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Each week, Jane Wakefield sits down with some of the key movers and shakers from the UK tech ecosystem for the UKTN Podcast. Learn growth strategies from both seasoned and up-and-coming founders, hear market sentiments from investors, and understand the tech policy affecting businesses across the country.
The UKTN Podcast provides insight into the most influential people in the UK’s innovation economy, exploring their personal and professional journeys and hearing their views on the hottest tech topics of the day.
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I have the best job in the City, working with clients changing the lives of millions - Emily Turner, CEO, HSBC Innovation Banking
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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If we don’t embrace AI, we’ll be embraced by it – Ian Murray, Digital Minister
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Half the population has a uterus and the rest of you came from one - Yasmin Baba, Co-Founder and CTO, Amilis
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Unlocking access to finance – Anna Wallace, CEO, CFIT
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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If you want to get online, you need to prove you are human – Nick Pickles, CPO, Tools for Humanity
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May 26, 2026 |
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The fast-moving future of digital payments – Iana Dimitrova, CEO, OpenPayd
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May 18, 2026 |
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Rethinking how we use AI – Louise Ballard, Co-founder, Atheni.ai
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May 11, 2026 |
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I wanted to talk about investing not diversity – Anu Adebajo, CEO, Newton Venture Program
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May 04, 2026 |
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The brave new world of AI marketing – Rebecca Sykes, Brandtech
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Not lost in Translation – Ed Crook, DeepL
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Be the least intelligent person in the room - Varun Bhanot, CEO, MAGIC AI
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Why Manchester is having a moment - Katie Gallagher OBE, Manchester Digital
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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I realised my future lay in finance during an internship in a paint factory - Amelia Armour, Partner, Amadeus Capital
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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From NHS doctor to scaleup founder – Farzana Rahman, CEO, Hexarad
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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What I learned failing to make small talk at the school gates – Beckie Taylor, Tech Returners
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Tech’s never-ending diversity problem – Sue Black OBE, computer scientist
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Tech alone won’t save UK healthcare – Finn Stevenson, Flok Health
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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The long road ahead for equity in tech, Efua Akumanyi – Coding Black Females
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The UK must not lose its fintech crown – Emma Hagan, ClearBank UK
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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London is the rational IPO choice for UK fintechs – Justin Basini, ClearScore
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Accelerating AI integration – Steve Young, MD, Dell UK
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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The state of UK investment – Catherine Lenson, COO, Phoenix Court
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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The great AI shift in the knowledge economy – Abu Bakkar, HLB International
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Why open source matters – Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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The UK’s place in global tech – Will Hutton, Journalist
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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What the UK can learn from Cambridge’s tech success – Ottoline Leyser, UKRI
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The challenge of creating intelligence – David Hogan, NVIDIA
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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How far can AI go – Laura Modiano, OpenAI
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Economically empowering small businesses – Fi Sellick, Square
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Bridging the gap across the Atlantic – Karen McCormick, Beringea
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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The enormous pressure faced by healthcare – Christoph Lippuner, Semble
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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The complexity of productivity – Richard Jeffery, CEO, ActiveOps
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Why there’s no need to fear an AI winter – Calum Chace, Conscium
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Reshaping education in a digital age – Lisa Haycox, Explore Learning
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Understanding energy usage – Jo Cox, CEO, IMServ
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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How micromobility has changed cycling – Caroline Seton, Forest
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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What has become of the metaverse? – Rob Whitehead, MSquared and Improbable
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The next generation of sustainable aviation fuel, Dr Jane Jin, OXCCU
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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The geopolitics of semiconductors, Robin Saxby, former CEO of Arm
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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The journey for EVs is just getting started, Robin Heap, Zest
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Europe’s place in the global tech sector, Michelle Robson, Odyssey Ventures
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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The exciting future of space exploration, Tim Peake, astronaut
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Creating a digital government – Tech Secretary Peter Kyle
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Preparing for a new era of warfare, Gary Waterfall, Air Vice Marshal
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Ignoring the sceptics, Ahti Heinla, CEO, Starship Technologies
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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The UK doesn’t have to be Silicon Valley – Elena Pantazi, partner, Northzone
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Balancing regulation and innovation, Jessica Lennard, chief strategy officer, CMA
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Underinvestment in defence has left the UK vulnerable, Tanya Suarez, CEO, IoT Tribe
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Solving the greatest problem holding back UK tech – Ed Bussey, CEO, Oxford Science Enterprises
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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How financial services changed after the crash – Virraj Jatania, CEO, Pockit
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May 26, 2025 |
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The road ahead for UK investors – Sam Nasrolahi, principal, InMotion Ventures
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May 19, 2025 |
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The phenomenal opportunity investors are missing – Sharon Vosmek, CEO, Astia
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May 12, 2025 |
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Employee mental health is not an afterthought – Steve Peralta, co-founder, Unmind
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May 05, 2025 |
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Driving towards autonomous vehicles – David Keene, CEO, Aurrigo
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Slowly bringing the NHS into the future – Jing Ouyang, co-founder, Patchwork Health
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The long road ahead for British AI – Jonathan Berry, former AI minister
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Democratising access to youth mental health – Manjul Rathee, CEO, BfB Labs
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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The crushing disappointment of the collapse of tech ideals – Chris Anderson, TED
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Managing a startup and a family – Louise Webster, Beyond the School Run, founder
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Catching UK tech up with the States – Tej Kohli, investor and philanthropist
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Open source in a capitalist world – Martin Woodward, VP, Github
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Standardising artificial intelligence – Susan Taylor Martin, CEO, BSI
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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The time has come to modernise lending – Michelle He, Abound
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The rise of the AI audit – Vidya Peters, CEO, DataSnipper
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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The critical future of Britain’s data centres - Dawn Childs, Pure Data Centres Group
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Do tech firms really need more masculinity? - Viv Paxinos, AllBright CEO
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Should the UK import AI from abroad? - Brian Mullins, CEO, Mind Foundry
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Could the UK lead the world in quantum computing? - Dr Chris Ballance, founder, Oxford Ionics
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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How UK tech could benefit from Chinese capital – Mark Pearson, Fuel Ventures
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Challenger banking is just getting started – Bianca Zwart, Bunq
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Big Tech ditched its roots as a force for good – Shelley Taylor, founder, trellyz
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Fintech must focus on finance as well as tech – Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, former CEO, Virgin Money
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Why more unicorns shouldn't be Britain's end goal – Suranga Chandratillake, general partner, Balderton Capital
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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How social media is preparing for the Online Safety Act – Almudena Lara, policy director, Ofcom
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Don't wait for political support to make climate tech – Chris Morris, founder, Sustainable Ventures
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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The surprising challenge of delivering flowers – Aron Gelbard, CEO, Bloom and Wild
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Why you can never do enough to prevent fraud – Martina King, CEO, Featurespace
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Britain can't be ignored in the AI conversation – Sachin Dev Duggal, CEO, Builder.ai
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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How automation can transform Seaweed farming – Joyeeta Das, CEO, SamudraOceans
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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How Apple and Google abuse the app market – Gene Burrus, global policy council, CAF
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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From Dragon's Den to a food tech unicorn – Timo Boldt, CEO, Gousto
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Why the UK remains a fintech giant – James Codling, managing partner, Volution
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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How the UK can prepare for the quantum revolution – Dr Nick New, CEO, Optalysys
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Protecting the UK’s place in global tech – Russ Shaw, founder, Global Tech Advocates
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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The challenge of identity in the digital age – Robin Tombs, CEO, Yoti
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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How tackling the digital skills gap will supercharge Scottish tech – Karen Meechan, CEO, ScotlandIS
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Backing operator-led startups and unlocking Africa’s tech growth – Maria Rotilu, founder, OpenseedVC
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Why the UK must not make the EU's AI ‘mistakes’ – Victor Riparbelli, CEO, Synthesia
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Why fixing the tech gender gap must start in the classroom – Claire Thorne, co-CEO, Tech She Can
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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The possibilities and perils of legal sector AI adoption – Eleanor Lightbody, CEO, Luminance
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Why climate tech needs more than private investment – Diane Gilpin, CEO, Smart Green Shipping
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Bringing ancient wellbeing to the AI age – Reeva Misra, founder, WONE
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Inside the race for AI business adoption – The Gadget Show’s Jason Bradbury
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Advancing quantum with lasers made in Scotland – Graeme Malcolm, CEO, M Squared
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Why London is a global tech problem solver – Michael Mainelli, Lord Mayor of the City of London
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Reflecting on Tech Nation’s legacy & supporting high-risk spinouts – Gerard Grech, MD, Founders at the University of Cambridge
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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The North has all the ingredients to rival the Golden Triangle in tech – Duncan Johnson, CEO, Northern Gritstone
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Cultivating vertical farming’s full potential – Jamie Burrows, founder, Vertical Future
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Taking surgical simulators from Merseyside to Tampa Bay – Elliot Street, CEO, Inovus Medical
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May 27, 2024 |
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How the AI boom mirrors the frenzied rise of the internet – Anne Glover, CEO, Amadeus Capital Partners
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May 20, 2024 |
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How modern science birthed the dawn of personalised health – Melissa Snover, founder, Nourished
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May 13, 2024 |
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How to ensure the UK lives up to its startup exit potential – Husayn Kassai, co-founder, Onfido
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May 06, 2024 |
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What does the future of flexible working look like? – Molly Johnson-Jones, CEO, Flexa
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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How tech can bring a human touch to dealing with death – Sam Grice, founder, Octopus Legacy
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Is the metaverse really dead? – Herman Narula, co-founder & CEO, Improbable
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Making lab-grown fat the secret ingredient to plant-based protein – Max Jamilly, co-founder, Hoxton Farms
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Why AI regulation isn’t the enemy of innovation – Lord Tim Clement-Jones
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Why Welsh tech is primed for growth – Louise Harris, CEO, Tramshed Tech
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Why the UK can be an autonomous vehicles leader – Gavin Jackson, CEO, Oxa
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Rewiring Whitehall for UK tech success – Allan Nixon, head of science and tech, Onward
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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The UK must act now to keep fintech crown – Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Tackling the North-South tech funding gap – Jess Jackson, investment manager, Praetura Ventures
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Advocacy needs action to fix tech diversity gap – Suki Fuller, founder, Miribure
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Why AI is a double-edged sword in an election year – Angie Ma, co-founder, Faculty
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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The role of apprenticeships in the age of AI – Euan Blair, CEO, Multiverse
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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How to nurture North East tech growth – David Dunn, CEO, Sunderland Software City
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Scaleup powerhouse goals, chasing unicorns & immigration concerns - Michelle Donelan, tech secretary
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Launching a tech banking brand in 100 days – Simon Bumfrey, head of technology and life sciences, HSBC Innovation Banking
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Career reflections from dot-com chaos to ‘bonkers’ Elon Musk – Rory Cellan-Jones
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Businesses must brace for a year of election frenzy and AI disruption – Martha Lane Fox , president, British Chambers of Commerce
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Net zero COP-outs and the case for climate tech optimism – Carbon13 CEO Nicky Dee
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Defining AI for good and overcoming tech superpower roadblocks – Anne-Marie Imafidon, CEO, Stemettes
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Autumn Statement wish list and why UK tech thrives whoever wins the election – Startup Coalition’s Dom Hallas
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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How my bootstrapped pet music startup struck a chord with a US buyer – Music For Pets founder Amman Ahmed
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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How the early-stage gender funding gap stifles UK tech growth – Merian Ventures’ Priya Guha
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Getting AI safety right and the danger of leaving it to Big Tech – Graphcore CEO Nigel Toon
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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How space tech is on the cusp of full commercialisation – Space DOTS founder Bianca Cefalo
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Diversity is UK tech’s competitive advantage over Silicon Valley – Passion Capital’s Eileen Burbidge
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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AI is transforming the legal sector, but it can be a law unto itself – Robin AI founder Richard Robinson
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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The cost of tech's diversity failure and how to fix it - Colorintech founder Ashleigh Ainsley
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Playing to UK microchip strengths and avoiding a subsidy race – Minister for Tech Paul Scully
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Accelerating Liverpool’s tech ecosystem – Baltic Ventures CEO Claire Lewis
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Rebuilding Tech Nation and the UK's generative AI opportunity – Founders Forum CEO Carolyn Dawson
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Decoding brain patterns to nurture mental health – Alena founder Mandana Ahmadi
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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The secret to good culture during rapid startup growth – Currencycloud co-founder Richard Arundel
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Why quantum computing is the next industrial revolution – Quantinuum CPO, Ilyas Khan
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Where the UK’s semiconductor strategy falls short – Paragraf CEO Simon Thomas
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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The role of synthetic data in the age of generative AI – Harry Keen, Hazy CEO and co-founder
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Preparing for the day quantum computers crack encryption – PQShield founder Ali El Kaafarani
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Creating an AI version of yourself and the pitfalls of ChatGPT - Coachvox AI founder Jodie Cook
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Top UK tech policy priorities for startups - Antony Walker, deputy CEO of techUK
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May 29, 2023 |
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Dispelling dark kitchen misconceptions - Karma Kitchen CEO Eccie Newton
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May 22, 2023 |
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Immigram CEO breaks silence on ‘devastating’ Slush controversy - co-founder Anastasia Mirolyubova
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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The medtech spinout treating Parkinson’s disease with vibrations – Charco Neurotech co-founder Lucy Jung
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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The hyperlocal sharing app taking on Facebook Marketplace & cutting food waste – Olio co-founder Tessa Clarke
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Tackling ‘relentless’ rubbish with computer vision – Greyparrot co-founder Mikela Druckman
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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‘You don’t expect your bank to fail’: Surviving SVB chaos & the future of edtech – Lingumi co-founder Toby Mather
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mapping climate risk with AI & how a ‘marriage’ between VCs and policy can support net zero – Cervest founder Iggy Bassi
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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ChatGPT in robots? Disrupting autonomous delivery & the ‘year of AI’ – Academy of Robotics founder William Sachiti
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Building a satellite ‘taxi service’, defending Ukraine & cleaning space junk – Skyrora founder Volodymyr Levykin
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Semiconductor strategy, a green silicon alternative & women in STEM – Cambridge GaN Devices founder Giorgia Longobardi
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Taking on the big banks, VC bias & being the ‘odd one out’ – Starling Bank founder Anne Boden
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Chip-making robots, microchip geopolitics & AI misconceptions – Karakuri founder Barney Wragg
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Dangers of AI in cyber, learning from layoffs & fixing the skills shortage - Immersive Labs CEO & founder James Hadley
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Double unicorn, scaling America & everything in-between - Philip Belamant, CEO & Co-founder of Zilch
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May 23, 2022 |
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Shifting consumer behaviour to scaling America - Brad Goodall, Co-founder & CEO of Banked
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May 16, 2022 |
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Credit where it's due - understanding your audience - Sho Sugihara, Co-founder & CEO of Pave
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May 09, 2022 |
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Converting interest into clients - launch to scaling - Gerald Chappell, CEO & Co-founder of Fintern, Dr. Michelle He, COO & Co-founder of Fintern
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May 02, 2022 |
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It takes a village - the importance of community in business - Mathew Prior, CEO of TrustedHouseSitters
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Europe’s fastest growing neobroker on scaling, strategy & support - Yorick Naeff, Co-founder & CEO of BUX
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Scaling up the smart way - Asha Haji, Co-founder of Framework
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Serial entrepreneur and industry disruptor - Ricky Knox, founder of Tandem bank, GSM Systems, Small World Financial Services Group & Azimo
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Pivoting, funding and expansion - Matthew Hodgson, Co-founder & CEO of Element, Amandine Le Pape, Co-founder & COO of Element
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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The ugly veg feeding 3 million subscribers - Emilie Vanpoperinghe, Co-founder & CEO of Oddbox
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Funding & investment, what they don't tell you - Richard Mabey, Co-founder & CEO of Juro
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Raising over £30m through crowdfunding - Alex Latham, Co-founder & CMO of Chip
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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From administration to reboot - Radha Vyas, Co-founder & CEO of Flash Pack
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Feb 28, 2022 |