Festival of Entrepreneurs Session

Document

From ideas to impact: Embedding innovation in your business DNA

John Auckland

CEO, Seafields Solutions

Francesca Salussolia

Founder, Goal17

Dirk Schaefer

SME Engagement Lead, University of Warwick Science Park

Trevor Jenkins

Host, Not Just Crew


FOE 2025 Scale Up Sessions

The mindset for scale: Thinking bigger, acting bolder

Jeannette Linfoot

Mentor, Jeannette Linfoot Associates

Dom McGregor

Founder, Fearless Adventures

Lucy Whittington

Founder, Inspired Business Marketing

Andrew Walker

SaaS Scale-Up Leader, Q14

Scaling people: Building teams that drive performance

Susan Brewer

Founder, Insight Development

Yuseff Haghighi

Founder, Mono Search

Nicola Harris

People Director, People Puzzles

Niki Avram

Advisor, Workwell

The Scale-Up’s Playbook: How to Succeed with Your Business Acquisitions

Chris Charlton

Founder, Namaste Management

Robert Peopall

Director, Namaste

Andrew Walker

SaaS Scale-Up Leader, Q14

From founder to CEO: Making the leadership leap

Mike Harris

Founder, Strategus Consulting

Dave Stubberfield

Founder, Carter Consultancy

Chris Ellins

Managing Director, Total Flow

Lesley Thomas

Host, Let’s Talk Money and More Podcast

Smart support for fast growth: what every founder needs beyond the basics

Paul Barnes

Founder, Cloud Accounting Support Service (CASS)

Rashesh Joshi

CEO, Alexander Rosse

Lesley Thomas

Host, Let’s Talk Money and More Podcast

From Deck to Deal: How to Actually Raise

Samuel Pearton

Chief Marketing Officer, Polyhedra Network

Trevor Jenkins

Host, Not Just Crew

Navigating investment: Trends, tips and what businesses need to know now to prepare for the future

Jim Shirley

CEO, Funding Hero

Daniel Gaize

Investment Associate, Future Planet Capital

Trevor Jenkins

Host, Not Just Crew

Social selling for scale-ups: turning content into customers

Steph Jones

Social Director, Hurricane Social

Alexander Donnan

Founder, The Bureau Club

Melissa Curran

Performance Director, Modern Mind Group

Performance culture: leading with clarity, energy and expectation

Melissa Curran

Performance Director, Modern Mind Group

Lesley Thomas

Host, Let’s Talk Money and More Podcast


FOE 2025 Scale Up Sessions (Day 2)

Talent in Plain Sight: The Untapped Value of Neurodiverse Hiring

Phillipa Nicholson

Founder, Recruit Inclusively

Trevor Jenkins

Host, Not Just Crew

Building the dream team: Forming a Senior Leadership Team that drives results

Ally Maughan

Founder, People Puzzles

Marvin Reid

Founder, Volume 2

Leading with EQ: how emotionally intelligent founders scale stronger teams

Megan Stachini

Founder, Intrinsic MA

Peter Clark-Lewis

Founder, Reimagine Learning

Jon Mowat

Managing Director, Hurricane Social

Chris Ellins

Managing Director, Total Flow

Melissa Curran

Performance Director, Modern Mind Group

Turn Your IP into Equity: How Innovation Becomes a Balance Sheet Asset

Jeremy Tear

Director, RDA

Trevor Jenkins

Host, Not Just Crew

What Commercial Property Agents Won’t Tell You (and What You Need to Know)

Jonathan Hand

Founder, The Lease Negotiator

Lesley Thomas

Host, Let’s Talk Money and More Podcast