The event, at a glance

Commercially Social is an exclusive event presented by UCLan's Northern Lights and sponsored by JustBought.it

At the event you'll hear first-hand how Entrepreneurs have successfully used social media to make money. We're expecting businesses and Entrepreneurs to walk away with fresh ideas to implement into their own ventures.

Expect:

• Innovative ideas - you can take away and apply
• Inspiration - to breathe energy into your business
• Experiences - from the hard-end of business that you’ll never forget

We'll also be demonstrating the power of social media live at the event by raising awareness for the bone marrow register. If you want to help make #onelifeliveit trend on twitter between 5-7:30 on the 28th, please pledge your support here. High profile supporters of this trend attempt include Jamie Oliver, Ken Doherty, Emma Forbes, Jim Long, Mont Blanc, Antonia Mariconda, Sam Trickett, Nat Hunter and Eric Ries.

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We've put together an amazing line-up of social media thought leaders and experts. Proudly introducing:

Thomas Power will deliver a dynamic and thought provoking talk on how Social Media, in the right innovative hands, can increase profitability.

Thomas Power has been an Internet Scout and social media powerhouse since 1994 and now advises senior managers and directors how to embrace and benefit from the GAFA (Google Apple Facebook Amazon) data monopoly. He also spends 50% of his time studying the social web and how it will impact people, companies, government and society.

His latest initiative LeadORS, evaluates your network thinking and gives you the knowledge to become a recognised presence in the rapidly shifting world of digital and social behaviour.

Earlier this year Thomas sold Ecademy, after growing the highly focused social business network for 14 years to 650,000 members in 200 countries.

As well as his entrepreneurial endeavours, he has published seven books and is a professional international speaker, having spoken at hundreds of events such as TED.

Thomas is a PLC qualified Board Director and sits on nine Boards.

Talk headlines:

• Social media landscape
• Beyond networking
• The bottom line

For more information about Thomas please see his linkedin profile.

Glen Richardson, CEO of JustBought.it, has spent over 14 years in the Internet industry and specialises in Social Media innovation. Having co-founded My Rewards Company, Ginicam and SendSocial to name but a few, Glen is no stranger to getting things off the ground.

Glen will deliver his interactive presentation on the subject of ‘Social Proof’ and will demonstrate how businesses can utilise the power of the crowd to influence purchasing decisions.

Talk headlines:

• The psychological power of social media
• Social commerce
• Innovation

For more information about Glen please see his linkedin profile.

Martin Brown is GM at Felicitas Media who boast clients such as Parcel2go and Yodel. They are true experts in social media engagement and reporting. Martin will present how highly entrepreneurial businesses utilise social media to bring them closer to their customers and supply chain. Martin is know to be somewhat 'colourful' in his presenting style, so - you've been warned! 

Talk headlines:

• Social engagement
• The ingredients for Virality
• Measuring social ROI

For more information about Martin please see his linkedin profile.

Jennifer Arcuri is a serial Entrepreneur and Founder of Inno-Tech Summit; a popular Tech event in London with speakers such as The Mayor of London Boris Johnson, FT, Deloitte and Seedrs. Impressively, the only medium she used to make her events sell-out is social media. Jennifer is going to WOW us with practical hands-on advice and tell us a few inspiring stories from the London tech scene and the importance of social media to the tech ecosystem.

Talk headlines:

• Tapping into an ecosystem
• Punching above your weight
• Practical tips

For more information about Jennifer please see her linkedin profile.

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