RUNNING ORDER
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
10.00am-10.30am
EntreConf provides stimulation, inspiration, practical support, great connections and powerful insights on entrepreneurialism.
EntreConf is for start-ups and especially scale-ups. There will be ample opportunities to network with the regions finest business thinkers and advisors on the day, from multiple sectors.
All of us can gain benefit from smart and innovative new thinking by collaborating together.
THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN…
THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN: THIS IS ENTRECONF
10.30am-10.35am
Join EntreConf’s founder, Greg Ingham as we introduce the day’s events with a summary of what’s to come.
Waterside 3
THE £200BN FEMALE-FOUNDER GAP: TIME FOR ACTION
10.35am-10.55am
Behind every great brand is a great founder – but just how many of these are women? This session from Buy Women Built founder Sahar Hashemi will profile great female founders as well as diagnosing the gap and focusing on proposed actions. For instance, did you know if women started businesses at the same rate as in other developed countries that would add an extra £200 billion to our economy?
What are the principal reasons for the underrepresentation? Do women need this supportive action, rather than succeeding in their own way? Join us for this highly-anticipated talk to find out…
Waterside 3
FUNDING A DREAM
10.55am-11.10am
What makes a successful pitch and how can you convince investors to believe in innovative concepts? How can you best present yourself and the idea to showcase worth? And find out about telling your story in an engaging and entrepreneurial manner.
Discover how to pitch something that doesn’t exist yet with founder of Wake The Tiger, Graham MacVoy – he has run successful businesses for over 20 years within the festival and events industry.
Waterside 3
THE ENTREPRENEURS’ PLAYBOOK: LESSONS LEARNED ON THE PATH FROM INCEPTION TO EXIT, WITH BURGES SALMON
11.10am-11.45am
Alex Lloyd, partner at Burges Salmon, provides expert insights into life cycles of a company as well as beneficial tips and advice in business inception and managing an exit strategy.
The session will cover real, practical examples and emergence, the process of properties beginning with opportunity recognition all the way to competing in market.
Waterside 3
KEYNOTE: UNICORN COMPANY, AI OPPORTUNITIES WITH NIGEL TOON, GRAPHCORE
11.45am-12.30pm
What will AI mean for your sector? How can entrepreneurs seize the benefits to create new opportunities with AI?
Hear from a world-leading expert: Nigel Toon, co-founder of Unicorn business and AI specialist, Graphcore.
Cinema 1
SEED TO SCALE: UNVEILING THE ART OF FUNDING ENTREPRENEURS
12.30pm-1.00pm
There’s an art to funding entrepreneurship and this is deep-dived into by a panel of four leading business owners, all with their own interpretations on what defines entrepreneurship and stories on building upwards from scratch.
How can you best navigate the journey with thorough market research, key hires and idea conceptualisation? How can you adapt projects or products to find your own identity?
Cinema 1
LUNCH, NETWORKING
1.00pm-1.30pm
EntreConf provides stimulation, inspiration, practical support, great connections and powerful insights on entrepreneurialism.
EntreConf is for start-ups and especially scale-ups. There will be ample opportunities to network with the regions finest business thinkers and advisors on the day, from multiple sectors.
All of us can gain benefit from smart and innovative new thinking by collaborating together.
THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN…
Waterside 2
ENTRECONF AWARDS FINALISTS I REVEALED
1.30pm-1.45pm
Join us as we unveil the first tranche of Finalists for the inaugural EntreConf Awards.
Waterside 3
B CORPS: WHAT, WHY, HOW DOES IT HELP, WITH LOMBARD ODIER
1.45pm-2.15pm
As anyone who has gone through B Corp certification can attest to, the certification process can be challenging – Why, then, do companies go through the challenge to get certified? What are the benefits and rewards?
In this intriguing session we hear from independent banking group Lombard Odier on how becoming B Corp can help your business align with better values, join the increasingly global community and assist in standing out as a progressive leader in your field.
Waterside 3
MEET THE TRAILBLAZERS: THE EQUITABLE FUTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WITH NATWEST
2.15pm-2.45pm
How can you face adversity in your idea and keep pushing forward? Is it more beneficial to think originally or progressively? What characteristics make up a trailblazing entrepreneur?
Innovation never stops, and neither do trailblazing entrepreneurs with the keen eye for change and betterment – every story comes with its own directions and roadblocks, and this esteemed panel delve into entrepreneurial secrets.
Waterside 3
NETWORKING
2.45pm-3.15Pm
EntreConf provides stimulation, inspiration, practical support, great connections and powerful insights on entrepreneurialism.
EntreConf is for start-ups and especially scale-ups. There will be ample opportunities to network with the regions finest business thinkers and advisors on the day, from multiple sectors.
All of us can gain benefit from smart and innovative new thinking by collaborating together.
THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN…
Waterside 2
KEYNOTE: ENTREPRENEURIAL TRANSFORMATION OF FUTURE WITH ZILLAH BYNG-THORNE
3.15pm-4.00pm
Hailed by influential Flashes & Flames as “one of the most successful media company leaders in Europe”. Zillah will be explaining how she has revolutionised media company Future from a mid-£20s million valuation to c £1.5 billion in just a few years.
Cinema 1
STAY HUNGRY: HOW TO KEEP YOUR FOUNDING ZEAL, WITH UNIVERSITY OF BATH
4.00pm-4.30pm
What do all entrepreneurs have in common and is this trait learned or innate? What does ‘staying hungry’ truly mean and how does scale mitigate against distinctiveness?
It’s one thing finding an entrepreneurial mindset and another entirely in maintaining it consistently. Hear from Dimo Dimov, a professor at University of Bath’s School of Management as he steers us through how to create a structure to keep your curiosity and constant hunger to achieve more.
Cinema 1
THE COLLABORATIVE ADVANTAGE, WITH STORM CONSULTANCY
4.30pm-5.00pm
What are the bases for collaborative advantage? How can alliances benefit all in regards to costs, resources and impact? Join us and find out!
Enormous benefits can be achieved when individuals and organisations attain more than they would have independently, by collaborating effectively and profitably. This session is debated by four business leaders from consultancy, healthcare and tech among other sectors.
Waterside 3
ENTRECONF AWARDS FINALISTS II REVEALED
5.00pm-5.15pm
Join us as we unveil the final tranche of Finalists for the inaugural EntreConf Awards.
Waterside 3
NETWORKING
5.15pm onwards
EntreConf provides stimulation, inspiration, practical support, great connections and powerful insights on entrepreneurialism.
EntreConf is for start-ups and especially scale-ups. There will be ample opportunities to network with the regions finest business thinkers and advisors on the day, from multiple sectors.
All of us can gain benefit from smart and innovative new thinking by collaborating together.
THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN…