Grow Summit Retreat

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Our annual two-day getaway to empower founders to grow, connect and recharge with authenticity and impact.

From Tuesday 5 to Wednesday 6 November 2024, the Grow Summit Retreat brings together more than 100 tech scaleups to share valuable insights alongside serial entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, advisors and investors with extensive experience in scaling companies. 

During the stay, attendees take a deep dive into scaleup challenges while having honest discussions covering topics such as raising, selling, scaling, storytelling and more.

Our sessions

Mindfulness and connection

  • Setting the tone.
  • Founders bingo.
  • How do you want to change the world?

Panel discussions 

  • Reflections on the Government's first budget.
  • State of the world.
  • State of investment. 
  • Unicorn founders' stories. 
  • Against all odds.

Fireside chats and sharing circle 

  • From undergrad to largest UK tech exit.
  • From startup to unicorn.
  • Against all odds.
  • Founders lucky dip.

Workshops 

  • Sales.
  • Funding.
  • Storytelling.
  • AI.
  • Talent and skills.
  • Internationalisation.

Networking

  • Meet and build valuable relationships with tech industry leaders and experts.

Mentors

  • June Angelides MBE

    June Angelides MBE

    Venture Partner, Samos Investments
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    June Angelides MBE

    June Angelides MBE

    Venture Partner, Samos Investments
  • Oli Barrett CBE

    Oli Barrett CBE

    Serial Cofounder and Presenter, Powered by Ethos
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    Oli Barrett CBE

    Oli Barrett CBE

    Serial Cofounder and Presenter, Powered by Ethos
  • Jess Bonner

    Jess Bonner

    Director, Capita Scaling Partner
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    Jess Bonner

    Jess Bonner

    Director, Capita Scaling Partner

    Jess is a Director with Capita's corporate venture capital, focused on how to help startups and scaleups grow through effective corporate partnerships.

  • Dilpreet Brar

    Dilpreet Brar

    Product Development & Strategic Partnerships, Onyx by J.P. Morgan
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    Dilpreet Brar

    Dilpreet Brar

    Product Development & Strategic Partnerships, Onyx by J.P. Morgan

    At Onyx by J.P. Morgan, Dilpreet's leadership in strategic partnerships for blockchain and payments innovation has been a cornerstone in developing transformative digital asset solutions. Harnessing emerging technologies such as blockchain and AI, his team has re-envisioned corporate treasury services to meet future real-time demands. His role emphasises product development, nurturing fintech collaborations and spearheading new business ventures that align with the mission of transforming how money, information and assets move around the world.
     
    His previous tenure as the Head of EMEA Innovation, Partnerships & Corporate Development at J.P. Morgan Payments, CIB involved pioneering innovation strategies and managing the lifecycle of cutting-edge products and services, from conception to commercialisation. This journey has been marked by a commitment to applied innovation and social entrepreneurship, with a passion for bringing groundbreaking financial technologies to market, fostering significant fintech investments and building strategic partnerships to empower corporate clients and the broader financial ecosystem.

  • Nina Briance

    Nina Briance

    Founder and CEO, Cult Mia
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    Nina Briance

    Nina Briance

    Founder and CEO, Cult Mia

    Nina Briance is the Founder and CEO of Cult Mia, the independent luxury fashion marketplace of tomorrow. She previously worked at UBS, Goldman Sachs, United Nations and Moda Operandi. She holds degrees from Stanford and London Business School.

  • Erika Brodnock

    Erika Brodnock

    CEO, Kinhub
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    Erika Brodnock

    Erika Brodnock

    CEO, Kinhub

    Erika Brodnock is an award-winning entrepreneur, co-founder of Kinhub and Extend Ventures, and an author. She advocates for democratised coaching for all employees, and equitable access to venture capital.

  • Seth Brooks

    Seth Brooks

    SVP, FCAT Incubator, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology  
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    Seth Brooks

    Seth Brooks

    SVP, FCAT Incubator, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology  

    Seth leads the Product Management function within FCAT, as well as the Fintech Launchpad Incubator. He drives the analysis, requirements and delivery of products within the FCAT portfolio. His incubator creates and partners with fintechs to provide technology that accelerates the delivery of products to the market.

  • Tom Broughton

    Tom Broughton

    CEO, Cubitts
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    Tom Broughton

    Tom Broughton

    CEO, Cubitts

     

  • Dr Dupe Burgess

    Dr Dupe Burgess

    Founder, Bloomful
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    Dr Dupe Burgess

    Dr Dupe Burgess

    Founder, Bloomful

    Dr Dupe Burgess is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and thought leader in women’s health. She is the founder of Bloomful, a digital therapeutic app that supports women going through gynaecological health challenges.

  • Michael Cavanagh

    Michael Cavanagh

    CMO, Ragu
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    Michael Cavanagh

    Michael Cavanagh

    CMO, Ragu
  • Laura Citron OBE

    Laura Citron OBE

    CEO, London & Partners
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    Laura Citron OBE

    Laura Citron OBE

    CEO, London & Partners
  • Dan Cobley

    Dan Cobley

    Startup Founder, Investor and Advisor, various startup businesses
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    Dan Cobley

    Dan Cobley

    Startup Founder, Investor and Advisor, various startup businesses
  • Sherry Coutu CBE

    Sherry Coutu CBE

    Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, Founders4Schools
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    Sherry Coutu CBE

    Sherry Coutu CBE

    Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, Founders4Schools
  • Janet Coyle CBE

    Janet Coyle CBE

    Managing Director of Grow London, London & Partners
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    Janet Coyle CBE

    Janet Coyle CBE

    Managing Director of Grow London, London & Partners
  • Bradley Doline

    Bradley Doline

    Of Counsel, Wilson Sonsini
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    Bradley Doline

    Bradley Doline

    Of Counsel, Wilson Sonsini
  • Chris Elphick

    Chris Elphick

    Head of Venture Capital, BVCA
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    Chris Elphick

    Chris Elphick

    Head of Venture Capital, BVCA
  • Stuart Ferguson

    Stuart Ferguson

    Investor, Sustainable Ventures
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    Stuart Ferguson

    Stuart Ferguson

    Investor, Sustainable Ventures
  • Loic Fonteneau

    Loic Fonteneau

    Investor, BlackFin Capital Partners
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    Loic Fonteneau

    Loic Fonteneau

    Investor, BlackFin Capital Partners
  • Daniel Glazer

    Daniel Glazer

    Founding Partner, London Office, Wilson Sonsini
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    Daniel Glazer

    Daniel Glazer

    Founding Partner, London Office, Wilson Sonsini
  • Priya Guha MBE

    Priya Guha MBE

    NED, Advisor and Venture Partner in technology and innovation, various businesses
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    Priya Guha MBE

    Priya Guha MBE

    NED, Advisor and Venture Partner in technology and innovation, various businesses
  • Julie Harris

    Julie Harris

    Director of Product, Mind Foundry
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    Julie Harris

    Julie Harris

    Director of Product, Mind Foundry

    Julie serves as Director of Product at Mind Foundry, an Oxford University spin-out at the forefront of applied AI. She leads technology teams in product development and delivery, creating solutions for customers' most critical problems across Defence and National Security, Civil Infrastructure and Insurance sectors.

    Prior to Mind Foundry, Julie worked as a product manager at Google Cloud, developing a ground-breaking AI solution for anti-money laundering detection in tier 1 banks. This experience of transforming a supervised compliance process in highly regulated environments, provided deep insight into building explainable and auditable AI applications.

    Julie began her career in Defence and National Security, progressing from data analyst to developing analytical tools. She founded and led an innovation unit that helped Government experiment with emerging technologies, such as Robotic Process Automation, Privacy Preserving technologies and advanced analytics, to guide the roadmap for a major data transformation programme. This work sparked her interest in using AI as a capability to detect patterns in large data volumes, to find "needles in haystacks" and reduce the cognitive burden on front-line operators.

  • Amelia Hook

    Amelia Hook

    Partner, Oury Clark
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    Amelia Hook

    Amelia Hook

    Partner, Oury Clark

    Amelia Hook is a chartered accountant and tax advisor, advising a variety of businesses on compliance and both UK and international expansion, focusing mainly on southern California.

  • Eamonn Ives

    Eamonn Ives

    Research Director, The Entrepreneurs Network
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    Eamonn Ives

    Eamonn Ives

    Research Director, The Entrepreneurs Network
  • Husayn Kassai

    Husayn Kassai

    CEO & Founder, Quench.ai
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    Husayn Kassai

    Husayn Kassai

    CEO & Founder, Quench.ai
  • Naoki Kamimaeda

    Naoki Kamimaeda

    Partner and Europe Division Head, Global Brain
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    Naoki Kamimaeda

    Naoki Kamimaeda

    Partner and Europe Division Head, Global Brain
  • Megan Kelly

    Megan Kelly

    Head of Research, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
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    Megan Kelly

    Megan Kelly

    Head of Research, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology

    Megan leads a team of researchers whose subjects cover emerging technology and sociocultural trends. The team looks three to five years out for technologies and changes that will matter most to Fidelity and its customers.

  • Rishi Khosla

    Rishi Khosla

    Cofounder and CEO, OakNorth
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    Rishi Khosla

    Rishi Khosla

    Cofounder and CEO, OakNorth
  • Allie Laurent

    Allie Laurent

    Head of Innovation Programmes, London & Partners
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    Allie Laurent

    Allie Laurent

    Head of Innovation Programmes, London & Partners

    As Head of Innovation Programmes at London & Partners, Allie leads the Innovation Fellowship, London's only network for corporate directors who buy and invest in startup technology, and London Tech Week for London & Partners, the cofounder of the 25,000-plus international tech festival.

    Allie has also worked in several scaleups including Yossi Vardi's Tamasek-backed Unbound, leading on ecosystem building in emerging markets by launching major tech festivals and led a portfolio of international Cx-level innovation summits prior to that.

  • Eyal Malinger

    Eyal Malinger

    Managing Partner, Resurge Growth Partners
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    Eyal Malinger

    Eyal Malinger

    Managing Partner, Resurge Growth Partners
  • Una McGrath

    Una McGrath

    Innovation Catalyst/Design Strategist, Fidelity Investments
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    Una McGrath

    Una McGrath

    Innovation Catalyst/Design Strategist, Fidelity Investments
  • Cordelia Meacher

    Cordelia Meacher

    Founder and Managing Director, FieldHouse Associates
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    Cordelia Meacher

    Cordelia Meacher

    Founder and Managing Director, FieldHouse Associates

  • Andy Meikle

    Andy Meikle

    Cofounder, Amplified Group
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    Andy Meikle

    Andy Meikle

    Cofounder, Amplified Group

  • Neta Meir

    Neta Meir

    Group Innovation SVP, Sodexo
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    Neta Meir

    Neta Meir

    Group Innovation SVP, Sodexo
  • Richard Murphy

    Richard Murphy

    Head of FCAT Europe, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology  
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    Richard Murphy

    Richard Murphy

    Head of FCAT Europe, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology  

    Richard leads the FCAT teams in Europe and is particularly energised by opportunities to derive new business value via innovative solutions, emerging technologies and disruptive business models that engage new generations of customers.

  • Ben N'gonga

    Ben N'gonga

    Marketing & Program Coordinator, Google
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    Ben N'gonga

    Ben N'gonga

    Marketing & Program Coordinator, Google
  • Matt Oxley

    Matt Oxley

    President and Co-Founder, Opal
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    Matt Oxley

    Matt Oxley

    President and Co-Founder, Opal

    Matt is a serial entrepreneur with multiple exits including an IPO under his belt. For the last 10 years Matt has been living in the US scaling his company, Opal. Matt remains Co-Founder and President of Opal and is the UK partner for US Expansion Partners, a firm built by founders, for founders to support them on their journey to the US. In his "spare time", Matt is an angel investor.

  • Diviya Padman

    Diviya Padman

    Attorney, Wilson Sonsini
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    Diviya Padman

    Diviya Padman

    Attorney, Wilson Sonsini
  • David Peto

    David Peto

    Entrepreneur in Residence, Morgan Stanley
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    David Peto

    David Peto

    Entrepreneur in Residence, Morgan Stanley
  • Cate Poulson

    Cate Poulson

    COO, Excelerator Partners
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    Cate Poulson

    Cate Poulson

    COO, Excelerator Partners
  • Will Reed

    Will Reed

    Head of Design & Marketing, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
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    Will Reed

    Will Reed

    Head of Design & Marketing, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology

    Will and his team focus on designing experiences for FCAT's technology incubators, building a human-centred design practice, teaching innovation methods, creating materials for FCAT thought leadership and helping FCAT tell its innovation story.

  • Alban Remy

    Alban Remy

    Head of Enterprise Tech & Business Services, London & Partners
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    Alban Remy

    Alban Remy

    Head of Enterprise Tech & Business Services, London & Partners
  • Suzy Rowley

    Suzy Rowley

    CEO, Excelerator Partners
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    Suzy Rowley

    Suzy Rowley

    CEO, Excelerator Partners
  • Adam Said

    Adam Said

    Principal, Octopus Ventures
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    Adam Said

    Adam Said

    Principal, Octopus Ventures
  • Kirsten Samm

    Kirsten Samm

    Morgan Stanley
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    Kirsten Samm

    Kirsten Samm

    Morgan Stanley
  • Navjot Sawhney

    Navjot Sawhney

    Founder, The Washing Machine Project
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    Navjot Sawhney

    Navjot Sawhney

    Founder, The Washing Machine Project

    Navjot Sawhney founded The Washing Machine Project in 2019, inspired by his neighbour's struggle with hand washing clothes. The project now distributes manual washing machines globally, impacting over 30,000 people to date.

  • Amira Singh

    Amira Singh

    Vice President, Morgan Stanley
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    Amira Singh

    Amira Singh

    Vice President, Morgan Stanley

    Amira is a VP at the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab, an in-house startup accelerator investing in disruptive startups across sectors. The Lab has made 25 investments since launching in EMEA in 2022.

  • Aaron Smith

    Aaron Smith

    Head of Innovation Ecosystem, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
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    Aaron Smith

    Aaron Smith

    Head of Innovation Ecosystem, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology

    With 20+ years across technology and financial services, Aaron has extensive experience leading innovation within international corporates and startups. His remit is to work with companies looking to impact our future with disruptive innovation.

  • Emma Steele

    Emma Steele

    Partner, Ascension
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    Emma Steele

    Emma Steele

    Partner, Ascension
  • Ryan Stuebe

    Ryan Stuebe

    Director of Bitcoin Mining, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
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    Ryan Stuebe

    Ryan Stuebe

    Director of Bitcoin Mining, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology

    Ryan oversees Fidelity’s bitcoin mining research and development. This research includes monitoring bitcoin’s network economics, evaluating opportunities for renewable and stranded energy to sustainably power datacentres and identifying trends that will shape the mining ecosystem in the next three to five years.

  • Holly Tucker

    Holly Tucker

    Founder, Notonthehighstreet
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    Holly Tucker

    Holly Tucker

    Founder, Notonthehighstreet
  • Erich Umar

    Erich Umar

    Head of Strategy & Planning, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
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    Erich Umar

    Erich Umar

    Head of Strategy & Planning, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology

    In addition to FCAT strategy and planning, Erich is responsible for the overall FCAT portfolio, project management office, executive briefing centre, communications and engagement, Fidelity patent office, university engagement and emerging tech incubator.

     

  • Jason Ward

    Jason Ward

    Head of Blockchain Incubator, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
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    Jason Ward

    Jason Ward

    Head of Blockchain Incubator, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology

    Jason is responsible for monitoring the blockchain ecosystem, building crypto asset and blockchain capabilities and curating the roadmap for the FCAT Blockchain Incubator.

  • D'Arcy Whelan

    D'Arcy Whelan

    Head of Platform, Outward VC
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    D'Arcy Whelan

    Head of Platform, Outward VC
  • Henry Whorwood

    Henry Whorwood

    Managing Director, Research and Consultancy, Beauhurst
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    Henry Whorwood

    Henry Whorwood

    Managing Director, Research and Consultancy, Beauhurst
  • George Windsor

    George Windsor

    Head of Research, Notion Capital
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    George Windsor

    George Windsor

    Head of Research, Notion Capital
  • Ilana Wisby

    Ilana Wisby

    Deep Tech Entrepreneur
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    Ilana Wisby

    Ilana Wisby

    Deep Tech Entrepreneur
  • Mike Zabetakis

    Mike Zabetakis

    VP of Business Strategy, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
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    Mike Zabetakis

    Mike Zabetakis

    VP of Business Strategy, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology

    Mike is responsible for FCAT’s resource optimisation, financial oversight and developing business intelligence tools. Prior to FCAT, Mike was a 20-year member of Fidelity’s finance function.

Venue: Chelsea Harbour Hotel

A five-star luxury hotel overlooking the magnificent river Thames in one of London's most sought-after inner-city locations.

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