Announcing Brighton Summit’s opening keynote

Announcing Brighton Summit’s opening keynote

Brighton Summit’s opening keynote is Hannah Dawson, founder of Brighton based global business Futrli

Hannah owned and ran a successful pub in Devon before turning her hand to create a tech company that offers tools to help businesses take control of their finances, and ultimately, succeed. Futrli has taken the accounting world by storm. With 40,000 clients and now in over 130 countries we are keen to hear how she’s done it in just five years.

Two more speaker sessions have also been added:

Keeping afloat in challenging times

Chan, Dashal and Ezda Beevers are siblings and the co-founders of BeFries a business that originated in the family’s childhoods eating Belgian fries in Amsterdam. The three will talk about the development of their business and the introduction of new revenue streams – BeSaucy launched this summer to keep afloat in these challenging times.

The Rise of the Planet Z: How young people are changing things forever

You’ll find Lizzie Hodgson and Brandon Relph – the hosts of the popular podcast The ZX Spectrum, in conversation with two trailblazers aged under 25 will explore how the workplace will change with the emergence of a blended workforce of four generations, all with vastly different experiences and expectations.

With just one month to go – now is the absolutely the time to get your ticket (while still on general release),and join 100s of other for a this exciting day of networking, learning and inspiration.

“The Brighton Summit provides a unique combination of high-octane brainfood and low-intensity networking. It’s the best day you can spend out of the office all year, a great investment of time that always leaves me fizzing with new ideas and new collaborators to explore them with. To be strongly recommended.”

Sam Knowles, Insight Agents

You can book your ticket here https://brightonsummit.com

Brighton Summit: Crack on – a quarter of total tickets already sold out

Brighton Summit: Crack on – a quarter of total tickets already sold out

Brighton Chamber has launched Brighton Summit, the seventh annual conference for everyone in and around Brighton who wants to evolve and grow their business. Super Earlybird tickets sold out in record time and a quarter of the total available tickets have already been snapped up for the event, due to be held on Friday 11 October.

The theme this year is ‘Crack on’. It’s all too easy to carry on doing things the same way you always have, to hesitate and make excuses for putting things off. It’s harder to drive forward, and, if necessary, make changes, especially in such uncertain times. But success in business often means overcoming your doubts, ignoring the “what ifs” and just cracking on and doing it.

What “it” is depends on you, your business and your aims. It might be radical or it might be subtle. It could mean taking risks; it could equally mean sticking to your principles. It could be about having a vision; it could be about focusing on people. You can fill in the blanks, but the Summit should give you the motivation to make it happen.

Whatever your interpretation, the determination to get on and make things happen is what makes a business stand out, survive and thrive.

This year’s Brighton Summit: Crack On, is about taking your business, or work, by the scruff of its neck, deciding what you want and going for it.

At the 2017 Brighton Summit, attendees faced uncertainty and ‘Embraced the Unknown’. Last year it was about exploring new ways of working and choosing to ‘Look Up’. In 2019 get inspired to Crack on, step up and get your business moving.

What is Brighton Summit?

Bringing together 400 businesses and entrepreneurs from the city’s diverse business community, it’s a day for strengthening relationships and forging new ones. You’ll get inspiring speakers, expert-led workshops and energising discussions, with plenty of time for networking built in at every turn.

Brighton Summit, which is hosted by Brighton Chamber, celebrates the spirit of our open-minded, quirky city which makes it such a dynamic region to live, work and do business in.

Who is Brighton Summit for?

Brighton Summit is for everyone in and around Brighton who wants to evolve and grow their business. Whether you’re a big business CEO, a not-for-profit, an entrepreneur or an employee, Brighton Summit is for you.

What will I get from Brighton Summit?

Fresh perspectives. New approaches and ways of working. Skills and techniques to help your company thrive. The tools, confidence and inspiration to do things differently. It’s a day for building connections, entertaining new ideas and leaving your comfort zone. It’s the most productive and beneficial day out of the office all year.

Book your place today: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brighton-summit-crack-on-tickets-58435858225

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Lewes FC at Brighton Summit, 12 Oct

Lewes FC at Brighton Summit, 12 Oct

Lewes FC is a 100% community-owned and not-for-profit football club. The club has recently launched Equality FC, with the aim of paying their men's and women's teams the same. They are currently the first and only professional or semi-professional football club in the world to establish equal pay.

Director Ed Briggs and Marketing Manager Rosy Matheson are speakers at this year’s Brighton Summit on 12 October.

Their talk Stay united is about how a fan-owned football club became financially sustainable

Rosy and Ed will outline the club’s journey from private ownership back into community ownership and the challenges they have faced on the way.

Who’s the Brighton Summit for?

Brighton Summit is for anyone in and around Brighton who wants to evolve and grow their business. It’s relevant for all kinds of enterprise: from SMEs to start-ups; from multinationals to social enterprises and charities. Whether you’re a business owner, a CEO, or a manager. And whether you’re an entrepreneur or an employee.

What will I get from the Brighton Summit?

Fresh perspective. Approaches and ways of working that are genuinely new to you. Skills and techniques that will help your organisation thrive. The tools and confidence to do things differently. And the most productive and beneficial day out of the office all year.

Brighton Summit – Look Up

This year’s theme is ‘Look Up’. The Summit is a conference that brings together our city’s diverse business community for a day of inspiring talks, practical workshops and new experiences.

Tickets and more information:

https://brightonsummit.com/
Friday 12 October - 8:30 am-6:00 pm
The Clarendon Centre, 47 New England Street, Brighton, BN1 4GQ

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Stephen Boobyer from World of Books joins Brighton Summit speakers

Stephen Boobyer is CEO of the World of Books group in Goring-by-Sea. In just ten years, the business has grown from a start-up into one of the largest sellers of used and rare books in the world and one of the fastest growing companies in UK. World of Books is a perfect example of the circular economy in action. Over 70 million books each year are reused and recycled and in 2013, Ziffit.com was launched to purchase books directly from the public. World of Books has featured in the Sunday Times Fast Track, the LSEG ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’, and was named Recycler of the Year in 2016 and received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2017. 

Stephen’s session is called ‘Reuse, recycle and grow’.

He will talk through the World of Books story, from the beginnings of an idea to a start-up in a bedroom, to one of the UK’s fastest-growing businesses with 600 employees – all in ten years. There have been challenges and headwinds, inevitably, but Stephen will show how management techniques and strategies have turned them into opportunities that have helped shape the group’s future. The vision, for Stephen and the team, is for to become the leading seller of used books globally, while helping people to reuse and recycle for less through innovation and technology.

Who’s the Brighton Summit for?

Brighton Summit is for anyone in and around Brighton who wants to evolve and grow their business. It’s relevant for all kinds of enterprise: from SMEs to start-ups; from multinationals to social enterprises and charities. Whether you’re a business owner, a CEO, or a manager. And whether you’re an entrepreneur or an employee.

What will I get from the Brighton Summit?

Fresh perspective. Approaches and ways of working that are genuinely new to you. Skills and techniques that will help your organisation thrive. The tools and confidence to do things differently. And the most productive and beneficial day out of the office all year.

Brighton Summit – Look Up

This year’s theme is ‘Look Up’. The Summit is a conference that brings together our city’s diverse business community for a day of inspiring talks, practical workshops and new experiences. 

Tickets and more information:

https://brightonsummit.com/
Friday 12 October - 8:30 am-6:00 pm
The Clarendon Centre, 47 New England Street, Brighton, BN1 4GQ

Three stellar keynotes announced for Brighton Summit in October

Three stellar keynotes announced for Brighton Summit in October

Brighton Summit – Look Up is on 12 October, 8.30am-6pm at The Clarendon Centre.

Brighton Summit is for anyone who wants to evolve and grow their business. It’s relevant for all kinds of enterprise: from growing businesses to start-ups; from multinationals to social enterprises and charities. Whether you’re a business owner, a CEO, or a manager. And whether you’re an entrepreneur or an employee.

This year’s exciting speakers include:

Claire Mason Founder and CEO of award-winning strategic ideas company, Man Bites Dog, and pioneer of gender #SayGap movement. 

Misha Glenny British journalist, author of the hit BBC TV series, McMafia, and expert in global organised crime and cybersecurity. Misha’s talk is ‘How the hell did we get here? And how do we get out!’

Katherine Courtney Former CEO of UK Space Agency. Katherine talk ‘Bitten by the Space Bug’ explores what she calls New Space.

Our speakers also include Stephen Boobyer CEO at circular economy and tech business World of Books.

And there are expert workshops with Insight Agents and more…

For tickets and to find out more head to http://brightonsummit.com/