Speakers

The People On The Stage On July 5th.

Meet the Experts. Every One of Them Knows Your Profession Inside Out and Every One of Them Has Something Genuinely Useful to Tell You.

Des has hand picked every person on this stage for one reason only. They have something that will make a real difference to your driving school. Not theory. Not a room full of slides that sound impressive in the moment and mean nothing by Tuesday morning. Practical knowledge from people who understand your profession, your challenges and what it actually takes to run a successful driving school in the UK today.

Every speaker was chosen because they have lived it, built it or are actively doing it right now. What they share on July 5th you can take home and use straight away. In your car. In your school. In your business. From day one.

DES O'CONNOR

DES O'CONNOR
Des O’Connor Host and Main Speaker. The World’s First AI Business Strategist for Driving Instructors.
Des is not someone who read about the driving instructor industry and decided to teach it. He lived it.
He built his driving school from scratch. Grew it to 15 instructors and 9 PDIs. Spent 16 years in that car, lesson after lesson, knowing exactly what a full diary feels like and what an empty one costs you. He knows the missed calls. The evening admin. The feeling that you should be doing more to market yourself but never quite knowing where to start.
He left the industry and spent the next decade on stages across the UK, USA and Europe. Featured on national television including BBC One. Recognised internationally as Speaker of the Year and Relationship Coach of the Year. Over 100 events. Thousands of professionals helped.
Earlier in his career Des co-created and delivered one of the first dedicated business coaching programmes built specifically for driving instructors in the UK. A programme that ran in collaboration with the Driving Standards Agency and the Driving Instructors Association at the time
He continues to present at and work alongside some of the most respected organisations in the profession, including the Motor Schools Association, ADI NJC and Intelligent Instructor, where he speaks at their events on the subject of AI and its impact on the driving instructor profession.
Now he is back. With everything he has learned. And something that changes everything for your business.

GRAHAM HOOPER

DES O'CONNOR
Graham Hooper Promoting Your Business with AI.
If you have spent any time in this profession, you will know the name Graham Hooper.
46 years in driver training. DVSA Grade A ADI. The highest grade achievable on the current Standards Check. ORDIT Registered Trainer, assessed and approved by the DVSA itself to train the trainers. DIA Honorary Life Member. Fellow of the International Authority of Professional Coaches and Mentors. University qualified in coaching for driver development. Author. One of the most credentialled and respected figures in UK driver training.
Graham has spent nearly five decades coaching, mentoring and training driving instructors, PDIs and trainers across the UK. He has built multi six figure businesses. He has helped hundreds of instructors pass their Part 3 and Standards Check. His testimonials run into the hundreds.
When Graham speaks, you do not just get qualifications on a slide. You get 46 years of lived experience in your profession, delivered straight and without filler.
At this event Graham will show you exactly how to use AI to promote your driving school, attract more pupils and stand out in a market that is getting more competitive by the month.
Graham Hooper

Promoting Your Business with AI.

12 years experience

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RAJ AKUTHOTA Drivea

DES O'CONNOR
Raj Akuthota Founder, Drivea. The Smart Management Platform for Driving Instructors.
Raj Akuthota is the founder of Drivea, the smart management platform built specifically for driving instructors. He understands better than almost anyone how technology is already reshaping the way driving schools operate day to day.
At this event Raj will show you exactly how technology is transforming the way driving schools manage their business, where AI fits into that picture right now and what the most forward thinking instructors are doing today to get ahead of it.
Raj Akuthota Founder, Drivea

Drivea. The Smart Management Platform for Driving Instructors.

12 years experience

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To Be Announced

DES O'CONNOR
More Speakers to Be Announced Very Shortly.

Des is finalising the full lineup for July 5th and further announcements are coming very soon.

What we can tell you is this. Every speaker being considered has been chosen for the same reason as everyone already confirmed. They have something genuinely useful to tell you about the future of your profession and your business. Not theory. Not speculation. Practical insight from people who are living and breathing this right now.

Some of what is going to be shared on July 5th is not being discussed anywhere in the driving instructor world right now. Not on social media. Not in any forum. Not at any other event.

The instructors who hear it first will be the ones best positioned to act. The ones who miss it will spend years playing catch up.

Watch this space. The full lineup will be announced very shortly.

DVSA

DVSA

12 years experience

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