Workshop programme
Endeavour Kick Start - Day One
November 5, 2009
This is where it all starts - with a wide ranging group of thought leaders and experts offering their opinions on how value can be sustainably created in entrepreneurial businesses today. This two-day session will whet appetites for what is to follow.
Paul O'Dea
CEO
Select Strategies
Alan Scroope
CEO
Freeflow
Dick Spring
Executive Vice Chairman
FEXCO
Endeavour Kick Start - Day Two
November 6, 2009
Day two is a continuation of our thought leaders and experts sharing their knowledge on how to succeed as an entrepreneur in this current economic climate.
Paul Ashe
CEO
Zeit Solutions
Mike Fitzgerald
CEO
Altobridge
Stan McCarthy
CEO
Kerry Group plc
Frank O'Neill
Partner
Ernst & Young
Strategy and Business Model
November 12, 2009
Experts help you develop a strategic view of how your business can be profitable and sustainable, examining customers, competitors and potential partnerships.
Jimmy Martin
Director
AMCS Group
Dr. Tom McCarthy
CEO
Irish Management Institute
Padraig O'Ceidigh
Chairman
Aer Arann
Mike Webster
Head of Global Business Development
FEXCO
Communications
November 13, 2009
Understand how to develop a complete communications roadmap. Everything from branding to internal communications, from clear business writing style to presentations, from media appearances to crisis communications.
Terry Prone
Head of Crisis Clinic
The Communications Clinic
Gerard Teahon
Managing Director
SalesSense
Marketing and Branding
November 19, 2009
International experts will share with you how they identified and targeted customers in a scalable way. Branding and design experts explain the vital role of branding at every customer touchpoint. See the real-world case studies of successful branding implemented in an entrepreneurial business.
Aldagh McDonogh
Managing Director
Alternatives Marketing
Carolyn Odgers
Strategy Director
Chemistry
Richie Ryan
Creative Director
Greenhouse
Aisling Wixted
Account Director
Greenhouse
Financials
November 20, 2009
Understand what's needed to produce financials that will work, not just for your business but for investors too. Focus on the key performance indicators which will determine your success or failure. Experts and successful entrepreneurs who have achieved global success will share a view of how important the numbers really are.
Simon MacAllister
Senior Manager
Ernst & Young
Frank O'Neill
Partner
Ernst & Young
JT O'Sullivan
CEO
BioAtlantis
Frank Walsh
Regional Director / Principal
Enterprise Equity
Sales
November 26, 2009
The engine room of the business will be explained in detail by an experienced sales professional who has travelled the road of internationalisation many times. Direct and channel strategies will be explored as well as pricing models and incentives to drive scale.
Brian English
Managing Director
Qupact Intl.
Daragh Monahan
Group Sales and Exports Director
Jacob Fruitfield Food Group
Ray Nolan
Founder
Hostelworld.com
Technology
November 27, 2009
Learn the opportunities offered by today's lean and mean technology offerings - including software-as-a-service solutions and highly scalable cloud computing solutions which can help minimise your start-up costs. Understand the disciplines required in creating new software applications and learn how to score high on search engine optimisation.
Colm Lyon
Managing Director
Realex Payments
Monique Meche
Senior Director
Cisco
Sean Ryan
Managing Director
Aspen Connect
Ogie Sheehy
Managing Director
YouComply
Team
December 3, 2009
The world has changed in recruitment - learn how to find the talent you need from social networks, blogs and other networks. Understand what makes employees tick and how to create a long term sustainable relationship. Take on board the hard-earned lessons of entrepreneurs and help set a benchmark for yourself on culture and reward.
Adrian Grey
Director of HR and Organisational Development
UCC
Vincent Lynch
CEO
Donseed
Anna Pringle
Group Strategic HR Director
NTR
IP / Patents / Legal
December 4, 2009
This is where your 'moat' is built. Ensure the safety of your ideas and concepts as you build your business and learn about a checklist that will keep you out of court and ready for exit when those big cheque books are produced.
Andrew McIntyre
Partner
William Fry
Mike Godley
Vice President of Research and Development
Altobridge