creative in entrepreneurship

Friday 22 November 2024, 2:00pm to 3:00pm GMT

Oxford Brookes Creatives presents Mita Vaghela, who will be discussing barriers faced in the creative industry. 

Contact us

General enquiries and support

enterprise-support@brookes.ac.uk