10.30am Conference opens with Welcome from Declan Curry, Broadcaster & Presenter, Darren Farnell, Head of Telephony & Support, Business Banking Barclays and Alex Till, Chairman, National Enterprise Network
10.50am Keynote from Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer for Barclays Wealth Management & Investments
11.15am – Keynote from Official Government Minister (tbc)
11.30am – NEN Research Report from Shared Intelligence, Adding Value Across Enterprise Support
11.50am – ‘The levers we need to pull to get Enterprise genuinely at the heart of Government?’ panel discussion with speakers including:
- Federation of Small Business
- IPSE
- NESTA
- Small Business Commissioner – Liz Barclay
- Staffs Chambers of Commerce
12.45pm lunch and networking
1.45pm – Choose from one of the breakout sessions available:
Blockchain – launch of the European Begin project funded by Erasmus Plus and its free resources to teach the fundamentals of Blockchain. Presentation by Jed Stone from Issured on the benefits of Blockchain for small business.
Sustainability and Net Zero – workshop delivered by Matthew Peek, Barclays, with support from Planet Mark.
Under Represented Groups – Universal inclusion & the Inclusive Entrepreneur, delivered by Jacqueline Winstanley.
This session will introduce delegates to the concept of Inclusive Entrepreneurship particularly for disabled people.
Hear from Jacqueline Winstanley founder CEO Universal Inclusion, The Inclusive Entrepreneur Network and Secretariat to the APPG for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (APPGIE).
It will highlight the importance of removing barriers to creating enterprise particularly for disabled people outlining history of the network, anecdotal evidence and early stage research in this sector alongside the national perspective through the work of APPGIE.
How to help SME’s with guidance and resources on getting data protection right – delivered by the ICO Information Commissioners Office, the UK’s independent regulator for data protection and information rights.
2.30pm Choose from one of the breakout sessions available:
Digital Innovation – launch of the European project INDEED funded by Erasmus Plus and its free resources. presentation by Mark Modena, Winning Moves on how many small and medium sized businesses, often knowing where to start with digital technology adoption can be daunting. Find out how simple online diagnostic tools are helping to cut through the noise, overcome barriers and intelligently signpost to the right business support and training resources to meet specific needs.
Procurement / Bid Writing– delivered by Martin Traynor SME Crown Representative, with support from Tim Ward from Opportuni.The procurement reform to make the complex bidding ecosystem for government contracts more SME friendly. 
Best Practice amongst enterprise support organisations, the challenges, what’s worked – informal group discussion.
How to help SME’s with guidance and resources on getting data protection right – delivered by the ICO Information Commissioners Office, the UK’s independent regulator for data protection and information rights.
3.15pm – Coffee Break
3.35pm – Motivational speaker Harpreet Kaur, BBC Apprentice winner of 2022. Harpreet first started her business journey with support from an NEN member in the Yorkshire & Humber region. Hear all about her journey!
4.10pm – Conference close
4.15pm – Awards to celebrate the achievements of the winners of the 2022 National Enterprise Network Awards in all five categories.
5pm – Drinks Reception – join us on the 30th floor to celebrate and support the achievements of our members.
6pm – Event end