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Festival Programme

13th October 2022

8:30 – 9:00 : Arrival and Networking

9:00 - 9:15 : Welcome - Charlie Charlton, Councillor Elizabeth Scott and Sarah Slaven, Managing Director of Business Durham

09:15 - 10:15 : Jeni Smith, NetKno

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Jeni Smith, NetKno

Jeni is passionate about connecting people. When people come together powerful things happen: relationships are built, knowledge is shared and sparks of innovation are fired.

With sixteen years’ experience in the networking industry, Jeni now teaches networking skills to professionals and academics all over the world, and creates networking strategies to help people come together and build effective, long-term relationships.

10:30 - 11:00 : Break and Networking

11:00 - 11:30 : Danielle Phillips, Inside Out Consulting - Interview with Charlie Charlton

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Danielle Phillips, Inside Out Consulting - Interview with Charlie Charlton

Danielle Phillips, founder and principal consultant of Inside Out Communications Consulting, an internal communications agency based in Durham. We specialise in helping businesses to communicate digital transformation, major IT change and cyber safety to their people. I set up the business in March 2020 on my own, and just over two years later have a wonderful team of four, who work remotely from all four corners of the UK.

11:30 - 12:30 : Jack Sutcliffe, Power Sheds

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Jack Sutcliffe, Power Sheds

Jack Sutcliffe – CEO and co-founder of Power Sheds who are a manufacturer of garden sheds, log cabins, summerhouses, potting sheds and other garden buildings. Launched in 2019, the company has grown rapidly and now producing 700 garden buildings a week with 80 members of staff.

12:30- 13:30 : Lunch and Exhibition

13:45 – 14:45 : Bradley Jensen, Jensen and Jensen

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Bradley Jensen, Jensen and Jensen

Bradley has spent the last 5 years breaking ground across the UK with a number of brands on various high-profile campaigns.

From being named O2’s Digital Leader of the Year in 2017, consulting on Nike’s Nothing Beats a Londoner Campaign in 2018, jointly winning the ‘Ones to Watch’ award at Leeds Digital Festival in 2019 with his brother Myles, then being voted Top 100 Digital Enterprise Yorkshire in 2021, his experience is nothing short of colourful.

14:45 - 15:15 : Gillian Smellie, Eco Print Textiles - Interview with Charlie Charlton

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Gillian Smellie, Eco Print Textiles - Interview with Charlie Charlton

I am a magician who hand prints real leaves onto textiles.  I offer unique items of clothing, many of which are upcycled, that are stylish, different and ecologically sound.  This is not fast fashion, this is slow and delicious fashion that you can hand down to the next generation.

I am an accidental business owner.  After starting to train as a medical herbalist and realising I didn’t want to be a clinician I looked around for a way to combine my fascination with plants and textiles.

15:15 - 15:35 : Break and Networking

15:35 - 16:35 : Kimberley Cattin, West Barn Co

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Kimberley Cattin, West Barn Co

Since starting the business with mum Donna in 2016, Kimberley has used her stellar business experience to grow an outstanding cosmetics company that now employs 28 people, ships globally, is stocked in prestigious stores like Liberty London and Harrods, and is a favourite with pro makeup artists and celebrities alike.

16:35 - 17:00 : Formal Close and Networking

Please note all timings are subject to change.

Headline Sponsor:
Umi

Partner sponsor:
Swinburne Maddison

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