The TBN Members’ Day Conference is the highlight of the year and this year we are introducing new features.
Our aims are to celebrate what we have achieved, share ideas and resources, make connections within the network and involve you in our strategy development.
The (provisional) outline for the day is as follows:
Morning
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 8:45 | Registration, coffee and networking |
| 9:15 | Update on TBN and celebrate what we have achieved; Q&A. |
| 9:45 | External perspective – Hugo Sintes, Enterprise Development Programme, Oxfam. Hugo manages an initiative that supports, nurtures and invests in early-stage rural SMEs in developing countries. |
| 10:15 | Case studies, including lessons learned
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| 11:00 | Coffee & networking |
| 11:30 | Forthcoming ‘Expo’ trips |
| 11:50 | Resource Market Place: ‘open mic’ session giving members one minute to offer or ask for resources |
| 12:10 | Open Space: present your big idea or gather round the idea that you are most interested in |
| 13:00 | Lunch and networking |
Afternoon
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 14:15 | Wisdom café: have a role in TBN thinking and strategy through a creative and stimulating externally facilitated process to help to contribute your thinking and experience, listen for patterns, connect ideas and also help you network with fellow members. |
| 16:15 | Summing up |
| 16:30 | Close |