Female Founders
Growth Summit
Connect, Inspire and Grow
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Thursday, 5th September,
10:00 – 18:00
RBS Conference Centre: 175 Glasgow Rd, Edinburgh EH12 9SB
Agenda
(Hover over each time slot for more information)
10:00 - 10:25
Arrival, Check-In
Teas & Coffees
Location: Attrium
10:30 - 10:45
A Welcome Speech
from the Organisers
Location: Auditorium
Emmie Faust
(Female Founders Rise)
and
Ana Stewart
(Pathways Forward)
10:45 - 11:30
Morning Keynote:
Why Entrepreneurship Is Becoming the New
Women's Movement
+ Fireside Chat
Location: Auditorium
Sahar Hashemi OBE,
Entrepreneur & Author,
Founder, Coffee Republic, Buy
Women Built
Chat Host: Mark Logan OBE,
Chief Entrepreneurial Advisor
to Scottish Government
11:30 - 11:40
Neighbour networking
Location: Auditorium
11:40 - 12:30
Panel Session:
Growth Story,
Challenges & Resilience
Location: Auditorium
Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, founder Genius Foods, NXD
- Margaret Rice-Jones, chair of Scale Up Institute
- Sascha Evans from We The Creators
- Chair: Darina Garland, Co-
founder and CEO of Ooni
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch,
Marketplace Stalls,
Investor Office
Hours + Digital Boost
Mentor Matching
Location: Atrium
13:30 - 14:10
Panel Session:
Fundraising 101
Location: Auditorium
Danae Shell, Founder and
CEO, Valla UK
- Ishani Malhotra, Founder &
CEO, Carcinotech - Chair: Ladi Greenstreet, CEO,
Diversity VC
14:10 - 14:35
Afternoon Keynote:
The Journey to Super-
Scale and the Power
of the Growth Mindset
Location: Auditorium
Sam Smith, Author and
Founder of FinnCap
Group plc
14:40 - 15:50
Location: Auditorium, Atrium, and Breakout Rooms
15:30 - 15:50
Coffee & Refreshments available
Location: Atrium
15:50 - 16:55
Accelerating
Opportunity
Location: Auditorium
Hosted by Emmie Faust from
Female Founders Rise
- Elizabeth Pirrie from
AccelerateHER
- Bayile Adeoti from
Dechomai
17:00 -17:10
Close from Emmie and Ana
Location: Auditorium
Emmie Faust from
Female Founders Rise
- Ana Stewart from
Pathways Forward
17:10 - 18:00
Networking, Investor
Office Hours +
Mentor Matching and Drinks
Location: Atrium
Hosted By
Sponsors
Community Partners
Where we're located
Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre 175 Glasgow Rd, Edinburgh EH12 9SB, UK