British Airways
Face Of Opportunity Contest
Event Details
British Airways Face-to-Face Global Entrepreneur Conference (GEC) –
Becoming a savvy, global entrepreneur
| 10:00am – 10:05am | Welcome | ||
| 10:05am – 10:45am | Keynote Speech | ||
| 10:45am – 11:00am | Break | ||
| Track 1 – Business Planning | Track 2 – Marketing | Track 3 – Travel | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | International Relationship Building | Marketing, PR, Tradeshows | Cultural Protocol |
| 11:50am – 12:45pm | Exporting and Commerce | Elevator Pitch – Interactive Workshop | Face-to-Face – Networking and Building Rapport |
| 12:45pm –2:00pm | Lunch and Keynote Address with Bill Rancic | ||
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Money and Financing | Social Media | Travel Savvy |
| 2:50pm – 3:35pm | Building a Global Online Community | Marketing Analysis and Opportunity Identification | Maximizing International Business Trips |
| 3:35pm –3:45pm | Break | ||
| 3:45pm –4:00pm | Success Story Barbara Corcoran | ||
| 4:00pm –5:00pm | Top Finalists Make Their Pitch | ||
| 5:00pm –6:00pm | Networking and Cocktail party | ||
| 5:30am | Buses depart from Sheraton to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport | ||
| 6:00am | Check–in open followed by pre–flight breakfast in the British Airways Terraces Lounge | ||
| 7:00am | Welcome remarks and special guests | ||
| 8:00am | Boarding commences | ||
| 8:55am | Departure – Flight BA9116C | ||
| 8:40pm | Arrival – Flight BA9116C London, Heathrow Terminal 5 Escort to Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel – T5 |
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| 9:00pm – 10:00pm | Hotel check–in | ||
| 10:00pm – 12:00am | Champagne Welcome Reception – Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel Library Bar/Tea Salon Your Hosts: Simon Talling–Smith, EVP Americas; Andrew Crawley, Sales and Marketing Director; Kerris Bright, Head of Marketing and Willie Walsh, CEO, International Airlines Group |
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| 8:00am – 9:00am | Breakfast and Registration | ||
| 9:00am – 9:15am | Welcome remarks with Simon Talling–Smith, EVP Americas, British Airways | ||
| 9:15am – 9:30am | Nik Haigh, Director, Grassroot Soccer and 2009 British Airways Business Opportunity Grant Recipient | ||
| 9:30am – 10:15am | Keith Williams, CEO, British Airways | ||
| 10:15am – 11:00am | Lord Stephen Green, UK Minister for Trade and Investment | ||
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | Sir Clive Woodward, Olympic Performance Director, British Olympic Association | ||
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Networking | ||