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The Agenda For Scalefest 2023

Introducing You To 50,000 Global Successful ScaleUp Peers In Just 24 Hours.

18 Oct

Sydney
Singapore
London
NYC

Sydney Singapore London NYC

2023

Scalefest Agenda

(All times are local to the event region)

Theme: Dawn of markets & technologies

TIME (AEDT)

EVENT

8:30 - 9:00

Opening Keynote: Building Stronger Businesses for the Future.
Official opening by Australian community leaders

9:00 - 9:30

Keynote Presentation: How I took on the world’s largest business and won.


9:30 - 10:15

Interactive Panel Discussion: From start to scale to exit.
In this fast–paced panel you get a deep insight to what it takes to build a business from creation through to full or partial exit. Discover the secrets picked up along the way by these business leaders.


10:15 - 10:30

Focus Session: Marketing Strategy on a napkin.
In this session JJ, a global top marketer, gives you a whirlwind tour of how you to create marketing strategies with cut–through and low cost


10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 11:15

Keynote Presentation:  Dichotomy of ScaleUps: Great and catastrophic transformations  - what will happen next?

 

11:15 - 12:00

Interactive Panel Discussion: Challenge the Funder.
Challenge the funder is the upside down pitch thats has seen scores of founders get funded over the last 5 years. Feeling stuck in your funding journey?


12:00 - 12:30

Keynote Presentation: How Everything–as–a–Service enabled Judo to become a Billion-Dollar Bank.
In this session Alex will present the experience of building a $1B neo bank in record time without having any technology or systems that are owned.

12:30 - 13:00

Lunch Break

13:00 - 13:30

Keynote Presentation: Building a great culture that scales.
In this top keynote a world-leading home-grown founder takes you on the inside journey of building a top-notch culture that scales across a well-known organisation with global reach.

13:30 - 14:30

Asia-Pacific Fireside: Scaling—from humble AsiaPac beginnings to global business.
A tight panel discussion with top founders with global scaling experience from NZ, Australia, China and Singapore that have gone to dominate markets across Europe and North America.

14:30 - 15:00

Keynote Presentation: Building a global business leveraging high ethics and ESG.
The insights learnt from building a global brand at the top of Diversity & Inclusion adoted by some of the biggest companies in the world


15:00 - 15:15

Break

15:15 - 16:00

WrapPanel Session: Dawn of Markets and Technologies.
A mix of the top panelists and presenters brought together for the big debate. Where is the eco-system headed and what is the best way forward?

16:00 - 17:00

Series of interactive Workshops and MasterClasses 

17:00 - 18:00

Break

18:00 - 20:00

Networking function, both Online and in-Person

Theme: Asia as a powerhouse

TIME (SST)

EVENT

9:00 - 9:30

Opening Keynote: Powerhouse Asia and what the Asian century means for entrepreneurship.

9:30 - 10:00

Keynote Presentation: $0 - $1.2B in 500 days - why ethical businesses are worth more.
A whirlwind tour of the crossroads of blockchain and ethical business. A big and influential business that changes the world for the better built in just 500 days—learn how you can do the same.

 

10:00 - 10:45

Interactive Panel Discussion: Challenge the Funder.
Challenge the funder is the upside down pitch that's seen scores of founders get funded over the last 5 years. Feeling stuck in your funding journey?


10:45 - 11:15

Keynote Presentation: The effective way to raise capital in Asia.
As a veteran in the capital and acceleration space Geoffrey provides a behind–the–scenes look at how to effectively raise Startup and ScaleUp capital in Asia today.

 

11:15 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 12:30

Asia-Pacific Fireside: Scaling—from humble AsiaPac beginnings to global business.
A tight panel discussion with top founders with global scaling experience from NZ, Australia, China and Singapore that have gone to dominate markets across Europe and North America. 

12:30 - 13:00

Keynote presentation: Getting the word out so you go global.
In this step–by–step keynote Callum teaches how to get the word out to journalists and editors all over the world so your business is catapulted to stardom, based on getting 2500 interviews published so far

13:00 - 13:45

Lunch Break

13:45 - 14:00

FlashTalk: Beating the startup Inertia

14:00 - 14:30

Keynote Presentation: The Future is Asian.

14:30 - 15:30

Interactive Panel Discussion: Clean & Green, the pathway for Asia?
Highly engaged global panel going deep into the green debate and how Asia can play a role.


15:30 - 16:00

Break

16:00 - 17:00

Series of interactive Workshops and MasterClasses

17:00 - 18:00

Networking function, Online

Theme: Global markets growth

TIME (BST)

EVENT

8:30 - 9:00

Opening Keynote: Global Markets Growth.
Official opening by industry leaders and government officials

9:00 - 9:30

Keynote Presentation: Get more clients at higher prices than ever before.
9-figure business owner with top learning system for serious entrepeneurs presents the step-by–step process that this top internationally-recognised founder used to build his empire which is now doing $2M+ per week.

9:30 - 10:15

Interactive Panel Discussion: The blockchain of everything.


10:15 - 10:30

FlashTalk: Building your global tribe!
In this presentation you have one one of the leading networkers on the planet teach how you can build a thriving business with a strong tribe at the core.


10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 11:15

Keynote Presentation: The path to equality in funding successful founders.
David is one of Britain's leading experts on funding female founders and has built a substantial investment fund for that purpose which is about to be listed. In this presentation he digs deep into why there is such inequality and - if you feel you're being overlooked - what you can do about it


11:15 - 12:15

Pan-European Fireside Chat: What's the best place to Scale Up? 
A lively fireside with 5 leaders from the startup and ScaleUp eco-systems across Europe including France, Germany, the Baltics, Scandinavia and the UK

12:15 - 12:45

Keynote Presentation: How to make business growth outstrip speed of technology growth.
Global technology leader who pioneered and now dominates AI segment shares the secrets to building tech & business success simultaneously - so you avoid your business becoming a casualty

12:45 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:00

Keynote Presentation: Success with raising private capital.
Why do so many capital raises for Startups and ScaleUps fail? In this look behind–the–secenes Mike reveals the five core reasons why most capital raises fail and how you can overcome them, including setting your own terms for any investment size.


14:00 - 15:00

Global Fireside Chat: Keys to Success for Founders in the 2020's.

15:00 - 15:30

Keynote Presentation: The foundation for success—a healthy and happy you. 
In this high–energy presentation Eric runs through practical and proven elements to truly look after yourself, to keep your mind clearer, productivity higher, unlocking ongoing success.

15:30 - 15:45

Break

15:45 - 16:30

Interactive Panel Discussion: Challenge the Funder.
Challenge the funder is the upside down pitch that's seen scores of founders get funded over the last 5 years. Feeling stuck in your funding journey?


16:30 - 17:30

Series of interactive Workshops and MasterClasses

18:00 - 20:00

Networking function, both Online and in-Person

Theme: New beginnings for the World 3.0

TIME (EDT)

EVENT

8:00 - 8:30

Opening Keynote: Success 3.0: People+Capital+Systems.
Who are the winners in the rest of the decade and why & what can you do to stay ahead of the game...

8:30 - 9:00

Keynote presentation: The ScalingUp journey towards success.
The acclaimed speaker goes into "What's the most important steps to take, the most important decisions to get right and the key hires needed to have… success"

9:00 - 10:00

Global Fireside Chat: Keys to Success for Founders in the 2020's.
Are there keys to success or only keys to failiure? We'll shine the light on learnings from success across the world… this fireside goes both deep and wide as it includes participants across the world.

10:00 - 10:45

Interactive Panel Discussion: Challenge the Funder.
Challenge the funder is the upside down pitch that's seen scores of founders get funded over the last 5 years. Feeling stuck in your funding journey? With significant funders across the spectrum of funding

10:45 - 11:15

Keynote presentation: Building for the exit.
Some founders build a business for the love of it, some founders build with an exit in mind. Follow the train of thought behind one of the single largest private exits in history and learn how it came to be. What were the 5 key steps to success?

11:15 - 11:30

Break

12:00 - 12:45

Interactive Panel Discussion: Web 3.0, overcoming the war for talent.
The challenge that has brought down a large proportion of StartUps and ScaleUps in the past 3 years is lack of business and organisational development. You just can't grow a great team if you can't get the right people.

 

12:45 - 13:15

Keynote presentation: The Law of Self-Equity—Creating Unstoppable Momentum in Your Life & Business.
If you're feeling confused, overwhelmed, or burned out and feel unable to CREATE at the level you've dreamed of, Taylor will teach the scientific process of achievement for hacking your central nervous system to do more, feel free, and create the life you desire.


13:15 - 13:45

Lunch Break

13:45 - 14:15

Keynote presentation: The Darkest Secrets of Scaling.
In this deeply insightful keynote Tom takes us on a trip to the Dark Side; the underbelly of running a ScaleUp at breakneck speed. Normally not talked about but essential knowledge: what can break your path to success.

14:15 - 14:45

Keynote presentation: Double your profit: How to exit the same business twice!


14:45 - 15:15

Keynote presentation: How to create high-performance teams from the ground up.
What does it take to craft high-performance teams from the early days to ensure teams can support the explosive growth scaleups often go through? To make your team successful, join this session to learn what you can do in your business.


15:15 - 16:15

Grand Finale: including Global Wrap-Up session, Global Awards ceremony for the Catapult Scale Awards and the Scalefest global Pitch Comp, closing remarks and ceremony.

Wrapping up Scalefest 2023, are you clear on what’s ahead for your ultimate success for the next 12 months? Join the final session of the Scalefest lineup and make sure you leave with a clear path forward

16:15 - 16:30
Break

16:30 - 17:30

Series of interactive Workshops and MasterClasses

18:00 - 20:00

Networking function, both Online and in-Person

How To Get The Very Best From Scalefest

  1. Select your desired city to discover the details of the program.
  2. The program in each city follow a similar structure, however speakers and panelists are not the same in the different locations.
  3. There is a wide range of workshops available, some with limited number of seats. Be sure to book in your workshops now.

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AGENDA

How can you know for certain if NOW is the right time for you to scale your business?

Do you feel you have a good grasp of what the market wants but can’t reach enough prospects?Are you ready to hire more people but don’t quite have enough cashflow?Are you experiencing double digit growth year-on-year but want to shift to next gear?Do you get regular enquiries from territories you don’t ordinarily sell to?Would you rather go really hard for 5 years than slog it out for another 15?

these are all signs you’re ready to scale up your business and to find your next level resources at Scalefest!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND SCALEFEST?

FoundersDirectorsEntrepreneursEarly-Stage-High-GrowthStart-Ups, Scale-Ups & SMB ownersSuccessful advisors, top coaches, experienced mentorsInvestors, funds managers, VCsC-level ExecutivesBestselling authorsEntrepreneurs with multiple 8-figure businesses

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?