WinTrade Global Talks Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE and Yulia Stark

Have you got an idea for a business that you sometimes think about?

Or do you come across other businesses and admire how they've managed to put a great idea into practice?

Do you wonder what opportunities there are to start a tech business and how to go about it?

Self-made billionaire Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx says this;

“Every person in their life has had a million dollar idea. No doubt. It's just, are you going to take action?”

That's a great question to ask yourself. What exactly are you putting into action to achieve your goals?

It's a view shared by Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby in his fabulous oh-so-readable book Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur. He writes:

“To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions. To make a business, you need to multiply the two.“

It makes sense but sometimes we need to have this truth spelled out clearly. Even if you have the best ideas in the world, if you don't take action, you'll get nowhere.

Alex runs a company that helps tech founders who are just starting out turn their ideas into a progressive plan of action, preparing them for launch or to be investor ready.

In his talk, Alex will share with us his top tips, based on extensive experience working with entrepreneurs, on where to start when you have an idea, and the essential steps you need to take to test your idea and then launch it into a profitable business.

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Got a LinkedIn account?

Confident you're making the most of the platform that, with over 740 million users, describes itself it as “the world's largest professional network?”

Happy that you know how to get yourself and your business noticed by the right people and companies on LinkedIn . . . and are using all of its features to the full?

Know exactly why and how 2021 is the Golden Age for LinkedIn and you're doubled down on those opportunities that are presenting themselves, as never before, on this platform right now?

Sure that you're on top of your use of social media generally and it's working well for you and your business?

Congratulations – then this  Wintrade Global talk isn't for you.

But if like the rest of us you've been using LinkedIn for a while but want to find out exactly what new opportunities are available on this platform in 2021 and you don't want to get left behind and miss out, then join to this Wintrade Global Talk by LinkedIn Legend Andy Gwynn.

Andy believes that LinkedIn is a game changer and he's got the experience to prove it. He's a professional speaker, property investor, coach and a LinkedIn Consultant and Trainer.

Andy will be telling us all about how to raise our profiles and get more business on LinkedIn without being pushy or salesy. For over 10 years Andy has been teaching business owners and sales people how to get better results and more business from their use of LinkedIn. Specifically, he teaches a systemised process to consistently connect & engage with your ideal contacts and your existing connections and he provides a proven formula that gets your posts massive exposure and thousands of views.

Andy believes that right now, in 2021, we're entering into a Golden Age in the use of LinkedIn and there are some essential things you need to know to grow your profile and your business!

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Many believe AI will be the most transformative tech trend of the next 5 years. What about you?

We'll be speaking to Adrian Joseph, OBE to find out all about the impact of AI, the digital transition and tech on business and especially on SMEs!

Adrian Joseph is the Managing Director, Group AI and Data Solutions at BT Group.  Prior to this he was a Partner at Ernst & Young (EY) and led Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services in the UK and Europe. He has over ten year’s Cloud, digital, data science and analytics experience gained in senior leadership roles at Google, and a further 15 years in industry and consultancy.

Adrian was also a Non-Executive Director to the UK government where he was on the Board of the Home Office for over four years and is currently a NED to the People Board of the Cabinet Office.  He was previously the Chair of the Race Equality Board, the race campaign of Business in the Community and a Trustee of Aleto, a charity that helps non-privileged young people.

He was awarded an OBE for services to equality and diversity in business and was announced as the most influential black, Asian and minority ethnic technology leader in the UK by the Financial Times and Inclusive Boards in 2018.

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We'll be speaking to Raffaella Tenconi to find out all about what female entrepreneurs need to know about the global digital transition in order to succeed. Raffaella is an economist, entrepreneur and a mum of two. She is the founder and Managing Director of ADA Economics, specialising in forecasting currencies and the business cycle. For Raffaella entrepreneurship was always in her blood: she is the daughter of two entrepreneurs and she will tell us how that upbringing inspired her to achieve. She left her native Italy at the age of 17 to study at the London School of Economics and has worked as an economist for Lombard Street Research, Dresdner Kleinwort, Bank of America Merrill Lynch between 2003-2015. Raffaella describes herself as a loyal Londoner since 1998 and tells us she is especially proud of the fact that she became a chief economist for an investment bank before the age of 30 and the fact that she set up her business around the same time as having her two children. We'd say that's definitely an achievement! We absolutely cannot wait to hear from this amazing lady. Not only is her personal story so inspirational but her talk will tell us the essential information we all need to know to be successful in business in these unprecedented times.



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Can you answer a few questions that could be the difference between your business success or not - would you be interested to know more?

If I said I can:-

• introduce you to someone who can tell you what it takes to become a supplier to IBM - would you be interested to know more?

• facilitate you asking her questions about possible IBM contracts,  - would you be interested to know more?

• offer you this opportunity as part of our WinTrade Global Webinar & Networking Experience FREE of charge - would you be interested to know more?

Hear from Louise Harries, HR Services Lead Buyer and UK and Ireland Supplier Diversity Lead at IBM UK Limited. Louise is a highly experienced procurement professional. She is the HR Services Lead Buyer and UK and Ireland Supplier Diversity Lead at IBM UK Limited and has a wealth of knowledge in buying, negotiation, project management, benefits and Human Resources.



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Nkiru leads SWIFT’s engagement with the financial services industry ecosystem and is responsible for managing and sourcing co-innovation opportunities that accelerate and de-risk SWIFT’s strategy to develop new opportunities for growth.

Prior to joining SWIFT, Nkiru worked at the forefront of new technology as the Blockchain Strategy Lead for Dell Technologies UK & Ireland. Here she championed Dell Technologies’ partnership with VMWare to build and bring to market their Enterprise Blockchain platform. 

In her wider capacity, Nkiru acts as a trusted adviser to the financial sector on digital transformation and innovation. She is an experienced global speaker and moderator, regularly speaking at global events about her experience of implementing emerging technologies such as DLT. 
Conferences include Sibos, Paris FinTech Forum, Global Blockchain Expo, European Policy Centre, EMERGE, and Everywoman. 

She is also the Co-Founder of Osun, a independent Women's Clothing Brand that looks to inspire the world of fashion with contemporary print & sustainable fashion.

Nkiru is a certified professional coach. 

Key focus Areas: Payments, Lean & Enterprise Innovation, Blockchain, AI/Advanced analytics, Business Development, Enterprise Level Sales, Executive Coaching , Project Management, Sustainable Fashion

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