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ScaleUp Summit 2026 - Birmingham Tech Week

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30Speakers
44Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
64Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at ScaleUp, in alphabetical order.
Alex Zarifeh
Founder · ATLP Future Readiness
Amanda Brock
CEO · OpenUK
Amber Strickland
Principal Associate · Gowling WLG
Amelia Kallman
Futurist · Kallman Communications
Andy Hague
CEO · TechWM
Caroline Hildreth
Principal – Transport & Logistics · Netcompany
Charlie Blakemore
CEO · Intercity
Charlie Smith
Executive Director · IBM UK & Ireland
Cian Galvin
Head, TechFirst and Cyber Skills Team · Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Dave Sharpe
Co-founder & CTO · Chiron.ai
Davies Okeowo
Founder · PitchHub Ltd.
Dr Anneloes Smitsman
Founder · EARTHwise
Emily Stubbs
Head of Policy · Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce
Hannah Proffitt
Hardware Engineering Leader · GE Aerospace
Joanna Birch
Founder · Growthinnk Associates
Karen Newman
Founder · BOM
Karen Rodkin
Operations Director · Netcom Training
Katie Obi
Chief People Officer · OneAdvanced
Kellie Kwarteng
Founder · Halzak | Elevate Women in Tech
Leon Butler
Chief Executive · IBM
Lucy Dimes
Former Non-Executive Director · Babock plc
Nikki Christie
Deputy Director, Creative, Digital, Finance and Business · Skills England
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
IBMHeadline Sponsor
AccenturePatron
Aston UniversityPatron
Goldman SachsPatron
Gowling WLGPatron
IntercityPatron
Midlands InnovationPatron
Netcom TrainingPatron
Rigby GroupPatron
SCCPatron
SF RecruitmentPatron
University of BirminghamPatron
University of WarwickPatron
University of WolverhamptonPatron
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Agylix
Arup
b13
BCU
British Business Bank
Create Central
Crowe
Crunch
Cyber Q Group
Good Growth
HCR
HSBC
Jensten
Marks & Clerk
Millennium Point
NatWest
Netcompany
P2AV
Pinsent Masons
Pure Storage
QA
Scalerr
Shakespeare Martineau
Skills West Midlands