Rob Law – Keynote Speaker

Rob Law MBE is the founder and CEO of Trunki, the brand behind the much-loved ride-on suitcase for children. From one of the most famous rejections on BBC Dragons’ Den in 2006, Law has successfully built a team who have pioneered a new retail category of children’s travel products, designing and creating a range of innovative solutions which help families on the go.

Since Trunki launched in May 2006, the company has sold 3.5 million suitcases in over 100 countries with consumers spending over $200 million on his brand. Trunki employs 30 people at their funky head office in Bristol called The Mothership, and a further 50 people at its UK manufacturing and distribution facility in Plymouth.

The company has won over 120 awards within the design, trade, consumer and business sectors including reaching 42nd on The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and winning The National Business Awards SME of the Year.

Law has a degree in Product Design and has worked internationally, including periods in New York, Taiwan, Australia and for some of the UK’s leading design consultancies.

On New Year’s Day 2011, Law was awarded an MBE for Services to Business, he went on to receive an Honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering from Bath University in 2015 and in 2018 was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from UWE.

Law has a fresh take on running a business and how to navigate the ever evolving challenges in the global marketplace, sharing insights at large business conferences to blue chip management teams.