Monday 3rd

10:00 am - 1 hour

Exhibition, networking and refreshments: meet the experts bringing fresh thinking to help businesses transition and unlock the potential of EO

11:00 am - 15 minutes

Welcome – EOA Chief Exec James de le Vingne and Emily Alston, from conference sponsor Baxendale Employee Ownership

11:15 am - 45 minutes

John Lewis Partnership’s futurologist on thinking differently; noticing pockets of the future in the here and now

12:00 pm - 1 hour

Lunch: meet the experts and like-minded employee owners and EO explorers over lunch

1:00 pm - 30 minutes

Seminar: Building an effective relationship between the main board and trust board

Good EO

1:00 pm - 30 minutes

Seminar: Is EO right for my business?

Explorer

1:00 pm - 1 hour 15

Workshop: Developing the next generation of leaders

Good EO

1:00 pm - 1 hour 15

Workshop: Keeping your people informed, engaged and excited about EO

Good EO

1:00 pm - 1 hour 15

IoD Director General: leadership, resilience & planning

Better business

1:45 pm - 30 minutes

Seminar: How to become employee owned

Explorer

1:45 pm - 30 minutes

Seminar: How to be an effective Employee Director or Trustee

Good EO

2:15 pm - 45 minutes

Refreshments and networking: meet the experts and connect with like-minded employee owners

3:00 pm - 1 hour

Panel discussion: How to revitalise your governance at key stages of being an EO business

Good EO

3:00 pm - 1 hour

Case study: Empowering employees to act like owners; Torchbox’s road to financial freedom

Good EO

3:00 pm - 1 hour

Case study: How we became employee owned; hear DXW’s story

Explorer

3:00 pm - 1 hour

Case study: Shawston’s 7 year EO journey – igniting leadership and putting people first

Good EO

3:00 pm - 1 hour

Seminar: Our economic outlook

Better business

4:00 pm - 1 hour

Refreshments and networking: meet the experts and connect with like-minded employee owners

4:15 pm - 45 minutes

Peer to peer networking for employee representatives

4:15 pm - 45 minutes

Peer to peer networking for communications professionals

4:15 pm - 45 minutes

Peer to peer networking for HR professionals

4:15 pm - 45 minutes

Peer to peer networking for EO business leaders and finance professionals

6:20 pm - 1 hour

Drinks Reception, sponsored by Howden Group

7:30 pm - Late

Celebration Dinner, sponsored by Gripple & GLIDE