Europe’s Biggest Student Enterprise Conference is held In Liverpool
University of Liverpool Management School were given the opportunity to attend NACUE’s Student Enterprise Conference 2015. The event brought together over 500 students and graduates from all around the country for two days of inspiration, discovery, networking and practical workshops.
The conference was kicked off with a welcome note from the CEO of NACUE, Johnny Luk, who urged attendees to take action to turn their ideas into a reality, sharing one of his favourite quotes: ‘be the chess player, not the chess piece’.
Speakers at the conference included:
- Ella Jade from BBC’s Apprentice and founder of Made.com
- Ross Kemp, founder of ASAP Water Crafts
- Ben Towers, a 16-year old managing director who already employs 15 people under his company, Towers Design
- Jennifer Onah, Creative Director of Ferona Luxury Fashion House
- Richard Booth, founder of Campus Industries
Sessions were also provided on big data, learning to code, learning to pitch, and several debate panels were held over the course of conference, discussing topics from leadership to women in tech.
One of our BA International Business students, Khalida Abdulrahim, attended the conference.
She said: “I was interested in attending the SEC as I am keen on entrepreneurship and wanted an opportunity to meet like-minded people and build my network further. The conference was packed with interesting talks from successful entrepreneurs, master classes, debate panels and group discussions.
I got a chance to meet with some of the most innovative minds of our generation, many of whom were very young, including Ben Towers, a 16 year old Managing Director of his own design company. The entire event was very lively and packed with so much energy - it would have been impossible to leave uninspired. Many students and graduates from all over the country were in attendance, giving attendees a chance to connect with so many passionate people with great ideas".