There’s less than two weeks left until The Evening Standard’s SME XPO, a must-attend event for small and medium-sized businesses.
The SME XPO will feature over 4,000 visitors, over 100 exhibitors, over 60 conference speakers, 6 keynote addresses and over 100 hours of free learning on expansion and investment, environmental and social standards, corporate governance and the future of business. “Scaling” is the main theme of this year’s event with many talks focusing on this topic to help entrepreneurs overcome the challenges of growing their business.
The event is full of expert speakers, who will share their practical ideas and tips for entrepreneurs looking to grow their business, for example:
- “How to Secure Investing for and Scale Your Fundraising” by Julia Elliott Brown, Equity Fundraising Expert
- “Rise Without Damaging Sustainability” was offered by Sahar Hashemi, Co-Founder of Coffee Republic & Skinny Candy, Katie Lopez, Founder Bar & stare and Paul Brown, founder BOL foods
- “Scaling Across Finace and Angels Bank” by Jeremy King, Founder WitnessAnd
Rob Abrahams, Co-Founder Coat paint and Lucille Cornet, Partner at Eight ways
Another major topic of the event is technology, the main driver in running a business, entrepreneurs need to keep up with the latest trends and developments, topics that will be covered include:
- “Winning at Social – How to Navigate the Opportunities and Perils of Social Media” with Ed East, Founder Billion dollar boySage Beswick, Founder SEEN connects and Sarah Ashcroft, influencer and founder Sudan Liberation Army
- “VCS on the Technology of the Future” with Rob Knyaz, Co-Founder of Hoxton VenturesHarry Briggs, Managing Partner, Omers Ventures and Gregory Dewerp, Founder proptech
- “Cyber Security and Data Safety – How to Protect Your Business” with Venetia Archer, Founder RubyStav Peschits, CEO, Inc sinance and Charles Dillingpool, founder Student roomand Sean Townes, EMEA Systems Engineer, Dale
In addition, the event will also include a section of talks called “Future Trends”, where attendees can get a glimpse of the latest innovations and technologies that are set to shape the future of business, these talks include:
- “Being an Entrepreneur – Overcoming the Odds of Business Success” featuring Steve Douglas Don’t buy her flowersAnd (pictured above) Sophie Baron, Founder Made Mama Trini Woodall, Founder and CEO, Inc show me londonand moderated by Dr. Anino Imua, MD, Avandis Consulting & Founder of 100 Women @ Davos
- London: New Palo Alto? Featuring Saul Klein, tech entrepreneur, investor, and activist, Mazdak Sanii, co-founder and CEO of before aarti Pierre Dutary, serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Inc I am happyIt was managed by Richard Berg, CEO London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- “Office, Hybrid or Wfh, Addressing Modern Workplace Culture and Wellbeing” featuring Iain Griffin, Founder seatfrogGreg Marsh, Founder OneFineStayCost of Living, now managed by Nous Perrine Farque, author of the successful Mixed Team and managed by Graham James, Chief Revenue Officer at Sodexo Engage.
In addition, The Evening Standard’s SME XPO is pleased to announce that Google will join its stellar group of partners as a title sponsor. Google is the world’s leading search engine and technology giant, and during the SME XPO it will promote ChromeOS.
Michael White, Director Chrome Enterprise EMEA at Google commented: “The UK discards the equivalent of 40 laptops every second. SMEs represent 99% of UK business, and these organizations play a vital role in building A sustainable future with IT ChromeOS is pleased to partner with the Evening Standard at the SME XPO event to highlight how every business can reduce their energy consumption and give their existing devices a second life with ChromeOS Flex.”
Building on the success of the launch event, the Evening Standard’s SME XPO 25-26 April 2023 at ExCeL London, once again invites founders, entrepreneurs and business leaders to an action-packed two-day program and exhibition connecting the scaling community, a vital part of the UK economy . Register for your free ticket: https://www.smexpo.co.uk
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