Wednesday 7th October 2009
9.45am - 3.30pm
Paisley Abbey
RENFREWSHIRE WARMLY WELCOMES
A MASTERCLASS IN
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
PAISLEY ABBEY
Abbey Close Paisley, PA1 1EZ
Wednesday 7th October 2009
9.45am - 15.30pm
Civic welcome from Renfrewshire Council
EVENT CHAIRED BY:
Antonia Swinson: CEO of the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition
GUEST SPEAKERS
Tim Smit: CEO & Co-founder of the Eden Project
Graham Bell: CEO of Kibble Education Centre
The Eden Project Paisley Abbey Kibble Centre
A MASTERCLASS IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
This Autumn in a unique one day Masterclass, Renfrewshire welcomes world famous social entrepreneur Tim Smit, Chief Executive and co-founder of the Eden Project. This inspirational and unconventional business leader will reveal how jobs and prosperity were brought to rural Cornwall, his views on the future of business and why the world needs social enterprise.
Tim will be joined by Graham Bell, Chief Executive of Kibble, one of Scotland’s oldest social enterprises, who will draw lessons for Scottish Business and civic life.
The Masterclass will be chaired by award winning business journalist Antonia Swinson, Chief Executive of the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition, the national collective voice for Scotland’s social enterprise movement.
This Masterclass is suitable for anyone interested in social enterprise, business and community life including those working in Third Sector organisations, local authorities, chambers of commerce, public sector agencies and the private sector. Twenty social enterprises drawn from across Scotland will be exhibiting.
Event Programme
09.45 Registration/Coffee/Networking
10.30 Civic welcome from Renfrewshire Council. Introduction by Antonia Swinson,
Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition
10.45 Tim Smit, CEO, The Eden Project
12.00 Graham Bell, CEO Kibble and audience Q&A
13.00 Lunch/Networking
13.50 Masterclass Case Studies from the Social Enterprise Academy with Tim Smit & Graham Bell
15.20 Concluding remarks
15.30 Depart
Member Rate: £26 + VAT
Concession Rate: £15.50 + VAT (OAP/Unemployed/organisations with an income of less that £25K per annum all qualify for concession)
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Book by email through lconnor@renfrewshirechamber.com, confirming the event you wish to book and the following details for each delegate attending: Company name, brief company description, delegate name, email address, and contact telephone number.
You will receive email confirmation of your booking. Please contact the events team on 0141 847 5450 if you have not received this within 48 hours.
* Please note that payment in full is required before the event to confirm your place.
** Cancellations made less than 3 working days prior to event date are non refundable.
