Top entrepreneur to speak at Birmingham Future AGM
Jul 15 2010 by Alun Thorne, Birmingham Post
One of Europe’s top businesswomen and a Dragon’s Den veteran is set to be the guest speaker at Birmingham Future’s AGM.
Julie Meyer, whose credits include ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ from Ernst & Young and ‘Global Leader of Tomorrow’ from the World Economic Forum, will be speaking at the Crowne Plaza in Birmingham on August 10.
The entrpreneur is also founder and chief executive of Ariadne Capital which backs entrepreneurs in life sciences, media and communications. She also founded First Tuesday – a networking group for internet professionals that was launched in 1998.
Darren Walker, incoming chair of Birmingham Future and associate with Cobbetts LLP, said: “Julie is a fantastic role model and will be imparting some of her top tips for entrepreneurial success over dinner. No doubt there will also be a few questions for her about some of the Dragon’s Den candidates she has interviewed!”
He continued: “I’m passionate about promoting and strengthening entrepreneurship in Birmingham. Our recent Birmingham Young Professional of the Year winner is an entrepreneur – James Villareal – and I believe that not only do we have the skills to assist business owners and innovators, but it is also a wonderful opportunity for our members to develop their commercial expertise and long-term business networks. Good for members, good for business and good for Birmingham.
“The AGM will be an opportunity to celebrate the successes of the last year – and to thank outgoing chair Amanda Porter of Mills & Reeve LLP for all she has done. And, with Julie’s words of wisdom to lay the foundations, it will also be an opportunity to share our aspirations for 2011 and beyond.”
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