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(Main Image: Delegates gather in the theatre to hear the keynotes; Above: A panel discussion on securing funding. Images: James Neale Photography
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£31 million. An attendee came to me on the day and stated “Paul’s speech was particularly memorable because he is a man who set up a business for all the right reasons.” Lindley’s passion and tenacity most certainly caught the audience’s imagination. To conclude Paul’s speech,
Allinbox
Kanya King MBE Tweeted how glad she was that Fox had spoken about diversity in business
and Screenreach provided an informative pitch session, as well as Enterprise Ireland releasing a melody of
statistics on the huge business
Once the first batch of speeches were complete, guests moved to the dining hall for a lavish buffet lunch with more opportunity to network. Keynote speakers moved around attendees and answered questions and the room was brimming with conversation on the day’s proceedings. Delegates then began to move back to the theatre in time for an Olympic themed double act in the form of Kulveer Ranger and Caroline Rowland, who have both capitalised on the London games. Director to the Mayor for Environment and Digital, Kulveer brought forth a flurry of exciting facts,
including WIFI availability at 120 tube stations and that digital will become the new currency. Caroline Rowland sent tingles up spines with a viewing of the video that won her the Olympic bid and IBM concluded with a digital themed session on the benefits of cloud computing. Also, Microsoft discussed businesses thriving through digital developments.
After a comfort break, Marcelle Speller OBE made a point to businesses on not relying on government and to stick in there, because ‘the darkest hour is just before dawn.’ A panel discussion proceeded, providing valuable advice on securing funding before Ashley Faull of
Postgoldforcash.com fame discussed selling up and
moving
on to
BIDUPTV.com, reiterating the importance of not being mediocre and ‘not getting screwed on your way out.’ Concluding the day was Linda Cheung, CEO of Cube Social, who provided an intriguing example of ‘Twitter is a cocktail party and Facebook is a house party’ to highlight the corporate use of social media.
We thank all Entrepreneur Country Citizens who were able to attend the event and we look forward to seeing you at our next Forum! We would also like to thank the following sponsors on the day;
Barclay’s, Orange, Nabarro, Microsoft, Crowell & Moring, Bizantra, Carfax, RM2, IBM, Smith and Williamson, AVG, Avanta and Ariadne Capital.
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