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The Business Show 2026

The world’s largest business show is returning to Excel London on the 11th & 12th of November 2026. We’ll be welcoming over 25,000 SMEs and startups, providing the support and resources you need to start or scale your business.

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153Speakers
177Sponsors
112Exhibitors
10Sessions
390Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at The, in alphabetical order.

Adam Grant
Growth Manager · Visibility Wins
Adam Strange
Director of Author Strategy · Kevin Anderson & Associates
Alan Lloyd
Founder · Axcelerate Consulting Ltd
Alexis Charkiw
CEO · Right Click Accounting Ltd
Alex Moon
Founder, Chief Strategist · Moonbeam Marketing & Consulting Ltd.
Ali Shah
Director · Zenith PA
ALKIM METE
Global Enterprise Sales, Cloud & AI Platform · Microsoft
Amanda Nartey
Head of CB International Onboarding and Service · JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Amr ElGabry
Head of International GTM · LinkedIn
Andrew Leach
VP of Business Development · Sourcefit
Andrew Xeni
Founder · Nobody's Child
Anna Bose
Founder and Immigration Specialist · ADBH Advisory Limited
Anne Allibone
Founder & CEO · Finzu
Anthony Eyarhono
Senior Agency Head · Google
Asim Mirza
Founder and CEO · IQON Consulting
Ben Gruber
Director · Accounting 4 Everything
Callum Taylor
Head of ITV Ignite · ITV
Caroline Strawson
CEO & Founder · The Mental Wellbeing Company
Chris Knox
Global Director, Financial Services Regulatory Strategy & Policy · Microsoft Corp
Christopher D Strobach
Sales & Operations Director (US Market) · AK Marketing Ltd
Christopher Lane
Head of AI & Data, Accenture (UK and Ireland) · AI For Growth
Claire Hancott
Finance Director · Profit Cash Growth

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

4N OnlinePartner
Acumen Supper ClubPartner
AdPowerSponsor
AfrosocialPartner
AI and Cyber Security AssociationPartner
AI Now
AI & PartnersPartner
Alibaba.comSponsor
AllConfsBotPartner
assetpass
BACQD
BANES WLNPartner
Best Business Women AwardsPartner
beyondINFLUENCEPartner
BEYOUOWN
BEYOUROWNPartner
Black Excellence Network UKPartner
Bloom Coach
blue telecom
Blue Telecoms
BOOMPartner
Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and CommercePartner
Brand CultPartner
British Chamber of Commerce DubaiPartner
Brown Skin Girls Network (BSGN)Partner
Business AdvicePartner
Business Awards UKPartner
Business BuzzPartner
Businesses For Sale
Businessesforsale.comPartner
Business & Industry TodayPartner
Business MoneyPartner
BWEN WalesPartner
Cannabis Trades AssociationPartner
Case-UKSponsor
City Ladies NetworkingPartner
Climb UKPartner
Collaborate MKPartner
Colony NetworkingPartner
Complete Business OpportunitiesPartner

Agenda

Selected from 10 sessions.

  • 10:15 10:45

    Is Your Business Built to Last? Five Founder Blind Spots

    Growth can hide risks and vulnerabilities until pressure exposes them. In this practical session, Rania Bejjani reveals five common blind spots that can weaken an otherwise success…

    Seminar Theatre 7 - Sponsored By Hotels.com
  • 11:00 11:30

    AI Is Easy. Great Products Are Hard

    AI can generate code, content, and ideas in seconds, but building a successful digital product takes far more than technology. This seminar explores what separates products that su…

    Seminar Theatre 13
  • 11:00 11:30

    From AI That Answers to AI That Acts

    Small businesses are drowning in admin, not strategy. BEYLA Founder & CEO Daniel Callis explores the shift from AI that answers to AI that acts, and what it means for founders runn…

    Seminar Theatre 6
  • 11:00 11:30

    How Technology Is Changing The Financial Sector’s Ability To Support SMEs

    Keynote Theatre 2 - Sponsored By AI For Growth
  • 11:00 11:30

    How to Step Away From Your Business for 90 Days (And Come Back to a Better Company)

    Most founders don't have a scaling problem, they have a leadership bottleneck. As teams grow, the gap between founder judgement and team capability becomes the ceiling on growth. T…

    Seminar Theatre 9 - Sponsored By Bloom Coach
  • 11:00 11:30

    Learn How to Successfully Grow Your Business and Save Costs

    We will show you how you get more time and grow your business by outsourcing your calls and admin. As a business owner, you're likely all too familiar with the stress and pressure …

    Seminar Theatre 8 - Sponsored By AdPower
  • 11:00 11:30

    Shattering Glass Ceilings For Underrepresented Girls in STEM

    This seminar explores how Young Ladies Club is supporting girls from underrepresented groups to engage with STEM education and career pathways. Through school-based programmes and …

    Seminar Theatre 7 - Sponsored By Hotels.com
  • 11:00 11:30

    The Business Case for Belonging

    Many employers, especially SME's are carrying serious people risk and have no idea. 63% of UK employees report at least one characteristic of burnout; presenteeism costs UK employe…

    Seminar Theatre 10 - Sponsored By Case-UK C.I.C
  • 11:00 11:30

    The UK Energy Market: Navigating Risk & the Road to 2030

    An informative overview of the evolving UK energy market, exploring wholesale market trends, backwardation, geopolitical influences, policy changes and the transition towards Net Z…

    Seminar Theatre 12 - Sponsored By Green Shift Energy Limited
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 390 companies show up, and 30 bet on three roles at once?

390 companies. 30 are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
30All threespeak · spons · exh
159Sponsoringsponsor only
86Exhibitingexhibitor only
115Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Businesses For Sale·Case-UK·Business Buzz·4N Online·AdPower·AI Now·Alibaba·assetpass·BACQD·Blue Telecoms·Premier Property Education·ADFLUENTIAL·Bloom Coach·Green Shift Energy Consulting·PROSPER SQUARED (UK) LIMITED·Workbooks·2b Limitless·Accounting 4 Everything·ADBH Advisory Limited·AI For Growth·AK Marketing·Albion Computers

Speakers by seniority

84% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite4026%
  • Founder / Owner3020%
  • VP-level32%
  • Director / Head of5536%
  • Manager / Lead96%
  • Engineer · IC21%
  • Marketing / Brand32%
  • Advisor / Investor21%
  • Other roles96%

Of 153 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Businesses For SaleSponsor · PartnerExhibitor3
2Case-UKSponsor · SponsorExhibitor2
3Business BuzzSponsor · PartnerExhibitor1
44N OnlineSponsor · PartnerExhibitor-
5AdPowerSponsor · SponsorExhibitor-
6AI NowSponsorExhibitor-
7AlibabaSponsor · SponsorExhibitor-
8assetpassSponsorExhibitor-
9BACQDSponsorExhibitor-
10Blue TelecomsSponsorExhibitor-
11Premier Property EducationSponsor · Sponsor2
12ADFLUENTIALExhibitor2
13Bloom CoachSponsor1
14Green Shift Energy ConsultingSponsor1
Sponsors by tier
sponsor9
5% of 177
partner106
60% of 177
media partner5
3% of 177
unspecified57
32% of 177
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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