Cambridge Network is a not-for-profit membership organisation that brings people together from business and academia to exchange ideas, foster collaboration and build partnerships for shared success. Through networking, events, training and recruitment services, it connects and supports businesses, sparking collaboration within its vibrant network of members. The organisations that make up its membership base are typical of those found in the 'Cambridge Cluster' or
Silicon Fen. The Network fosters an inclusive environment that actively promotes cross-sector and cross-business collaboration, sparking new avenues of innovation.
The network was founded in 1997 by Nigel Brown,
David Cleevely, Fred Hallsworth,
Hermann Hauser
Hermann Maria Hauser (born 1948) is an Austrian entrepreneur, venture capitalist and inventor who is primarily associated with the Cambridge technology community in England.
Education and early life
When Hauser was 16 he went to the United K ...
, Anthony Ross and
Alec Broers.
[Ross Davies, 'Degrees of success in Oxbridge hi-tech race', '']The Evening Standard
The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free of charge in London, England. It is print ...
'', 24 August 1998, p. 33
Current board members include Nicola Anderson
Amadeus Capital Partners, Dr Diarmuid O’Brien of Cambridge University, Lee Welham of
Deloitte
Deloitte is a multinational professional services network based in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of employees, and is one of the Big Four accounting firms, along wi ...
, Marcus Johnson of Kirly Ltd, Prof Roderick Watkins of
Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public research university in the region of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins date back to the Cambridge School of Art (CSA), founded by William John Beamont, a Fellow of Trinity College at the Unive ...
, Peter Taylor of TTP Group, , Colin Manktelow of NW Brown Shipley, Dr. Andrew Lynn, Caroline Rowland of
Arm Holdings
Arm Holdings plc (formerly an acronym for Advanced RISC Machines and originally Acorn RISC Machine) is a British semiconductor and software design company based in Cambridge, England, whose primary business is the design of central processing ...
, Vicki Sanderson, Andy Williams
Astra Zeneca, Ken Woodberry of
Microsoft Research
Microsoft Research (MSR) is the research subsidiary of Microsoft. It was created in 1991 by Richard Rashid, Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold with the intent to advance state-of-the-art computing and solve difficult world problems through technologi ...
and former Cambridge Network CEO Claire Ruskin. John Gourd is chief executive, appointed in September 2019 and David Mardle of
Goodwin Procter is company secretary.
Activities
Cambridge ideas have changed the world and will continue to change the world. The mission at Cambridge Network is simple – to encourage collaboration for shared success.
We help raise Cambridge’s game, to compete on the world stage, by:
* Fostering closer relationships and sharing ideas between businesses, academia and individuals through a calendar of Membe
events* Sharing high-quality training and facilitating peer learning groups through ou
learning and development services
* Connecting people and companies for research and partnering through our knowledge of local expertise and our comprehensiv
Member directory* Enabling members to find and attract quality candidates to work in Cambridge, through networking and our high profil
jobs board Recruitment Gateway* Facilitating co-operation, action and resource sharing by being a focal point for organisations in the Cambridge region
A number of special interest groups have arisen from Cambridge Network activities.
References
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External links
Cambridge Network website
British companies established in 1998
Organisations based in Cambridge
Economy of Cambridgeshire