The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 44: Aug/Sept 2019 | Page 10

SWLEP
Why attend?
Thursday 3rd October 2019
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Last year, over 300 delegates registered for the 2018 Swindon
& Wiltshire Growth Summit. 62% represented small or micro
businesses in the area. The sectors represented included:
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Attend Swindon &
Wiltshire Business
Growth Summit 2019
The Swindon & Wiltshire Business
Growth Summit is a well-established
annual event considered not to be
missed by influencers, decision
makers and leaders from across our
region. This year it will be held at
Cineworld, Regent Circus, Swindon on
Thursday 3rd October 2019.
The theme for 2019 is ‘Growth
from Resilience’ and speakers include
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THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2019
WHSmith’s CEO Stephen Clarke
(turn to page 27 for TBE’s exclusive
interview with Steve ahead of the
conference).
BBC Wiltshire’s Graham Rogers will
be MC for the event as part of BBC
Wiltshire’s 30th birthday celebrations,
and Ben Prater’s Breakfast Show will
be broadcast live from the Summit.
Business Support
Construction
IT
Marketing
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Delegates also attended from local and regional government
bodies, education, training providers and not-for-profit
organisations. 83% of delegates rated their satisfaction with
the conference as ‘High’. Here is what some of the delegates
said about the 2018 event.
“I never knew there was so much innovation going on in
Wiltshire, long may it continue… See you next year.”
“Excellent opportunity to learn about what is going to
affect us in Wiltshire and education for SMEs.”
“Generally, an excellent event, inspirational speakers.”
“Brilliant! Very informative, looking forward to next year!”
The half-day event begins with a networking breakfast at
8:30am and concludes with a networking lunch at 1:30pm,
providing plenty of opportunities for you to connect with
start-up, established and growth businesses in Swindon
and Wiltshire, as well as local and central government
representatives, third sector organisations and local business
associations.
The programme will include details of the Swindon &
Wiltshire Local Enterprise’s Annual Report, looking back at
what we have done in the last year with short presentations,
‘talking heads’ films and business masterclasses.