SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

We will be updating this page for 2024 as we sign up Speakers - below is the line up from 2023

Paul Fox Money and Pensions Service

Paul Fox

Regional Manager SW England, Money and Pensions Service


Title of Talk: TBC

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Laura Lohk GS Fast Growth

Laura Lohk

Head of Operations, GS Fast Growth


Title of Talk: TBC

Description:
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Samantha Wood

Samantha Wood

Found & Director - Wood Mitchell Financial Planning


Title of Talk: Healthy Money

Description:
How healthy is your relationship with money? Explore the relationship between your health and your financial wellbeing. An interactive session offering simple and effective strategies that can help us all on our quest for better wellbeing and healthy money habits!


Time: 1300


Theatre:  Bigin by Zoho CRM Keynote Theatre


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Kayleigh Savva Regional Sales Executive, Adsmart from Sky

Kayleigh Savva

Regional Sales Executive, Adsmart from Sky


Title of Talk: Adsmart from Sky – Harnessing the power of TV

Description:
This talk is designed to help you discover how your business (or businesses you are working with) could benefit from appearing amongst major brands on some of the most popular TV channels in the UK. Adsmart from Sky enables your ad to be shown to different households who are watching the same programme which means everyone can advertise on some of the nations favourite channels but only to the audience you want to be in front of, for as little as £3K. We will show you how!

Time: 1400

Theatre: Bigin by Zoho CRM Keynote Theatre



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James Blakeway, Speek

John Attridge

CEO - BBX UK


Title of Talk: Business blunders and bloody good ideas

Description:
Hard hitting thought provoking straight talking as it is business in your face delivered as only an Australian can do!

Time: 1500

Theatre: Bigin by Zoho CRM Keynote Theatre



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Darren Graydon

Darren Graydon

Creative Director - Cut the Mustard


Title of Talk: It’s not WHAT you say but HOW you say it.

Description:
We live in a world where there is so much noise. So many people competing for our attention. Some have got some real great value to add to our lives but we can’t hear them. They, like many others, are saying all the right words, yet those words are not landing with us. Their adverts, website, social media channels and marketing materials are not cutting through. We are going to explore why…



Time: 1000


Theatre:  SWBC Mentors Theatre


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James Sowden, J Sowden Digital Finance Function

James Sowden

Founder - J Sowden Digital Finance Function


Title of Talk: Your Future Finance Function


Description: With rise of online accounting software and hybrid working models, what will your finance function look like in the future?


How to streamline your finance function and make it more efficient.


Time: 1050


Theatre: SWBC Mentors Theatre


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Gary Calladine - ZoomMail

Gary Calladine

COO - ZoomMail


Title of Talk: Email is Dead, Long Live Email!

Description:
In the brave new world of Social Media Marketing, Is email still far and away the biggest ROI driver?

Email figures and facts

What to look for when choosing a platform

Presentation on the basics of email marketing with do's and don'ts,

What data to consider from your campaigns


Time: 1140


Theatre: SWBC Mentors Theatre


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Robert Holland, DataGardener

Robert Holland

Co-Founder - DataGardener


Title of Talk: Building a SaaS platform from scratch


Description: The journey of DataGardener from inception to a thriving Business Intelligence platform, all the ups and downs. Robert will talk about the original idea of DataGardener and the challenges they've faced and how customer feedback shaped the platform to what it is today.


Time: 1230


Theatre: SWBC Mentors Theatre


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James Blakeway, Speek

James Blakeway

Founder - speek


Title of Talk: How to ace your marketing in 2023?

Description:

Time: 1320

Theatre: SWBC Mentors Theatre



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Claire Robinson

Claire Robinson

Managing Director – The Franchise Consultant


Title of Talk: Expanding business through franchise.


Description: Have you every considered growing your business through franchise? This talk will cover all areas of franchising, for example: Is my business established enough to franchise? How do I recruit and look after franchisees? The importance of a franchise agreement? What documentation do I need? With an opportunity for you to ask any questions and to talk to me individually at the end.


Time: 1500


Theatre: SWBC Mentors Theatre


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Marisa Guthrie

Marisa Guthrie

Business Coach,  Executive Training and Consultancy Ltd


Title of Talk: Create Your Marketing Strategy in 3 Easy Steps

Description: Creating a simple marketing strategy that works by creating opportunities for your business is much easier than you think and I am going to break it into 3 easy steps:


1. Grow your audience

2. Grow your list

3. Launch your product/service

After this talk you will:


Always have something original, engaging and compelling to say

Find publishing consistently on social media easy and fun

Convert followers to customers so you can increase your income

Time: 1000

Theatre: The Business Roadshow Theatre


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Ian Maclver

Ian MacIver

Commercial Account Executive, Aston Lark


Title of Talk: Cyber Insurance: How much can you afford to lose? 

Description: In this session Aston Lark will discuss how insurance can support your business if you were to have a cyber-attack, things to look out for and top tips to safeguard your business from cyber risk.

Time: 1040

Theatre: The Business Roadshow Theatre


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Grace Jones

Grace Jones

Resilience Expert


Title of Talk: Are you a business Super Hero?

Description: Resilience is your USP in business (Unique Super Power). It can make the difference between success and failure. In this talk Grace shares 3 secrets to becoming the superhero in your business.

Time: 1120

Theatre: The Business Roadshow Theatre


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Harry Sumner

Harry Sumner

Head of SEO and Content, ROAST


Title of Talk: Connecting with Customers in Your Community: Unlocking the Power of Local SE0


Description: What is local SEO?

Why does it matter for businesses?

This talk by Harry is built with the aim to show business owners the impact local SEO can have. And by so, how they can create authentic connections with customers to drive business growth and success.


Time: 1240


Theatre:  The Business Roadshow Theatre


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David Payne

David Payne

Chief Technical Officer - Zebra EM


Title of Talk: How Data Management Is The Key To Business Success


Description: Learn about how digital transformation can shape your business, the key differences in database architecture and how data management can improve any business operating in the modern world


Time: 1330


Theatre: The Business Roadshow Theatre


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