Come to our networking breakfast and / or our conference. You will take away so many ideas to scale up your business; all for the price of £10 for a full english breakfast and £10 for a buffet lunch.
You can stay all day or dip in and out. Just check out the timings and speakers below. This World Class conference is supported by East Sussex County Council so that your attendance fee is nominal. |
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Conference Agenda
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8am to 9.30am Networking Breakfast with the Mental Health Awareness team including East Sussex County Council, Mind, Southdown and Health in Mind. It is Mental Health Awareness Week and so our breakfast will include a quiz to find out how much you know about the well being of your team. The most high performing teams work best on fun, not fear. So come along and find out if your team has what it takes to be a high performing team. "Mental Wellbeing at Work"" 9am to 9.30am Registration and Coffee For those not attending the breakfast meeting 9.30am Welcome from Rupert Clubb Director of Transport and Economy at East Sussex County Council 9.45am "Growth through World Class Customer Service" Andrew McMillan - globally recognised speaker and former Head of Customer Service on the Board of John Lewis while it was growing into the UK's foremost retailer. |
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10.30am
Question Time Panel "Putting the Theory into Action" A panel of respected business leaders will answer your questions and discuss Andrew's presentation, covering how businesses of all sizes put theory into action. Each of these panellists are part of businesses who have driven remarkable growth in their own field. They all demonstrate a combination of quality products, excellent service, sales process and sheer determination. The panel includes: Mark Bridgland: BMW Sales Director Sussex Joel Fielder: Switchplane MD Ian Fletcher-Price: Posturite MD Nikki Gatenby: Propellernet MD Andrew McMillan: Engaging Service |
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11.30am
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11.45am
Panel - Partnership Working to Drive Growth
Panel - Partnership Working to Drive Growth
Ensuring effective partnership between Local Authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Local Business to drive growth, senior managers and/or leaders from each of our local authorities will be taking questions about how they are actively supporting business growth in their area. This will include ESCC, Hastings, Rother, Wealden, Eastbourne, Lewes and the Newhaven Enterprise Zone. We are also fortunate that Graham Peters, Vice President of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP), will be on the panel.
Graham Peters will cover how SELEP is delivering business growth in East Sussex and managing growth funding from central government.
The conference is held after the local council elections so a list of Councillors names will be posted once the results are in on Friday 3rd May.
Graham Peters will cover how SELEP is delivering business growth in East Sussex and managing growth funding from central government.
The conference is held after the local council elections so a list of Councillors names will be posted once the results are in on Friday 3rd May.
12.45pm
Lunch
A networking buffet lunch in the exhibition area
Lunch
A networking buffet lunch in the exhibition area
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13.45pm
Specialist Panel "Overcoming Barriers to Growth" Our new panel will take questions from the floor about areas which prevent growth and how to overcome them: Gatwick Airport has grown to become the busiest single runway airport in the world since they were taken over by Global Infrastructure Partners in 2009. Tim Norwood , Corporate Director and architect of the Gatwick Master Plan, will talk about making growth happen and their plans for the future. Huw Merriman MP and Transport Select Committee Member will answer questions about government plans to provide an effective transport infrastructure for the future growth of East Sussex. Lord Ralph Lucas is a sitting member of the House of Lords and a member of the Coastal Communities Regeneration Select Committee. The committee has just published an important report about seaside towns and so Lord Lucas understands how important a vibrant business sector is to every seaside town in East Sussex. Michael Dale of Firebrand will talk about ensuring your brand and marketing are attracting the best talent, as well as customers, to drive growth. Dan Shelley Director of East Sussex College Group will tell you how the college can help develop talented staff in your business across East Sussex. Richard Teal of Enterprise Europe Network will talk about the support available for SMEs to export their services, intellectual property and products to Europe. Kate Thorpe of Sussex University Responsible for research, innovation and business partnerships at the University, Kate will explain how partnership working can help your business develop and flourish. |
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3.15pm
Conclusion and close
Rupert Clubb and Danny Pike
Conclusion and close
Rupert Clubb and Danny Pike
