AGENDA 2024
DINNER
Tuesday 5th November 2024 The Stock Exchange Hotel
18.45 Dinner 19.45 Opening Remarks Uday Singh Founder & CEO, Fast Growth Icons 19.50 Welcome Address Jon Dawson Partner, Head of Creative, Media & Technology, Haysmacintyre 22.30 CarriagesMAIN DAY
Wednesday 6th November 2024 The Edwardian Manchester 08.00 Breakfast & Networking 09.00 Host Uday Singh Founder & CEO, Fast Growth Icons 09.10 Opening Remarks Ben Fletcher Co-Founder & CEO, The Mothership 09.30 Welcome Address Manoj Asnani Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Ben Tickler Head of Venture, Innovation Economy, J.P. Morgan 09.35 Why persistence mattersZandra Moore CEO & Co-founder, Panintelligence
It’s not the brightest person that succeeds, but the most resilient and persistent. In this session we’ll talk about how you maintain motivation in the tough times, how you balance communicating transparently while protecting your team from the worst, and how you can select for these traits in the people you hire. 10.00 Building high performance teams
Ben Fletcher Co-Founder, The Mothership
Ultimately your results depend on your team. But high performance isn’t the default and it’s something that needs to be continually worked on. Ben will use the five dysfunctions of a team framework to discuss some approaches to high performance. 10.25 Facilitated Round Table Discussion Building high-performance teams People and culture 11.10 Morning Break 11.35 Accelerating growth through acquisition with the ambition of a $1B valuation.
Dave Stevinson Founder, QBS Technology Group
In the early days, Dave funded growth using credit cards and creative cash flow techniques which just wasn’t enough to realise his ambitions for QBS. He embarked on a journey learning about acquisitions to accelerate growth. Developing a scalable, systematic framework for identifying target markets and criteria to evaluate potential acquisition targets; Dave shares his M&A process from origination, valuation, due diligence, integration and the critical importance of people and culture to sustainable, rapid growth and success. 12.00 Facilitated Round Table Discussion 13.00 Seated Lunch Enjoy a seated lunch with the finest selection from the in-house chef. 14.30 Welcome Address Ann-Marie Atkins Managing Partner, Evelyn Partners 14.35 Is it easier the second time round?
Joel Perlman Co-Founder, OakNorth
Growing a business is always hard. But does it become easier with experience, and what are the key lessons learned? How is it different from a personal perspective: how do you handle the pressure and deal with high-stakes situations? 15.00 Roundtables & Coffee
Conversations over coffee
16.00 Closing Address Uday Singh Founder & CEO, Fast Growth Icons 16.15 Champagne Reception