Building on the success of our 5-day, citywide and multi-venue 'Newcastle Startup Week' festival in May, our 1-day 'Newcastle Scaleup Summit' on Thursday 23rd November 2017 will help you learn how to take your business to the next level.

Going deeper into the topics we covered on our ‘Growing & Scaling’ day in May, the full-day event in November will feature a range of speakers in the morning who will share personal and practical insights on how they grew their own business, or explain products, services or programmes they use to help others fulfil their potential.

Schedule

8.30am-9.30am: Business Breakfast Networking + Registration

9.30am-12.30pm: Morning Session

- Welcome & Introduction from Paul Lancaster & Sarah Crimmens (Newcastle Startup Week + Scaleup Summit)
- ‘What do we mean by ‘scaleups’ and why are they important?’ by Colin Bell (Business Growth Director, North East LEP)
- Panel Discussion: How to adopt a ‘Growth Mindset’ within your business ft. Carl Haagensen (Entrepreneur Development Manager, Natwest Entrepreneurial Spark), Holly Thompson (Future Skills Vision Ltd) + Scott Rowland (HiThrive)
- ‘How to improve your sales & marketing of existing products / services’ by Nevil Tynemouth (Founding Director, New Results Ltd) & Stefan Lepowski (MD, Karol Marketing)
- Fireside Chat: Darren Jobling (CEO, ZeroLight) + Alasdair Greig (Director, Northstar Ventures)
- ‘How can membership organisations help?’ ft. Speakers TBC

LUNCH

1.30pm-5.30pm: Afternoon Session

- ‘How to innovate & develop new products / services’ by Professor Roy Sandbach OBE (Newcastle University)
- ‘Developing new products & services through Open Innovation Challenges’ by Naomi Morrow (Sunderland Software City / Digital Catapult Centre | Durham & Tees Valley)
- Panel Discussion: How to find the skills & talent you need to grow your business ft. Neil Stephenson (Director, Tetrad Recruitment Group Ltd), Michaela Reaney (MD, Gradvert), Peter Neal (Head of Strategic Talent, UNW LLP), Lynsey Walton (Walton HR) & Laura Sharpe (Sharpe Recruitment) hosted by Natalia Blagburn (Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Northumbria University)
- ‘Our journey from traditional marketing to growth' by Janet Balneaves (Director, Growth at Skyscanner)
- ‘Growing your business through partnerships’ by Sarah Lemon (Business Development Director, Sage) & Pete Watson (CEO, Atlas Cloud)
- Closing Keynote by Alice Hall & Andrew Hall (Pink Boutique / Glam Homestore)

AFTERPARTY @ Natwest Entrepreneurial Spark, Trinity Gardens, Quayside