I’m an accomplished public speaker and am regulary asked to appear at industry gatherings to share my view of the world, I like to think that I bring great thinking, combined with some good humour and personality.
Speaking Events that I have been involved with include: -
Shared Services Forum UK annual conference (audience size around 150 – conference host for the day).
OPI Magazines European CEO’s Forum (audience size around 80 European Industry CEO’s, topic = Megatrends/Futurology).
RAW NW 2010 – 450 Entrepreneurs (audience size around 120, topic = Megatrends/Futurology).
Breakthrough Conference – Industry conference (audience size around 120, topic = Megatrends/Futurology).
The M Factor – Conference in Cheshire for SME’s (audience size around 120, topic = Social Media for Business).
2011 Events
Below is a list of events where I will be appearing/speaking in 2011. This is always changing, so please track back to this page.
March 2nd – How Do Brand on Demand Conference – Manchester. Discussing latest digitial trends and their impact on brands. Details here.
April 7th - Emerce B2B Online Event, Holland. Kenote on Social Media from a B2B perspective.
May 4th- Business North West, Manchester. Keynote on Leadership.
May 12th - OPI Magazines European CEO’s Forum – Berlin. Keynote briefing on latest global megatrends for industry leaders. Details here (invitation only).
May 20th – Tameside Business Awards. After dinner motivational speaker.
June 8th – Hull Business Week. Keynote on Future Working Trends.
June 27th – Manchester Many Hands Appeal. Benefits of running a sustainable organisation.
Sept 6th – Insider Magazine Leadership event. One of three panel members discussing leadership.
Oct 4th - Insider Magazine Business of Technology event. One of three panel members discussing computing trends.
Oct 27th – Shared Services Forum UK Annual Conference. Conference host.
Dec 15th - Business Network Chester event. Keynote around trends, leadership and innovation (feedback below).
2010 Events
Below is a list of events where I have appeared in 2010.
Tuesday 27th April 2010. Death of Distance debate, Manchester. Chairing a really interesting mixed reality debate. Details here.
Wednesday 28th April 2010 – SaS conference, Manchester. Corporate Marketing & Social Media Panellist. Details here.
Thursday 6th May 2010 – Delivering a full day course on Social media for business.
Wednesday 25th August – Association of Business to Business Agencies, London. More about Abba here.
Thursday 9th September – Keynote Megatrends presentation for leading office supplies company. IoD, London.
Thursday 16th September – Drivas Jonas Deloitte conference on Sustainability for Business. Manchester.
Tuesday 21st September – Shared Services Forum annual conference. More about the Shared Services Forum here.
Thursday 25th November – Go Social Bootcamp. Experiences of being a business leader on social media. Manchester.
Audience Feedback
“…I am writing to thank you personally for your tremendous contribution to what became a memorable and successful conference at Rudding Park. You brought professionalism, authenticity, wisdom and fun to make it a great conference. Thanks a million.” John McLafferty, Head of Professional Development- Rolls-Royce and Chair, Shared Services Forum UK. Shared Services Forum UK Annual Conference.“…
Your workshops were extremely informative, entertaining and full of helpful hints.” - Audience Member – M Factor
“…I attended both sessions of your “Social Media” presentations at the M Factor on Thursday 12th November – absolutely great! Inspiring!…” – Audience Member – M Factor
“…I especially want to mention the incredible effort Phil that you had obviously put into your presentation. The feedback that I have personally heard on this has been outstanding and it was great to hear it referenced throughout the day…” – Mike Perls, CEO of MC2 (RAW 2010).
“…You gave the best presentation I have seen all year , and one of the top 10 of all time . It was good to see the fundamentals of content and entertainment both being there ….Former CEO of Major European Multi-National Wholesaler – Spicers.
“….I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for your inspirational session yesterday. I have never been in a situation before that EVERYONE in the room felt the same way about a speaker and session, I had numerous people come up to me at the end to talk specifically about your session and just how much they enjoyed it, they all know that they can take away something tangible and start implementing it in their day to day lives immediately. I personally haven’t learnt that much in ages so it was a real eye opener for me….” – Luke Chapman, MD – Business Performance Group (March 2010).
“…I just wanted to say how much I appreciated your input in to the Death of Distance debate – I can honestly say that it wouldn’t have been half the event it was without your help. The amount of preparation and research you put in beforehand really paid off and you managed to keep the conversations flowing and get the most from all the speakers whilst having to get to grips with all the technology – a truly remarkable feat!…Great to work with you and very much hope we can work together again..” – Dom Raban, Managing Director, Corporation Pop (Death of Distance Debate).
“@PhilJones40 thanks for your talk today Phil. Inspirational! Clients loved you” – Ian Harper – Managing Director, Harper Office Supplies. (IoD customer event).
“I just wanted to drop you a personal note to thank you for your time, energy and enthusiasm yesterday morning. I was delighted with how the seminar went: the audience were very engaged and the topic really struck a chord. Your presentation was exactly what I was looking for in terms of both content and delivery and we have had nothing but positive remarks and feedback since…” – Will Smith, Partner (Audit), Deloitte Consulting
Enjoyed your talk immensley! /via Twitter @garryknox – How-Do Branding on Demand Event
Top presentation. Delivered with real substance- refreshing change to trendy buzz words you usually hear/via Twitter @ShootCutGo How-Do Branding on Demand Event
Thank you to @howdomedia for a very interesting conference on branding yesterday with a great presentation from Phil Jones /via Twitter @Val_at_Whale How-Do Branding on Demand Event
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