The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 11: Spring 2019 | Page 12

THE BATH BUSINESS EXPO - CELEBRATING
THE BEST OF BUSINESS IN BATH
Bath’s only business show - The Bath Business Expo is returning
to the Assembly Rooms for its fifth year on Thursday 21st March.
Organised by Get Connected Expos, the event attracts over 500 delegates and 100+
exhibitors. This year is set to be bigger than ever with a mix of educational seminar
sessions on a range of topical business subjects, speed networking and sector specific
networking to truly help you connect.
The event is free to attend, but you must register
your attendance via the Bath Business Expo website.
Bath Business Expo is well-supported by the local
business community with Owen Limited Chartered
Accountants & Financial Advisors being the
headline sponsor, alongside Datasharp Integrated
Communications.
The Business Exchange is proud to be exhibiting
at the event and we will be in good company with
Bath Historic Venues, Metro Bank, Go Get Organised,
CMD Recruitment, Business West and 1st Office
being just some of the other exhibitors confirmed
(visit the Bath Business Expo website for an up to
date list).
To kick-start the day there will be a special
networking breakfast, hosted by Phillipa Constable,
founder of We Mean Biz. In this fun and interactive
session all you need to bring is yourself, an open
mind and a great big smile. It’s just £10 to attend
and includes coffee or tea and breakfast rolls and
pastries.
Event organiser James Tribe said, “There is
something for businesses at every stage, whether
it’s help with making new connections for mature
and successful firms, or businesses in need of some
help and support in specific areas, or even if you’re
dreaming of setting up your own company – you will
find something useful in this jam-packed day.”
In conjunction with Bath Expo, here is your guide
to the day’s planned seminar sessions. All seminar
sessions are free of charge, but you must book in
advance.
For Good:
Sustainability at
Wessex Water
Time: 10:00 – 10:30am
Room: 1
Wessex Water first committed to becoming a sustainable
water company in 1996. This talk will discuss what happened
next, how Wessex Water took sustainability from a concept to
being central to its strategy and day-to-day work.
The session will be presented by Dan Green, Head of
Sustainability and Innovation at Wessex Water. His team
oversees Wessex Water’s sustainability strategy and its
innovation and research programme, plus specific areas
such as carbon accounting and forecasting, and climate
change adaption.
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THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2019
Apprenticeships –
Addressing your skills
gap with Bath College
Time: 11:30 – 12:00pm
Room: 2
Working for Good with
Angela De Souza
Time: 10:00 – 10:30am
Room: 2
A look at how giving back to your community can greatly
benefit business too. Brand awareness, marketing and
PR are significantly boosted when companies engage in
supporting a charity and have a clear corporate social
responsibility (CSR) policy. Get inspired to get giving and
also learn some practical tips to create and share your
CSR policy.
About Angela: Angela is on a mission to unlock the
potential that exists within each and every business.
She is an author, speaker trainer and the founder of the
national business support network, Women’s Business
Club.
Bath College will discuss how apprenticeships can
make your organisation more effective, productive and
competitively address your skills gap directly. There are
over 180 different apprenticeship frameworks available
across 80 different industry sectors and Bath City College
is a the largest apprenticeship provider in Bath.
Smash it! Engage your
audience and speak
with gravitas
Time: 11:30-12:00pm
Room: 1
The interview with
Sharron Davies MBE
Time: 10:45-11:15am
Room: 1
Sharron Davies MBE remains one of Britain’s most
recognisable sporting women. Astonishingly, she was an
Olympian at 13. An extraordinary swimming career saw
her win medals in all major championships and beating a
staggering 200+ national and international records, some
of which stood for over a decade.
As a 15-year-old she was a double Commonwealth
Gold Medallist and her famous Olympic Silver Medal was
achieved only behind a proven steroid assisted German.
A successful high-profile media career has spanned over
25 years. Also a dedicated mother of three, Sharron has
known triumph and adversity in her personal life and in a
sporting context and knows what it takes to operate at the
highest level, to prioritise, multi-task, overcome obstacles
and attain success.
Find out what it takes to operate at the highest level,
to prioritise, multi-task, overcome obstacles and attain
success in business and in life.
Julia Cawte, owner of Communicate with Confidence will
provide top tips to polish your presentation skills. During
this session she will explore:
• Getting into a successful mindset
• Dealing with nerves
• Impactful and confident body language
• Strategies to develop a deep connection with your audience
• Using the variable of your voice for maximum influence