What’s On

Thursday 17th November

KEY EVENT – MINISTER MASTER-MIND

Here in the SHINE office we’re very excited to confirm that Nick Hurd MP or the Minister for Civil Society as he’s otherwise known, will be joining the SHINE Unconference as the Minister Mastermind contestant…
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Registration: 9am – 9:45am

10:30am – The Marketing Game 

You are invited to this creative session, where you will play an innovative group card game with more than 100 potential on and off-line marketing and promotional tools that you can start using straight away.  You will find out what will work for your social enterprise, share your ideas with other participants, and get lots of cost effective marketing ideas… read more

11am – Money 1: Chopping Down the Money Tree

Do you really need money? And if you do need to leverage some funding how do you prepare for investment readiness and close the deal? A panel discussion about how to reach the next level with or without funding… read more

11am- Keynote: Small Beers and Big Ideas 

How did a couple of beers in the pub lead to the creation of start up social enterprise with a mission to create a 21st century commons? Mark Walton will discuss how small projects can take on big issues and drive fundamental change in large institutions… read more

12pm – Money 2: The Funding Landscape

With the recession dancing across the EU what does the funding landscape look like? What options are there for social enterprises trying to secure funding? Does it always have to be a traditional route or do crowd funding and co-operative models offer an easier path?… read more

12pm-Keynote: Bread and Bricks

A Keynote from Trudy Thompson on why and how she created Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre.  A social enterprise that operates premises, where experts share their knowledge and create opportunities, to make it easier for people to live, work and build sustainably… read more

1:15pm – The Listening Post: Pre-start up
Are you interested in social entrepreneurship but haven’t set anything up yet? Have you got a good idea and you’re trying to get it off the ground? We represent organisations that support social entrepreneurs and we want to know what would help!… read more

2pm- Keynote: Building Entrepreneuring Teams

Visionaries who go it alone are left to hallucinate alone.  It is no secret that they key to successful execution of a vision is the team. This session will explore how to build entrepreneuring teams that drive change from within existing institutions as well as new ones…. read more

2pm – Money 3: Money Matters Clinic

Achieving positive cash balance is one thing. But how do you make it last and get the most from it. What strategies and methods best suit Social Enterprises and how can this knowledge be accessed?… read more

3pm- Keynote: Storytelling for Change-Makers

Captivating Investors, Funders and Customers for Maximum Impact: How to use the most powerful Hollywood storytelling techniques to engage investors, funders and stakeholders so that they support your big ideas. Learn how to hone and craft your story until it clearly shares your vision, your insights, your innovations and your potential to create change….read more

3pm – The Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs

Are student entrepreneurs the exception to their generation? Could they be considered special cases, with the ability to successfully juggle work and studies?… read more

4pm – The Diversity Dilemma

Ethnic minorities and migrant communities have often been referenced as the figurehead of Social and Community Enterprise. But how can minority enterprise shape the big picture and what would it look like if they did?… read more

5:15pm- Listening Post: Active Start up

You’ve got a social venture or project up and running and you’re trying to make it work. We represent organisations that support social entrepreneurs and we want to speak with you!… read more

CLOSE: 7pm

Friday 18th November

KEY EVENT – SHINE AWARDS

We’re starting a new SHINE tradition this year with the inaugural SHINE Awards taking place.
These are no ordinary Awards; you will be able to watch entrepreneurs pitch live, Dragons Den style, to our panel of experts. You will see what they love (and what they hate) and how you can improve your own business model and pitch… read more

Registration: 9:30am – 10:30am

11am – Tweet or Street

How do we engage people with social issues online? Is clicking online petitions, using Twitter hashtags and joining Facebook groups enough? Or do we need to forget about forget about digital altogether and just get out on the streets…read more

11am- Keynote: Want to Screw Up Your Idea? Let Liam Tell You How!

Liam is an award-winning social entrepreneur and has founded and led some dozen social businesses. Author of There’s No Business Like Social Business, a co- founder of the Social Enterprise Coalition, a mentor to young entrepreneurs, a busy writer and speaker on entrepreneurialism and social innovation, and no stranger to Screw ups! …read more

12pm – Learning From Women In Social Enterprise

Women have traditionally struggled to crash through the corporate glass ceiling. Can the shake up of Big Society and the rise of Social Enterprise change this for the better?… read more

12pm Keynote: Staying Sane!

Drawing from experience in both the corporate world and in conflict zones worldwide, Mark Walsh gives some practical evidence-based resilience tips for managing pressure and stress. Suitable for hectic start-ups and haggard already-ups. Interactive session and question time…. read more

12pm – Launching the Sales Process

Who to sell to and how to pitch your business… read more

1:15pm- The Listening Post: Scaling Up

Thinking of taking your social venture to scale? Actively trying to grow your organisation? We represent organisations that support social entrepreneurs and we want to know what would help!… read more

2pm – Bang on Trend

Fashion and social enterprise haven’t always skipped through life hand in hand. But can personal iconography, technology and social enterprise create a something more important?… read more

2pm - Launching your Sales Process

Who to sell to and how to pitch your business… read more

3pm – Small Fish & Blue Chips

How can big business and social enterprise have a cuddle, without either losing its way? And does it always have to be a mentoring program?!… read more

4pm – Community Centric

How does community enterprise fit into Big Society? Is it sustainable and how can it flourish? A chance to get stuck in to the ‘local’ debate… read more

SHINE will close with The UnLtd Social, a drinks celebration provided by those lovely people at UnLtd.

Any of this catching your eye? Tickets are only £50 for a 2-day pass or £35 for a 1-day pass.

Event schedule may change without prior notice.