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Session Details
Monday
- Networking Start the day with some coffee with friends.08:30 - 09:00
- Welcome! Eamonn Carey - Managing Director, Techstars London ·
Eamonn opens our event with his insights from Techstars, the global accelerator and investor.09:00 - 09:30 - Startup Ecosystem Development, Into A New Normal Stephan Kuester - Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome ·
Stephan Kuester of Startup Genome, will be sharing insights from the newly published Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER). His talk will provide insights on recent global trends in regard to geographic regions, technology sectors including Deep Tech, and new ways for entrepreneurs to collaborate and access mentorship.09:30 - 10:00 - Growing Your Company, Yourself & Your People Mark McDermott10:00 - 10:45
- What's Needed To Be A Successful Entrepreneur? Alex Barker - Founder & Author, Be More Pirate
Jasmine Douglas - Founder, Babes on Waves
Alan Jones - Co-Founder & CEO, YEO Messaging
Kathy Harvey - Associate Dean of MBA, Said Business School ·
Our panel offer their views on the mix of skills, experience, behaviours and capability needed to hit your full potential as a entrepreneur!10:45 - 11:30 - Founder Stories Alex Barker - Founder & Author, Be More Pirate
Callum Hemsley - Founder & CEO, Eola
Stefanie Sword-Williams - Author, F*ck Being Humble
Oliver Southgate - CEO & Founder, Get My Slice ·
Join these amazing founders and hear how they have overcome challenges and built their visions.11:30 - 12:30 - Lunch & Networking Grab some refreshment and go meet new people.12:30 - 13:15
- Building Your Brand Tom Love - Co-Founder & Creative Director, LoveGunn
Christian Gunn - Co-Founder & Managing Director, LoveGunn ·13:15 - 14:00 - Tech For Good Amy Williams - Founder & CEO, Good Loop ·
Join Amy as she discusses the motivation that brought her to build a company that pays back to society.14:00 - 14:45 - MVP as a Mindset Luke Ferris - Associate Partner, ADAPT @ Bain ·
Luke shares his vast experience from ebay and working with founders on how to get your MVP just right and validate it with your target market.14:45 - 15:15 - Networking Grab a cup of tea and go chat in our networking areas!15:15 - 15:30
- Expert Founder Fit Mike Stevens - Co-Founder, RightFounder
Dan Simmons - Founder, Propelia ·
How to build the right founding team and work out if you are solving the right problems. Mike will talk about cofounder dynamics and how to build stronger cofounder relationships. Dan will introduce the concept of Founder Market Fit (FMF) and why it should be your focus in the very early stages, rather than the typical lenses and metrics of Product Market Fit (PMF).15:30 - 16:15 - Aligned, Resilient and Scalable: How Culture Impacts Performance James Cook - Director, Next Level Coaching ·
Aligned, Resilient and Scalable, James Cook from Next Level takes us through the principles and pillars of a high-performance culture to help your startup get agile, adaptable and aligned.16:15 - 17:00
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Tuesday
- Networking Start the day with some coffee with friends.08.30 - 09.00
- Alternative Funding & Startup Investment Jonathan Sun - Co-Founder, Horizon VC
Sheriff Olujide - Managing Partner, SGC Ventures
George Quentin - Co-Founder, Horizon VC
Daniel George - Founder & CEO, StepEx ·
This session explores the problems of today's pre-seed landscape and proposes a solution in the Convertible Future Earnings Agreement.09.00 - 09.30 - How to use legals to accelerate your next investment round Nicholas Richards - Head of Investor Partnerships, SeedLegals
Lily Siddiqi - Account Manager, SeedLegals ·
The fundraising process can be daunting for startups. Technical, too many questions to answer, not knowing where to start… Join Lily Siddiqi and Nicholas Richards from SeedLegals where they’ll demystify and simplify this process, letting you know the quick, easy wins you can use to drive your fundraise and also how to best structure your raise to your advantage.09.30 - 10.00 - Funding & Finance for Growth & Innovation to Build Your Valuation David Gill - CEO, St John's Innovation Centre Cambridge
Charles Ward - Scaleup Director, Innovate UK EDGE
Hemaxi Bhatt - Programme Lead, Innovation Loans at Innovate UK
Susan Elliott - Senior Manager, UK Network, British Business Bank
Marco Gomez-Jenkins - CEO, Super-Sharp Space Systems
Fredi Nonyelu - Founder & CEO, BriteYellow ·
Hosted by the UK innovation agency’s business growth advisory service Innovate UK EDGE, the discussion will help you take a strategic approach to funding & financing innovation and growth that builds your business’ valuation and your appeal to investors. It will also introduce you to access points to help you navigate and harness resources in the business growth, investment and innovation ecosystems.10.00 - 10.45 - Getting Investor Ready Aldo De Leonibus - CEO, Inventya
Nic Lenz - Startup Business Mentor
Adam Barlow - Head of Growth, Landscape Ventures
Harrison Emmett-Lee - Investment Director, True Altitude ·
A panel of experts including leading VCs and founders discuss the activities, skills and knowledge they value the most in founders that are seeking investment.10.45 - 11.30 - Founder Stories Ky Nichol - CEO, Cutover
Jana Dowling - Founder, Arkeo
Al Costa - Founder, TeknTrash ·
Join these amazing founders and hear how they have overcome challenges and built their visions.11.30 - 12.30 - Lunch & Networking Grab some refreshment and go meet new people.12.30 - 13.15
- Funding Surgery: Money for Nothing? Nic Lenz - Startup Business Mentor
Kirsty Grant - CIO, Seedrs
Phil Hollingdale - Co-Founder, Cushon ·
A panel of experts answers all your questions about seeking and closing funding, come to this session fully prepared with questions for the team!13.15 - 14.00 - Giving Equity to Employees: How, who, when & how much? AJ Alao - Strategy & Operations, SeedLegals
Lily Siddiqi - Account Manager, SeedLegals ·
Join AJ Alao, to uncover all the ways you can use share options to cut your company's burn rate all the while improving performance. Almost sounds too good to be true? But thankfully it’s not and we’ll show you how.14.00 - 14.45 - Demystifying Due Diligence Cam Ross - COO, Green Angel Syndicate ·
Cam will look at how investors typically look at relevant aspects of businesses, in a due diligence process. Also focusing on what elements are useful to have prepared in advance, to make the process quicker and smoother.14.45 - 15.15 - Networking Grab a cup of tea and go chat in our networking areas!15.15 - 15.30
- Why self-advocacy is more important than ever Bianca Cefalo - Co-Founder & CEO, Space DOTS
Stefanie Sword-Williams - Author, F*ck Being Humble
Jana Dowling - Founder, Arkeo
Victoria Omobuwajo - Founder, Sunmo Snacks ·
Join our panel to discuss how reputation building can have a positive impact on your professional journey and how self advocacy can help you navigate negotiations and securing successful investment rounds.15.30 - 16.15 - Bridging the Gender Funding Gap Sonal Lakhani - Head of Global Programmes, Barclays
Kester Keating - Head of US Principal Investments, Barclays
Katie Palencsar - Global Head of Venture Studio, Anthemis Group
Kaeya Majmundar - CEO, SwayPay ·
The team from Barclays and Anthemis talk through the expansion of the Female Innovators Lab in the UK, Europe and Canada. They also share their views and obligations as a signatory of the Investing in Women Code and their commitment to bridging the gender funding gap and supporting female entrepreneurs.16.30 - 17.30
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Wednesday
- Networking Start the day with some coffee with friends.08.30 - 09.00
- Ride The Wave Lucy Mullins ·
Like waves in the ocean, real life challenges are a natural and powerful force that impact us all. It’s how you deal with the waves you face that determine how you and your startup will thrive and survive.09.00 - 09.45 - 6 Things to Avoid When Pitching Your Business James Healy ·
James Healy from Boylett's Communications delivers an interactive Master Class in how to fine tune your pitching style and the key things to avoid when pitching your business.09.45 - 10.30 - Networking Grab a quick coffee and get ready for the next amazing session with Jenny10.30 - 10.45
- Mastering Your Pricing Jenny Millar - Founder, Untapped Pricing ·
Learn how to price with greater confidence by removing the guesswork. This will be a lively session with pricing strategist Jenny Millar, who will share practical pricing techniques to drive growth in scaling tech businesses. Including: understand value and price accordingly, 3 pricing hacks to unlock growth, and tips and tricks for pricing with confidence.10.45 - 11.30 - Founder Stories Sam Peters - CEO & Co-Founder, Octaive
Stefan Ferguson - Managing Partner, Hex Digital
Vicky Wilson - Co-Founder & CEO, Settld ·
Join these amazing founders and hear how they have overcome challenges and built their visions.11.30 - 12.30 - Lunch & Networking Grab some refreshment and go meet new people.12.30 - 13.15
- Corporate Innovation in the Deeptech Sector Arnaud de la Tour - President & CEO, Hello Tomorrow
Jessica Chapplow - Head of Ecommerce, Havas Media Group
Bianca Cefalo - Co-Founder & CEO, Space DOTS ·
Different perspectives on how startups in the Deeptech sector are working with corporates as part of their innovation initiatives.13.15 - 14.00 - Founders Coffee Club: Collaborating with Corporates Daisy Hopkins - Barclays Innovation Programme Manager
Julianne Flesher - Co-Founder & CEO, Nossa Data
Rafa Plantier - Head of UK & Ireland, Tink
Peter Janes - Founder & CEO, The Secure Payments Group (SPG) ·
Daisy hosts a live Founders Coffee Club, discussing the dynamics of collaboration between Startups and corporate innovators, including top tips and practical advice for working with corporates from each founder.14.00 - 14.45 - Corporate Innovation in Agencies Liam Brennan ·14.45 - 15.15
- Networking Final networking as we close out the event.15.15 - 15.30
- The Future of Work Rachel Sutton - Head of Soho Works UK15.30 - 16.15
- Reflections & Close Rich Britton ·
Reflections on a successful 3 days and some suggestions for how we can continue to collaborate in the future.16.15 - 16.30
No events available!