Startup Summit 2020 Agenda
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With two days jam packed full of content, you're spoiled for choice at SUS20. Hear from the founders and executives behind world leading brands, join live Q & As, learn new skills in workshops and connect with your peers in our virtual networking area.
- SUS20 Day 1 Session 108:30 - 09:15 Registration & Networking
09:15 - 09:30
"Welcome to Startup Summit!"
Zoi Kantounatou FutureX
Bruce Walker FutureX09:30 - 10:05
“Fundamentals of a hyper-growth sales strategy”
Alex Alleyne Amazon Web Services
Danielle Kelly STV"Disrupting fashion: how Depop grew to 20 million users"
Simon Beckerman Depop
10:05 - 10:40
"Post covid opportunities for entrepreneurs"
Alice Zagury The Family
"Why creativity will save your business."
Briana Pegado Creative Edinburgh
Hazel Jane Tech Nation10:40 - 11:15
"Remotely managing"
Matt Davey 1 Password
“Survival in a time of crisis: starting up & staying
up during a pandemic”
Alisdair Gunn Framewire
Nadeem Sarwar Phlo
Kirsty Irvine Johnston Carmichael
Andrew Holloway Johnston Carmichael 
11:15 - 11:45
Morning Break - Networking
Meet the exhibitors, start conversations and create meaningful connections with hundreds of highly-engaged entrepreneurs and business leaders.
- Starting at 11:45SUS20 Day 1 - Session 2
“Discovering opportunity in the midst of a crisis”
11:45 - 12:15
Oliver Prill Tide
11:45 - 12:45
Virtual Networking Session
11:45 - 12:45
‘IP The Basics’
Masterclass Workshop with IPO
12:45 - 13:30
Lunch - Networking
- SUS20 Day 1 Session 3
13:30 - 14:05
"Innovation and technology: Covid
and the 2nd digital revolution"
Irana Wasti GoDaddy
14:05 - 14:40
"5 things the best startups do on Twitter"
David Wilding Twitter UK
"A VC journey: how diversity led to opportunity"
Maya Horgan Famodu Ingressive Capital
Anna Flockett Startups Magazine
14:40 - 15:15
"Building back better: the future for global tech ecosystems"
Priya Guha Merian Ventures
"How to recruit a diverse team"
Amali de Alwis Microsoft for Startups UK
15:15 - 15:25
“Startup Summit 2020 - See you tomorrow!”
Zoi Kantounatou FutureX
Bruce Walker FutureX 
15:25 - 16:00
End of Day 1 - Networking
- SUS20 Day 2 Session 108:30 - 09:10 - Networking
09:10 - 09:15
“Welcome back to Startup Summit!”
Zoi Kantounatou FutureX
Bruce Walker FutureX09:15 - 09:50
"How new generation leaders are changing
the game"
Oluchi Ikechi Accenture
Hazel Jane Tech Nation"Building customer engagement
for scale"
Frank Y. Owusu Twilio
09:50 - 10:25
“Disrupters and disruption”
James Watt BrewDog
Sir Tom Hunter The Hunter Foundation10:25 - 11:00
"Legal nightmares"
Graeme Barron Trustpilot
"Making it happen: how three founders got started"
Marty Bell Nude / Tens / Poolside FM
Janet Onyia Onyi Gifts & TivityPodKaren Mabon Karen Mabon
Bruce Walker FutureX 11:00 - 11:30
Morning Break - Networking
- 11:30 - 12:30SUS20 Day 2 - Session 2
SUS20 Competition
Live Final
Tayyaba Nafees CyberShell
Phil Worms Frog Systems
Caroline McKenna Social Good Connect"How to create a company culture where people thrive"
Masterclass Workshop with FutureX
12:30 - 13:15
Lunch - Networking
- SUS20 Day 2 Session 3
13:15 - 13:50
"2 million subscribers and counting: best practice for engaging content creators”
Ben Ebbrell SORTEDfood
“Diversity Works - A practical introduction to inclusion in the workforce”
Masterclass Workshop with AAI
13:15 - 14:15
13:50 - 14:25
"Growing your business with virtual events"
Rob Gelb Hey Summit
Ho Yin Cheung Remo
"The things I wish I had known about marketing 8 years ago"
Joe Glover The Marketing Meetup
14:25 - 15:00
"Silicon Valley Investor Panel"
Chris Neumann Commonwealth Ventures
Monique Woodard Cake Ventures
Rebecca Woodcock Yamaha Motor Ventures
Marvin Liao Angel Investor
Sheel Mohnot Better Tomorrow Ventures
"Winning collaborations: how to maximise support
opportunities and funding competitions for startups"
Elizabeth Fairley Talking Medicines
Danielle Kelly STV15:00 - 15:15
“Startup Summit 2020 -
Competition results & closing comments!”
Zoi Kantounatou FutureX
Bruce Walker FutureXEnd of SUS20
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