Innovation & Enterprise Events
Tourism for the Games
| Date: | 08/11/2011 |
| Venue: | Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7XS |
| Event Time: | 09.15-14.00 |
| Cost: | Free of Charge |
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With less than a year to go until London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games, now is the best time for the tourism and business sector in the South West to get ready. This event is for you to highlight the activity taking place to support the London 2012 Games in your region.
Agenda
09:15 Registration
09:45 Welcome (Christine Marshall – Executive Director, South West Food & Drink; Stakeholder Lead, South West Tourism Alliance)
09:50 Devon preparations for London 2012 (Tim Jones – Chairman, Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership / Team Devon)
10:15 Leveraging the tourism benefits of the 2012 Games (Rosie Bates – General Manager, Visit Devon)
10:40 Interview with our aspiring athletes from SportsAid (Tim Lawler – Chief Executive Officer, SportsAid)
11:00 Refreshment Break
11:30 Games Readiness, helping business prepare for the challenge (James Smith, Manager - Advisory,Deloitte)
11:50 How to improve the guest experience (Anne Blackburn – Customer Experience Director, Sidona Group)
12:10 Cultural Olympiad Programme (Richard Crowe – South West Cultural Olympiad Coordinator, LOCOG)
12:30 Audience Interactive Poll (Kim Chang – London 2012 Business Lead for the South West, RELAYS Project)
12:45 Networking Lunch
14:00 Forum Close
