New for the 2026 Festival
Great businesses are built through great relationships.
Some of the most valuable conversations at Festival of Entrepreneurs happen away from the stages.
Throughout the Festival you'll have opportunities to meet founders, investors, business leaders and industry experts through a growing programme of curated networking, partner-led communities and informal conversations designed to help ambitious businesses grow.
More than networking.
Festival of Entrepreneurs has been designed to make it easier to meet the right people.
Whether you're looking for your next customer, business partner, investor, adviser or supplier, you'll be surrounded by entrepreneurs and organisations with a shared ambition to build successful businesses.
Sometimes a single conversation is all it takes to unlock a new opportunity.
Find your community.
New for 2026, Festival of Entrepreneurs is launching a programme of partner-led networking communities.
Across both days, entrepreneurs will be able to join informal discussions hosted by leading organisations, industry experts and business communities, bringing together people facing similar opportunities and challenges.
Rather than simply exchanging business cards, these sessions are designed to encourage meaningful conversations, knowledge sharing and lasting professional relationships.
Networking continues throughout the Festival.
Some conversations happen in scheduled sessions.
Others happen over coffee, in the exhibition, after a keynote or while exploring the Festival.
With thousands of entrepreneurs, founders, investors, advisers and business leaders attending across two days, every part of the Festival has been designed to encourage new introductions and valuable conversations.
Business is built on relationships.
The right introduction can lead to a new customer, a trusted adviser, a strategic partner or your next opportunity.
Over two days, you'll meet people with the experience, expertise and ambition to help move your business forward.
Festival of Entrepreneurs is designed to bring together people who are building, investing in and supporting ambitious businesses.
Partner organisations will be announced over the coming weeks.
Our networking programme is being developed in partnership with organisations from across the UK's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Each partner will host discussions, introductions and community sessions designed to bring together entrepreneurs with shared interests and business challenges.