2025 Seminar Agenda

This seminar discusses the transformative impact of AI on banking, investment, risk management, and customer service. It covers innovations like machine learning for fraud detection, automated trading systems, and AI-driven financial forecasting. Participants will gain insights into the challenges and opportunities of AI integration, and AI's role in driving efficiency, accuracy, and growth in the financial sector.

Publishing a book is a phenomenal way to establish yourself as an industry expert, but what makes for a successful business book? Discover the secrets to aligning your book with your business goals, ensuring it’s of the highest quality, maintaining control over your publishing process, maximizing your book's reach, and integrating your book into your business ecosystem.

The future of business demands a new way of thinking about scaling. It’s no longer about growth; it’s about building a thriving ecosystem that shapes and leads industries. Charlotte and John present a new perspective on scaling and reshape how business leaders navigate the future. Whether you're a founder or CEO, this seminar will equip you to expand, innovate, and create a lasting legacy in a rapidly evolving world.

The Rebuild: How to Lead Teams from Disconnection to High Performance

In complex, high-pressure environments, teams can unravel. Morale drops, trust erodes, and roles blur. In this powerful keynote, Precious shares how to rebuild performance through clarity, trust, and shared purpose. You'll learn practical ways to reset engagement, restore team cohesion, and lead confidently through complexity.

Key takeaways:

– Clarify roles in uncertainty

– Rebuild trust with micro-habits

– Anchor teams to shared purpose

This panel is aimed at business owners who are considering a sale – whether in 6 months or 6 years. It's designed to demystify the exit process, identify common mistakes and help owners optimise value while maintaining control. 

This panel is geared towards aspiring business acquires, including first time buyers, corporate acquirers and entrepreneurs looking to expand through acquisition.

Tailored to aspiring business buyers who are ready to acquire but unsure how to finance the deal. Especially valuable for first-time buyers, SME investors and those considering buying or growing through loans or personal capital.

Thinking about running your own business but not sure where to start? This session is for anyone curious about franchising — whether you're new to it, looking for a proven business model, or ready to take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey. Our panel of experts will answer your questions and share real-world advice to help you decide if franchising is the right fit.

We will show you how you get more time and grow your business by outsourcing your calls and admin.  As a business owner, you're likely all too familiar with the stress and pressure that comes from juggling a heavy workload. Between managing day-to-day operations, communicating with customers, and dealing with administrative tasks, it can feel like there are never enough hours in the day.

In a world where attention is short and competition is fierce, the brands that win are the ones that stand out for all the right reasons. In this game-changing session, awards expert Donna O'Toole reveals the one strategy the world's most successful businesses use to attract customers, talent, investors, and higher valuations. Shortcut your success by discovering how to become the most award-winning brand in your sector, and drive real results, fast.

Voice AI is reshaping human-computer interaction, learning, and development. Learn how emotional intelligence and real-time coaching technology are transforming communication training across industries.

To grow, London businesses need access to people with the right skills, yet many businesses struggle to find them. Colleges are uniquely placed to deliver these skills through high-quality vocational pathways designed around employer needs. This seminar shows businesses how working with colleges gives them access to motivated talent and unlock apprenticeships funding already available to upskill their workforce.

The seminar will explore how to build a realistic, sustainable wellness routine when life is busy and information is overwhelming. By cutting through trends and false promises, it focuses on practical, evidence-based habits in movement, nutrition, and mindset. Attendees will learn simple strategies to integrate wellness into their daily lives or businesses, creating routines that are flexible, achievable, and supportive, without adding pressure or unrealistic expectations.

Unlock your hire power and access to 24/7 professional recruitment. This seminar will explore the challenges hiring managers face during the hiring process and how Reed.ai can save time, save money and get you the right match. Attendees will gain insights into using Reed.ai to streamline hiring processes, get access to Reed’s unparalleled database of over 15 million candidates, and empower their businesses to grow. Join us to learn how Reed.ai combines 65 years of recruitment expertise with cutting-edge technology to put you in charge of smarter hiring.

This seminar provides a practical guide of the immigration compliance requirements, focusing on responsibilities of employers, sponsors and individuals. Attendees will gain valuable insight into areas such as, right-to-work checks, enforcement, the use of third parties and repercussions sanctions anyone can face as a result of non-compliance. This session aims to highlight the areas of compliance that often go overlooked in many areas of business.

This talk explores how domain expertise and AI can be meaningfully integrated to create tools that solve complex, industry-specific problems. Drawing from real examples in finance and hiring, Tiffany Qiu shares how expert-led design, human-in-the-loop validation, and context-aware development ensure AI systems are accurate, usable, and trusted. Attendees will learn why collaboration between technologists and deep experts is critical to building the next generation of vertical AI.

Whether you’re an existing or aspiring business owner, this seminar offers a practical look at the infrastructure you need to ensure long-term, sustainable growth. From professional support services to digital systems, we’ll explore what it really takes to build a business that thrives. We’ll share real-world lessons, founder insights, and actionable strategies from the UK’s top formation and service provider.

In a rapidly shifting global landscape defined by complexity, uncertainty, and interconnected systems, traditional leadership models no longer suffice. In this talk, Dr Moriah Priestley explores how resilient leadership is emerging as a critical force in navigating today’s “matrix world”—a world where influence is networked, authority is distributed, and adaptability is non-negotiable. Drawing on real-world experience across government and private institutions, she will unpack practical strategies for leading with clarity, agility, and purpose. Attendees will leave with tools to build personal and organizational resilience, foster alignment in complexity, and lead confidently through disruption.

This session will demystify what high performance culture means for an organisation, for a team and for individuals.  The session will focus on specific aspects of ‘The High-Performance Culture Manual’ and will be brought to live by sharing client success stories, thought provoking tips and some interactive opportunities to leave attendees with practical ideas and take aways.

Discover how to localise high-stakes audio and video content using AI without compromising on compliance, accessibility, or brand integrity. Learn where automation works (and where it doesn’t), how to meet global accessibility standards, and how to adapt content for multilingual and diverse audiences. Perfect for regulated industries, public bodies, and growth-focused teams looking to scale AV content quickly, compliantly, and inclusively.

Hiring remote talent is easy. Making remote teams thrive is not. In this session, Krispin Wehrli unveils its remote hiring and team management frameworks, a proven approach to ensure distributed teams align with your goals, culture, and expectations from day one. Learn what separates remote teams that deliver results from those that quietly underperform.

Learn a proven framework to convert more leads without spending more on advertising. In this session, you will discover the First Five Minutes rule, the Triple Touch strategy, and message templates that get replies. Walk away with a step by step process you can implement immediately and see how the same principles can be supercharged with automation.

the rules of how customers find and choose you. The old “be on Google and you’re found” playbook is gone. From ChatGPT to Microsoft Copilot, discovery now happens in moments and across multiple channels.

Join Oliver Eardley, Jason Ospina from Add People, and Simon Jacobson, Director of Partnerships EMEA at Microsoft, to learn how to stay visible, win better leads, and outpace competitors in today’s AI-driven market.

While your competitors chase AI fantasies and robot butlers, real opportunities are slipping away. Cut through the cartoon interfaces and terminator marketing to discover what AI actually looks like when it works. We'll show you why the most successful AI implementations are invisible to your customers but transformative for your bottom line.

Water, essential for life, is compromised by plastic bottles and contaminated public water systems. Bottled water contains 240,000 microplastic particles per liter, linked to health risks like endocrine disruption and neurotoxicity, with Nano plastics even reaching the brain. Public water carries PFAS, lead, nitrates, and pathogens. XEROSTREAM’s mission delivers pure, plastic-free water to homes through direct sales, education, and university partnerships, reducing health and environmental risks while empowering communities for a sustainable water future.

What if innovation didn’t feel risky—but reliably profitable?

In this high-impact session, strategist and designer Paula Falco shares how smart teams are using design thinking and service design to drive sustainable operations and deliver up to 200% ROI on innovation efforts.

You’ll learn:

How to connect innovation to business outcomes (and prove it)

What makes a “smart team”: cross-functional by design, with design at the core—not tacked onto agile

The design-led strategies that turn ideas into measurable growth

If you're scaling a business, leading transformation, or tired of innovation theatre—this session will give you the clarity and tools to make innovation truly work.

After a loss, families are too often left searching for answers from missing life policies and pensions to lost photos, businesses, and even crypto keys. This seminar explores how our increasingly digital lives leave legacies at risk, and how advisors, firms, and families can prepare. Together we’ll examine practical, human-centred ways to safeguard wealth, memories, and identity so nothing is lost, and everything is passed on.

This seminar explores key technology and policy trends shaping AI governance and what they mean for business. From geopolitics and risk to talent and strategic innovation, Dr. Young unpacks what boards and directors should know to make informed decisions in an era of increasingly agentic systems.

Learn how mid-sized businesses can turn IT from a constant headache into a driver of growth. In this session, Sloop Tech founder Nadim Baig shares practical, real-world strategies for modernising infrastructure, enhancing cybersecurity, and aligning IT with business goals—without breaking the bank.

The legalities of AI - are brands playing with fire when using AI-generated content?
This session unpacks the legal grey areas, copyright concerns, and ownership debates surrounding artificial intelligence in content creation. Whether you’re using AI for marketing, media or business, this seminar will help you stay creative and compliant.

Discover how Greengage’s collaborations with the likes of Coinbase and Credi are reshaping SME financing through digital debt innovation (tokenized private credit).
 

If you're looking to fund growth with your small business, understanding the options can be daunting. We'll give you a whistlestop tour - explaining venture capital, angel investors, bank loans, lines of credit and crowdfunding. We'll give you the pros and cons of each and some useful tips for successful funding to take your business to the next level.

Running your own business can be lonely and there is very little guidance out there which is why so many start-ups fail. This seminar will highlight some simple steps to give your business the best chance of success.

Discover The Surprising Truth About Small-Scale Property Development For First Time Developers.
Most people come with pre-conceptions about what’s involved in developing property. Not only are they usually wrong, but they’re also frequently AMAZED by the reality.
In this talk, property developer and award-winning business strategist Dan Nelson lifts the lid on how small development projects are perfect for first-time developers and can generate life-changing results in relatively short-timescales.
 

Ever find yourself making just one more cup of tea instead of doing the thing? You’re not alone. This lively, practical session is all about getting out of your own way and making consistent progress — without needing a total life overhaul.

Virtual Assistants can deliver everything from PA services to specialist support, saving time and boosting efficiency. But are they the right fit for your business? In this honest session, industry expert Gwen Backhouse shares real-life insights and the latest VA survey data to help you assess readiness, avoid common pitfalls and spot a professional VA. Leave with clarity on when and how to make VAs work for you.

The seminar will cover the ways in which any business can benefit from learning about how Bitcoin can give them a competitive advantage. 

This session unpacks the key implications of the UK Data (Use and Access) Bill and the UK Cyber Infrastructure and Security Bill, offering clear, actionable insights for businesses. Attendees will leave with a practical understanding of what’s changing, how it affects compliance obligations, and the steps needed to stay secure, resilient, and aligned with emerging legal expectations.

Step into this eye-opening talk on Understanding the World of Working Parents. Discover how hidden biases affect parental support at work, what’s often missed in wider inclusion conversations, and what real support can look like. Let’s bridge the gap between ‘just coping’ and true wellbeing — for the parents in your teams today, and the generations they’re raising for tomorrow.

Unlock your business' people potential without a HR team. Discover 3 game-changing habits; radical transparency, proactive 'stay' interviews and culture first compliance. With these you can learn how to build a "sticky" workforce, reduce risk exposure and transform your people management into a powerful competitive advantage. Simple, actionable strategies for real world SME's to succeed.

Discover how to unlock growth through operational clarity, hands-on strategy, and team alignment. This session is for executives and leaders who want to cut through complexity, identify bottlenecks, and build systems that scale.

In this session, Erik Dvergsnes explores why cybercriminals target SMEs and how to strengthen defences on a limited budget. He highlights the value of all-in-one cybersecurity platforms, securing cloud environments, and partnering with boutique consultancies like Deverg for expert, affordable protection. Erik also explains why strong cyber defences are essential when raising finance or maximising your business’s valuation.

Turning Purpose into Profit explores how aligning social and environmental impact with business strategy can drive growth, engagement, and long-term value. Jim Holland shares his journey from Royal Navy veteran to co-founder of Carma, a social enterprise transforming sustainability into a competitive advantage. Learn how simple, affordable actions—like UK tree planting days that employ veterans—can deliver measurable ESG outcomes while strengthening culture and brand reputation.

Discover how to protect your business, income, family, and your legacy with strategies you’ve probably never considered. This session will open your eyes to different ways of thinking and some fantastic products you haven't considered! 

Award-winning protection specialist, panelist and speaker, Joanna Streames will share examples, expert insights, her own story alongside a guest speaker covering the vital role of business wills to avoid financial disasters.  

Explore the rise of Universal Relationship Intelligence™, the next evolution in how we measure, manage and optimise business relationships. In this thought-provoking session, discover how to move beyond transactional thinking and harness data, feedback and purpose-led systems to transform customers, vendors and internal teams into aligned, thriving partners.

From Chaos to Clarity: Interactive, practical, no-jargon workshop session for SME founders to master finances with confidence. Learn key numbers, spot red flags, and gain actionable tools to make smarter, stronger decisions — even if you’re not a “numbers person.” Led by expert finance partner Lyeloon.
 

A 30-minute discussion around the challenges of buying the right software for your business. The session will consider the key differences between off-the-shelf and customised solutions and provide valuable tips for business owners on how to ensure that you get a clear return on your investment.

Discover how Businesses can leverage AWS to build powerful and scalable AI solutions that drive innovation and accelerate growth. In this session, Ed
Soltani, CEO of Smile IT Solutions, will guide you through the process of adopting AWS AI/ML services, overcoming common challenges, and unlocking funding opportunities through AWS-funded Proof of Concepts (PoCs).

Discover how AI tools like 9-Figure Brain can drive real business results—from capital raising and lead conversion to scaling operational efficiency. This session explores practical, proven applications of AI through the lens of investment and business growth.

This talk dives into three real-world stories where businesses thought they were secure. Reports looked clean, vendors were trusted, and tools were in place but critical cyber blind spots were hiding in plain sight. You’ll learn why ‘green lights’ often mask real risk, and walk away with three sharp questions to challenge your IT or cyber provider so you’re not the next one caught off guard.

Every business will own intellectual property - the name you trade under, the look or the function of products you make or use, even the brochures you create to promote your business. The Intellectual Property Office can help you understand how your IP can be protected effectively.