The Generate Entrepreneur Investments and Connections Conference 2018

Connecting Entrepreneurs, hear topics from experts on government schemes for entrepreneurs, A panel of marketers (PR, SEO verses Social) on what is valuable in the age of too much information. Listen to what options are available for entrepreneurs for finance, how to tackle GDPR, what are the best web apps available and much more.

There are spaces for only 120 entrepreneurs at the event.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

17:30 - 17:45 Registration and networking - on arrival

17:45 - 18:15 Introductions

18:15 - 18:3

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES AND SUPPORT:

Simon Pitkeathley

Board Member, LEAP and appointed by the Mayor to be the LEAP’s champion for small business’

CEO, Euston Town and Camden Town BID

CEO, Camden Collectiv

Government schemes and help for new entrepreneurs and startups today. What are the government doing for new entrepreneurs? What kinds of help is available? Who can apply and how can entrepreneurs access this help.

18:35 - 18:50 Presentation

DATA REGULATIONS AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEW ENTREPRENEUR

New regulations are changing the way entrepreneurs need to think about the way that they do business. New GDPR laws requires entrepreneurs to be vigilant in how they retain customer data and entrepreneurs are often misguided on how and when to become incorporated. These and other legal questions for entrepreneurs are discussed in this presentation.

18:50 - 19:15: Audience announcements

SKILL SWAP and QUICKFIRE NETWORKING

Led by Generate Entrepreneur

Conference goers and entrepreneurs are asked to each stand up and announce the people and skills they need and are looking for to the rest of the conference. For example one person might be looking for a tech specialist to partner/hire, another may be looking for an investor. Each person must state their case/inquiry in a 1 minute elevator pitch.

19:15 - 20:00 Networking Break

20:00 - 20:15

TECH TIPS AND ADVICE PANEL FOR NEW ENTREPRENEUR

Gianluca Bisceglie,

Founder and CEO of Visyond

Hear from today’s most innovative industry leaders on what tech is out there for new start ups. What are the most innovative technological breakthroughs for new start-up companies? What is out there to help start-ups cut costs and/or bootstrap? What are some of the most time in-efficient problems new entrepreneurs have, and what free/ or low cost tools are currently available.

20:15 - 21:00

ENTREPRENEURS MARKETING PANEL

Panelists:

Harjiv Singh, Founder and CEO, The Gutenberg and Salwan Media

Ellie Duffus, Marketing Principle, ELIXIRR

Deepak Shukla, Founder, Pearl Lemon

How can entrepreneurs reach their audience. What tools and schemes are out there? What are the most efficient techniques for these entrepreneurs and what has worked and what hasn’t. What are some of the lesser known marketing techniques. What are some of the most innovative or different techniques established entrepreneurs have experimented with in their time growing and becoming established.

21:00 - 21:25 - Final presentation:

INVESTING IN NEW ENTREPRENEURS

Tim Stone, co founder of Breed Reply

What’s available? Who should consider crowdfunding over angel investing, or venture capital over loans, etc? What are the big no-gos when it comes to investing and what are investors biggest red flags when meeting new entrepreneurs.

21:25 - 21:30 Closing Remarks & End of Conference