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OCTOBER UPDATE
Dear Reader,
Welcome to The Communication Directors’ Forum October Update.
As you may already know, the forum will be celebrating a decade of successfully bringing together communications professionals across all industry sectors with a wide range of key suppliers. Over the past nine years, we have welcomed nearly 3,000 people onto the ship and we’d be delighted to welcome you on board our special tenth anniversary forum.
September has been a busy month in terms of developing the conference content, speakers and attracting new delegates. Please see below for further details.
Best regards,
Julian Gorst
T: 020 8487 2207
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
OPENING & CLOSING KEYNOTES CONFIRMED!
You, as a supplier, also have the opportunity to be a part of the conference programme. You can submit a case study presentation on real life projects and clients. If your presentation is selected you will have the chance to present it to delegates on board.
Please reply to Kirsty MacMillan on 020 8487 2208 or email her on kmacmillan@richmondevents.com if you have any queries or questions about the conference programme.
OPENING KEYNOTE
 Sir Gerry Robinson is one of the UK’s most powerful businessmen. In the past three decades, Sir Gerry is credited with converting Coca-Cola UK’s £7m loss into a £17m profit in two years; leading the biggest management buyout ever seen by creating Compass out of Grand Metropolitan in 1987; and in one year, stemming Granada’s losses to post returns that were 10% higher than market expectations.Sir Gerry has been Chairman of Allied Domecq PLC, Granada, The Arts Council of England, British Sky Broadcasting Group and ITN. In July 2005, Sir Gerry set-up a management company, which specializes in acquiring and turning around struggling businesses.
CLOSING KEYNOTE
 Ben Saunders holds the record for the longest solo arctic trek by a Brit, and became the youngest person ever to reach the North Pole on May 11th 2004. After experiencing first hand conditions described by NASA and Environment Canada as ‘the worst on record’, Ben has raised international awareness regarding the extent to which climate change is affecting the Arctic. WHO WILL BE JOINING YOU ON BOARD?
A few recent delegates are:
If you have any questions regarding delegates on board, please contact Guy Walker on 020 8487 2260 or gwalker@richmondevents.com
AWARDS
At the end of September, The Communication Directors’ Forum was the proud sponsor of the “Live Events” category at the Clarion Awards. Many congratulations to all the winners, but in particular the 3 winners of our award -
SUPPLIERS 28 Supplier companies have confirmed their place so far on board The Communication Directors’ Forum 2008. Each supplier executive can potentially have up to 44 pre-scheduled and pre-qualified face to face meetings.
SUPPLIER SECTORS INCLUDE broadcast, change management, corporate branding/identity, corporate communication strategists, corporate reputation, corporate social responsibility, crisis and issue management, design, editorial/writing services, events/conferences/venues, internal communications, investor relations, market research, media monitoring/press cuttings, media relations, media training, new media/website/internet, online public relations, planning/research & evaluation, print/production, public relations, social/ethnic auditing, sponsorship, stakeholder relationship management systems, team building/motivational events, training, video production and web casting/web video.
Discounts are currently available on supplier packages so, if you haven’t already confirmed your place, please contact us now for more information.
Julian Gorst
Project Director
020 8487 2207
Rachel Parsons
Sales Manager
020 8487 2218
Lillian Nolan
Sales Manager
020 8487 2214
ORCHARD COMMUNICATIONS & SUE RYDER CARE
Steve Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications for Sue Ryder Care met Orchard Communications on board this year’s event. It was soon apparent that Orchard could provide Steve with the communications support he required.
“A great opportunity to get to speak to suppliers and gain new ideas, to network with peers and learn through conferences and workshops”
Head of Internal Communications - Lloyds TSB Bank plc
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