Vision is a major two day conference designed to help creative business grow and develop, based around Bristol’s Harbourside on 15 and 16 Sept 2010.

Bristol Media has invited an enviable list of leading lights, trail blazers, visionary business people and inspiring creatives from across the industry (and the world) to come and share their passion, insight and experience with the South West’s creative business leaders, right here on our doorstep.

TV executive Michael Grade, design maverick Wayne Hemingway, digital agency guru Andy Hobsbawn (ex MD of Agency.com) and Nic Roope of Poke will be joined by a whole host of hugely compelling creative business people who’ll host a programme of workshops, keynotes, panels, roundtables and master classes.

Topics across the two days

The key themes of the conference are leadership, management, business growth, creativity and innovation and topics covered during the two days will include:

•Developing kick-arse creative teams

•How to pitch and win

•Get more out of your clients

•Unlock the value of your business

•What clients want

•How to get things done

•Building for growth

•Creative leadership

•Playing to strengths

•Your culture is everything

•How to attract rockstars to your company

•Lead to be green

•Selling in the big creative idea.

Mike Bennett CEO stated:

“"Vision is all about helping Managing Directors, Creative Directors and Senior Managers from across the South West think differently about business challenges they may be facing, be inspired to try new things, learn different skills and see their businesses in a completely different way”.

Mike continued:

“We wanted to do something really big which gave South West creative businesses the edge. A creative conference like this, focussing on practical ways to grow your creative business and how nurture better leaders and managers has never been held in the UK before. It’s a first for Bristol and the region.”

Funding is available

Substantial funding is available to help companies cover the cost of attending the conference and Bristol Media has developed its own bursary scheme which will see discounts of up to 50% of delegate costs (eligibility criteria and terms & conditions apply).

“We want all kinds of different companies to attend, large and small, start ups to ones that have been around for decades. It will be such an inspiring two days and we don’t want any company to miss out.”

For further information around funding eligibility and how to apply see the Vision web site or contact Kirsty Lovell Kirsty@bristolmedia.co.uk