16:00 - 17:00
7 deadly sins of raising private capital
With: Rhod Williams (Catapult)
16:00 - 17:00
Build authentic authority to win deals and customers
With: Jon Michail (Image Group International)
16:00 - 17:00
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.
With: Tony Nash (Booktopia), Julie Mathers (Flora & Founder), Sandradee Makejev (St Frock)
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
With: JJ Ferrari (ex-CEO Tony Robbins, Co-Founder Dance Monkey Design)
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 11:15
Keynote Presentation: Dichotomy of ScaleUps: Great and catastrophic transformations - what will happen next?
With: Mark Pesce (Futurist)
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?
With: Peter Cameron (Giant Leap Fund), Stuart Fox (Artesian Capital), Rob Lederer (Lederer FO), Alan Crabbe (Pozible)
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.
With: Alex Twigg (Co-Founder, Judo Bank)
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.
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
With: Peter Mousaferiadis (Founder, Diversity Atlas)
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
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.
With: Vilma Mattila (5ire)
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: Geoffrey Handley (Haitao Capital), Vilma Mattila (Unity Ventures), and others
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.
With: Geoffrey Handley, GP@Haitao Capital & EiR@Chinaccelerator
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.
With: Samridh Goyal (Founder Solar), Dennis van der Hejden (Climate AB Test), Pascal Botteron (ESG Fund) and more to be anounced
Break
16:00 - 17:00
Series of interactive Workshops and MasterClasses
17:00 - 18:00
Networking function, Online
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.
With: Ian Scarffe (Blochain Funders Fund), Vilma Mattila (Founder, 5ire), Ada Jonuse (European Innovation Council) and others
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.
With: Thomas Power (eCademy and BIP100)
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
With: David B Horne (Funded Female Founders)
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
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.
With: Mike Boorn Plener (Scalefest & Catapult)
14:00 - 15:00
Global Fireside Chat: Keys to Success for Founders in the 2020's.
With: David B Horne (Funding Female founders), Vilma Mattila (5ire), Josef Brunner (Investor, Advisor, Entrepreneur) and Thomas Power (eCademy, BIP100)
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?
With: David B Horne (Funding Female Founders), Mike Boorn Plener (Catapult), Cyril Lutterodt (Black Seed VC), Mash Bonigala (Family Office Connector)
16:30 - 17:30
Series of interactive Workshops and MasterClasses
18:00 - 20:00
Networking function, both Online and in-Person
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 author 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.
With: Brian Schuster (DevMint), Don Peppers (Author), Jay Moore (Catapult Studio, Prasaga)
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.
With: Taylor Welch (Welch Equities)
13:15 - 13:45
Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:15
Keynote presentation: The Darker 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.
With: Tom Marcoux (Author of 50 business books)
14:15 - 14:45
Keynote presentation: Double your profit: How to exit the same business twice!
With: Nikita Bier (GAS)
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.
With: Jennifer Dulski (Rising Team)
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
16:30 - 17:30
Series of interactive Workshops and MasterClasses
18:00 - 20:00
Networking function, both Online and in-Person
