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It's Liverpool - The Business Conference: Speakers announced
It's Liverpool - The Business Conference: 30 November 2012
THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS GROWTH & REGENERATION
The second annual ‘It’s Liverpool – The Business Conference’ will be hosted by Downtown Liverpool, in association with Liverpool Vision, on Friday 30th November at the Hilton Hotel.
Last year this important event attracted 250 decision makers, entrepreneurs and business owners from across the region.
In 2012 we will be focussing on the future of business growth and regeneration. How can Liverpool maintain momentum? What challenges will businesses face in the next decade and how can they be overcome? What are the opportunities of the future?
These questions and others will be explored during a fascinating day. Keynote speakers, topical plenary sessions, contributions from delegates, and plenty of time to network in the ‘Liverpool market place’ make this a must attend event.
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THE SPEAKERS:
Andrew Rosenfeld
Andrew Rosenfeld is a British businessman who was co-founder, Chief Executive and Chairman of Minerva plc the FTSE 250 property investment and development company which was founded with an issued share capital of £70,200. He stepped down as Chairman when the Company was valued at £600 million. He was one of the first entrepreneurs to predict the collapse of the UK real estate market in 2007. Through Air Capital he formed a real estate partnership with Goldman Sachs Whitehall Fund. He was head of the NSPCC’s FULL STOP campaign, raising £250 million, which is the largest sum ever raised in Britain for a single children’s appeal. He is now Vice President of the NSPCC and is Chairman of the FULL STOP Fellowship. He is an advisor to Ed Miliband and has recently been appointed Chairman of Nations and Regions for the Labour Party.
Andy Bounds
Awarded the title Britain’s Best Sales Trainer of the Year and described by AstraZeneca’s Communications Director as “a genius who can’t be ignored”, Andy is an inspirational communicator , and author of bestselling book ‘The Jelly Effect: How to Make your Communication Stick’.
Mayor Joe Anderson
Leader of Liverpool City Council since 2009, Joe became the city’s first elected mayor in May, following his successful negotiation with central government for ‘City Deal.’ He has also successfully spearheaded campaigns to get a cruise liner terminal in the city; brought the Global Entrepreneurship Congress to Liverpool in March 2012; and the hosting of the International Business Festival in 2014.
Phil Redmond
Liverpool’s culture guru, who led the city’s successful European Capital of Culture events programme in 2008. Creator of several popular television series, including Brookside, Grange Hill and Hollyoaks, Phil chairs the UK city of culture independent advisory panel, and he is chairman of the board at National Museums, Liverpool.
Tim Bacon
Managing Director of Living Ventures, the Australian made his name with the Living Room chain, which he sold in 2007 for what he called “silly money”. He’s now behind Living Ventures, which established Manchester restaurants The Alchemist and Australasia, and is also the operator of the Gusto and Blackhouse brands.
Luciana Berger
The Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree and the shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change. Luciana is tipped as a cert for a cabinet place in the next Labour government.
Max Steinberg
Max Steinberg joined Liverpool Vision as Chief Executive in July 2010, the Economic Development Company for Liverpool, bringing together the organisations responsible for physical regeneration, business support and enterprise promotion and investment marketing in the City.
Under max’s leadership Liverpool Vision led Liverpool’s multi-award-winning presence at the World Expo in Shanghai in 2010; established a Liverpool ‘Embassy’ in London in 2011; delivered on behalf of Liverpool the most successful Global Entrepreneurship Congress ever: is leading the team delivering the International Business Festival in 2014.
Max Steinberg was awarded the OBE in 1997 for services to Housing and Regeneration on Merseyside.
Frank McKenna
Chief Executive of Liverpool’s premier business organisation, Downtown in Business, which he established in the city in 2004. He has now taken the Downtown brand to Lancashire, Manchester and Leeds.
Maggie O'Carroll
Chief Executive of the Women’s Organisation, she has led its progress as an award winning women’s economic development agency since its inception in 1996. Maggie is a leader in the field of women’s enterprise and a key contributor to the women’s policy agenda. She won the ‘Woman of the Year’ Livercool award in 2011.
John Leach
The Managing Director of leading business support agency Winning pitch, author of several books on business growth and an inspirational speaker.
Michael Taylor
The Chairman of Downtown Manchester in Business, a journalist and a broadcaster. Michael was formerly the editor of leading business magazine ‘Insider’.
The second annual ‘It’s Liverpool – The Business Conference’ will be hosted by Downtown Liverpool, in association with Liverpool Vision, on Friday 30th November at the Hilton Hotel.
The event will focuss on the future of business growth and regeneration. How can Liverpool maintain momentum? What challenges will businesses face in the next decade and how can they be overcome? What are the opportunities of the future?
These questions and others will be explored during a fascinating day with a range of leading entrepreneurs, business leaders and decision makers. There will also be an exclusive preview of the UK International Business Festival, to be hosted in the city in 2014, with a presentation from Mayor Anderson and Liverpool Vision Chief Executive Max Steinberg.
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