The Diverse Business Summit!
10th November
9AM - 5PM
Etc venues, 155 Bishopsgate London
9:00 - 9:25am
Registration - Coffee and Networking.
9:30 - 9:55am
Host: Emmanuel Asuquo – TV Financial Adviser
Intro: Michelle Raymond
Welcome: ‘Black Entrepreneurs Network’ Khalia Ismain, Lloyds Banking Group
10:00 - 10:45am
Panel Discussion 1: Preparing Small Businesses for
Corporate Readiness moderated by Michelle Raymond
- Jay Rohman- Lloyds Banking Group
- Reshma Sheikh- MSDUK
- Krystle Sands – Meta
- Maria Harrison – Ernst and Young
10:45 - 11:00am
Networking interval and coffee
11:00 - 11:45am
Breakout and Masterclass Workshop session - 40min sessions
Masterclass 1: Moving from cash flow to consistency – governance, visibility, team, industry knowledge with Claudine Reid MBE (Broadgate 2- main room)
Masterclass 2: Dealing with procrastination with Sukhi Wahiwala (Broadgate 1)
Masterclass 3: Revamp your Go-To Market Strategy with Tech with Tosin Shobukola, Enterprise Architect, Technology Innovation & Strategy Leader (London Wall)
Masterclass 4: Strategic insights: How Corporates can work better with Diverse Suppliers with Dr Carlton Brown (Bishopsgate2)
12:00 - 12:45pm
Lunch and Networking with exhibitors
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Keynote Fireside chat: Tim Campbell MBE and Claudine Reid MBE
- Personal story of winning contracts
- How to prepare yourself to work with corporates
- Things to look out for
1:45pm -2:15pm
Competition time using Kahoot
2:15 - 2:45pm
Ready Steady Pitch
3 winners from the competition deliver a 2min pitch
Judges: Rupinder Kaur, Maria Harrison (EY), Dawn Morton-Young
2:45 - 3:30pm
From Employees to Entrepreneurs: Selling to Corporates without Tendering moderated by Tosin Shobukola
- Sukhi Wahiwala, Chairman Of the Wahiwala Group, Mentor and Speaker
- Mirela Sula, the CEO and Founder of Global Woman Magazine and Global Woman Club
- Rupinder Kaur, CEO, Asian Women Mean Business
- Ashanti Bentil-Dhue, DEI practitioner, Coach & Keynote Speaker
3:30 - 3:40pm
The Corporate Acquisition Mastermind Programme with Michelle Raymond
3:45 - 4:00pm
Networking break and visit exhibitor stands
4:00 - 4:45pm
Roundtable discussions (40min) intimate conversations and Q&A
- Lloyds Bank – Jay Rohman, Head of IT Sourcing (Broadgate 1)
- Meta – Krystle Sands, Head of Procurement (London Wall)
- JCDecaux – Thanh Catachanas, Head of Collaboration – (Bishopsgate 2)
The roundtables will allow each corporate partner to share their internal programmes and open for Q&A
4:45 - 5:00pm
Learnings and takeaways
Closing remarks and thank you’s – Michelle Raymond and Lloyds
Summit Ends