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Good Deals! Social investment conference on May 6th 

10 April 2008

Billionaire venture capitalist Sir Tom Hunter is to be a keynote speaker at the UK’s first annual social investment conference, ‘Good Deals’, in London on Tuesday 6th May. Presented by the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) in partnership with NESTA, Good Deals will bring together a wide range of high profile contributors to debate and learn about new opportunities for financing social change.

Organised by Social Enterprise magazine and sponsored by the RBS group, the conference is a not be missed opportunity for social enterprises seeking new investment, private investors with an interest in the social investment marketplace, charities and philanthropists.

Other speakers include the CEO of UK Business Banking at RBS Group, Steve Pateman; the CEO of John Laing plc, Adrian Ewer; Government Ministers Ed Miliband and Phil Hope; Charity Bank CEO Malcolm Hayday; Adventure Capital Fund CEO Jonathan Lewis; Social Enterprise Coalition CEO Jonathan Bland; NESTA CEO Jonathan Kestenbaum; Bridges Ventures director Antony Ross; Big Issue Invest CEO Nigel Kershaw; Fifteen Foundation board advisor and Social Enterprise Ambassador Liam Black; Ananda Jones and James Brown – from TV’s Dragons’ Den.

Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, said:

“I look forward to this event with anticipation as a chance to come together around a shared vision and understanding of social investment, to showcase the pioneering work of government in developing the market and to highlight promising innovations, funds and models out there in the emerging social investment landscape."

The conference will offer attendees an exciting environment in which to learn, network and share ideas with like-minded individuals and organisations.  Programme highlights include:

• ‘With great wealth comes great responsibility’, a conference challenge presented by Sir Tom Hunter
• Amanda Jones and James Brown, the first entrepreneurs to win money from all five dragons on TV’s Dragons Den for their two-in-one water carrier and purifier, in conversation with Phil Hope
• Inspiring examples of good practice in social investor / investee partnerships delivering major social returns
• Social businesses making live pitches to investors
• Match maker sessions – a ‘speed dating’ style opportunity for investors and investees to come together to discuss investment opportunities
• Finance hyperspace – pioneers leading exciting new innovations in social investment

For full programme details, for the latest conference news or to book a place visit www.good-dealsuk.com[external website], e-mail conference@socialenterprisemag.co.uk or call 020 8983 1929.