Building a Billion pound business

Date: Wednesday 23rd October

Time: 13:30 for 14:00 till 15:30

Building a Billion pound business

Venue: VIP Lounge, First Direct Arena, Leeds, LS2 8BY

Speaker: Connect Yorkshire EIR Ajaz Ahmed BEM

Ajaz is best known for founding Freeserve, the UK's first big internet company. Launched in 1998, Freeserve entered the FTSE 100 in 2000 and was acquired by France Telecom for £1.65bn in 2001.

He is a Business Advisor, Non-Executive, Chairman, and Business Speaker.

Ajaz will discuss the lessons learned from building a billion-pound business and the lessons learned since selling Freeserve. Regardless of your industry or entrepreneurial aspirations, you'll remember the messages for years

After the talk,Connect Yorkshire member First Direct have offered a behind the scenes tour of Leeds Arena. With backstage access, you'll get to see where your favourite acts prepare before their big night and where all the hard work goes on to make sure you have the best night possible.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

First Direct Arena, Arena Way, Leeds, United Kingdom