AUTUMN ENTREPRENEURS’ CONFERENCE

Wynyard Hall, Thursday 20th November 2014

Part of:

Fortune favours the brave.

ENTREPRENEURS’ FORUM

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Welcome

Nigel MillsEntrepreneurs’ Forum Chairman

Welcome to our Global Entrepreneurship Week conference, for what I’m sure will be an inspirational day in an inspirational space.

Global Entrepreneurship Week started life in the UK, as Enterprise Week in 2008, and has since grown into a truly global campaign taking place simultaneously in over 140 countries. It is now the world’s largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship.

Each year, it plays a critical role in encouraging entrepreneurs to start up and grow their businesses, inspiring people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them to maximise their potential.

From large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, Global Entrepreneurship Week connects entrepreneurs to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors, introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities; which is why our conference was awarded with their highly coveted ‘High Impact Status’ in 2013.

This year, our conference opens amid a tangible air of optimism among North East entrepreneurs.

The evidence from our entrepreneurial business tracker survey - a snapshot of how member businesses are performing and forecast to expand - backs up the positive feeling with real reports of business growth.

Fortune Favours the Brave is about getting under the skin of those who take chances in order to succeed. It’s about finding out what happens when you do, because it’s only when you step out of your comfort zone or are faced with a seemingly ‘make or break’ moment that you are really tested.

As entrepreneurs we are all here with a common goal, and if it’s your first Forum conference, you’ve already made a great decision just by taking time out of your business to be here.

We are confident you will leave having made valuable new contacts, learned from the experience of others and feeling fresh motivation as you return to your business.

We encourage you to meet, listen, share and enjoy, together. Because together we are stronger.

Enjoy the day!

Fortune Favours the Brave ...at a glance

9:00am 9:10am 9:20am

9:30am10:15am

11:00am 11:30am

WELCOME ADDRESSNigel Mills,Entrepreneurs’ Forum Chairman

MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR Graham Robb,Recognition PR

YOUR HOST FOR THE DAYAlan Wright

Paul McGee,The SUMO Guy

Pamela Petty,Ebac

Refreshments & Networking

George Clarke,George Clarke + Partners

12:30pm 2:00pm

3:15pm3:45pm

4:30pm 5:15pm

5:30pm

Lunch & Networking

Welcome BackAlan Wright

Closing AddressAlan Wright

Refreshments & Networking

Drinks Reception & Networking

Going Global:

2:20pm

Stephen Catchpole,Tees Valley Unlimited

Alex Hayward,Phusion IM

Arnab Basu,Kromek

Bryan Bunn,Nortech Solutions Group

Richard Kirk,PolyPhotonix

David Cooper,Serial Entrepreneur & Success Coach

A HUGEThank You!

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Exhibitors:

Without our partners, sponsors and supporters we wouldn’t be able to bring you this amazing day of inspiration and connections, so please take the time to visit each one of them at their exhibition stands throughout the day.

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Drummond Central is a strategic, marketing, creative and digital agency that researches, plans, creates and delivers for all kinds of clients worldwide. And they’ve been doing it for 10 years.

They believe in getting results. If there’s a smarter way, a harder working solution, they’ll find it. Last year, they ranked 19th in Campaign’s top agencies outside of London and are a committed member of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. They make it their business to enhance your business and always look for the best solutions for clients. It’s a philosophy they sum up in one phrase: “takin’ care of business”.

Experts in helping your business grow internationally, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) provide expert trade advice and practical support to UK-based companies wishing to grow their business overseas. With a presence in over 100 countries, UKTI can assist you on every step of the exporting journey.

Tees Valley Business Compass provides support and advice to businesses within the Tees Valley area to help them achieve their growth potential.

The team offers a range of practical services, such as local business information, assessing growth options through to unlocking finance and funding streams.

To find out more about Tees Valley Business Compass, which is a partnership between Tees Valley Unlimited, the five Tees Valley local authorities and a number of other public and private sector partners, visit www.teesbusinesscompass.co.uk.

An independent fund management company providing financial products to small and medium-sized businesses, NEL Fund Managers was originally set up in 1989 to offer unsecured loan funding to North East businesses.

25 years on, NEL is the region’s most active business investor and has since managed fifteen funds with a combined value of over £90m, including the new £23m Finance for Business North East Growth Fund.

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Network sponsor:

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YOUR HOST:ALAN WRIGHT

For nearly 30 years,Alan was one of the most well-known voices on BBC Radio and, more recently, a familiar face too on BBC TV. From 1993 to 1995, he took a short “sabbatical” when he was asked to become chief executive at Durham County Cricket Club, but more recently he is known throughout the UK, and beyond, as a top class after-dinner speaker and conference host.

PAUL MCGEEThe SUMO Guy

Paul is one of the UK’s leading speakers on the subject of change, workplace relationships and motivation. His provocatively titled book SUMO (Shut Up, Move On) became an instant best seller and his book on Self Confidence reached number one in the business book chart; remaining there for 24 weeks. He’s appeared on BBC Breakfast television and is a regular contributor to Radio 5live. Building on his background in psychology, Paul is both inspirational and funny, and will deliver a memorable talk that equips you with insights and ideas to increase your personal effectiveness and impact.

PAMELA PETTYEbac

A Forum board member and managing director of Ebac, Pamela is passionate about Great British Manufacturing, recently adding the UK’s only British manufactured washing machines to the company’s portfolio. Throughout her career, Pamela has excelled at developing new processes to help Ebac grow, most recently focusing on bringing down production cycles to buck the UK trend and successfully compete with overseas manufacturing companies.

GEORGE CLARKEGeorge Clarke + Partners

Innovative designer and architect, businessman, lecturer, author, and government adviser, George is best known for hosting television shows like George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces and Restoration Man. A peek at his website however suggests that in reality business comes first for George, whose passion from the age of 12 was to become a successful architect. His brand new company, George Clarke + Partners, has further helped to establish an unrivalled reputation for ground-breaking design and clear, inventive architectural concepts covering all aspects of the design, build and property development business.

STEPHEN CATCHPOLETees Valley Unlimited

Chair of our ‘Going Global’ panel discussion, Stephen leads Tees Valley Unlimited in helping to create the circumstances that encourage sustainable economic growth and long-term prosperity in the region. Tees Valley Unlimited is the private and public sector Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) striving to deliver jobs and economic growth across the Tees Valley.

the subject of change, workplace

ALEX HAYWARDPhusion IM

Managing director of engineering information management specialists Phusion IM, Alex recently led a strategic and operational restructuring and also masterminded the company’s award-winning multi-media communications. Passionate about the team, she’s created the PHUSION Academy to provide innovative training and personal development for staff across the business. An engineer by training, she focusses on creating and preparing great people who respond to and deliver the global opportunities opening up before the company.

ARNAB BASUKromek

CEO of Sedgefield-based Kromek Group plc, an Anglo-American platform technology company that provides digital colour x-ray and gamma ray detection and imaging, Arnab was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 and has helped the company raise more than $40m in private equity financing, make multiple global acquisitions and raise $23m in an oversubscribed IPO listing on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

BRYAN BUNNNortech Solutions Group

A passionate ambassador for the region who believes its people are its greatest export, Bryan is managing director of Wynyard-based Nortech Solutions Group and was a finalist for the Forum’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2014. Since founding his business in 2011, Bryan has overseen a rapid strategic expansion where staff numbers have grown from 4 to over 70, and he now leads four different companies across the group: Nortech Solutions, Nortech Staffing Solutions, Nortech Management & Consultancy Services Ltd and Nortech Oil and Gas Ltd.

RICHARD KIRKPolyPhotonix

With over 12 years’ experience in the field of printed electronics, Richard is credited with many world’s first applications in the field of Bio-Photonics, organic chemistry and printed electronics. His company PolyPhotonix has pioneered the treatment of macular eye diseases using photonic technology. He is a regular key note speaker internationally and sits on a number of advisory boards. With an early life as a successful artist in France, Richard has a thorough understanding of the creative process and a unique view on the development of innovation.

DAVID COOPERSerial Entrepreneur & Success Coach

The greatly admired founder of multi-award winning Coopers Coffee is back by popular demand to serve up an entrepreneurial toolkit and share his experience investing in, building and selling businesses. Offering a whole lot of practical advice and speaking with his characteristic honesty, empathy and humour, David now mentors and coaches other entrepreneurs, helping them to get the life they really want; to be successful and happy.

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CHAIRMAN’S DINNER WITH SPECIAL GUEST SIR JOHN HALL

Wednesday 21st January,6.30pm - 10.30pm,Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION, WITH LARRY ROBERTS (member event)Tuesday 27th January, 6pm - 9pm,The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle

WAYNE HEMINGWAY, HEMINGWAY DESIGN(member event)Thursday 5th February, 2pm - 5pm,Staiths Café Bar, Gateshead

FACEBOOK: THE MANAGER TRUMPS THE BRAND (on-site visit)Thursday 26th February,12 noon - 3pm,Facebook HQ, Euston, London

ALEX BRODIE, HAWKSHEAD BREWERY (member event)Thursday 5th March,4.30pm - 7.30pm,Darlington Campus, Teesside University

SALES EXCHANGE (exchange event)Friday 13th March, 8am - 11am,Rivergreen Centre, Durham

BUDGET DAY LIVE(member event)Wednesday 18th March,11.30am - 2.30pm,PwC, Central Square South, Newcastle

SIR PETER VARDY, THE VARDY GROUP OF COMPANIES (focus dinner)Tuesday 24th March, 7pm - 10pm,Bistro 21, Durham

MIKE MATTHEWS, NIFCO (focus dinner)Thursday 30th April, 7pm - 10pm,Truffle Restaurant, Darlington

TOGETHER WE CAN TAKE ON THE WORLD (spring entrepreneurs’ conference)Thursday 14th May, 8am - 5.30pm,The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead

Dates for yourDiary in 2015

DANIEL ROBINSON, GUS ROBINSON (focus dinner)Thursday 4th June, 7pm - 10pm,Middleton Lodge, Middleton Tyas

UNIPRES(on-site visit)Thursday 18th June, 8am - 11am,Cherry Blossom Way, Sunderland

PAUL WALKERLIFE AFER SAGE(focus dinner)Tuesday 30th June, 7pm - 10pm,Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle

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