Business leaders in Cornwall, you're invited to thrive! 

Too busy for a full day conference?

We've got some fantastic offers for you at thrive.

 Thrive is a brilliant new conference built for business leaders in Cornwall. We know that time your time is precious, which is why we've created a range of options - from half day to keynote only tickets - to fit your needs and your schedule.

Full day ticket                                                        £80 + VAT
Price includes lunch 

Half day ticket (9am – 1pm) or (1pm – 5pm)             £45 + VAT
Includes keynote +2 workshops

Keynote speaker session                                       £20 + VAT  
(9.00am or 1pm)

We are also pleased to announce that all registering delegates are entitled to receive a voucher for a free Cornwall Chamber Breakfast event if you book a ticket for thrive! *New members only, subject to availability, vouchers will be issued following the event.

Thrive is proud to host keynote speaker Hamish Taylor - dubbed the 'Master Thief' he specialises in “stealing” ideas from different environments to innovate and create change in business.

With 12 bespoke workshops to choose from across a range of topics, you can build your own itinerary by matching your needs with our expertise, across four sessions; Planning, People, Tools & Technology.

The Planning | The People | The Tools | The Technology

Keynote | Hamish Taylor

Hear from local, national and international speakers including “Master Thief” Hamish Taylor and take away the tools you need to make your business thrive. Dubbed the “Master Thief” Hamish is sought after around the world for his expertise on branding, leadership and project management. He started his career at Procter and Gamble, was Head of Brands at British Airways, CEO of Eurostar and CEO of Sainsbury’s Bank – all before he was 40. He specialises in “stealing” ideas from different environments to break through innovation and change in business. 

Following the keynote address there will be four workshops streams, each with four sessions to choose from, meaning you can create your own experience. The workshop streams are:

The Planning | thrive as a leader

In this first session, choose from a trio of workshops which explore areas to help you and your business be more efficient and effective with presentations from Jonathon Jones from Tregothnan, Nicky Taylor from Ginsters, and Fiona Crump from Evolution Development.

You'll explore:

·         Strategy and planning

·         Long term vision

·         The link between leadership and communication

·         Identifying a route and action plan

·         High performing teams

The People | thrive as a team

Next, work out who you impact as a leader and develop ways to take your team on the journey with you, with presentations from Mandy Milano from Covya, Michael Rabone from The Seafood Restaurant, and Jerry Davison from The Mill Consultancy.

You'll cover:

·                       Recognising and maximising strengths

·                       Beliefs, values and purpose

·                       How to be an effective leader

·                       Your personal impact

·                       How to support and coach your team

The Tools | thrive at what you do

Take the chance to explore the how. Using what you’ve picked up in the first two sessions, we’ll provide workshops with practical tools and applications you can implement in your business the very next day! You can choose from Martin Crump from Evolution Development, Dan Pye and John Lake from Capio Elements, and Michael Rabone from The Seafood Restaurant.

You'll understand:

·                       Why projects fail – how to achieve success.

·                       Project management v project leadership

·                       Project methodology

·                       Tools to support your team’s capability

·                       Workforce development

The Technology | thrive at what you do

We’ll round off the day by making sure you’re briefed on the latest technology and thinking to help you do the doing. Choose to hear from Belinda Waldock from Oxford Innovation, Julian Cowans from Superfast Cornwall, and Martyn Pearson from Southwest Manufacturing Advisory Services.

You'll discover: 

·                       How to increase productivity and reduce travel

·                       How superfast connectivity can improve customer service and staff loyalty

·                       Technology to improve your internal and external communication

·                       How to remove inefficiencies

·                       Process and value stream mapping

 “thrive.” is a conference born out of the experiences of Event Cornwall’s Claire Eason-Bassett. Having attended many business support events, Claire felt there was an opportunity for a conference to be delivered within a creative and alternative environment which would balance motivational and inspiring speakers from outside of the traditional business environment. By working with the business support programme Unlocking Potential to deliver “thrive.” the team have been able to benefit from Unlocking Potential’s commitment to bringing inspirational speakers to Cornwall and supporting leaders to develop their businesses.

Delegates who wish to attend are being urged to book well in advance to avoid disappointment as spaces are strictly limited.

*If you are booking your ticket through your UCP budget, please select the 'Invoice' option under 'Show other payment options' and email amy@eventcornwall.co.uk to confirm your invoice should be sent to UCP. 

The conference is presented by Unlocking Potential and Event Cornwall, part-funded by ERDF Convergence