Fireside Chat Investment Startup Impact Scaleup Delegate

Location: Summit Stage - Thu, 2 Jul 2026 · 11:45 - 12:05 (Europe/London) (20 minutes)

Regional Ecosystems That Work: Connecting Founders, Funders and Place Leaders - Part 2

Speakers

Claire Ward

East Midlands Combined County Authority

No biography on file for this speaker.

Partners & Exhibitors

Headline Partner

GM Business Growth Hub

Headline Partner

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Headline Partner

BRITISH BUSINESS BANK PLC

Headline Partner

Investor Ladder

Headline Partner

CRSI

Headline Partner

ClimbGroup

Headline Partner

Event Partner

Blacks

Yorkshire Podcast Studios

Heard Story Telling

Northern Arc Partners

TECH SY

BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC

NoCodeLab.ai

Polestar Leeds

instantprint

Keepace

HOSPITABLE AUTOMATION LTD

WAINWRIGHT CONSULTING LIMITED

Innovate UK

Rare Founders

Minds by Animoca Brands

Perfect Cellar

PLEXAL (GROUP) LIMITED

Porsche Centre Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, York and Teesside

FUEL

RTC North

NATWEST GROUP PLC

BIONOW LIMITED

MEDILINK NORTH OF ENGLAND LIMITED

University of Huddersfield

Yorkshire MedTech

Propel Healthtech

North East Mayoral Combined Authority

University of Salford

Coutts & Company

ThatRound

Forging Ahead

Stevens Hewlett & Perkins

Freeths LLP

Mishcon de Reya LLP

Tour Partner

Palatine Private Equity LLP

ENTREPRENEURIAL-SPARK LIMITED

Award Partner

Blacks

Jenny Garrett Global

Woman In Business Partner

G&T (girls and tech!)

Exhibitor

Instantprint

Leeds Digital

Frntir

RTC North

Foundervine

Culture Craft

BRITISH BUSINESS BANK PLC

Good Deed IT

Allia

Blacks

TECH SY

Minds by Animoca Brands

Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University

UMi

Yorkshire Podcast Studios

Liberty Eco Labs Limited

iThink365 Limited

Polestar Leeds

Birch Strategic Services

Bradford Digital

G&T (girls and tech!)

Leeds University Business School

MEISSNER BOLTE (UK) LIMITED

RAMSDENS SOLICITORS LLP

Creative UK

MTIF NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

Caspian Insurance

PLEXAL (GROUP) LIMITED

Diligentsia Limited

YOUBEE MEDIA LIMITED

We Are PoWEr

Fagborun Limited

BURZT DRINKS LTD