Labeled Crowdfunding: Deep Impact, the Crowdfunding conference will be held at the University of Herfordshire Business School located North of London. The daylong event is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26th, 2013.
The event is being organized by the Social Foundation which describes themselves as “Makers not Takers”. The Social Foundation’s mission is to help catalyse and support collaborations, connections and communication to bring about positive change.
The current program of presenters is listed below. Tickets may be purchased for £175.00 prior to the event.
The conference was organized in recognition of the incredible growth and potential impact that crowdfunding may have on economic development for businesses of all sizes.
| Welcome Proff. Keith Randle, The University of Hertfordshire Business School |
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Deep Impact: Crowdonomics – Transitioning to an entrepreneurial economy Barry James, Conference Chair |
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The ‘New Normal’ Urgently seeking new models to finance normal business activity Matthew Fell, CBI |
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CrowdInvesting & CrowdLending: How it works, how to succeed Simon Dixon, Founder & CEO BankToTheFuture |
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Crowdfunding The Revolution: Reward and Presales. A whole new way to start a business Amanda J Boyle, Founder BloomVC |
| REFRESHMENT BREAK | |
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Angels & Dragons Crowding In – Can CrowdInvesting Survive? Bill Morrow, CEO Angels Den |
| Crowdfunding and especially CrowdInvesting faces many challenges, from regulators as well as existing entrenched interests. Can it survive? If so what part will it play in the future of entrepreneur and venture funding? Influential Arch-Angel Bill Morrow has a view from the pinnacle of the existing capital temple… | |
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UK Deep Impact – The Impact on UK businesses & the economy, now & into the future Darren Westlake, CEO at Crowdcube |
| Roundup & Panel Discussion Panel TBC |
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| LUNCH, NETWORKING & EXHIBITION | |
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Deep Impact: On Entrepreneur Country Julie Meyer, Founder & CEO Ariadne Capital |
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Unleashing The UK’s Entrepreneurs: Creating & funding an entrepreneurial revolution Luke Johnson, Risk Capital Partners LLP & RSA |
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Crowdonomics, a Parliamentary Perspective: The potential to empower entrepreneurs Barry Sheerman MP & Serial Social Entrepreneur |