Local to Global: International Expansion with Navan, Vanta, Frontline Ventures, RSM & London & Partners #SFTechWeek
🚀 Are you a Series A, B, or C startup considering international expansion? 🌍
Join us during SF #TechWeek for an engaging event that will explore the opportunities and challenges of scaling your business globally. Featuring experts from Vanta, Navan, Frontline Ventures, RSM and London & Partners, this discussion will provide actionable insights into why London is your perfect global gateway.
💡 Discover why cities like London and San Francisco are magnets for innovation, and how factors such as talent, funding, and regulatory environments contribute to their success. Learn how to leverage AI, Economic Development Organizations, and Venture Capital to make your expansion strategy more effective and sustainable.
📈 This event is designed for companies poised for growth, offering valuable perspectives on why tapping into new markets should be a core part of your business strategy. Don’t miss this chance to connect with leaders who have successfully expanded and scaled internationally. 🌟
📅 This event is part of #TechWeek – a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.
Agenda
2:00pm - Arrival & Registration
2:15pm – 2.45pm: Welcome and Panel
2:45pm -3:00pm: Q&A, Closing Remarks
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Networking & Refreshments
Speakers
Kirk Giddens, SVP of Sales, North America, Navan
Stevie Case, CRO, Vanta
Brennan O’Donnell, Partner, Frontline Ventures
Penelope Harwood, SVP Business Development, London & Partners
Samantha Day, Outsourcing Director, RSM UK (Moderator)
Navan provides travel, expense, and corporate card management to automate manual processes and drive spend visibility. With one of the first enterprise technologies combining the cloud, mobile, and AI to balance business requirements with current standards, the company is reinventing the legacy category of travel and expense.
Vanta is a trust management platform that simplifies security and compliance processes for organizations. It automates evidence collection for various compliance frameworks and offers continuous controls monitoring to manage risk effectively. Founded in 2018, Vanta has customers in 58 countries with offices in Dublin, New York, San Francisco and Sydney. The platform supports sales teams by providing real-time insights that enhance trust and streamline security reviews.
Frontline is the venture firm for globally ambitious B2B companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Frontline has the only VC fund focused exclusively on helping high growth startups with European expansion, and their portfolio includes category leaders such as Vanta, Lattice, Navan, Attentive and MosaicML. Frontline Seed speeds up ideas at inception across Europe.
RSM is a longtime member of London & Partners' official network of business support partners. A leading provider of audit, tax, and consulting services to middle-market companies. With a strong presence in the US, UK and globally, RSM offers tailored solutions to help businesses navigate complex challenges and achieve sustainable growth when expanding internationally. RSM UK employs more than 4,700 partners and staff and, as part of the RSM International network, has access to more than 64,000 people in 120 countries, with a presence in each of the top 40 major business centres worldwide.
London & Partners is London's business growth & destination agency, dedicated to helping companies successfully scale and expand internationally. As a not-for-profit business organization, we provide free, bespoke, and confidential services to guide businesses through the complexities of international growth. With offices in the US, Canada, India, China, and Europe, we connect companies to London’s thriving tech ecosystem. Our efforts have contributed £3.4 billion to London’s economy, created 90,900 jobs, and supported over 2,500 overseas companies in establishing a presence in London.
*Space is limited. We are unfortunately unable to accommodate a +1 without approval.