MADE 2016 Entrepreneur Festival Fast Approaches
by Startacus Admin
Startacus is a proud media partner of MADE 2016.
On Tuesday 8th of November 2016 Entrepreneurs from across the UK and beyond will gather at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for the country’s leading entrepreneur festival; MADE 2016.
Quite the accolade, but the team at MADE were not about to rest back on their laurels; with MADE 2016 right around the corner, we thought we’d take a final look at what delegates have to look forward to.
If you haven’t booked yourself a ticket yet, now is probably the time.
MADE 2016
This year the crucial areas of finance, technology, creative thinking, leadership, and market development will form the backbone of the festival, with the usual mix of practical advice, expert insights, and inspirational speakers giving delegates a comprehensive and enjoyable experience.
This entrepreneur-centric format, which focusses on real businesses, their challenges and opportunities has become the Hallmark of MADE, drawing innovators and business leaders from across a broad range of industries.
The Speakers
As always, the team at MADE have assembled a great line-up of inspirational speakers for attendees to learn from and be motivated by including;
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Penny Mallory – Event Host, Motivational Speaker and TV presenter
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Hannah Cockroft- Paralympian
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Mark Mullen – Atom Bank
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Stuart Miller- ByBox
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James Akrigg- Microsoft
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Ian Livingstone CBE- Sumo Digital
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Emma Jones- Enterprise Nation
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Jimmy Cregan- Jimmy’s Iced Coffee
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Steve Bartlett- Social Chain
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Josh Littlejohn- Social Bite
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Keith Morgan – British Business Bank
You can check out the full programme of the main event here which includes a very diverse range of talks covering topics including Future Business Technology, Growing Internationally, and Routes to business funding.
The Investors Den
This year MADE has included a significant investment opportunity.
All delegates were invited to launch their own crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder, with the 5 businesses raising the most money invited to present their ideas in a quick-fire pitching event to five high net-worth investors LIVE on stage.
The winners of the MADE Crowdfunder competition have been announced and will now battle it out for the attention of the investors for the chance to secure up to 6 figure’s investment for their business.
The top startups from the competition were Sibling Distillery, Mute Collective, Too Good To Go, Buckt- Bucket List Subscription Box, Cheesy FM,
The investor’s they will be trying to impress are;
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Martin Avison- Founder of Angel Groups
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Jonathan Straight- Founder of Straight PLC
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David Thornton- Angel Investor and Syndicate Leader, Co founder of Angel Groups Leeds
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Shaz Sulaman- Angel Investor with vast experience in retail, finance, call centres
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Howard Barton- Active Investor, with a broad portfolio of interests
Martin Avison, founder of Angel Groups said this about being involved in this year’s festival;
“We see this as a superb opportunity to help ambitious, high-growth companies. Over the years we have seen some truly inspiring businesses come from the region and look forward to supporting this initiative.”
More detailed bios of the judging panel are available here
Tickets
If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, now is the time! Members of the Startacus Community can get a Standard ticket for just £30, rather than the standard £49!
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