If you are interested in or running a business and want to find out some tips on building an all-star team (at little or no cost) check out his workshop

Questions answered :
How to create a winning team for your business
How to “recruit” staff with no money
How to find the right people for your business

As Facebook growth plateaus niche networks are on the rise, from Instagram to Path new companies are building communities around niche requirements.

The same is true with sports and football specifically with Fanatix, Squawka and Bantr all looking for product fit.

With the recent death of Picklive and Sofanatics the question is whether there is a market for real time sports networks.

The session will discuss what Bantr has learnt in its first year and its strategy to own the real time football market.

Questions answered :
Is there a market for real time sports engagement?

Most digital companies have a huge amount of data available relating to their customers’activity. Most of the time this is used for functional ends but how can it be leveraged to understand more about your customer base? How can you make Big Data smart?

Questions answered :
How can you leverage the value of your digital data?

How can you grow your business by smart use of your data assets?

If the 00s was the era of industry exploiting Big Data, then the 10s is to be the decade in which we witness the greatest re-alignment of power between consumers and businesses in the realm of data exchange

A brand new trend from Future Foundation suggests we are fast approaching a future where consumer data no longer exists solely for the benefit of industry, but instead becomes a commodity which consumers can store, safeguard and exchange for their advantage.

Questions answered :
How can companies encourage consumers to share their data? How will consumers use this new empowerment? How will new regulation impact on the flow of Bog Data? And most importantly, how can companies capitalise on this new trend?

Hosted by Belinda Parmar author of Little Miss Geek, this session consists of a unique panel discussion and networking event for female brand owners, client-side marketing and comms people that examines the reasons why we lack digital women in senior roles within brands, and the precise steps we as a group can take to remedying this. This is not just a think tank or talking shop – this event created by Invite Inspire – the new network for women in comms and digital will create specific action steps and then get going on a mission to support women to be part of the wave of oncoming digital CMOs.

Questions answered :
This vital conversation not only looks at ways to get more women into the nascent digital sector, but also actively creates opportunities for women to connect, create career progression opportunities, get inspired by digital women at the top of their field and be part of a network that is committed to their growth on an ongoing basis.

With the rise of connected devices it’s more important than ever to reach new audiences and to ensure you’re publishing valuable content where it’s in demand. Apps represent a great opportunity for achieving this but behind the rise of apps designed for consuming web content is a dramatically changing ecosystem of distribution platforms and devices. This brings with it the headache of developing for different proprietary platforms while fragmentation continues to grow with each new device brought to market – each with its own unique set of user experience conventions. Media publishers have to grapple with the complexity of streamlining the management of content across disparate systems and data sources whilst optimising services for the right device. Brightcove will explore the challenges and opportunities for publishers struggling with the cost and complexity of developing and managing apps across the growing number of new platforms along with the rise of the ‘content app platform’ which seeks to remedy the larger pain points of app development.

Questions answered :
- How can I build an app in a fast and cost-effective way for both iOS and Android devices?
- How can I build what looks and feels like a native app with HTML5, without needing the specialist skillsets required for native development?
- How can I develop my company’s brand with a content app?
- How can I make my app more successful and drive audience engagement?

A session exploring the role that women play in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, despite the fact that they make up less than 20% of the workforce.

Questions answered :
Why are there so few women, and why should we care?
How we can get more women into STEM?
What are easy things that can I do personally, which will actually make a difference?

Screenburn is a Facebook VoD platform enabling the sale of video (film, TV, music, comedy, sport) content from a Facebook page. It’s great for monetizing the existing Facebook audience and increasing distribution for independent film. We soft launched the platform in October 2012 and are about to fully launch the service to the industry. Our biggest release to date is Pete Doherty’s debut feature film which was released simultaneously in cinemas and on Facebook with Screenburn.

Questions answered :
Startup showcase

d3.js is a popular JavaScript data visualisation library. The main difference from other charting library is its focus on interactivity. Makoto created a series of screencast called “The Joy of d3.js”, a commit-by-commit guide to building Hans Rosling’s “GapMinder” data visualisation in d3.js. The more detail is at http://blog.new-bamboo.co.uk/2013/01/07/the-joy-of-d3-js

Questions answered :
How to use d3.js

Join us for this hands-on Co-Creation Session and discover the value of Service Design Thinking tools and mindset. In this high energy session we will introduce you to Scenario Building, Value Co-Creation and Value Network Mapping because business should be all about creating real value with and for people. You will be challenged to create innovative concepts which are both desirable and doable.

Questions answered :
* How to create Value Networks
* How to map Customer/User Journey
* How to use Service Design Tools
* How to be human-centred
* How to co-design your business