Everything you need to start, grow and thrive in business.
Startup Summit invites specialists from globally celebrated brands to share their stories and insights with the ambitious founders of today and the business leaders of tomorrow. Speakers explore the fundamental aspects of running a business, including marketing, strategy, leadership, sales, investment and more.
Celebrating 10 years of Startup Summit!
Founded in 2012 with the aim to bring together an entrepreneurial community, Startup Summit is shaping the next decade of startup ventures.
From startup successes to dramatic failures, Startup Summit celebrates and shares what it takes to start, grow and scale a purpose-driven company. If the Government's target to achieve Net Zero by 2030 is to happen, then it will take the collective attention of everyone to transform the way we establish and grow new businesses.
Who attends?
Returning in 2022
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50+ world leading speakers!
1000+ Attendees
42% female
25 - 34 average age35% founder / co-founder
15% senior leader
Previous Startup Summit speakers
Marta Krupinska
Head of Google for Startups UK
Google
Simon Beckerman
Founder
Depop
Leela Srinivasan
CMO
SurveyMonkey
David Wilding
Director of Planning
Twitter UK
James Watt, MBE
CEO
BrewDog
Duncan Logan
Founder
RocketSpace
Alice Zagury
CEO
The Family
Matt Davey
COO
1Password
Nicola Sturgeon
First Minister of Scotland
Scottish Government
Sir Tom Hunter
Philanthropist
The Hunter Foundation
Oluchi Ikechi
Head of Business Restructuring & innovation, Capital Markets UK
Accenture
Gary Turner
Co-founder & MD
Xero
Monique Woodard
Founder & General Partner
Cake Ventures
Irana Wasti
Regional President EMEA
GoDaddy
Ozzie Clarke-Binns
People Lead
Aula
Priya Guha
Partner
Merian Ventures
Ben Ebbrell
Co-founder and Chef
SORTEDfood
Dr Susan Aktemel
Executive Director
Homes for Good Social Business Group
Mike Welch OBE
President & CEO
Tirebuyer.com
Alex Alleyne
Regional Sales Manager, EMEA
Laceworks
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Startup Summit 2021 Partners
Johnston Carmichael
Gold Partner
Fiverr
Gold Partner
Business Gateway
Silver Partner
Sharktower
Silver Partner
ClearSky Logic
Silver Partner
Vodafone Business
Bronze Partner
STV
Media Partner
Startups Magazine
Media Partner
ParlayMe
Media Partners
Scottish Business Network
Media Partner
Product Forge
Media Partner
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FutureX is a community of entrepreneurs and leaders committed to a new way of doing business - where profit is balanced with purpose, and decision making is based on values.
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Celebrating 10 years of Startup Summit!
Founded in 2012 with the aim to bring together an entrepreneurial community, Startup Summit 2021 invites you to shape the next decade of startup ventures.
From startup successes to dramatic failures, SUS21 will celebrate and share what it takes to start, grow and scale a purpose-driven company. If the Government's target to achieve Net Zero by 2030 is to happen, then it will take the collective attention of everyone to transform the way we establish and grow new businesses.
At Startup Summit 2021 we will explore “Startups in 2031” with a focus on:
The future of work, education and investment.
The continued rise of flexible working and employee wellbeing
Responsibly using AI, Data and Advanced Technology
The future of leadership, ethics and purpose
Growing, scaling and marketing a purpose-driven business
- The role of businesses in ensuring sustainability and the COP26 engagements
SUS21 Speakers
Chris van der Kuyl CBE, FRSE
Co-founder & Chairman / Principal
4J Studios / Chroma Ventures
Mike Welch OBE
President & CEO
Tirebuyer.com
Dr. Susan Aktemel
Executive Director
Homes for Good Social Business Group
Alex Alleyne
Regional Sales Manager, EMEA
Lacework
Kate Afanasyeva
Growth mentor
Google for Startups and Femtech Lab
Victor Paugh
Customer Success Manager
Fiverr
Ozzie Clarke-Binns
People Lead
Aula
Andrew Stevens
Director of Small and Medium Business (SME)
Vodafone
Ira Krachanovskaya
Growth Marketer
bp Launchpad
Milosz Falinski
Founder
Lumi
Darren Auld
Co-founder
ClearSky Logic
January Barnes
Founder
ParlayMe
Andrew Holloway
Head of Entrepreneurial Tax
Johnston Carmichael
Anna Flockett
Editor
Startups Magazine
Hazel Jane
Entrepreneur Engagement Manager
Tech Nation
Hugh Craigie Halkett
Managing Director
Stamp Free Limited
Lynne Darcey Quigley
Founder & CEO
Know-it Global Ltd
Christian Arno
Founder & CEO
Pawprint
Rupert Read
Former Spokesperson, Extinction Rebellion
Dr University of East Anglia
Angela Wylie
Business Development Director
STV
Sheila Roche
Co-founder
Hive
Bruce Walker
Co-founder & CFO, FutureX
FutureX
Zoi Kantounatou
Co-founder & CFO
FutureX
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Startup Summit 2021 Partners
Johnston Carmichael
GOLD PARTNER
"Entrepreneurs have an insatiable appetite for growth and success, and nowhere is this more evident than at Startup Summit, which each year showcases ambitious innovators from across Scotland and beyond."
- Andrew Holloway, Johnston Carmichael
As Scotland's largest independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers, the team at JC know what it takes for innovative, high-growth startups, scaleups and businesses to succeed.
Johnston Carmichael have helped support entrepreneurs at Startup Summit for the last 4 years.
Fiverr
Gold Partner
Business Gateway
Silver Partner
STV
Media Partner
Vodafone
Bronze Partner
Previous Startup Summit Speakers
Hear from the individuals behind some of the world’s most successful brands.
Amali de Alwis
Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups UK
Amali de Alwis is the UK Managing Director of Microsoft for Startups, which supports leading B2B tech startups grow with Microsoft support. Prior to this she was CEO of Code First: Girls – a multi award-winning training company focused on increasing diversity in tech.
Previous Partners
