Business LIVE! Student Event - Liddington, Swindon

Originally from the South of France, Zakia moved to Scotland when she was 21 years old. For several years, she was Director of International Partner Development at the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a global network of street soccer projects. After her health took a bad turn and she had to fight bowel cancer, she decided to take a break to travel. At the end of 2015, she spent time in Greece and volunteered in a refugee camp on Lesvos Island. It is when she returned that she decided to set-up her own social enterprise: Invisible Cities.

Invisible Cities is a community interest company that trains people who have experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city and they offer off the beaten track, personal tours, highlighting stories of real people, while raising awareness about social justice. You can find more information about them here www.invisible-cities.org

It is while running Invisible Cities that she also worked in partnership with Social Bite, the Social Enterprise Academy or most recently the TedSummit. Since its start in 2016, Invisible Cities is now in 4 cities across the UK: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and York with plans to expand further. They have been featured on UNILAD, Huffington Post UK or BBC Stories amongst others.

Louis Barnett began a business on his parents' kitchen table back in 2004. Eight short years later he was exporting to 17 countries around the world. Louis is on a mission to teach others what he calls 'the chocolate box methodology', a way of growing and scaling fast whilst creating long term sustainability. Louis left education at the age of 11 after being diagnosed with autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia and many other neurological diversities. He believes that everyone has unlocked potential and can use specific formulas and methodologies to help them get to where they want to be. Since 2008 Louis has been working as a consultant and business developer to help companies grow locally and internationally. He has worked with some of the world’s largest organisations, corporates and governments. Now, Louis brings the knowledge he has learnt in deep consumer psychology, branding, marketing, sales and much more to the SMEs that need it most.

Andrew Davis is a renowned keynote speaker and expert trainer in the digital marketing space. With over 20 years of experience to draw upon, Andrew has trained organisations like The Royal Mail, O2, Ogilvy, KPMG and Imperial College students to embrace a new era of creativity and innovation that’s underpinned by digital communication. Launching and growing early social titans like MySpace, as well as traditional media like BBC Radio 1Xtra have shaped Andrew’s unique perspective.

Afternoon:

• Travel by coach from school, arrive at Liddington

Evening:

• Evening meal
• Team-based activity

Morning:

• Breakfast
• Attend our LIVE! student conference  
• Return to centre & enjoy lunch

Afternoon:

• High energy outdoor activity to keep everyone engaged
• Workshop & talk led by one of our conference speakers

Evening:

• Evening meal
• Time for students to relax & reflect on the day

Morning:

• Breakfast
• Outdoor adventure activity for an invigorating start to the day
• Team-based challenge followed by lunch

Afternoon:

• Check out & return to school