AGENDA

FUELING THE WORLD'S ENTREPRENEURS

REGISTRATION CLOSED

THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2023 

Location:

Lecture Theatre, One Birdcage Walk, 1 Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ, United Kingdom

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Breakfast and Business Networking

9:00 am – 9:30 am 

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9:30 am – 9:35 am

Opening Remarks and Partner Introductions

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9:35 am – 10:00 am

Plenary 1 - Empowering Transatlantic Trade Through Entrepreneurship 

Plenary Description: Transatlantic trade increases opportunities for small businesses to scale, diversify, and expand their global reach. This panel will explore existing opportunities the small business community can leverage when engaging in trade, accessing foreign markets, and resources available for these enterprises to grow internationally.

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10:03 am - 10:23 am

Fireside Chat - Leveraging Data to Scale the Small Business Economy

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10:23 am - 10:48 am

Plenary 2 - How Entrepreneurship Can Create Wealth for All Communities

Plenary Description: Entrepreneurship can level the playing field in terms of inequality by allowing individuals to increase wealth through business ownership and growth. This plenary will feature a diverse set of experts to discuss recent trends in inequality, how small business and entrepreneurship can play a role in reducing inequality, and what policy would be beneficial towards this end.

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10:53 AM - 11:18 am

Plenary 3 - Digital tools & Rules: Enabling the Environment for small businesses to thrive

Plenary Description: Digital tools have become a lifeline for small businesses, especially following the Covid-19 pandemic as many moved online to survive. Furthermore, digitization has been shown to level the playing field for minority and underserved entrepreneurs. This panel will focus on the progress small businesses have made in recent years digitizing, emerging trends, the benefits of going digital for small businesses, and key policies impacting small businesses digitization.

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11:18 AM - 11:28 am

CONFERENCE BREAK

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11:31 AM - 11:51 Am

Fireside Chat - The Role of Women: Global Entrepreneurship & Public Policy Change

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11:51 AM - 12:11 Pm

Fireside Chat - How Public Policy Influences Global Entrepreneurship

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12:15 pm - 12:21 pm

UK Keynote Address

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12:24 pm - 12:30 pm

US Keynote Address

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12:30 pm - 12:35 pm

Closing Remarks

Location:

Lecture Theatre, One Birdcage Walk, 1 Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ, United Kingdom