Build. Scale. Adapt. Exit: Strategies for Tech Founders Across the Business Lifecycle

​Ready to shake up your business journey? Whether you’re just sketching out your big idea or scaling up to new heights, this event is all about sharing real experience, fresh strategies, and connecting with the community of Founders, Funders and operators in this space.

​Co-Hosted by Brighteye, Cooley, EDT & Partners and Oppenheimer during the week of SXSW London, we’ll dive into the highs, lows, and wild pivots that come with building something great.

​We have a great line-up of panels:

​Build - Panel 1: Turning Your Idea into a Business

• ​Aaron Archer, Cooley - Moderator

• ​Liam Rahman, Equal Education Partners 

• ​George Ulmann, Managing Director, OxEd

• ​Leo Spicer-Phelps, Cooley

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Build - Panel 2: Developing Your Business Model and Market Strategy

• ​Laurie Forcier, VP, Strategy, EDT&Partners - Moderator

• ​Devi Sahny, Founder & CEO, Ascend Now and the Edge

• ​Heather Rhodes, Founder, Highgrove Education

• ​Craig Johnstone, Managing Director, ILT Education

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Build - Panel 3: Understanding Early Stage Fundraising (Seed and Early VC)

• ​Helen Pantelides, Cooley - Moderator

• ​Kristen Weatherby, Founder, Breakthrough Labs

• ​John Stamler, MPA Capital

• ​Helen Gironi, Director of Ventures, Ufi VocTech Trust

• ​Lawton Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Literal

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Scale - Panel 4: Understanding Later Stage Investment (Venture, Growth, and Private Equity)

• ​Courtney Thorne, Cooley - Moderator 

• ​Matt Johnson, OpCo

• ​Ben Wirz, Brighteye

• ​Jack Hylands, Fourth Rev

• ​Alba Topallaj, Copilot Capital

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Exit - Panel 5: Preparing for M&A and Exit Strategies

• ​Mark Kingston, OpCo - Moderator

• ​Simon Hay, Founder of Firefly

• ​Phillipe Riveron, Edflex

• ​James Weatherill, CEO, Arbor

• ​Russell Anderson, Cooley 

​Come for the insights, stay for the energy, and leave with new connections and inspiration to fuel your next move. See you there!