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23rd August 2019

Women’s Entrepreneur Conference

Petra Wetzel, founder of West Brewery in Glasgow, is one of a number of inspirational women speaking at the Women’s Entrepreneur Conference on 12th September.

The event, at One Moorgate Place in London, is organised by Propel and Ann Elliott, and has an impressive line up of women from the hospitality sector.  Tickets are still available, for information contact: anne.steele@propelinfo.com

The speakers are:

09.40am – 10.10am: Pear pips to a tree
Wendy Bartlett ~ Bartlett Mitchell

10.10am – 10.40am: How the west was won
Petra Wetzel ~ West Brewery

10.40am – 11.00am: Panel session: Lessons for women setting up a business from scratch
Tina English ~ Kanisha Holdings, Sarah Wall ~ Livelyhood Pubs, Dawn Sperring ~ The Chilli Pickle

11.00am – 11.30am: Coffee 

11.30am – 12.00pm: Having zen and zeal
Mira Manek ~ Chai by Mira 

12.00pm – 12.30pm: Lessons learnt from a life of being an entrepreneur
Adele Ashley ~ formerly of Filmore & Union

12.30pm – 1.20pm: Lunch 

1.20pm – 1.50pm: Tales of the unexpected: my Life in a startup
Emma Reynolds ~ Tonkotsu 

1.50pm – 2.20pm: Believe in what you think is the right thing to do
Pranee Wa Laurillard ~ Giggling Squid

2.20pm – 2.50pm: How to set up a business, take a new investor on board and exit hard
Silla Bjerrum ~ KellyDeli 

2.50pm – 3.30pm: Coffee  

3.30pm – 3.50pm: Panel session: What I would do differently next time
Maria Savage ~ Bombay Burrito, Heather Copley ~ Farmer Copleys, Marie Cudennec ~ Goldfinger Factory, Margarita Garcia ~ Hola Guacamole, Lisa Meyer ~ Yum Bun

3.50pm – 4.20pm: A tale of six pubs. Keep it simple and tell the story
Amanda Pritchett ~ Stanley Pubs

4.20pm – 4.50pm:  Head versus heart decision-making
Joycelyn Neve ~ Seafood Pub Co 

4.50pm – 5.20pm: A journey through hospitality
Karen Jones ~ Prezzo 

5.20pm – 5.30pm: Close 

5.30pm – 5.40pm: Presentation of the Wireless Social Women’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award

5.40pm: Drinks