Future Ready: Protecting Your People, Your Profits, and Your Potential

Workshops | Insightful Talks | Networking

Date: 24th June | Time: 8:30AM - 1:30PM

Location: Dartmoor Lodge Hotel, Peartree Cross, Ashburton, Newton Abbot TQ13 7JW

Easily accessible from The A38

What we'll cover:

✅ Smart AI: Internal Legal Governance & Third-Party Due Diligence Essentials - David Thompson & Philippa Collison: Michelmores

✅ Cyber Risk in the Real World: Prevention & Protection - Troy Wheeler & Stephen King: Tomlinson Solutions and Partners&

✅ Cash Is King: Tax Planning to Protect Future Liquidity - Ben Herbert: Bishop Fleming

✅ Future Proofing your business - Chris Campkin & Tim Allen: The CFO Centre

✅ Funding Growth with Confidence: How to Access the Right Finance in an Uncertain Economy - Ed Tellwright: British Business Bank

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Thank you to our sponsors

Meet your host and speakers:

Ed Tellwright

Senior Manager – South West - British Business Bank

Ed is the Senior Manager for the South West at the British Business Bank. Tasked with making finance markets work better for smaller businesses across the region by increasing the supply of finance available, creating more diverse finance markets, and helping to reduce imbalances when accessing finance.

David Thompson

Partner - Michelmores

David is a Partner in Michelmores’ Commercial team. He is also responsible for leading the Firm’s cross-office multi-disciplinary Consumer Brands team, as well as heading-up the Firm’s Intellectual Property team. His practice encompasses a wide range of commercial work, acting for a broad spectrum of clients, from start-ups and entrepreneurs through to international household names.

Philippa Collison

Managing Associate - Michelmores

Philippa is a Managing Associate in Michelmores’ Commercial team. She regularly advises clients on a diverse range of commercial and technology matters, including in relation to IT (software development and licensing), e-commerce (consumer rights and data privacy), non-contentious intellectual property matters and supply chain and logistics arrangements.

Troy Wheeler

Group Managing Director - Tomlinson Solutions

Troy oversees the strategic growth and operational leadership of Tomlinson Solutions, an award-winning UK IT and cybersecurity consultancy. Since joining, he's helped evolve the company from a regional IT support provider into a national strategic technology partner, delivering integrated solutions in IT management, cybersecurity, cloud transformation, and digital innovation.

Ben Herbert

Tax Partner - Bishop Fleming

Ben is an expert in corporate taxation working predominately with owner managed businesses. He is passionate about innovation and before training as an accountant studied Physics at university, this enables him to bridge the gap between his client’s innovation and the lucrative innovation tax reliefs available, such as Research and Development Tax Credits and the Patent Box regime.

Matt West

Senior Manager - Allica Bank

As a local Allica Bank relationship manager, Matt has been supporting established businesses in the South West for over 7 years. With real business banking expertise and a strong local network, Matt can help you and your business navigate anything.

Tim Allen

CFO - The CFO Centre

Tim is a Chartered Accountant and finance leader with over 30 years’ experience operating at board and executive level across UK and international businesses, spanning technology, financial services, hospitality, property, charity, regulated lending and green energy.

He has held CFO, Finance Director and VP Finance roles in AIM‑listed, private equity‑owned and US‑owned corporates, and have led businesses through growth, market disruption, transaction and post‑acquisition integration.

Chris Campkin

CFO - The CFO Centre

For over 25 years Chris has worked with owners of creative communications, human capital and technology businesses to support them in achieving their goals. Whether this is to raise initial capital and set up the business, to develop growth strategies and equity schemes to incentivise and retain their leadership team, to deal with the bumps along the way or to deliver an exit.

Danielle Trow

Regional Director - The CFO Centre

Passionate about supporting local business, Danielle is an experienced commercial manager having previously managed my family business in the fuel and convenience sector for many years, and later, manager of multiple sites. More recently she has been a relationship manager within the financial services industry. A real ‘people person’ she loves helping local business owners succeed and realise their potential.

The Dartmoor Lodge Hotel is easily accessible from The A38, midway between Exeter and Plymouth exiting the Devon Expressway (A38) at the Peartree Cross exit. Parking is onsite and free - please register your vehicle registration number on arrival.

Event details

Venue: Dartmoor Lodge Hotel - Little Lodge Room, Peartree Cross, Ashburton, Newton Abbot TQ13 7JW
Date: Wednesday 24th June 2026