Event

SITC Business Development Seminar (Postponed)

Wednesday, 25 November 2009 from 08:30AM to 06:00PM

Please note that this event has now been postponed.

Unfortunately SITC considered the early bookings by SME delegates insufficient to justify the high level of speaker and exhibitor involvement.  Please note that if you have already booked on line, these transactions will not be processed and no fund transfer to SITC will take place.

Venue: Central Hall Westminster, Storey's Gate, London, SW1H 9NH

Background:

Organisational efficiency and the identification of market opportunities are two of the critical success factors for small and medium enterprises with high growth potential in the security sector.  Expert advice is an expensive commodity that many SME’s find difficulty in resourcing. SITC has designed this event to enable its members to access a range of relevant specialist services and advice in a ‘one stop shop’ seminar. 

The first half of the day provides short, punchy presentations covering the key challenges faced by specialist security companies striving for operational efficiency and growth.  The second half of the day sets out the support available for the identification and exploitation of overseas market opportunities.

During coffee and lunch breaks delegates will be able to visit the stands of the specialist support providers and to network with fellow delegates. The day will conclude with a panel discussion followed by a further networking opportunity over drinks.

Programme:

08.30  Registration and Coffee

09:00  Welcome – Lord Freeman

09:05  SITC Support Services (Setting the Scene) – Steve Swain

Government Business Support:

09:20  Keynote Speech - Government Support for Innovation and Growth – Lord Davies

09:45  Access to Government Support through Business Link – Matt Perkins

10.15  Specialist Private Sector Advice:

  • Market Analysis - Will Sargeant, Frost and Sullivan
  • Intellectual Property - Dr Ben Ferrari, Imprimaturcapital

10.45  Coffee Break

11.15  Specialist Private Sector Advice (continued):

  • Legal - Dean Drew, Shoosmiths 
  • Financial - Nicky Cotter, ICON Finance
  • Venture Capital - Dr Richard Leaver, Blue Star Capital
  • Exploiting Technology - Dr Rob Rowlinson, OrbisIP
  • Market Access - Duncan Fisken, Aruba Networks
  • Leadership - Joy Roscoe, Osprey Clarke

12:45  Lunch break

An opportunity to visit the stands from numerous specialist service providers and to network with fellow delegates.

Government Export Support

13:45  Keynote Speech - UKTI DSO Support for Success Abroad - UKTI tbc

14.00  Key Export Markets

  • North America – Terry Shear
  • India (within South Asia) – John Gordon

14:40  Coffee break

15.10  Key Export Markets (continued):

  • Middle East – John Ellis
  • European Union (NATO) - tbc

15.50  Concluding Panel Discussion

  • What else can SITC do for its members?
  • To include: Lord Freeman (chair), Richard Chisnall, David McIntosh, Adam Ogilvie-Smith, Steve Swain, Business Link tbc.

16:35  Vote of Thanks – Lord Freeman

16:45  Networking and drinks

18:00  Close

Booking:

A modest fee of £50 for SITC Members and £100 for non-Members is being charged towards the cost of the venue and catering.

For futher information please contact Paul Osborne on 01793 785004 or posborne@securityintech.com

Exhibiting:

Places are available for organisations offering business support and advice services that are relevant to the needs of innovative, high technology security companies to exhibit at this event.  SITC Members offering such services are especially welcome to exhibit.  For futher details please contact Paul Osborne (see contact details above).

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