EntreConf 2024 Programme

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This is EntreConf

Hello and welcome to two days of unrivalled stimulation, inspiration and connections.

Entrepreneurs regard the world di erently – and create new worlds. Entrepreneurialism is about seeing an opportunity and seizing it. About vision and belief. About testing yourself and your ideas. About bouncebackability. And often about the nexus between academia and businesses, between the theory and practice.

All of us can benefit from smart new business thinking and having our ideas pondered, evaluated and sometimes even celebrated.

So yes, welcome to EntreConf. And thank you for coming.

GREG INGHAM Founder, EntreConf greg.ingham@mediaclash.co.uk

COMPANIES INVOLVED

AB Multimedia Adopstar AMBITIOUS

Amcomri

Arc Global

Eat a Pitta

Ebonstone

EnsiliTech

The Eternal Business Eversheds

Exchange

Luceat Consulting

Marlin Communications

Marsh Commercial MatterPay

MediaClash

Mella Recruitment

Sarah Alex Carter

Bath Spa University

BGF

Blake Morgan

Bowimi

Brav Endurance

Bright Evolve

Bristol Bay Code Factory

Bristol Creative Industries

Bristol Innovations

British Business Bank

Burges Salmon

Buy Women Built

Cavefish AI

Cazenove

Charlie Bigham’s

Circe App

Clean Break Properties

Cleverchefs

The Executive Alchemist

EY Fiero

Founded & Grounded

Fresh Ventures

Fueld

Fueld AI

Future Space

FW Capital

Grace & Green

Grant Thornton UK Gravitywell

GS Verde

Hampden & Co

Hartham Park Estate

Helen McMillan

Consulting

Mentor Media

Training

Microsoft

Milestone

Miller Research

Minerva Accountants

Bristol and Somerset

Modular Digital

Mostly Media

Mytton Williams

NatWest Neighbourly

New Icon

New Silk Route

Digital

NRL

Nsuki Hair Care

OH4

Omnigenix

Optimising IT

Our Media

Wellbeing Coach

School Guide

Script IP

SEIKK

SETsquared

Shakespeare

Martineau

Small World Group

Steer IT

Storm Consultancy

Stornaway.io

Talisman Sparro

Tech4Good South West

techSPARK

Correct Careers

Coaching

Creative Bath

Creative UK

The Curious Network

Dan Martin Content & Events

DEADLINOLOGY

Design for Digital

Devereux Nash

d rnt

Dialect

e2e-assure

Insight HRC

Jon Craig Photography Just About Justine Wyness

Kaze Digital and Data

Life Media UK

Link Stone Advisory

Lombard Odier

London Stock

PANDEK Group

Peachaus

PerformWell

Play Sports Network

Prima Recruitment

Purplefish

PYTCH

Rathbones

Rebelious Co

Remedy

Roda

RWK Goodman

Theatre Royal Bath

Thrings Solicitors

Thrive Leadership

Ti any Dawson

TONIC Bristol

Truespeed Communications

Uncapped

University of Bath

University of Bath School of Management

University of Bristol

Unividual

Wales Interactive

The Wave WAVESIX

Weboss

Yellow Radio

Your Cordiality

Your Eco

COMMERCIAL:

CONTENT:

CONCEPT:

WELCOME TO THE MINDSPA KEYNOTES

ANDY SALMON Pro Vice Chancellor, Bath Spa University

MARGARET HEFFERNAN

Professor in Practice, University of Bath

CHARLIE BIGHAM Founder, Charlie Bigham’s

NICK HOUNSFIELD Founder, The Wave/ One Blue World

EVELYN WELCH Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol

PHIL HARRISON

Former SVP, Google, PlayStation and Xbox

YASIN ROFCANIN Director, University of Bath School of Management

SPEAKERS

ASEL SARTBAEVA Founder, EnsiliTech

DAN GHADIMI Co-founder of Bowimi

EMMA

MILLINGTON Co-Owner and CEO, Modular Digital

JOANNA RANDALL Founding Director, Purplefish

KATE DIMBLEBY Co-Founder and CEO, Stornaway.io

ALEX BIRCH PR Manager, BGF

DAVID GOODALL Fund Manager, FW Capital/ South West Investment Fund

EVANGELOS ZYMPELOUDIS Founder and CEO, iCOMAT

JOEL DUNNING Director, GS Verde

CHERIE-ANNE BAXTER-BLYTH Marketing Director, Unividual EMMA BROOKS Marketing Manager, e2e-assure

ELLY ROWLEY Regional Ecostystem Manager, NatWest

FRANCES LUCRAFT Founder and CEO, Grace & Green

JOYANN BOYCE Founder and CEO, InClued.Ai

MARTIN COOK Partner, Burges Salmon

NICK STUBBS Director, Arc Global

STUART SMITH Owner and Managing Director, Mostly Media

CHRIS BUDD Owner, The Eternal Business

LAURA AIKEN Founder & Management Consultant, Thrive Leadership

NATASHA MCKENZIE, CEO Talisman Sparro

NICKY COTTER Co-Founder and Head of FinTech, ICON Corporate Finance

TASHIA CAMERON Head of Communications & Campaigns, BOXPARK

LAUREN CRAWLEYMOORE Regional Lead, London Stock Exchange

NICK MILLER Director, Miller Research

PAUL DUGGAN Partner, Blake Morgan

THANH QUANNICHOLLS Innovation Manager, Future Space

GEMMA MCGRATTAN Co-Founder, Synergy Creative

JUDITH COGHLAN Director, Script IP

MARIA DICKSON Marketing Director, AMBITIOUS

NICK SPICER Founder and CEO, Your Eco

RICHARD SPILSBURY Founder, Link Stone Advisory

ZOE COLOSIMO COO, Neighbourly

RUPERT LOMAN Founder and CEO, Just About

JUNE 19 RUNNING ORDER

9:00am

9.30am

9.50am 9.35am

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING

Waterside 2/3

INTRO

Cinema 1

ENTREPRENEURS’ TALES

Nick Spicer, Your Eco

Cinema 1

THE NEXT BIG THING

Asel Sartbaeva, EnsiliTech

Cinema 1

10.20am 10.35am

10.55am

11.25am

11.30am 12.10pm 1.00pm

ENTRECONF AWARDS FINALISTS REVEALED

Cinema 1

NETWORKING

Waterside 2/3

FUNDING OPTIONALITY FOR FOUNDERS

Lauren Crawley-Moore, London Stock Exchange

Cinema 1

ENTRECONF GO

Cinema 1

FUNDING ROUTES

Richard Spilsbury, Link Stone Advisory; David Goodall, FW Capital; Paul Duggan, Blake Morgan; Nicky Cotter, ICON Corporate Finance

Cinema 1

KEYNOTE: TEMPLE QUARTER

ENTERPRISE CAMPUS VISION

Evelyn Welch, University of Bristol

Cinema 1

LUNCH & NETWORKING

Waterside 2/3

1.45pm

ENTREPRENEURS’ TALES

Gemma McGrattan, Synergy Creative

Cinema 1

AI AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

2.00pm

2.45pm

3.15pm 3.45pm

Dr Margaret He ernan and Professor Yasin Rofcanin, University of Bath School of Management

Cinema 1

WE GO AGAIN

Rupert Loman, Just About/Gamer Network

Cinema 1

NETWORKING

Waterside 2/3

MEDIA MULTIPLIER

Emma Millington, Modular Digital; Stuart Smith, Mostly Media

Cinema 1

POTENTIAL OF GENERATIVE AI

4.45pm 4.15pm

6.30pm

Natasha McKenzie, Talisman Sparro; Joyann Boyce, InClued.Ai; Kate Dimbleby, Stornaway.IO; Judith Coghlan, Script IP

Cinema 1

NETWORKING

Waterside 2/3

ENTRECONF DINNER

Jack Shepherd and Zoë Stephenson, The Social Shepherd *Please note this is a ticketed event. See QR code for availability. Bristol Harbour Hotel & Spa

JUNE 20 RUNNING ORDER

9:00am

9.20am

9.25am

9.35am

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING

Waterside 2/3

9.20am INTRO

Cinema 1

ENTRECONF AWARDS FINALISTS REVEALED

Cinema 1

THE NEXT BIG THING

With Evangelos Zympeloudis, iCOMAT

Cinema 1

ENGAGEMENT

10.05am

10.35am

10.55am 11.40am 12.10pm 12.45pm 12.50pm

Martin Cook, Burges Salmon

Cinema 1

NETWORKING

Waterside 2/3

KEYNOTE: LIFE’S A PITCH

Phil Harrison, PlayStation/Xbox/Google

Cinema 1

EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUSTS

Joel Dunning, GS Verde; Joanna Randall, Purplefish; Chris Budd, The Eternal Business; Nick Miller, Miller Research

Cinema 1

NEXTGEN CHANGERS

Professor Andy Salmon, Bath Spa University

Cinema 1

ENTRECONF GO

Cinema 1

LUNCH & NETWORKING

Waterside 2/3

1.30pm 2.00pm

KEYNOTE: ETHICAL VALUES ON A SCALE

Charlie Bigham, Charlie Bigham’s Cinema 1

THE BIG RAISE

Nick Stubbs, Arc Global Cinema 1

BOUNCEBACKABILITY

2.20pm

2.50pm 3.50pm 3.20pm 4.20pm 5.00pm

Laura Aiken, Thrive Leadership; Cherie-Anne Baxter-Blyth, Unividual; Dan Ghadimi, Bowimi.

Moderated by Thanh Quan-Nicholls of Future Leap Cinema 1

FROM START UP TO SCALE UP: THE EVOLUTION OF YOUR BRAND COMMUNICATIONS

Maria Dickson, AMBITIOUS; Emma Brooks, e2e-assure; Tashia Cameron, BOXPARK; Zoe Colosimo, Neighbourly Cinema 1

NETWORKING Waterside 2/3

ONLY CONNECT

Elly Rowley, NatWest; Frances Lucraft, Grace & Green Cinema 1

KEYNOTE

Nick Hounsfield, The Wave/One Blue World Cinema 1

CLOSING SESSION & WRAP PARTY Undershed

THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN

JOIN US FOR THE WRAP PARTY AT UNDERSHED JUNE 20, 5-7PM

PARTNERS

HEADLINE PARTNER

BURGES SALMON is an ambitious, sustainable and inclusive law firm that ensures its clients, people and wider communities flourish. burges-salmon.com | @burgessalmon

CONTENT PARTNERS

AMBITIOUS is an independent strategic communications agency, that builds and amplifies brand awareness and protects business reputations. ambitiouspr.co.uk | @ambitious_consultancy

GS VERDE helps businesses to reach their business goals by providing end-toend support including corporate finance, legal, tax and communications services. gsverde.group | @gsverdecommunications

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY is where creative minds meet with research across arts, science and business, and aims to be a leading educational institution in creativity, culture and enterprise. bathspa.ac.uk | @bathspauni

UNIVERSITY OF BATH SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT o ers a range of business degrees and provides academic, employability and wellbeing support to make you the best you can be. bath.ac.uk/schools/school-ofmanagement | @bathsofm

LOMBARD ODIER is an innovative bank for private and institutional clients seeking a tailored, sustainable approach to wealth and asset management. lombardodier.com | @lombardodier

INSIGHTS PARTNER

ARC GLOBAL is a world-first, patented observation attraction, potently blending dynamic aerial observation and imaginative story-telling. arc.global

PANEL PARTNERS

Blake Morgan FW Capital

Link Stone Advisory

Modular Digital

Mostly Media

NatWest

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS

Babbasa

Bristol Creative Industries

Buy Women Built

Creative Bath

D rnt

Eat a Pitta

Fueld

Future Space

Hartham Park Estate

Jon Craig Photography

Life Media UK

MediaClash

Mytton Williams

Optimising IT

Prima Recruitment

PYTCH

SETsquared

Storm Consultancy

Thrive Leadership

Unividual

Your Eco

DINNER

Join us on June 19 to hear the remarkable inside story of superfast growth THE SOCIAL SHEPHERD at a special EntreConf Dinner

• Unique, bespoke evening for entrepreneurs: continue the EntreConf conversations

• Features deep-dive interview with founders of The Social Shepherd: real life couple both under 30

• In conjunction with Lombard Odier

WATERSHED MAP REFRESHMENTS

LUNCH

ProvidedbyEataPitta

• Falafel

• House made hummus

• Lightly pickled red cabbage and dill

• Chopped salad with tomato & cucumber

• Couscous salad with mixed beans & green olive

• Morrocan spiced carrot salad with coriander & cumin

• Cracked wheat and parsley salad

• Sweet pickled cucumbers

• Turkish long peppers

• Toasted pitta breads

AFTERNOON TREATS

ProvidedbyEdgieEats

• Triple Chocolate Brownie

• Bisco Rocky Road

• Carrot Cake

THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN

JON CRAIG

Photographer