How does a single dinner conversation turn into a $6 billion biotech giant? 

How do you put a computer in the hands of every child on the planet? And how do you "engineer" the serendipity required to turn a university town into a global tech powerhouse?

​Join us for an exclusive, high-impact evening with Dr. David Cleevely CBE, the entrepreneur, angel investor, and visionary behind the "Cambridge Phenomenon."

​As the founder of Abcam, Analysys, and the Cambridge Angels, and the Chairman of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, David has been at the center of the UK’s most successful innovation ecosystem for decades. In this rare Northern California appearance, David will share insights from his latest book, Serendipity: It Doesn’t Happen by Accident, exploring how we can "engineer" luck to bridge the gap between ideas and world-changing impact.

​"Serendipity isn't magic. It's strategy."  Dr. David Cleevely ​The Agenda

• ​2pm Registration & Networking: Light reception with drinks
• ​2:30 Welcome and Acknowledgements
• ​2:35 Introducing CAMentrepreneurs & Cambridge Alumni of Northern California
• ​2:45 Fireside Chat: Dr. David Cleevely on "Engineering Serendipity"
• ​3:10 Q&A Discussion: Open floor for direct engagement
• ​3:30 The "Serendipity Minute" (Rapid-Fire Pitches) (building something? Here is your moment.)
• ​3:45 Final networking and book signing

​David Cleevely CBE FREng, FIET is the Chairman of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

founder of telecoms consultancy Analysys (acquired by Datatec International in 2004).

- co-founded the web based antibody company Abcam (ABC.L) with Jonathan Milner and was Chairman until November 2009 which was acquired by Danaher for US$5.7 billion in 2023.

- co-founded several other companies and is Chairman of two of them.

- a prime mover behind Cambridge Network, co-founder of Cambridge Wireless, co-founder and Chairman of Cambridge Angels, Founding Director of the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge Vice Chair of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Commission.