On the floor and answering questions was this year’s impressive line-up for day one, including: Re-Invention House’s Jak Bakewell and Scott McKay; Sarah Black– Linton & Mac’s colour expert; Darren Fowler– owner of Fowler35; Not Another Salon’s Sophia Hilton; Sara Holmes– business director at Stuart Holmes Salon; The Boutique Atelier’s Richard Phillipart; Stephen Nurse – operations director at Daniel Galvin; and Ken West, director of 3·6·5 Education.