Festival of Entrepreneurs Session
How to get a Start-Up Loan: What founders need to know
Chloe Fenn
Startup Lead, Virgin StartUp
Sean Duffy
Founder, Orb Drinks
Mario Cerda Cornejo
Founder, The Mexican Coffee Company
Alex Chisnall
Host, Screw It Just Do It
FOE 2025 Funding Sessions
Getting angel investment: How early-stage founders earn investor backing
Nell Daly
Founder, Revenge Capital
Lesley Thomas
Host, Let’s Talk Money and More Podcast
How lenders think: Preparing your business for £100k–£1m debt finance
Daniel New
Strategy Analyst, Funding Circle UK
Surb Kaur
Corporate Sales Manager, Together
Sebastian Jowett
Co-Head of Unsecured Finance, Swoop Funding
Ciaran Burke
Co-founder & COO, Swoop Funding
Decoding private investment: VCs, family offices and more
Rupert West
Managing Director, Puma Growth Partners
Jeroen Sibia
Senior Investment Manager, Foresight
Isabelle O'Keeffe
Venture Partner, Mercuri
Ian Hawkins
Head of Content, Swoop Funding
Understanding debt finance: What type of loan is right for your business?
Nick Baker
Chief Commercial Officer, Allica Bank
Paul Warrington
Senior Relationship Director, Lloyds Banking Group
Oliver Dean
Director, Monet Money
Ciaran Burke
Co-founder & COO, Swoop Funding
Scale through acquisition: Why acquisition is the best strategy
Clive Margetts
Co-Founder, Acquisition Masters
Charlie Norton
Founder, VAMOS Business Transfer
Steve Lawrence
CEO, Uncomplicated Group
Gary Lennon
Co-Founder, BizBritain
Scale through acquisition: Finding, funding, closing deals and taking over
Clive Margetts
Co-Founder, Acquisition Masters
Charlie Norton
Founder, VAMOS Business Transfer
Steve Lawrence
CEO, Uncomplicated Group
Oksana Howard
Head of Corporate and M&A, Blaser Mills Law
Gary Lennon
Co-Founder, BizBritain
Equity-Ready: How to Prepare Your Business for First-Time Outside Investment
Graham Rowan
Founder, Inside Investor Relations
Rupert Lyle
Fund Principal, Future Planet Capital
Damon Bonser
Co-founder, British Design Fund
Jimmy Rippon
Global Head of Search, Swoop Funding
Unlocking R&D tax relief: using pure maths to maximise your claim
Sheena Ramchurn
Advisor, RDA
Adline Bragg
Advisor, RDA
Trevor Jenkins
Host, Not Just Crew
Grant Funding Unlocked: Where to Find It and How to Win It
Johann Huber
Founder, Mango Hammock
John Edward Clarke
Group CEO, Capti Innovation
Ciaran Burke
Co-founder & COO, Swoop Funding
Jimmy Rippon
Global Head of Search, Swoop Funding
FOE 2025 Funding Sessions (Day 2)
Start Strong: How to Use a Start-Up Loan to Launch and Grow
Anthony Turner
Director of Credit & Lending, SULC
Gary Lennon
Co-Founder, BizBritain
Getting Angel Investment: How Early-Stage Founders Earn Investor Backing
Ben Cooper
Co-Founder, Angel Investors Bristol
Stepan Galaev
Founder, Enterprise Investment Systems
Ian Hawkins
Head of Content, Swoop Funding
Beyond the bank: new ways for SMEs to access growth funding
Justin Parr
Chief Credit Officer, Treyd
Gokce Yucealpan
Chief Commercial Officer, Treyd
Scott Simpkin
Head of Sales, Iwoca
Ciaran Burke
Co-founder & COO, Swoop Funding
Rejected? What to do next if investors say no
Ciaran Burke
Co-founder & COO, Swoop Funding
Andrea Reynolds
Co-founder & CEO, Swoop Funding
Ian Hawkins
Head of Content, Swoop Funding
Debt or equity? How to choose the right funding for your growth
Graham Rowan
Founder, Inside Investor Relations
Rajeev Saxena
CEO, Velocity
Jonathan Day
Investment Manager, The FSE Group
Ian Hawkins
Head of Content, Swoop Funding
Funded by growth: how revenue-based finance works (and when to use it)
Richard Morley
Partner & Broker Management, YouLend
Luke Bowmar
Head of Commercial, Juice
Ciaran Burke
Co-founder & COO, Swoop Funding
Get funded: practical strategies for female founders raising capital
Patrycja Maksymowicz
Founder & CEO, Sclr Labs
Andrea Reynolds
Co-founder & CEO, Swoop Funding
Nicola Gunby
Co-Founder, Cliq
Charlotte Forsberg
Chief Marketing Officer, Swoop Funding
Think like a CFO: how to structure and run your raise the right way
Mike Woodcock
Fractional CFO, The CFO Centre
Michael Blakeley
Founder, Entrepreneurs Collective
Nail the pitch: how to tell your story, win trust, and raise capital
Kostas Mavroulakis
Founder & CEO, Empact Ventures
Kaffy Oxley-Rice
Founder, Voice Confident
Michael Blakeley
Founder, Entrepreneurs Collective