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Events

A WORD TO THE

YOUNGER ONES

The BOSS Federation is hoping to identify and nurture future leaders

with an event purely focused on the younger generation

he presence of top industry workers who might wish to But she didn’t let that stop her. real life story of letting nothing
Tleaders with perceptive follow in their footsteps. She still travelled extensively get in your way.
insights and speakers whose But the day won’t just be during this time, and managed With Dinah organising the
stories are bound to get you industry talk. Chairing the whole conferences for up to 35,000 troops, and with a word too from
inspired are just some of the event will be Dinah Liversidge, a delegates from 140 countries. BOSS chief executive Michael
reasons why any young person motivational speaker with a real Then ten years ago she got Gardner, this is sure to be one
in the industry with a bit of story to tell. back on her feet, and since event it would not be wise to
ambition should make space in During her 11 years as that time she has set up three miss.
his or her diary on 11 April this international event manager for successful businesses, run a
year. what became Glaxo Smithkline, region of the world’s largest ■ TO BOOK YOUR PLACE,
That is when BOSS will be Dinah had a serious accident networking organisation, and CALL HEENA BULSARA ON
holding its first ever “Leaders which resulted in her having to developed her own mentoring 020 7915 8338 OR EMAIL
of the Future” event, a one- use a wheelchair permanently. and speaking business. Hers is a heena.bulsara@bpif.org.uk.
day conference at the Hilton
Birmingham Metropole close to
the NEC. Speakers include:
With the industry having
changed almost beyond ✱ Alan Ball – the current Chairman ✱ Aidan McDonagh – the Managing
recognition in the past 20 years, of BOSS, whose several decades of Director since 2007 of dealer group
the event is designed to help experience in management has led Integra, which has continued to
develop key young managers to him being Chief Executive of expand right through the current
and directors who have the Spicers for the past four years. recession.
potential to see it through the ✱ Adrian Butler – Chief Executive of ✱ Simon Moate – the Chief Executive
new challenges that we are likely VOW, whose four years running the of office2office, a publicly listed
to face in the future. wholesaler have included the company that in 2011 won the
And a raft of top industry launch of the successful VOW+ largest ever public sector office
names will be on hand to give programme. supplies contract from the UK
them advice. ✱ Simon Drakesford – the man government.
All of them will be giving who, since joining Euroffice as ✱ Sean Starkey – the current
their views on where they Chief Executive in 2007, has opened Chairman of the BOSS
see the industry heading, an Italian subsidiary, led the firm Manufacturers Forum and
and what particular part their through an MBO and a major managing director of Durable
organisation has to play in future merger, and overseen a £20m rise in the UK.
developments. They will also be in group sales.
offering advice for those younger

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