Join us at Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 17th January 2025, for the Shaping Portsmouth Conference!
We are pleased to announce that the Shaping Portsmouth Conference will be returning in January, sponsored by The Guildhall Trust.
Our Keynote Speaker will be Sir Ben Ainslie, CEO of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team. He is also the most successful Olympic sailor in history, with four golds and one silver medal, gained in a 16-year span from 1996 to 2012.
He will be joined on stage by Roy Bedlow, Founder and CEO of Low Carbon, to discuss Low Carbon’s partnership with The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team which will support three million young people to take climate action in addition to supporting the team to become the most sustainable elite sporting squad in the world.
Throughout the day we’ll have updates from CEO Dave Humphries and our Directors on Shaping Portsmouth’s Business, Education, and Community pillars, plus a Portsmouth City Council update from Council Leader Cllr Steve Pitt, the Shaping Portsmouth Awards, and the always popular networking and exhibition.
During the networking, Izzy Ferguson Photography will be available in the Portsmouth Room to take free professional headshots. You will also have the opportunity to be photographed with Portsmouth Football Club’s League One Championship Trophy and Pompey Women’s National League Southern Premier Division Championship Trophy.
The event will also see the return of the Shaped By Solent shop, with SEND students from Solent Academies Trust selling products created with the support of their business mentors as part of the Shaped By Solent programme, delivered in partnership with The Mary Rose Museum.
Come along and take part in Transforming Portsmouth Together
Running Order:
08:00 – Registration, Refreshments, and Networking
08:45 – Welcome and Introduction
– Yvonne Clay, Director for Marketing & Branding
13:00 – Close and Networking
Tickets
Friday 17th January 2025
General Admission SOLD OUT!
Stalls SOLD OUT!
Webcast
£36.00 – inc VAT
£24.00 – inc VAT
£18.00 – inc VAT
Sponsorship Opportunities
Showcase your brand as a key partner in Portsmouth’s future by sponsoring the Shaping Portsmouth Conference, connecting you directly with influential leaders and innovators in the community.
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Exhibit at the Conference
Bookings are now open for exhibition stands at the conference.
You will have the opportunity to promote your organisation to 400+ Portsmouth delegates, with networking time at the conference opening, during the mid-event break, and after the final speaker for the day.
Exhibits are £300 + VAT each which includes entry for two people to staff the stand.
Contact Steff Jones at steff.jones@shapingportsmouth.co.uk to book your stand.
This year we are allowing exhibitors to choose the location of their stand. This will be done on a first come first served basis, based on the order in which exhibition booking forms are returned.
The Shaping Portsmouth Awards
The Shaping Portsmouth Awards, celebrate the work being done around the city in our key areas of Business, Education, and Community.
If you know of an organisation or individual who deserves to be celebrated, please complete the nomination form to tell us about them!
We are also taking nominations for the Shaping Portsmouth Armed Forces Community Award, which recognises outstanding support given by a Portsmouth business to our serving personnel, reservists, service leavers, or their families.
Nominations have now closed
Award Sponsors
BUSINESS AWARD
ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY AWARD
EDUCATION AWARD
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
COMMUNITY AWARD
CEO AWARD
