90 sessions.
5 stages. Built around what scale-up entrepreneurs need most

The Festival of Entrepreneurs delivers a high-impact, insight-led content programme shaped by the UK’s most successful founders, investors, and growth experts.

Over two days and across five stages, more than 200 speakers will explore the core challenges - and opportunities - facing ambitious entrepreneurs as they raise capital, build teams, implement new technologies, strengthen leadership, and scale their businesses.

Content is designed for businesses with traction - from growing SMEs to those preparing for rapid scale.

Key content themes

Festival sessions focus on six core areas of entrepreneurial growth:

  • Funding & Investment
    How to raise finance at every stage - from start-up loans to scaling capital, venture investment, alternative finance, and preparing for exit

  • Technology & AI
    Implementing AI, automation, and emerging tech to streamline operations, improve decision-making, and gain competitive advantage

  • Leadership & Mindset
    Resilience, clarity, and strategic thinking at the scale-up level - insights from those who’ve built and led at pace

  • Brand & Marketing
    Positioning, storytelling, and tactical marketing strategies that support business growth and help brands stand out in competitive markets

  • Talent & Teams
    Attracting, retaining, and developing the people needed to scale - with content on leadership structure, culture, and performance

  • Innovation & Global Expansion
    From product innovation to international market entry, this theme explores how founders drive forward momentum and seize new opportunities

How it’s delivered - The five stages

Keynote Stage

High-level panels featuring successful entrepreneurs, investors, and scale-up experts covering cross-cutting themes like AI, funding, leadership, mindset, talent, and sustainability.

Entrepreneurs Stage

Headline entrepreneurs share the journeys behind their growth - honest stories of what worked, what failed, and how they built nationally and globally recognised businesses.

Funding Stage

A dedicated space exploring every path to raising capital - from start-up to scale, venture to exit. Topics include investment readiness, pitching, and emerging finance models.

Technology & AI Stage

How growing businesses are practically implementing automation, AI, and digital tools - featuring real use cases, platform walkthroughs, and solution-led sessions.

Scale-Up Stage

Deep dives into talent, brand, innovation, mindset, and market entry - focused on what it really takes to lead a high-growth business in today’s world.