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Famous five for Entrepreneursâ?? Forum

A North East membership group for the region’s leading business people celebrated its fifth anniversary last week with an impressive demonstration of how far it had come in the last five years.

The Entrepreneurs’ Forum fifth annual conference, Progres5ive at the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton, attracted a world-class line-up of speakers who took the opportunity to share the secrets of their success with the 300-strong audience.

Australian supermodel turned businesswoman, Elle McPherson, headed up a diverse line-up, which also included legendary music promoter Harvey Goldsmith; Angus Thirlwell, the co-founder of luxury chocolate firm Hotel Chocolat; Guy Browning, Director of Smokehouse; and Charles Morgan, corporate strategy director for the Morgan Motor Company.

Charles Morgan told his fellow entrepreneurs how his business blended tradition with high technology and operated in a fun and family atmosphere, but one that could adapt to change. “We are just starting a new period in our history where the tradition of Morgan must continue, but we have to be more aware of the environment,” he said.

Carole Beverley, chief executive of the Forum, said: “The response to this landmark fifth conference has been stunning and reflects the success of the organisation, as well as the hard work of our team in bringing together a world-class line-up of speakers.

“I’m sure that everybody here today will have taken something away from the event that will help grow and progress their business - and that’s precisely what the Forum is all about.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .