The Online Like Minds “Lockdown Business Festival” May 25th – 29th.

Last months’ Lockdown Festival powered by banking app Amaiz was such a success we’ve curated it again. Featuring a brand new line up of global business leaders sharing their expertise with Entrepreneurs and SME business owners who are keen to benefit from their expert insights across a range of topics. Tickets are now live below.

Led by some of the leading global practitioners in the creative industries, digital marketing, change management, business strategy, and peak performance to help SMEs and business owners cope with the impact that the lockdown has had on our businesses. And you can take part in it all from the comfort of your own home, where ever you are in the world.

Each day will be themed as below:

Monday 25th – Book here: Empowerment Day Tickets

1. 09.00-10.00 – Deri Llewellyn-Davies “How to Find Your Strategic Advantage, in Any Economy”
2. 10.15-11.15 – May-Ann Lim from Singapore “How to Make Video Conferences More Engaging”
3. 11.30-12.30 – Francesca Dowling “How Not to Fall Foul of Fraud” 
4. 14.00-15.00 – Jeff Pulver from Long Island “The History of The Future”
5. 15.15-16.15 – Peter Shankman from New York “Staying Productive in This New Non-Normal Time”
6. 16.30-17.30 – Chris Brogan from Boston “What’s in a Leader’s Backpack: Rebuild Power During the Apocalypse

Tuesday 26th – Book here: Creative Day Tickets

1. 09.00-10.00 Ben Stirling “How UX Design Can Pinpoint Your Changing Customer Needs”
2. 10.15-11.15 Amelia Bishop “Crisis to Renewal – a Time of Opportunity”
3. 11.30-12.30 Anne Stanley “Digital Marketing Tasks You Can do in Your Pyjamas”
4. 14.00-15.00 David Kilkelly “How to Win More Customers With Video Content”
5. 15.15-16.15 Robert Bean “Get Your Brand Proposition Right”
6. 16.30-17.30 Dave Birss “The Creative Experimentation Lab: A Hands-on Session”

Wednesday 27th – Book here: Marketing & PR Day Tickets

1. 09.00-10.00 Chris Moss “Seeing things Differently: Is the New Normal Different to the Old Normal?”
2. 10.15-11.15 Anne Cantelo “The Essential Guide to PR” 
3. 11.30-12.30 Pete Reis-Campbell “How to Get Top-tier PR Coverage Using Data Storytelling
4. 14.00-15.00 Lucy Matthews “How to Get The Right People Talking About You”
5. 15.15-16.15 Ann Wright “Protecting Your Reputation Through Covid-19″  
6. 16.30-17.30 Warren Cass “Creating a Thought Leadership Strategy to Future Proof Your Business”

Thursday 28th – Book here: Business Strategy Day Tickets

1. 09.00-10.00 Harry Hakuei Kosato from Japan via Mumbai “How to launch in foreign markets, as different as India & Japan”
2. 10.15-11.15 Ali Miles-Jenkins “How To Recession-Proof Your Micro Business”
3. 11.30-12.30 Vikram Kamerkar & Roy McFarlane “Essential Ways to Manage Your Virtual Team and Productivity”
4. 14.00-15.00 Alastair Dryburgh “How to Survive the Next Six Months” 
5. 15.15-16.15 Susannah Davda “How to Start a Product-Based Business”
6. 16.30-17.30 Tas Tasgal “Why Numbers Numb us But Stories Stir Us”

Friday 29th – Book here: Peak Performance Day Tickets

1. 09.00-10.00 Tim Segaller “Weathering the Storm Within: Building Resilience for You and Your Business”
2. 10.15-11.15 Abigail Ireland “Maximise Your Energy Levels for Enhanced Productivity”
3. 11.30-12.30 Mark Shayler “Fear of Moving on: How Creative Bravery is the Answer to the Worst Kind of FOMO.”
4. 14.00-15.00 Sally Henderson “Be a Better Boss: Four Questions to Transform Your Leadership in Challenging Times” 
5. 15.15-16.15 Dan Simmons & Michael Wilkinson “Insights & Tools to Better Navigate Uncertainty”
6. 16.30-17.30 Phil Sampson “People Power”

The Hopin platform features a networking area and speaker and sponsor “booths” where you can visit and chat and connect with the speakers and participants directly.

We had attendees from Egypt, Alaska, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Chile, Spain, Philippines, Italy, Sadi Arabia, Qatar, the US, Ireland and all across the UK at our first festival so do register below to see how our speakers can help you manage your business through this period of uncertainty and towards a more positive, sustainable future.

Andrew Ellis – Founder

Limited Early Bird Tickets are priced at just £12+vat to participate in a table of ten or you can just “lurk” and dip in and out of all the sessions on a single day. When these run out the price rises to £20+vat. We have 10 free tickets a day available for the first 100 registrations – and there’s room for 100,000 attendees, so do tell your friends and colleagues as there’s plenty of room on the platform.

The Lockdown Festival for Business is supported by:

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