“Creativity can make or break your business, and designers play a critical role in creating the right impression, attracting the right audiences, and putting your company ahead of your competitors.”

“If you are responsible for buying, creating or providing creative services, then Like Minds Create will be an unmissable opportunity to listen and learn from the best in the creative services and design industry.”

Chris Moss – Founder Mav3rick.

Like Minds Create will unite leading designers, service providers and clients with the CEOs of Creative England and The Design Business Association to really get to grips with how design will power the future of your business. Hear from eight unmissable keynote speakers and numerous leading design agencies and buyers, on how creativity will strengthen and help you grow your business.

Delegates are CMO’s from a range of international businesses, other senior creatives, and people working with digital design and creativity in their business.

Come and join our amazing line up of speakers on June 28th.

Use our code DOUGHNUT for £50 off the full price ticket! Just enter the code when you purchase your ticket on Eventbrite.

 

SARAH WEIR OBE - CEO, Design Council

CHRIS MOSS - Co-founder, MAV3RICK

LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT - MC

ANTHONY RYMAN - CEO, Wandilla 

DEBORAH DAWTON - CEO, The Design Business Association

PROFESSOR MALCOLM GARRETT RDI FISTD - Creative Director, Images & Co.

CAROLINE NORBURY MBE - CEO, Creative England

DAWN PAINE - Co-Founder The Extraordinary Club

IAN THOMPSON - Founder and Creative Director, Thompson Brand Partners

VICTORIA ROBERTSHAW  - Co-owner, Keelham Farm Shop

ERIKA ANDERSON - Creative Strategist at Uniform

STEPHEN ARDERN - Commercial Director at Uniform

ANTHONY RYMAN - CEO, Wandilla

 

 

 

 

 

 

09.30 - 09.35

Welcome to Like Minds Design in Business

LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT

A warm welcome from our MC Lynda Relph-Knight.

09.35 - 09.55

Keynote 1 – Deborah Dawton, CEO The Design Business Association

DEBORAH DAWTON

TBA

10.00 - 10.20

Keynote 2 – Chris Moss, Founder Mav3rick

CHRIS MOSS

10.25 - 11.00

Keynote 3 – Ian Thompson, Thompson Brand Partnership & Victoria Robertshaw

IAN THOMPSON

VICTORIA ROBERTSHAW

‘Trust is vital to the perfect creative relationship’ Victoria Robertshaw and Ian Thompson have worked together on the Keelham Farm Shop brand and customer experience for over five years. This hugely successful partnership has helped increase Keelham’s turnover by 80% with a 35% increase in margin. Keelham Farm Shop is bucking the downward trend in […]

11.00 - 11.30

Tea & Coffee Break

Time to discuss the mornings’ keynotes, network with other delegates and explore the main festival.

11.35 - 12.20

Panel Debate

DAWN PAINE

PROFESSOR MALCOLM GARRETT RDI FISTD

DEBORAH DAWTON

“Are designers capable of understanding, let alone delivering, against the business objectives?” A deliberately provocative title for our panel debate to get designers to discuss their approach and interpretation of their clients business objectives.

12.20 - 12.40

Keynote 4 – Caroline Norbury MBE, CEO Creative England

CAROLINE NORBURY MBE

TBA

12.45 - 13.05

Fireside Chat – Malcom Garrett, Partner Images & Lynda Relph-Knight

PROFESSOR MALCOLM GARRETT RDI FISTD

LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT

Malcolm and Lynda discuss the influence of street graphics seen re-purposed for corporate design over the last few decades.

13.10 - 14.45

Lunch Break

A chance to walk around the festival and buy lunch at the various food stalls and other exhibition stands.

14.45 - 15.05

Keynote 6 – Stephen Ardern & Erika Anderson, Uniform

ERIKA ANDERSON

STEPHEN ARDERN

Bridging Trust Through Innovation & Design. In an era of continual change, consumers and business alike are struggling to keep up. Trust is in freefall but has never been more important. We understand the critical role trust plays when thinking about the consumers of tomorrow. It’s time to question how business can bridge their trust […]

15.10 - 15.30

Keynote 7 – Anthony Ryman, CEO Wandilla

ANTHONY RYMAN

From Hula Hoops to Snapchat. A (lightning-speed) 20-minute journey into our past to understand our future. From the 50’s to the present day. What were the major cultural/fashion and world events and trends throughout these decades that defined us influenced us and acted as a catalyst for change. How did these trends affect and influence […]

15.35 - 15.55

Keynote 8 – Sarah Weir OBE, CEO The Design Council

SARAH WEIR OBE

TBA

16.00 - 16.10

Festival Roundup

LYNDA RELPH-KNIGHT

A round-up from our MC Lynda Relph-Knight on the days’ discussions.

MC

16.30 - 17.00

Main International Business Festival Keynote

TBA

18.30 - 21.00

After Party

Networking After Party at the venue.