Square Meal & Speakers Corner 2015

Square Meal  is the ultimate trade show for event organisers – in the heart of the City of London.

Join us for a fireside chat at 3.30 with Sahar Hashemi OBE , founder of Coffee Republic, hosted by Nadine Dereza , co-author of Insider Secrets of Public Speaking.

At 4.30 Nick Gold , Speakers Corner MD and chairman of the IASB will lead a session on Speakernomics: The changing voice of British business. From comedians and comperes to masterclasses and motivational gurus, find out how speaker enquiries are mirroring the wider economy. The panel will include Tim Chudley – leader of Sundial Group; and Kevin Jackson, Executive Director of George P Johnson.

Nick Gold will use over 5 years of 'Speakernomics' research to understand the enduring appeal of comedy and how the economy affects our keynote speakers. The panel will further give the opportunity to look at how relevant speakers are sourced according to sector, including some anecdotes of getting it right and getting it wrong.

The session will be followed by a champagne reception at 5.20.

Please join us for a sip of bubbly and an opportunity to network and chat.

Venue: 1 Old Billingsgate Walk, Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6DX

Sahar Hashemi

An expert on growing a business from the first seed of a great idea into a thriving high-street venture, Sahar's bestselling book: Anyone Can Do It – Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table, is the 2nd-best selling book on entrepreneurship after Richard Branson’s.

Nadine Dezera

Nadine is an experienced business presenter and accomplished interviewer and has presented for CNN, BBC, Sky TV, SABC, Simply Money, Summit TV and Associated Press. She worked as a Non-Executive Director of WorldSkills London.