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Howard Marks: Nice Memories
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- Howard Marks
Howard Marks (AKA Mr. Nice) presided over one of the most notorious drug empires in recent generations. While petty dealers fretted over ounces and pounds, Howard oversaw a 30 tonne…
Martha Lane-Fox: The Good, The Bad & The Internet
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- Martha Lane Fox
25 years of the internet, so how’s it going? Martha takes us on a roller coaster tour of the internet, from the ‘glory’ days of dial up, the boom of…
Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium
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- Lauren Pears
Lauren tells us how a stray kitten inspired her to pack in her job and embark on a new life as an entrepreneur: an inspirational talk featuring some of the…
How to make an amazing idea
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- Shed Simove
Shed’s talk is a crash course in entrepreneurship (of the most shocking variety). He takes us through some of his finest inventions, including offensive birthday candles, flying swearwords and an…
Creating a monster.
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- Michael Acton-Smith
In this inspiring and entertaining talk, Michael shares his story of Moshi Monsters: a crazy tale that began with a drawing and became a global phenomenon. He tells stories from…
Democracy 2.0
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- Anke Domscheit-Berg
Anke envisions a future in which government and civil society can collaborate, share data and work together towards common goals. In her talk, she takes us through some fantastic digital…
Dolls 3D
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- Alice Taylor
Alice’s talk is a magical dive into the world of dolls, manufacture and 3D tech, telling the story of her future smashing company and giving us a tantalizing glimpse of…
Choccywoccydoodah
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- Christine Taylor
In Christine’s fantastical talk, she takes us on a rare journey into the world of Choccywoccydoodah, a cult, an asylum, all dipped in chocolate. Her fascinating talk is followed by…
Doing good for non do-gooders.
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- Rich Brown & Jen Smith
Rich and Jan’s ‘amazing’ talk gives an inspirational insight into the changing purpose of business; challenging business to build profit AND have ethical values – make money AND do good-…
Homeless World Cup
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- Mel Young
Mel walks us through the incredible history of his charity. His story is a simple one that inspires practical action and promoting change that all of us can be a…