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BUSINESS NEWS

SOUTH WEST EXPO RETURNS Former BBC Presenter To
TO SWINDON FOR 3RD YEAR Speak At 3D Printing Event
The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire is proud to announce
a media partnership with the South West Expo, a business show for
the region returning to Swindon this September. The business show
will take place at STEAM museum Swindon on Thursday September
24 attracting firms from across the South West.
Organiser and event director Alec Jones- Hall
said: “After launching Thames Valley Expo
back in 2013 we are so proud that this event
has become the market leader in the region.
Our main objective remains the same and that
is developing an event that genuinely benefits
the business community across the region.
We were overwhelmed with the success 2014
delivered and look forward to greater triumphs
with the 2015 show.”
Announced speakers at this year’s event include:
• Pam Warren - Paddington Crash Survivor/
UK’s No1 Inspirational Speaker/ Awarded
Sue Ryder’s Life Time Achievement 2015
• Michelle Mills-Porter - Phone Genius/ Best
Selling Author/ Motivational Speaker
• Steve Clark - His last business was “Times
Top 100” fastest growing/ profitable SME!
• John Davies - Main Show Sponsor/MD of
Just Cash Flow PLC
• Jackie Chappell - 1st Woman CEO of
British Rail
• James Phipps - CEO of Excalibur/Entrepreneur

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THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2015

• Brad Burton - UK’s No1 MotivationalSpeaker
Over 80 exhibitors will be there on the
day and over 900 delegates are expected
to attend. Five unique industry leading
workshops are also planned and three speed
networking sessions.
Delegates can meet new prospects or
clients in the WORKZONE space with free WiFi and there will be an opportunity to attend
the ‘Wonder Woman Business Panel’ session –
helping women ‘smash the glass ceiling’.
Event registration is FREE and all attendees
will receive a goody bag containing over £100
worth of business promotional offers and two
complimentary tickets to Newbury Racecourse.
There are still exhibitor stands available. To
find out more visit: www.southwestexpo.co.uk

The fourth in a successful series of free all-day
events to inspire and support local businesses
organised by The Enterprise Network Swindon
and Wiltshire will give an exciting glimpse into
the future.
To be held on Tuesday June 23 at TEN’s
Castledown Enterprise Centre at Ludgershall –
but live-streamed to the Network’s three other
Centres across Wiltshire at Salisbury, Trowbridge
and Royal Wootton Bassett - the day will begin
with a workshop by experts from Wiltshire’s
new 3D Enterprise Centre at Lackham (one of
TEN’s satellite enterprise centres.) “Businesses
will learn how they can design and create new
products using 3D printing, with live examples,”
said The Enterprise Network’s Rachel Finlay.
“There will also be information about where
to get advice, help and possible funding to
support design ideas - and how to protect
innovative designs.”
The lunchtime speaker will be former
BBC TV Newsnight, The Money Programme
and Panorama presenter Dr James Bellini, a
renowned futures analyst and writer with
a strong focus on social, economic and
technological trends over the next ten to twenty
years. Businesses with an eye on innovation will
also be able to meet a range of experts for free
advice and information during the afternoon.
Rachel Finlay said: “This is the concluding
event in our first Enterprise Series which started

with a focus on starting a business, then on
growing and finally, looking to the future with
innovation. Businesses from across Wiltshire
and Swindon have feedback that they found
the events stimulating and interesting.”
The Enterprise Network Swindon and
Wiltshire, a £5.2m initiative led by Wiltshire
Council with Government and EU funding,
is nurturing new and growing small and
micro businesses by supporting them right
from the first ‘light bulb’ moment. It has four
Enterprise Centres across Wiltshire offering
affordable offices, meeting rooms, co-working
and networking opportunities alongside free,
impartial, business advice.
To find out more visit:
www.theenterprisenetwork.co.uk and follow
on Twitter @TEN4biz.