2012 SHOW FEATURE
INSPIRING WOMEN The speakers who make up this immensely popular series of seminars at The Business Show are among the country’s most successful entrepreneurs - and they’re all women. They represent a range of different sectors of business, and they are the driving force behind some of the UK’s most well-known brands. The speakers have been hand-picked to provide inspiration to all visitors at The Business Show - not just women. As well as an opportunity to hear and learn from these business leaders, the Inspiring Women seminar series will also be an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come since the dark days - not too long ago - when women were subject to societal restrictions that often meant they were regarded as secondclass citizens in a man’s world. When you look at those Sex And the City vixens on our screens, spreading success, style and self-confidence with every flick of their extremely well-tended hair, it’s difficult to believe that it wasn’t so long ago that
DON’T MISS Caprice Hall 1, Thursday, 14.00 - 14.30 Kate Hardcastle Hall 1, Friday, 12.30 - 13.00
women had legal restrictions on them as to how fully they could participate in aspects of life many women take for granted today. In the UK, women were not formally allowed to study until 1876. Although they could vote in local elections since 1869, they could not cast their vote on national issues until 1928. Fortunately, women can now be the master of every aspect of their own lives, in this country at least. They are no longer merely sock-darning extraordinaires, objects of desire to cater to men’s fancies, or breeding machines. In fact, many women now choose to swap baby bibs for BlackBerries. Women have proven their prowess within the upper echelons of business, with 15 women reigning from on high as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies such as PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, Sara Lee, Xerox, and Avon. More and more women are now choosing to move into self-employment, and we hope the Inspiring Women seminar series will encourage and inspire more women to achieve their goals of owning their own business. Of course, as starting and growing businesses is the name of the game at The Business Show, you can also expect useful business tips at every turn.
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Caroline Marsh Hall 1, Friday, 10.30 - 11.30 Yuu Hall 2, Thursday, 14.00 - 14.30 Lynne Franks Hall 2, Thursday, 15.30 - 16.00 Saira Khan Hall 2, Thursday, 11.45 - 12.15
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Hear from some of the UK’s most influential and successful entrepreneurs Personal stories about our speakers’ journeys into entrepreneurship A rare insight into the running of top UK brands and organisations Advice on key areas of business including finance/marketing/social media/networking
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