Meet the Experts: November 2021
Gain support from industry professionals when starting your new business, sponsored by Airtel-Vodafone
Meet the Experts returns to the Digital Greenhouse during Global Entrepreneurship Week as a focused event for people starting a new business or looking for early-stage business support!
The session will be run in a speed networking format, where attendees will have the opportunity to have short one-to-one conversations with industry experts. The experts span a range of key services areas that are often essential to starting a business. The event provides the opportunity to ask important questions and make local contacts that could prove invaluable on your business journey. Each attendee will be given the contact details of the experts in order to follow up on the initial meeting if they would like to.
In line with the recent Covid recommendations from the States of Guernsey,
- Please don't attend this event if you or anyone in your household is feeling unwell, or has any covid symptoms.
- Take a Lateral Flow Test on the day of the event and only attend if you have a negative result.
- Wear a mask- This is not mandatory but is recommended.
- Sanitise your hands regularly, there are many hand sanitiser points around the DGH space for visitors to use.
The Experts:
Ashish Petwal
Airtel-Vodafone Senior Business Manager
Expertise in Mobile Telecoms and IoT
Ask me about:
- Mobile working
- Mobility health checks
- How the Internet of Things technology can be used to drive business efficiency and insight
Krista Osborne
Black Vanilla Senior Account Executive - Social Media & Digital
Expertise in PR, Marketing and Social Media
Ask me about:
- Social media presence for businesses
- How to increase your market presence
- Understanding your business’ reputation
- Whether and how to ‘PR/ market’ my business
Adam Jones
Barclays Relationship Manager
Expertise in Banking & Finances
Ask me about:
- Whether you need a business account to start up my business.
- What you will need to provide a bank to open a business account.
- The costs associated with a business bank account.
Rafael Rito
Cherry Godfrey Business Development Manager
Expertise in Provision of Finance Solutions
Ask me about:
- How to get funding.
- How much you can borrow.
- Whether you need a bank account first.
- What you should do before asking for funding.
- What your business plan needs to include.
Rickardt de Beer
Islands Insurance Business Development Executive
Expertise in Insurance
Ask me about:
- Your business risk
- Regulatory and legal requirements
- The claims process
Lawrence West
Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA) Regulatory & Policy Assurance Manager
Expertise in Data Protection Legislation and Compliance, Data Protection in Practice
Ask me about:
- How to start your journey to compliance
- How to draft a Data Processing Notice
- What to do if you suffer a personal data breach
- Whether you need to register with the ODPA?
Carl Gardner
BDO Guernsey Head of BDODrive
Expertise in Accounting
Ask me about:
- Accounting software
- Finance management
- Cashflow
‘Covid 19 has accelerated the pace of digitisation, changed the way businesses communicate with their customers and further highlighted the reliance on mobile working. We’re delighted to support this Digital Greenhouse initiative and during the session start-ups can benefit from mobility health checks and advise on how Internet of Things technology can be used to drive business efficiency and insight.’
Ashish Petwal from Airtel-Vodafone – Mobile Telecommunications and Internet of Things
