Growth and Innovation: Finding Creative Ways to Differentiate Your Business
Thursday 23 April, 1-day workshop
High-impact, experienced leaders are keenly aware that bad times are caused by what leaders do in good times. Good times are a direct result of actions taken during the bad times. How are you adapting your style to the reality of the new world? Why should your clients buy from you? Why should your competitors' clients switch to your services? This workshop describes the differences between sustaining and disruptive innovation. It explains why incumbents typically fail to capitalize on disruptive innovation, and provides you with tools to make your organization innovative with a focus on growth. Presented by Renato Beninatto (Common Sense Advisory).

Business Strategy and Budgeting
Friday 24 April, 1-day workshop
LSPs all over Europe and the rest of the world are finding they need to re-consider their plans for the future and how to achieve their goals. New sales initiatives, seeking out a specialized market niche or lowering prices all take planning, a clear understanding of your company’s finances and proper allocation of your anticipated income for the new year in order to implement. In this workshop you will learn how to create a plan that fits your company, how to set goals and measure success. You will leave with a blueprint for your planning process and hands-on tips for implementing the plan, getting staff buy-in and staying on track. After all, the best plan is no good in your drawer... To view the workshop outline click here. Presented by Michele Hecken (Alpha Translations Canada)

LTC Worx: Increasing your productivity
14:15-14:45 Friday 24 April, FREE to ND attendees
LTC Worx is the cutting-edge web-based business and project management system specifically designed for Language Service Providers of all sizes. Worx is extremely flexible and allows users to customise their own settings, create and edit workflows and clearly define user roles and multi-site configuration. Using pre-defined project and request templates, Worx will save you valuable time from processing quotes right through to invoicing. Comprehensive contact and file management comes as standard and with its open and well documented API’s, Worx can be integrated with other software to compliment and maximise your existing IT investments.

Surviving and Thriving in Uncertain Times
Saturday 25 April, 3/4-day workshop, paired with Speed Networking
This group discussion, supported by a panel of peers and experts, will open up conversation about the current financial status of Europe and LSPs and techniques and strategies for surviving and even thriving in a constantly changing economy. Learn from your peers and others who have experience from outside the industry what their approach is and whether it is working. This exchange will be nurtured and directed by Renato Beninatto (Common Sense Advisory) with panelists Bogi Emilsson (Skjal) and Frank ter Reehorst (Scriptware).

Speed Networking
Saturday 25 April, afternoon activity, paired with Surviving and Thriving in Uncertain Times
This event provides members with a fun and structured opportunity to become acquainted in short, concise meetings. Every three minutes during the activity, a bell sounds, and participants from one side of the networking table rotate to the next seat, where the process begins all over again. Bring lots of business cards!

Sponsorship

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