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Growing your business – Reaching European Markets [Book your place now!]
 
Date: Thursday 19th June 2008   9.30  AM – 18.00 PM
 
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
 
1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP  
 
PROGRAMME


9.30 – 10.00
Coffee, registration


10.00 – 10.05

Welcome Address 
 

10.05 – 10.15
Introduction   
Dieneke Ferguson (Chief Executive, Hidden Art) and Amy Hutchings (Product Development Manager, Hidden Art)


10.15 – 11.15
 

Business Planning 
UBS Investment Bank (Rahul Lutra, Director in the UK Investment Banking Department of UBS)
 

11.15 – 12.15
The business of design
The Business of Design’ will look at different ways in which design companies have developed and grown their business.
Unto this Last, Olivier Geoffroy (director)
Tate, Helena Lawrence (Head of Merchandise)   



12.15 – 13.15
 


Sharing strengths  
Moderated by Victoria Fabbri (Events and Membership Assistant Manager, Hidden Art) and Amy Hutchings (Product Development Manager, Hidden Art)
 

13.15 – 14.00
LUNCH
Informal networking over lunch 
 


14.00 – 14.05
 
Introduction to afternoon sessions, Dieneke Ferguson/Amy Hutchings


14.05 – 15.00
 
Models for collaborative working
Jonathan Lisle (Corporate team, Cameron McKenna)
This session will look at different legal structures that a company can use to work collaboratively.
 

15.00 – 16.00
Examples of Collaborative working
This session will look at different ways in which design companies have used models of collaborative working to develop and grow their business.
Innermost (Russell Cameron)
Charles Trevelyan (Viable)
 

16.00 – 16.15
BREAK

16.15 – 17.15
Selling to New Markets in Europe
Anthony Dickens will talk about maximising business through making the most of the Milan Furniture Fair.
Lilly Sharavesh (Love my dog) will be speaking about her experience selling to Europe through the Maison et Objet show in Paris.
Dieneke Ferguson will be talking about how Hidden Art can help you access European Markets
 

17.15 – 17.30
What next 
 

17.30 – 18.00
Informal networking