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7 THURSDAY 11TH MAY 2017 THE KING’S CENTRE, OXFORD
For Immediate Release: BIO2017 was held at The King’s Centre in Oxford on Thursday 11th May and the feedback at the event and from the post event survey has been nothing short of incredible.
exchange of information with other participants”, “Organisational arrangements before and during the event”, and “Quality of material circulated by the organisers”.
Delegates were wowed by a wide range of speakers on topics ranging from cures for cancer to space technology, inspirational speakers such as Hussain Manawer to stars of Dragons Den and The Apprentice and fantastic interactive opportunities for delegates such as Speed Networking with Carter Jonas, getting handcuffed with City Mazes or mixing cocktails with The Cocktail Service.
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There really was something for everyone with over 70 exhibitors, 80 presenters and 950 delegates. The main exhibition hall was a hive of activity as speed networking, cocktail making and the exhibitors ran alongside the Cotswold Hall open stage which created an incredible energy throughout the day. Sli.do was a great addition to the event providing delegates with an interactive means of asking questions during presentations which were then put to the speakers during the Q&A after all speakers had delivered their presentations.
Thank you for a very interesting and educational day. We really enjoyed all aspects of the event. - @oxfordduplicate Thank you to B4 Magazine, Richard Rosser and your team, we had a wonderful day yesterday. See you again next year! - @CJ_Oxford A fantastic day at Business in Oxford. A truly brilliant event, with inspirational speakers and great business networking! - @TwoOneServices Business in Oxford - What an interesting and inspiring event. Learned about some incredible Oxfordshire businesses. - @TurningCircle ON E-MAIL
A full report on BIO2017 will be contained in B4 Issue 47 out in June and photographs and videos from the event will be made available soon. See www.businessinoxford.com for more details. If you would like to take part in BIO2018, contact us through the BIO website. www.businessinoxford.com/contact_us.html SURVEY FEEDBACK Over event 100 surveys were completed within one hour of being sent out and here’s a summary of the findings: 90% of guests were “very satisfied” with the event overall Guests reported the following as some of the most valuable aspects of the event: The diversity of topics and thoughtprovoking speakers, the networking opportunities and high levels of interaction, and the great overview of Oxford’s successful and interesting businesses and the future of the city itself.
“Thanks for your effort in helping us get ready and then supplying a number of interesting conversations/leads - great job.” - Spencer Hickson, Director, Findlay Chauffeurs “Once again BIO was a great event. The poster promised ‘Engage’, ‘Inform’, and ‘Inspire’ and I think all were met with 5 stars plus. Well done to all of the speakers, facilitators and of course the organisers. Well done to all the B4 team for another successful event. I look forward to attending BIO2018!” - David Mulholland, Director, Mulholland Landscape Consultants “Well done Richard for a great event at BIO yesterday at The King’s Centre. There was a real buzz around the place and the majority of seminars were well attended. I certainly attended a number of very interesting sessions.” - Richard Venables, Director, VSL & Partners - ENDS -
Guests rated highly the following aspects: “Providing a forum for
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