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Date: Thursday October 19th | Time: 08:30 – 16:30 | Location: STEAMhouse
ScaleUp Summit
Startup & Investment Zones
Starting a business can be hard, scary and often lonely. The Startup & Investment Zones will help budding entrepreneurs and growing startups navigate the tech ecosystem with loads of support organisations willing and able to help. You’ll also get to hear from later stage businesses and learn from their challenges as well as have time to mingle and build that all important network.
Join the West Midlands Innovation Accelerator projects in the expo arena, where you’ll be able to find out more on support available through this £33 million government funded initiative. Whether you’re working in healthtech, cleantech or any tech between you’ll find advice, networks, grants and a whole range of support available to West Midlands businesses. In addition, you will meet representatives from Business Growth West Midlands, the regions gateway to business support and Innovate UK Edge, sharing their knowledge on the broad spectrum of Innovate UK funding services available to support your scaleup journey.
Start / Scale / Succeed
Speakers
Professor Helen Maddock
Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
Pam Waddell OBE
Director
Guy McEvoy
Founder & CEO
Danielle McGrellis
Midlands Digital Services Lead
Gavin Williams
CTO
Richard Fallon
Founder
Tara Attfield-Tomes
Founder & CEO
Naomi Nash
Head of Community & Collaboration
Harpal Mattu
Managing Director
Daniel Richardson
Senior Director of Engineering
Professor Aleks Subic
Vice Chancellor
Edward Eden
VP, Strategic Finance
Tracy Sherratt
UK Network Senior Manager (West Midlands)
Rupert Lyle
Fund Principal (West Midlands Co-Invest Fund)
Kyle Long
Investor
Satyen Fakey
Co-Founder
Cliff Dennett
Head of Commercial
Ian Vicker
CEO
Malcolm Harold
Senior Manager and Digital Manufacturing Specialist
Dr. Mohammad Nazir OBE
Managing Director
Andy Campbell
Director – Solutions and Marketing
Louise Champan
Investment Director
Agenda
(Zone 1: Startup Support)
08:30-09:00 - Arrival & Networking
An opportunity to network and speak with other tech founders and entrepreneurs from across the West Midlands.
09:00-09:30 - Welcome
Welcome from STEAMhouse & TechWM
09:30-09:55 - KEYNOTE: Innovation support for starting and scaling businesses:
A keynote from Innovate UK EDGE ScaleUp Program and Innovation Alliance West Midlands
10:00-10:45 - PANEL DISCUSSION: Navigating the innovation and business support ecosystem – the business view
Hear from beneficiaries of some of the West Midlands support programs
10:45-11:45 - Break, Networking & Exhibition
A chance to network
11:45-12:30 - PANEL: ScaleUp Spotlight - What does it really mean to be a StartUp
A panel featuring local ScaleUp Founders and experts
12:30-13:30 - LUNCH
An opportunity to grab some lunch and network with your peers
13:30-14:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION: Career in Tech
Interviews with 4 tech employees on their career journey into tech.
14:30-15:15 - KEYNOTE: Lessons from a ScaleUp
Keynote session by Satyen Fakey, co-founder Doji
15:15-16:00 - PANEL: How to use your network to gain visibility and customers
Discover the power of your network and how you can utilise it to create brand awareness and attract new customers
16:00-16:30 - Networking
Network with tech founders and investors
16:30 - Event Ends
Network with tech founders and investors
Agenda
(Zone 2: Investment & Funding)
10:00-10:45 - PANEL DISCUSSION: What startups need to consider as part of their growth journey?
What do you need to do in order to get investment ready?
10:45-11:00 - Break, Networking & Exhibition
A chance to network
11:00-11:45 - KEYNOTE: What VCs won't tell you
Take a look behind the scenes of VC investment from Praetura Ventures’ Investment Director
11:45-12:30 - PANEL: Scaling up: Investment Trends and Opportunities in the Tech Industry
Learn about the different types of investment available to startups
12:30-13:30 - LUNCH
An opportunity to grab some lunch and network with your peers
13:30-14:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION: How to get the right funding to scale your business
Join British Business Bank in exploring the funding landscape of the West Midlands
14:30-15:15 - KEYNOTE: IT Platforms ScaleUps should be investing in.
Keynote from Andy Campbell, Director – Solutions and Marketing, Certinia on how to maximise your business productivity
16:00-16:30 - Networking
Network with tech founders and investors
16:30 - Event Ends
Network with tech founders and investors