World Class Conference for North West
The Institute of Directors’ second Annual Conference in the North West, will take place at the Lowry Hotel, on Thursday 22nd February 2007. Following the success of the inaugural conference on “leadership’ last year, it will give business leaders critical insight into the issues faced by companies and individuals as they look to grow their business.
The Conference will be opened by Stephen Broomhead, chief executive of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), with IoD Director General, Miles Templeman and will be hosted by BBC broadcaster, Mark Edwardson.
Laura Wolfe, Regional Director IoD North West said;
“In a business world where constant change is the status quo, businesses have to continually grow if they are to have any chance of staying ahead of the competition and in touch with the market and their customers. This conference will explore the skills that today’s directors need to move a business forward and show the values and beliefs that underpin a successful growth mindset using the growth and change strategies employed by successful companies.
We are delighted to be welcoming Emma Harrison, Chairman, owner and founder of A4e Ltd and from Channel 4’s “Make Me a Million’. Doug Richard, Founder and Chairman CEO of Library House and from BBC’s “Dragon’s Den’. Also, Sir Nick Montagu, former Head of the Inland Revenue who was voted European Business Speaker of the Year in 2006. He has unrivalled experience of leading and managing change within major organisations.”
Tickets at various prices are available by booking online at www.iod.com/northwest/events/. Alternatively email iod.northwest@iod.com or call 0161 209 3150.
Sponsors include the Northwest Regional Development Agency.
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The Institute of Directors is a non-political independent organisation with 55,000 members. In addition to its wide range of business services, the IoD provides an effective voice to represent the interests of its members to government and key opinion-formers. It also brings the experience of business leaders to bear on the conduct of public affairs. More information at www.iod.com/northwest
Biographies
Emma Harrison, Chairman, owner and founder of A4e Ltd and from Channel 4’s “Make Me a Million’.
Emma has a unique approach to leadership, seeing her role as being to ‘Inspire, encourage and elevate’. It is this business philosophy that has seen her turn a small regional training provider, founded in 1991, into an international, multi award-winning company. Furthermore, Emma has built a company that follows her principle of ‘doing well by doing good’ and has implemented a policy of business diversification that has taken the company into new markets that enable it to realise its overall goal of improving people’s lives.
Doug Richard, Founder and Chairman CEO of Library House and from BBC’s Dragon’s Den.
Library House is the authority on privately held high-growth companies in Europe. Library House helps professionals discover, compare and monitor private high-growth companies as they progress through their lifecycle from initial investment to partnering, trade sale or public offering. Since its inception in 2002, Library House has provided leading UK, US and European investors, advisors, business development professionals, universities and government the most complete view and direct access to Europe high-growth company market.
Sir Nick Montagu, former Head of the Inland Revenue was voted European Business Speaker of the Year in 2006. He has unrivalled experience of leading and managing change within major organisations.
In 1997 Nick became Chairman of the Inland Revenue and headed the Department through change unparalleled in its previous 200 years. Under his leadership, the Revenue became customer focused, by far the most effective provider of e-services in government and a national beacon for its diversity policies. Nick speaks as a practitioner with wit and substance about his experiences and the lessons to be drawn from them for transforming both public and private sector organisations.
Contact Points:
Jane Harrad-Roberts, Press Officer, IoD North West Mobile and out of hours: 07785 395705 Email: jane@marketingprojects.co.uk
Laura Wolfe, Regional Director, IoD North West Tel.: 0161 209 3152 Mobile and out of hours: 07973 332564 Email. laura.wolfe@iod.com Web. www.iod.com/northwest
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