MEMBERS DAY CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 15 November 2008 at Moor Hall, Cookham
EQUIPPING YOU TO BRING TRANSFORMATION |
9.15 |
Registration, Coffee and Networking |
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9.45 |
Welcome and introduction |
Ralph Catto |
9.55 |
External Update: Key developments for enterprise and poverty alleviation
The changing world situation and new development thinking |
Matthew Frost
CEO, Tearfund |
10.20 |
TBN Update: Developments, plans and financial update; Partners Fund; Q & A
How we are doing and where we are going |
Jerry Marshall, Kim Tan, Clive Moody
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10.50 |
Project Updates: ToughStuff, Ghana, Hagar, Bulembu.
‘Bottom of Pyramid’ products for Africa; construction, communications and conferences in Ghana; Hagar expansion; the latest from Bulembu |
Andy Tanswell, Andrew Bird, Mike Perreau, Richard Abbot |
11.20 |
Coffee & Networking |
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11.40 |
How to set up a business training programme
Resources you could use, based the highly successful programme in Uganda |
Mike Clargo |
12.05 |
Generating high potential businesses using “TeamStart”
A methodology developed in Northern Ireland and transferred to Palestine: could it benefit your region? |
Jerry Marshall |
12.15 |
Transforming agriculture in Africa
A 300% increase in output, cash crops for subsistence farmers, feeding for AIDS orphans. What can you learn and how can you participate? |
Jon Maguire and team |
12.40 |
Lunch & Networking |
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13.25 |
Prayer (Optional) |
Kim Tan, Stuart McGreevy |
13.40 |
Workshops: |
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1. TBGs and “economic cell groups” |
Mark Aldrich |
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2. Developing Corporate Membership |
Mike Perreau |
14.15 |
Resource market place
Quickfire offers and requests for help, notified to Jerry Marshall in advance |
Members |
14.45 |
Tea & Networking |
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15:05 |
Putting the Portal to work
New and improved features to help you engage and network |
Stuart Forman and Vicky Brett |
15.20 |
How to fund your project
A round up of sources of finance |
Stuart McGreevy, Jerry Marshall, Andrew Carruthers |
15.35 |
“Expo” Trips: Reports and forthcoming opportunities
Not yet engaged? Join one of these Expos! |
Various |
16.00 |
Round up of next steps / Q & A |
Jerry Marshall |
16.15 |
Close |
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