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Challenge areas covered on this day

  • Skills and talent
  • Security as everyone's business

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9:00am — 3:30pm
EmPower 2026
Gloucester
12:00pm — 2:00pm
Partner event — separate ticket required
How Not to Lose Your Company in 10 Steps

A light-hearted but genuinely practical countdown of the ten most common ways founders accidentally give away control of, or sink, their own company. Inspired by the film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, we flip the script to show founders what NOT to do. Each step is delivered with a real-world story (anonymised) and a one-line takeaway the audience can act on immediately. The session ends with a quick-fire audience quiz: Would you lose your company? with a small prize for the best score.

HCR Law, Cheltenham
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Please note: timings are indicative and may be subject to slight change. Speakers will be confirmed in due course.

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