International Experts Jet in for First Disruptors Business Conference

The recent arrival on these shores of billion dollar valued startups such as Uber and airbnb from Silicon Valley has ruffled a few feathers as local traders are forced to adapt to compete with these highly disruptive
businesses. An upcoming one-day business conference is attempting to uncover how the fastest growing companies in the world are achieving unprecedented success by disrupting traditional industries.

The Disruptors Business conference features some of the top international business, technology and social entrepreneurs and will explore some of the science behind the latest business catchphrases such as crowdfunding, The Lean Startup and distributed working. The event also promises to explore where funding dollars are going, the future of marketing and the need for diversity in work teams.

As consumers turn to disruptive brands such as Spotify to stream music, Netflix to watch movies and Skype to make calls, this event is timely. None of these brands existed 10 years ago.

“A recent Kauffman foundation report found that over 50% of the current Fortune 500 Companies will have disappeared in 10 years,” said event organizer, John O’Loughlin. “This ultimately means that you are either disrupting your industry or your industry is being disrupted and we have designed this conference to explore how businesses can equip themselves to cope with these changes. It’s not all doom and gloom though. With a little know-how, it is easier than ever to ship your art to the world.”

The Disruptors conference will take place on September 5th 2014 at the Marker Hotel in Dublin’s Docklands. The Silicon Valley bank sponsored event will feature several international speakers of note including:

• Claire Lee (Head of Corporate Venturing; Silicon Valley Bank) San Francisco
• Margaret Molloy (Global Chief Marketing Officer; Siegel + Gale) New York
• Clay Hebert (Crowd funding expert) New York
• Joe Haslam (Executive Director, IE Business school) Madrid
• Johan Wendt (Ashoka Fellow and Founder of Mattecentrum) Stockholm
• David Smith (Silicon Valley connector) San Francisco
• Modwenna Rees-Mogg (Crowdfunding author) London

For more information on the Disruptors Business conference and this year’s speakers, go to www.disruptors.biz. To register, visit the website or email john@disruptors.biz.