Event Details

Unfortunately, this event has been postponed, and it will no longer take place today.

We are currently looking for a date to reschedule the session, most likely after the Easter break, and we will contact you to invite you to this new date once it has been confirmed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope you will join us for the rescheduled date.

_____________________________________________________________

What happens when you have a plan but the world has other ideas?

At this event, we'll be talking to three young entrepreneurs who have shown resilience, embraced problems and turned them into opportunities by creating new businesses and products that meet customer needs in the new emerging era.

Nathan Shoesmith, Aditya Kadam, and Maharani Hariga will share their stories at this special event, facilitated by PR specialist and LUMS Entrepreneur in Residence Richard Baguley.

Our Panel

Nathan Shoesmith, Director of The Speaker Media Limited and winner of the Diana Award in 2021.

The Speaker Media Limited is an impartial, online political news platform with a mission to inspire the next generation in politics. The platform features opinion-based articles and analyses of current political events and issues. Currently free at the point of access, articles are written by Nathan and a network of young people, mainly university students, with an interest in politics and political writing. They also now offer an educational subscription resource for schools https://speakerpolitics.co.uk/

In 2021 The Speaker Limited released its first book “2020 As it happened” written by Nathan Shoesmith and his co-author Calum Paton.

Looking back on the truly unprecedented year of events that saw lives and the world change like never before, this is 2020, as it happened. Featuring adapted reporting and analysis from directors of The Speaker - a youth-driven impartial news media company on a mission to inspire the next generation in politics.

You can purchase a copy ahead of the event by clicking here. You can collect it at the event where it will be signed by Nathan.

Aditya Kadam & Maharani Hariga are the directors of Adirani Digital Solutions and Entrepreneurs in Residence at Lancaster University.

Adirani Digital Solutions specialise in web & mobile app development along with digital strategy. When it comes to digital solutions, it’s more than just plugging in social media, data analytics and effective software to an existing business model. It’s all about creating a robust model that integrates digital technology.

You can find out more about their work by clicking here.

This event is part of the U Start project which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Northern Powerhouse scheme.