North East property, business and lifestyle magazine, Portfolio North has been announced as the exclusive media partner for the highly anticipated Sunderland Business Festival.
The publication is set to support the event with publicity both before, during and reporting on interviews with its high profile guests following the event. A stellar line-up of speakers, including; Dame Irene Hays DBE, Heather Mills, the teams behind international production company Fulwell 73, SAFC and a range of business and local authority leaders have recently been announced for Sunderland Business Festival.
The festival is being organised by Sunderland Business Partnership, a collective of organisations of all sizes, all with an interest in the city’s development, creating opportunities for members to collaborate and grow, which in turn helps Sunderland to be a more dynamic destination for business.
Each event is free of charge to attend but tickets must be booked beforehand https://sbfestival.co.uk/programme-2022/.
The Sunderland City Council-backed Festival is set to inspire business people and budding entrepreneurs from across the region. The collaboration with Portfolio North is a perfect fit as the ever-evolving magazine and digital platform is a vital resource to the region’s leading business owners and decision makers through its high-growth digital and print platforms.
The outstanding line-up will include a range of panel discussions, including one from Fulwell73’s managing partner Leo Pearlman and UK CEO Johnny Moore as they discuss the company’s future plans that will put Sunderland and the North East at the forefront of the UK’s film and media industry. Learn how they made shows such as The Late Late Show With James Corden, Friends: The Reunion, Carpool Karaoke and Sunderland Til I Die.
Other events will include an ‘on the sofa’ talk from Dame Irene Hayes, an insight into the life and successful career of Heather Mills, business seminars including how to protect your business from cyber crime, a recruitment fayre and Tech Talent event at the Stadium of Light, SAFC Talk – The Business of Football from its senior leadership team, Music Tech Meet up and Behind the Scenes at Nissan. The festival will conclude with an Entrepreneurial Leaders event at the Fire Station Auditorium with speakers including successful local entrepreneurs Alice Rowen Hall from Rowen Homes, Kim Cattin from West Barn Co. and Cassie Moyse from Portfolio North and Bradley Hall.
As media partner Portfolio North will be able to place key messaging in front of their prestigious B2B community through live event coverage, print magazine features and digital content.
Launched in 2017, Portfolio North is a property, lifestyle and business publication which is one of the most read print magazines in the North, attracting support from some of the region’s most significant businesses and organisations.
Portfolio North director Cassie Moyse, has also been announced as a speaker at the Entrepreneurial Leaders event alongside Alice Rowen Hall, co-founder and creative director of Rowen Homes and Kim Cattin CEO of West Barn Co. – she said;
“We are delighted to sponsor Sunderland Business Festival, the event is the perfect collaboration for Portfolio North and our ever-growing digital and print platforms are the ideal outlet to showcase and share the array of B2B content from the event.
“The line-up for the business festival is outstanding and it will be an incredible event for those in all stages of their careers to learn more or be inspired by some of the region’s key figures and business leaders. We are very proud to be the exclusive media partner and to be covering this event, and I am delighted to be speaking at its Entrepreneurial Leaders event alongside two outstanding local business women, Alice Rowen Hall and Kim Cattin.
“Through our content we are committed to informing, educating, inspiring and entertaining readers with a variety of expert industry advice articles, important news for the region and eye-catching luxury lifestyle features. The Sunderland Business Festival fits in perfectly with our ethos of celebrating and supporting local business through this type of content.”
Throughout the three days there will be drop-in sessions run by organisations such as the BIPC and the Education Development Trust.
Sunderland Business Festival is sponsored by Sunderland City Council, Sunderland AFC alongside Portfolio North.
For more information or to book tickets for specific events visit www.sbfestival.co.uk
