The consortium has promised “a mix of inspirational keynote presentations with smaller and more interactive breakout sessions”, in addition to “masterclasses tailored to the skills and knowledge of the delegates”.

Sessions have been entitled The Human Factor; The Tech Zone; It’s All About Me - When Machine Meets Man; and Eco-system Z - The NextGen Mega Session.

Colin O’Neill, Advantage Business Development Director said: “We are delighted to reveal the inspirational conference programme at this stage. Our objective is for Advantage members to return home from the conference with one idea, that has totally inspired them to make it happen within their own businesses.”

Sir Chris Hoy MBE has already been announced as the keynote speaker at the 2017 conference.

The three-day event will take place between May 12 – 15 at Club Med Opio en Provence in the south of France.