Agenda
30+ speakers | 3 stages | 9 Workshops
SUMMIT STAGE
Host: Hazel Gibbens
Entrepreneur Engagement Manager, Tech Nation
09:30
Introduction to Startup Summit 2019
Bruce Walker, Co-founder, FutureX
10:00
TALK "Born in the cloud: 5 lessons I learned on starting up"
Gary Turner, Co-founder & Managing Director, Xero
10:30
TALK "Capitalism sandwich: a strategy for building idealistic businesses"
Rob Spiro, Founder & Director, Imagination Machine
11:00 BREAK
11:30
INTERVIEW "Building your own market: lessons from a social entrepreneur"
Celia Hodson, Founder Hey Girls
HOST: Danielle Kelly, Strategic Development Director, STV
12:00
TALK "A message from the Scottish Government"
Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Trade, Investment & Innovation, Scottish Government
12:15
INTERVIEW "Lessons on hyper-growth: scaling the sustainable way"
Jason Maude, Chief Technology Advocate, Starling Bank
HOST: Alisdair Gunn, Director, Framewire
12:45 LUNCH
14:00
Startup Summit Competition
ENTRANTS: Daniel Winterstein, Co-founder, Good-Loop
Pasquale Saviano, Founder & CEO, Photocert
Elizabeth Fairley, Founder & COO, Talking Medicines
JUDGES: Kerry Sharp, Director, Scottish Investment Bank
Gian Seehra, Investor, Octopus Ventures
Hugh Lightbody, Chief Officer, Business Gateway
Peter Reilly, Commercial Director, STV
15:00
INTERVIEW "Startup success: why access is everything"
Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK
HOST: Bruce Walker, Co-founder, FutureX
15:40
PANEL "Europe vs Silicon Valley: a changing landscape"
Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK
Bruce Walker, Co-founder, FutureX
Natalie Novick, Research Editor, Tech.eu
HOST: Hazel Gibbens, Entrepreneur Engagement Manager, Tech Nation
16:15
Startup Summit Competition Results
16:20
Closing Comments
Zoi Kantounatou, Co-founder, FutureX
16:30
Close
16:30
Afterparty 99 Hanover Street
VALLEY STAGE
Host: Lizzie Brough
Growth, HeySummit
10:00
TALK "How to build a customer-centric culture"
Jo Massie, VP of Customer Success, Slido
10:30
TALK "Scaling lessons"
Richard Lennox, COO, Current Health
11:00
INTERVIEW "How to maximise your chances of raising a great Series A"
Pietro Invernizzi, Head of Series A Programme, The Family
HOST: Bruce Walker, Co-founder, FutureX
11:30 BREAK
12:00
TALK "Communicating with the digital consumer: the future of sales and marketing"
Chris Marr, Founder, CMA
13:00 LUNCH
14:00
TALK "Leading together: your people are the key"
Paul Reid, CEO & Founder, Trickle
14:30
TALK "How to start your startup: a set of rules for early stage startup success"
Vicky Brock, Co-founder & CEO, Vistalworks
15:00 CLOSE
OVAL ROOM - WORKSHOPS
10:00 - 11:00
Metis Partners
"Unlocking the value of IP: transforming intellectual property into commercial success"11:30 - 12:30
STV
"Don't get out hustled"
14:00 - 15:00
FutureX"How to build a company culture that attracts and retains talent"
GARDEN STAGE
Host: Rachael Brown
CEO, CAN DO Collective
10:00
INTERVIEW "The art of startup leadership"
Leah Hutcheon, Founder & CEO, Appointedd
HOST: Alex Durussel-Baker, Product Strategist, Korero Studio
10:30
INTERVIEW "To dare is to do: how to build a great workplace culture"
Ross Mackay, Co-founder & CEO, Daring Foods
HOST: Rachael Brown, CEO, CAN DO Collective
11:00
INTERVIEW "Scope for growth: from Scotland to the world"
David Hunter, CEO, Shot Scope
HOST: David Ward, Sales Director, Newsquest Scotland
11:30 BREAK
12:00
PANEL "Investment 101: getting the right deal"
Devina Paul, Co-founder & Investor, Galvanise Capital
Hector Mason, Investor, Episode 1
Andrew Sloane, Co-founder & Investment Lead, ADV
HOST: Natalie Novick, Research Editor, Tech.eu
13:00 LUNCH
14:00
PANEL "Get on board: why you need advisors"
Andrew Holloway, Director, Entrepreneurial Taxes, Johnston Carmichael
Kirsty Bathgate, Managing Director, Gearing for Growth
HOST: Alisdair Gunn, Director, Framewire
14:30
INTERVIEW "How to build a successful sales strategy"
Alex Alleyne, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Twilio
HOST: Rob Gelb, CEO, HeySummit
15:00 CLOSE
ARTIST ROOM 1 - WORKSHOPS
10:00 - 11:00
Pivotal
"Get agile: the life changing magic of the reactive startup"11:30 - 12:30
Business Gateway
"Get real results from your website"
14:00 - 15:00
Galvanise Capital
"The do's and don'ts of getting angel investment"ARTIST ROOM 3 - WORKSHOPS
10:00 - 11:00
Purpose HR"Embedding values, mission & culture in a startup"
11:30 - 12:30Johnston Carmichael
"A piece of the pie: incentivising your people & their performance via share schemes"
14:00 - 15:00
Intellectual Property Office"How to protect your intellectual assets through intellectual property"
