Democratic Business Summit 2024
3 December 2024
3 December 2024
10am to 4pm (arrivals from 9:15)
10am to 4pm (arrivals from 9:15)
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
This year’s Democratic Business Summit – a one-day event to advance democracy across the UK business economy – is coming to Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 3rd December 2024. Building on the success of last year’s event, we’re bringing together policy makers, businesses, federations, academics, and funders to continue to develop and promote more awareness of how democratic business can transform our broken economy.
This year’s Democratic Business Summit – a one-day event to advance democracy across the UK business economy – is coming to Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 3rd December 2024. Building on the success of last year’s event, we’re bringing together policy makers, businesses, federations, academics, and funders to continue to develop and promote more awareness of how democratic business can transform our broken economy.
This year’s Democratic Business Summit – a one-day event to advance democracy across the UK business economy – is coming to Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 3rd December 2024. Building on the success of last year’s event, we’re bringing together policy makers, businesses, federations, academics, and funders to continue to develop and promote more awareness of how democratic business can transform our broken economy.
With a new government – and manifesto pledges to support the sector’s growth – it presents an opportunity to make sure our business movement is working together to influence how public money and incentives benefit this part of the business economy in the UK over the next few years.
With a new government – and manifesto pledges to support the sector’s growth – it presents an opportunity to make sure our business movement is working together to influence how public money and incentives benefit this part of the business economy in the UK over the next few years.
With a new government – and manifesto pledges to support the sector’s growth – it presents an opportunity to make sure our business movement is working together to influence how public money and incentives benefit this part of the business economy in the UK over the next few years.
What to expect
What to expect
What to expect
This year, we’ll be hosting roundtables to ask key questions about how to grow our business movement:
This year, we’ll be hosting roundtables to ask key questions about how to grow our business movement:
This year, we’ll be hosting roundtables to ask key questions about how to grow our business movement:
Roundtable One:
Roundtable One:
Roundtable One:
How can we secure the investment we need to grow the sector?
How can we secure the investment we need to grow the sector?
How can we secure the investment we need to grow the sector?
Roundtable Two:
Roundtable Two:
Roundtable Two:
What would a strong ecosystem of democratic business support look like?
What would a strong ecosystem of democratic business support look like?
What would a strong ecosystem of democratic business support look like?
Roundtable Three:
Roundtable Three:
Roundtable Three:
What kinds of evidence and research can most effectively make the case for democratic business ownership?
What kinds of evidence and research can most effectively make the case for democratic business ownership?
What kinds of evidence and research can most effectively make the case for democratic business ownership?
Roundtable Four:
Roundtable Four:
Roundtable Four:
What does our business movement want from the new government?
What does our business movement want from the new government?
What does our business movement want from the new government?
Panelists
Panelists
Panelists
Kosta Juri
Kosta Juri
Kosta Juri
Head of Policy and Research at the Institute for Economic Democracy, set up to promote employee ownership and participatory culture in Slovenia and the wider region.
Head of Policy and Research at the Institute for Economic Democracy, set up to promote employee ownership and participatory culture in Slovenia and the wider region.
Head of Policy and Research at the Institute for Economic Democracy, set up to promote employee ownership and participatory culture in Slovenia and the wider region.
Derek Walker
Derek Walker
Derek Walker
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, whose job is to help us all leave behind a better Wales, and world, for generations to come.
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, whose job is to help us all leave behind a better Wales, and world, for generations to come.
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, whose job is to help us all leave behind a better Wales, and world, for generations to come.
Lucy Humphrey
Lucy Humphrey
Lucy Humphrey
Managing Director at Leading Lives, the largest social care workers co-op in the UK.
Managing Director at Leading Lives, the largest social care workers co-op in the UK.
Managing Director at Leading Lives, the largest social care workers co-op in the UK.
Oliver Allies
Oliver Allies
Oliver Allies
Director at Wavehill, an independent, employee-owned social and economic research company.
Director at Wavehill, an independent, employee-owned social and economic research company.
Director at Wavehill, an independent, employee-owned social and economic research company.
Rebecca Evans
Rebecca Evans
Rebecca Evans
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning for Wales.
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning for Wales.
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning for Wales.
Bethan Webber
Bethan Webber
Bethan Webber
CEO of Cwmpas, a development agency working for positive change, in Wales and across the UK.
CEO of Cwmpas, a development agency working for positive change, in Wales and across the UK.
CEO of Cwmpas, a development agency working for positive change, in Wales and across the UK.
Tickets
Tickets
Tickets
£50.00 + VAT
£50.00 + VAT
£50.00 + VAT
We’re asking delegates to contribute a nominal fee towards the cost of the event. Your ticket includes refreshments and lunch. Click below to register and buy your ticket.
We’re asking delegates to contribute a nominal fee towards the cost of the event. Your ticket includes refreshments and lunch. Click below to register and buy your ticket.
We’re asking delegates to contribute a nominal fee towards the cost of the event. Your ticket includes refreshments and lunch. Click below to register and buy your ticket.
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If you're interested in learning more about the attendees, workshops and sessions from last year’s summit, you can find them bellow.
If you're interested in learning more about the attendees, workshops and sessions from last year’s summit, you can find them bellow.
If you're interested in learning more about the attendees, workshops and sessions from last year’s summit, you can find them bellow.
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For more information about the event and how to sponsor it, please contact jonny@democraticbusiness.org
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The CfDB is a project of Stir to Action Ltd, a worker co-operative registered in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee. Company number 07951013
Our team is based in Dorset, London, and Manchester
Designed and built by Stir to Action Studio
You can subscribe to our newsletter here
The CfDB is a project of Stir to Action Ltd, a worker co-operative registered in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee. Company number 07951013
Our team is based in Dorset, London, and Manchester
Designed and built by Stir to Action Studio