The IoD Annual Convention 2009
World class speakers
This year the focus of the day was about surviving the recession. Delegates were addressed by a host of high profile and informative speakers from the worlds of business and politics, who shared valuable knowledge and advice via informative speeches and interviews.
Speakers
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Miles Templeman
Director General of the IoD
Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Tim Smit CBE
Chief Executive and Co-founder, Eden Project
Luke Johnson
Chairman, Channel 4 Television Corporation
Michael S. Dell
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DELL
Reid Hoffman
Co-founder, LinkedIn
Sir Stuart Rose
Executive Chairman, Marks & Spencer
Peter Jones CBE
Entrepreneur and star of Dragons' Den
Lord Sebastian Coe KBE
Chair of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
Boris Johnson
The Mayor of London
Panel Session
Annual Convention Panel Session
Nick Fry, Chief Executive Officer, Brawn GP Formula One Team
Chey Garland CBE, Chief Executive, Garlands Call Centres
Nils Blythe, BBC Business Correspondent
Brendon Riley, Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland
Hilary Devey, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Pall-Ex Group
Russell Taylor, Customer Service Director, T-Mobile
Doug Richard, Contributor and Supporter of VentureNavigator
Behind the scenes
Disclaimer: The opinions and views expressed here are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect official views of the Institute of Directors.
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