A motivational speaker and business coach will kick off proceedings at one of the final business events on the Kent calendar.

Ian Dickson, the founder of Unlock Success, will give the first keynote address at the East Kent B2B, run by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce.

The award-winning speaker has mentored hundreds of firms across the country in his 10-year coaching career, delivering more than 250 seminars and speeches.

Attendees at the show will hear his three keys to success as the exhibition opens at Discovery Park in Sandwich.

More than 60 exhibitors will meet visitors at the event on Wednesday, November 4, which will be geared towards the digital and creative sectors.

Other speakers include Paul Andrews, chief executive of Jobs in Kent, and Zoe Cairns, founder of ZC Social Media. Lizzie Hodgson will be considering content strategy.

Digi Sessions will give visitors a byte-sized digital marketing session focused on search engine optimisation (SEO), and fixing technical SEO issues and improving pay per click (PPC) conversions.

There will also be four business related workshops looking at boosting employee engagement and integrating video into marketing.

Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce chief executive Jo James said: “The East Kent B2B is always an exciting and diverse conference and exhibition.

“We are looking forward to holding it at Discovery Park this year and welcoming delegates from across the region to meet our exhibitors and enjoy a day of networking and business.”

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