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hat happened at
the event?
We hosted the sixth
Minority Supplier
Development UK (MSDUK)
Conference and Awards at the Vox,
Birmingham which is the
must-attend conference for ethnic
minority owned businesses and
corporations looking to connect
with diverse and like-minded
business men and women.
The two-day conference started
with the Business Opportunity Day
where we utilised the Vox’s flexible
suites to host a full-day exhibition
with ‘silent seminars’ in the same
room. This was an innovative
concept suggested by the Vox and
really supported the theme of the
conference which was ‘Unlocking
Innovation through Diversity’. This
allowed our delegates to remain a
part of the exhibition and soak in
the atmosphere of the sessions.
This was extremely beneficial to
us. Firstly, we didn’t lose people
throughout the day because
everyone was present in the same
room. Secondly, it also gave
delegates an option to attend the
exhibition, the seminars – or both.
The second day started early
with a sunrise yoga session in the
foyer of the Vox. This was a new
incentive for us as we wanted to
energise our delegates for the day
ahead. The Vox Foyer was the
perfect location for this as the
floor to ceiling windows of the
venue overlooked the lake and the
complex below; it was the perfect
and most beautiful location for
this type of activity. This was
followed by a nourishing smoothie
bar before heading into the
Knowledge Forum in the day and
the Business Awards in the
evening.
The food at the awards was
phenomenal. We opted against a
traditional sit-down meal and
Name of event:
2018 Conference
& Awards
Minority Report
Mayank Shah, CEO, MSDUK talks about the MSDUK
2018 Conference & Awards, which took place at the Vox
chose a Street Food dining format
instead. The food was great, and
we have had wonderful feedback.
It also meant that our delegates
could network freely in an informal
setting.
Date:
September 2018
No. of delegates:
Any challenges?
This year, for the first time, we
decided to move our conference
location from London to
Birmingham and some of our
guests were quite sceptical about
this decision. However, the Vox
proved a huge success because of
its proximity to both the airport
– for our international guests from
America – and the train station
which meant that our delegates
could travel to the venue with
ease.
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The success
Our delegates have said that the
Vox was a great venue – they
would love to come and visit again.
To succeed in convincing
Londoners to come to Birmingham
was a great achievement and we
would have not been able to do
that without the Vox. They are
excellent and helped us to deliver
a fantastic event.