Valuable insights for live sector businesses
We’re delighted to announce that our in-person member forums are back! Join us on Wednesday 29 March at the Victory Services Club, to explore the key theme: Building Culture, Continuity and Resilience.
This is a free-of-charge event for PLASA members – you can bring up to two members of your team with you. Plus, you can invite a non-member who can purchase a ticket for £55+VAT.
Spaces are limited so RSVP today!
What to expect at the Member Business Forum
PLASA’s Member Business Forum offers a content-rich afternoon with actionable advice on how to improve your business practices. Plus, the forum is a great way to meet fellow members and expand your professional network.
Itinerary & keynote talks
- 14.45 Arrival & refreshments
- 15.15 Welcome introduction
- 15.20 Leading Culture Change – William Rogers
- 16.05 Building Employee Retention – Nicky Gleadow
- 16.25 Dodging Bullets: Practical Resilience – John Robinson
- 16.55 Forum summary
- 17.00 Networking and drinks
Meet the speakers
Nicky Gleadow
Building Employee Retention
Nicky Gleadow owns and runs The HR Point, is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and holds a Masters in Employment Law (LLM). Nicky has been working in HR for over 14 years and has been providing HR Consultancy services to small to medium size employers since 2006. Prior to this Nicky was an HR Manager in the leisure industry, where she gained significant experience in employee relations. Nicky has extensive HR experience both at a strategic level as well handling disciplinaries, grievances handling redundancies and TUPE situations. Nicky prides herself on finding the right solution for your business. Nicky often says no situation clients ask her about surprises her anymore! Nicky is confident she can add value to your business by focusing on pro-active HR management. Read more about Nicky
Keynote speaker: William Rogers MBE
Leading Culture Change
The Sunday Times Top 100 “Best Leader” of a mid-sized company for three years in a row (2012, 2013 & 2014), William Rogers is a people focussed manager, leader, entrepreneur and businessman. Founder of an insurance broking business at the age of 24, William built the business from scratch until it ultimately became one of the largest and most respected insurance broking firms in Cornwall. The business was sold in 2012 to national brokers, Towergate Insurance…In Spring 2020 he became Non-Executive Chairman of Bristol based company, Stage Electrics and, in October of the same year, a joint founder and Chairman of Your Harrogate and Magnetiz, a new digital media start-up. In late 2022, William became non-executive Chairman of Startle, a background digital music supplier to the hospitality and entertainment sectors. Read William’s full bio
John Robinson
Dodging Bullets: Practical Resilience
John Robinson is a Director of Inoni Ltd, a business continuity and resilience professional with over 30 years of related consultancy experience. He has provided expertise to organisations worldwide, delivering technology and business-related solutions to the public, private and voluntary sectors. John’s previous roles include R&D Director of NeverFail Group plc, Head of Consulting at Safetynet plc and Managing Consultant with PA Consulting Group, with prior software engineering and research for ITT, STC and ICL. He holds an MSc from Birmingham University in Electronic and Electrical Systems and a BSc (Hons) from the University of Aston-in-Birmingham. John is also a Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute and a rare recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. Find out more about Inoni Ltd
