Hear from the individuals behind some of the most innovative brands in the world.
We invite leaders from internationally recognised companies to share their insights on key themes such as marketing, culture, finance, growth and more. No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, you'll find what you need to succeed and thrive in business.
Startup Summit 2020 themes
Marketing & Sales
Finance & Legal
Innovation & Technology
Growth & Scaling
People & Culture
- SUS20 SpeakersMore speakers to be announced soon: sign up to the newsletter to be the first to know and get 10% off your SUS20 ticket (2-day live event + 5 days of replay)!
James Watt, MBE
CEO, BrewDog
As the co-founder and CEO of the world’s first carbon negative beer company, we can’t wait to welcome James Watt back to the stage! A fully qualified sea Captain, James traded in being a salty sea dog to co-found BrewDog in 2007. In 2014 he was awarded the Great British Entrepreneur of the Year award, and is one of Europe’s only holders of the title Master Cicerone.
Welcome aboard, James!
Simon Beckerman
Founder
Depop
Amali de Alwis
Managing Director
Microsoft for Startups UK
David Wilding
Director of Planning
Twitter UK
Alice Zagury
CEO
The Family
Sir Tom Hunter
Philanthropist
The Hunter Foundation
Irana Wasti
Regional President EMEA
GoDaddy
Matt Davey
COO
1Password
Priya Guha
Partner
Merian Ventures
Ben Ebbrell
Co-founder and Chef
SORTEDfood
Oluchi Ikechi
Head of Business Restructuring & innovation, Capital Markets UK
Accenture
Alex Alleyne
Specialist Sales Lead
Amazon Web Services
Maya Horgan Famodu
Managing Director
Ingressive Capital
Monique Woodard
Founder & General Partner
Cake Ventures
Marty Bell
Founder / Co-founder
Nude / Tens / Poolside FM
Graeme Barron
VP, Legal
Trustpilot
Chris Neumann
Founder & CEO
Commonwealth Ventures
Marvin Liao
Angel Investor
Rebecca Woodcock
Principal
Yamaha Motor Ventures
Sheel Mohnot
Founding Partner
Better Tomorrow Ventures
Elizabeth Fairley
COO & Founder
Talking Medicines
Alisdair Gunn
Founder & Director
Framewire
Nadeem Sarwar
Founder & CEO
Phlo
Ho Yin Cheung
Co-founder & CEO
Remo
Frank Y. Owusu
Ecosystem Developer
Twilio
Briana Pegado
Executive Director
Creative Edinburgh
Anna Flockett
Editor
Startups Magazine
Karen Mabon
Designer
Karen Mabon
Danielle Kelly
Director of Strategic Development
STV
Janet Onyia
Co-founder
Onyi Gifts & TivityPod
Andrew Holloway
Director Taxes
Johnston Carmichael
Kirsty Irvine
Business Development Senior Manager
Johnston Carmichael
Hazel Jane
Entrepreneur Engagement Manager
Tech Nation
Zoi Kantounatou
Co-founder & CFO
FutureX
Bruce Walker
Co-founder & CEO
FutureX
SUS20 Competition
The Startup Summit Competition offers startups the opportunity to win a fully funded place on the 2021 SVS programme, plus a massive business support package worth over £60k from our partners at Johnston Carmichael, STV and AAI (with lots more still to come!). The final of the Competition takes place at Startup Summit, where three finalists will pitch to our expert judging panel for a chance to win the top prize.
Meet the SUS20 Competition finalists!
Tayyaba Nafees
Founder & CEO
CyberShell
Phil Worms
CEO
Frog Systems
Caroline McKenna
Founder & CEO
Social Good ConnectMeet the SUS20 Competition Judges!
Priya Guha
Partner
Merian Ventures
Hugh Lightbody
Cheif Officer
Business Gateway
Richard Williams
Managing Director
STV
Elizabeth Fairley
COO & Founder
Talking Medicines
Audience Vote!
Vote in Slack
Competition Prizes!
FX Silicon Valley Scale
Fully funded place on the FutureX Silicon Valley Scale programme (worth £4K+)
Winner
Johnston Carmichael
Initial business consultancy support from Johnston Carmichael
Winner, finalists & semi-finalists
FX Plus
1 year membership to FutureX Plus
Winner, finalists & semi-finalists
STV
£50,000 from the STV Growth Fund for marketing on STV
Winner
AAI Employability
Inclusive recruitment support package (worth £2100)
Winner (free) & finalists (50% off)
Purpose HR
HR consultancy support package (worth £800)
Winner (free) & finalists (50% off)
Rekall consulting
Consulting session with Rekall’s D&I
Winner
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Previous Speakers
Marta Krupinska
Head of Google for Startups UK
Google
Leela Srinivasan
CMO
SurveyMonkey
Duncan Logan
Founder
Rocketspace
Nicola Sturgeon
First Minister of Scotland
Scottish Government
Gary Turner
Co-Founder & MD
Xero
Jason Maude
Chief Technology Advocate
Starling Bank
Rob Spiro
Founder & Director
Imagination Machine
Josh Littlejohn
Co-founder
Social Bite
Celia Hodson
Founder
Hey Girls
Pietro Invernizzi
Head of Series A Programme
The Family
Mike Welch
Founder
Atterley
Marie Owen
CEO
LS Production
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