Entrepreneur, Jamie Shields to speak at Careers for All and Disability Confidence in Action Summit

We are delighted to announce that entrepreneur, Jamie Shields, is this year’s Lived Experience Speaker for the BASE Disability Confidence in Action Business Summit and the BASE Careers for All Conference. Both events will take place on 19th November in Manchester.

This is thanks to Parallel Lifestyle, who is the Lived Experience Speaker sponsor for both events.

Parallel is the disability lifestyle brand behind Purple Sock Day; a national mass participation event taking place on The International Day of Disabled People which donates profits to support disabled entrepreneurs and supported employment.

BASE is the principal beneficiary of the Purple Sock Day campaign.

Andrew Douglass, Founder of Parallel said: ‘We are delighted to be able to help provide a platform for Jamie to bring to life his keynote talks and share his lived experience in his own irreverent style. As a really exciting entrepreneur, I can’t think of anyone better who epitomises the spirit of Purple Sock Day and can help us signal our unwavering support for BASE.’

Laura Davis, CEO of BASE said: ‘We are so excited to be able to welcome Jamie as our Lived Experience Speaker to this year’s BASE Conference and our inaugural Disability Confidence in Action Business Summit. I am grateful to Parallel for their sponsorship, which forms part of our Purple Sock Day partnership and our collective aim to support the wealth of disabled business talent across the UK.’

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