Keynote Speakers
2008 Keynote Speakers
Levi Roots
The Dragon Slayer...
Levi Roots, the BBC's Dragons’ Den’s sauciest and most musical success story yet, shares his secrets at the Growing Gloucestershire Conference....
The Reggae Reggae Sauce story begins in Jamaica, where a secret recipe of herbs and spices was handed down from one generation to another. Then, in 2006, Levi was spotted on the World Food Market by a BBC researcher who invited him to appear on the programme Dragons’ Den.
Facing the panel of dragons on the BBC's Dragons’ Den series is enough to make the calmest of entrepreneurs tremble! Each week just a handful of entrepreneurs keenly pitch their business ideas to the five venture capitalists in the hope of investment.
Levi managed to win over Peter Jones and Richard Farleigh who then helped him secure an exclusive deal with Sainsbury’s to stock the sauce and it was an instant hit!
Come and hear more about this amazing story…
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David A. Smith
Chief Executive - Global Futures and Foresight
Thriving in the New World…
"A futurologist, and CEO of Global Futures and Foresight (GFF) - a strategic futures think tank, David’s research and 30 year diverse business career have made him recognisable as one of the UK’s leading futurologists. Since co-founding GFF, David has worked with many of the world’s largest organisations, including O2, the Royal Mail and Heinz, as well as academic institutions and industry associations. He has also advised both the UK and EU governments on strategic research investment decisions."
"Small and medium sized businesses are the lifeblood of innovation and rapid growth in our economies. Major corporations rely on them right across their business activities. David will share findings from their research into the future of SME’s over the next five years and discuss how organisational structures are changing and what’s driving that change. He will share how our recent awakening to environmental sustainability is rapidly changing employee, consumer, investor and regulator attitudes to companies, their activities and their supply chains."
Come and hear how the future may affect your company…
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