International Business Festival 2018 | The Business Festival | 12 June 2018 | Exhibition Centre Liverpool, Kings Dock, Liverpool L3 4FP, UK

The International Business Festival. 100 major events. 9 high-growth sectors. 200 world-class speakers. Countless opportunities. Valuable contacts. Lucrative contracts. Priceless insight. Whatever your business needs our Festival delivers.

2018 Speakers

Gina Miller
Co-Founder , SCM Direct, Transparency Activist and Philanthropist

Aaqil Ahmed
Media Consultant

Jim Al-Khalili OBE
Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Surrey

Professor Katie Atkinson
Professor of Computer Science & Head of the Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool

Paul Attwood
Partner, DWF

Tanya Beckett
Business presenter, BBC World News

Roderick Beer
Strategic Relations Director, UK Business Angels Association

Anthony Behan
Industry Leader, Watson IoT Division , IBM

Hil Berg
Head of Sustainability and CSR, Iceland Foods

Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL
Founder and Chairman, Cobra Beer

Richard Birks
Partner, DWF

Cherie Blair CBE, QC
Lawyer, campaigner for women's rights and founder of the, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

Klaus M. Brisch
Partner, Certified Attorney in Information Technology and Global Head of Technology, DWF

Sandra Cabrera
Advisor Sustainability Standards & Value Chains, International Trade Centre (ITC)

Dr Ian Campbell
Interim Executive Chair Designate, Innovate UK

Andrew Carter
Chief Executive, Centre for Cities

Dr. Amrit Chandan
CEO & Co-Founder, Aceleron

Farooq Chaudhry
co-founder and Producer, Akram Khan Company

Charlotte Chung
Deputy Head of Policy & Research, Creative Industries Federation

Peter Clusky
Senior Supply Chain Development Manage, Ørsted

Caroline Coates
Partner, Head of Insurance Sector, Head of Automotive & Executive Partner (Birmingham), DWF

David Coats
Director, WorkMatters Consulting

Ben Cooke
Senior Associate, DWF

Lou Cordwell OBE
CEO, magneticNorth

Alan Cross
Chair of Board of Directors, Northern Space Consortium

Alex Cruz
Chairman and CEO, British Airways

Carlton Cummins
Co-Founder, Aceleron

Professor Kathy Dacre
Chair of The Development Board, Shakespeare North

Tony Danker
Chief Executive, Productivity Leadership Group

Devita Davison
Executive Director, FoodLab Detroit

Robyn Dooley
Director and Learning Designer, OH

Carolyn Fairbairn
Director-General, CBI

Adam Galloway
Managing Director, Launchcode Digital

Joe Gannicliffe,
Head of Photonics, , Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult

H.E. Rula“BibiGul” Ghani
First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Julio Gil
Industrial Engineering Manager in the Innovation and Advanced Technology Group, UPS Corporate

David Gilchrist
Partner, Head of Utilities UK, DWF

Axel von Goldbeck
Partner, DWF Germany

Arancha González
Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)

Emma Graham
Business Development & Marketing Director, Try & Lilly

Vicky Grinnell-Wright
Head of Corporate Engagement, Blueprint for Better Business

Dr Mark J Gronnow
Process Development Unit Manager, Biorenewables Development Centre

Daniel Gross
Associate, DWF

Zoe Guilford
Consult , Isle of Man Government’s Department for Enterprise specialising in Film & Creative Industries

Nadine Hachach-Haram
Surgeon, lecturer and clinical entrepreneur, co-founder of Proximie

Anders Hakfelt
VP Product & Marketing, Ultrahaptics

Jonathan Hammond
Global Marketing Director and Head of Unilever Foundry, Unilever

Kolja Harders
Director of Foreign Trade Division, Ministry of Economy, Transport and Innovation, Hamburg

Catherine Haslam
Partner, Head of Solar, DWF

Helen Heap
Founder & CEO, Seebohm Hill Ltd

Janet Hemingway
Director, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Wayne Hemingway MBE
Founder & Fashion Designer, Hemingway Design

Iain Hennessey
paediatric surgeon and Clinical Director, Innovation at Alder Hey

Lord Michael Heseltine
Businessman, & former British Politician

Tony Holt
Director and CTO, In-Space Missions

Warren Howlett
Head of HR Content, CiPD

Juan Hoyos
Adviser Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains, International Trade Centre (ITC)

Lucy Hudson
Lead Officer for Freight & Logistics, Transport for the North

The HypED team
HYPED

Dr Rain Irshad
Autonomous Systems Group Leader, RAL Space

Philip J. Jennings
Founder, UNI Global Union

Simon Jack
Business Editor, BBC

Dr Suzanne Jennions
Projects Manager, Try & Lilly

Debbie Jevans CBE

Stratis Kanarachos
Academic Director, Centre for Connected Autonomous Automotive Research

Markus Kanerva
Founder and Managing Director, Tänk

Spencer Kelly
Presenter & Computer Scientist, BBC's Click

Jude Kelly CBE
Artistic Director, Southbank Centre

Simon Keogh
Business Manager, Siemens UK

Matthew Kong
Head of International Business, Talent Spot International, Talent Spot International

Chris Kutarna
Author: Age of Discovery: Navigating the Storms of our Second Renaissance

Cat Lewis
CEO & Executive Producer, Nine Lives Media

Rebecca Long-Bailey
Shadow Business Secretary

Juergen Maier, FREng
Chief Executive, Siemens plc

Alex Marshall
Group Marketing and Compliance Director, Clarke Energy

Stuart Martin
Chief Executive Officer, Satellite Applications Catapult

Professor John Miles
University of Cambridge, Project Architect, UK Autodrive

Lynne Miles
Associate Director, Arup

Rosie Millard
Chair, Hull City of Culture

Peter Moore
Chief Executive, Liverpool FC

Anna Mori
SheTrades Programme Officer, International Trade Centre (ITC)

Jonathan Moss
Partner, Head of Transport Sector, DWF

John Munnery
Past Chairman, BBBA

Jacqui Murray
Interim Director, Faraday Challenge and Head of Advanced Materials

Jeremy Myerson
Director, WORKTECH Academy

Paul Nowak
Deputy General Secretary, TUC

Emmanuel Nsutebu
Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician , Royal Liverpool Hospital

Lord Jim O'Neill of Gatley
Former chairman and economist, Goldman Sachs

Philippa Oldham CEng MIMechE
Head of National Network Programmes, Advanced Propulsion Centre

Tolga Ors
Innovation and Partnership Manager, FAIR-Space Hub

Martin Owen
Commercial Finance Director, National College for high speed rail

Pamela Pan
General Manager, ConnectChina (Shanghai) Co Ltd

Tej Parikh
Senior Economist, Institute of Directors

Richard Parker
Head of Sustanable Packaging, Iceland Foods

Michael Parkinson CBE
University of Liverpool, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Civic Engagement

Omourtag Petkov
Chairman, British Bulgarian Business Association (BBBA)

Stephanie Power
curator and producer, The Futures Stage, Invest Liverpool & 2018 International Business Festival

Dr David Reid
Associate Professor, Computer Science, Liverpool Hope University

Luke Ritchie
Head of Innovation & Partnerships, Philharmonia Orchestra

Steve Rotheram
Metro Mayor, Liverpool City Region

2018 Sponsors and Partners

FESTIVAL PARTNERS:
• HSBC UK
• British Airways
• Great Britain & Northern Ireland
• Industrial Strategy
• BBC World News

DAY SPONSORS:
• HSBC UK
• dwf
• Seqirus A CSL Company
• SportPesa

SUPPORTERS:
• CIPD
• Transpennine Express
• Pullman
• Clarke Energy
• Your Business
• Liverpool City Region
• HM Government
• CBI
• fsb Expert in Business
• UK Business Angels
• ceidr
• Liverpool 2018
• Creative Industries Federation
• London tech Week