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Date: Thursday October 24th | Time: 08:00 – 11:00 | Location: BGF, The Lewis Building
Growth Summit Breakfast
This Growth Summit Breakfast is designed for ambitious scale up founders looking to get unique insights, connections and opportunities to help them grow faster.
At the event you will:
- Meet and connect with like-minded entrepreneurs on a similar journey
- Hear from successful founders who have ‘been there and done it’, exiting their businesses for £millions
- Discover opportunities to scale your business globally
This event is hosted and sponsored by BGF (the most active equity investor in the UK) and sponsored by RBC Brewin Dolphin (one of the UK’s leading wealth managers) and the London Stock Exchange.
Featuring an exclusive talk from Richard Harpin, Founder & Chairman at HomeServe and Owner of Growth Partner & Business Leader. Hear how Richard scaled Homeserve and sold the business for over £4 billion – discover Richard’s 8 secrets to building a £Billion Business.
In collaboration with the ScaleUp Institute and Business Leader.
Our Speakers
Richard Harpin
Founder and Chairman
Irene Graham OBE
CEO
Aaron Baker
Investor
Yiannis Maos MBE
Founder and CEO
Margaret Rice-Jones
Non Executive Director
Henry Doyle
NED & Co-Founder
Tom Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Agenda
08:00-08:45 - Networking & Coffee
An opportunity to network and speak with top leaders, government representatives, founders, and C-suite executives.
08:45-09:00 - Opening Remarks
Welcome from Yiannis Maos MBE, founder and CEO of TechWM and Aaron Baker, Partner at BGF
09:00-09:30 - Overview: ScaleUp Ecosystem
What do fast-growing tech businesses have in common? Insight from Irene Graham OBE.
09:30-10:00 - Keynote: Richard Harpin, Founder & Chairman at HomeServe
Hear how Richard scaled Homeserve and sold the business for over £4 billion – discover Richard’s 8 secrets to building a £Billion Business
10:00-10:40 - Panel Discussion: What successful scale ups have in common
Hosted by Irene Graham OBE and featuring Margaret Rice-Jones and Henry Doyle, this panel discussion will discuss what scale ups have in common and how to prepare your business for success.