Speakers
Makers, buyers and the people who keep the books.
09:45 – 10:25
Hana Okafor
Founder
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Okafor & Thread
From kitchen table to 400 stockists
10:40 – 11:20
Callum Reid
Owner
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Reid Leatherworks
Pricing handmade work so it pays you
10:00 – 11:30
Esme Larkin
Illustrator and printmaker
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Larkin Press
Product photography with your phone
11:00 – 11:40
Dev Sandhu
Co-founder
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Bramble Candle Co.
Wholesale without tears
13:30 – 14:20
Margaret Holt
Former head buyer
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Holt Retail Consulting
What buyers actually want
13:30 – 14:10
Tomas Varga
Photographer and content coach
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Varga Studio
Instagram is not a business plan
10:00 – 10:40
Priya Castell
Chartered accountant
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Castell & Co.
Tax and VAT for makers, in plain English
13:30 – 15:00
Joe Whitaker
Ceramicist
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Whitaker Clay
Running a pop-up that sells
Five makers, five minutes
Got a story worth five minutes? Pitch a lightning talk.
Five slots in the Main Hall go to makers from the region. Send us a few lines about what you’d say by 28 February. First-time speakers are very welcome, and we’ll help you prepare.
Pitch a talk
Sat 17 April 2027 · Stannerford
Come and hear them in person.
One day of talks, workshops and good company for people who make things and sell them. Lunch and the after-party are included.