The full running order for ACCELERATE 2013 has been unveiled, with the UK’s first festival for fast-growth businesses set to be headlined by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
The programme reveals a day packed full of brilliant business content, examining the key issues and challenges facing growing businesses in Britain today.
Leaders from the world of business and beyond will deliver speeches and take part in debates and discussions looking at the best strategies for businesses looking expand.
Highlights include AKQA founder Ajaz Ahmed examining the impact of the digital age on British business, as well as Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s enterprise advisor, leading a session on how the government backs fast-growing companies.
General Sir Mike Jackson, former chief of the General Staff, will reveal the secrets of building the teams behind successful businesses ahead of a panel debating the most effective ways of brand building, featuring Ella’s Kitchen founder Paul Lindley, Betfair founder Ed Wray and Morgan Motor Company chairman Charles Morgan.
Elsewhere, former Dragons’ Den panellist and School for Startups founder Doug Richard will discuss the mind-set behind a successful business with Dr Shailendra Vyakarnam, director of the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School.
Recent additions to the programme include former All Black captain Sean Fitzpatrick and Tech City UK CEO Joanna Shields.
Since retiring from rugby, Fitzpatrick has forged a successful career in business and is widely recognised as being one of the world’s foremost leadership experts.
Shields, the former managing director of Facebook, is responsible for the British Government’s mission to boost the capital’s tech cluster, using her 27-years of experience to create an environment where technology companies can flourish.
For more information on Accelerate 2013 visit http://www.accelerate2013.co.uk/