Business events
11/04/2024
Gearing up for your product or service launch
Daniil is an alumnus of Cambridge Judge Business School and a regular speaker for the school’s Entrepreneurship Centre. He’ll be joining us to share his extensive experience of launching a product or service, highlighting some of the key steps to consider and offering valuable how-to tips.
16/04/2024
Scaling Up: How to Find Office Space for a Growing Team
Starting a business brings the challenge of figuring out when to get an office space, what kind of space is right for you, and how much you should spend. With options including coworking, hot desks, part-time office, shared office and full-time offices - it can be hard for startup teams to navigate.
Office costs typically are the third largest overall business expense so getting it wrong can be expensive. Understanding your options, where you can save and when it is worth investing in space is key to your start-up's success.
17/04/2024
Changemakers: Will Pearson, co-founder of Ocean Bottle
Host Natalie Pearce will be sitting down with Will Pearson, co-founder of Ocean Bottle and Forbes 30 Under 30. Also known as "The Bottle Guy".
Launched in 2019, Ocean Bottle came to market as a reusable water bottle which makes a difference. Today, Ocean Bottle has funded the collection of 2 million kilos of plastic, and wants to prevent 7 billion plastic bottles from entering the ocean by 2025.
Want to find out how Will went from inspiration to idea and beyond? If you're building a business which is trying to protect our planet, secure your spot today.
18/04/2024
Celebrating the impact of BIG South London
BIG South London, is a partnership of organisations that has been working together for the last three years to boost innovation and growth right across South London. Since its launch in early 2021, BIG South London, working with partner Universities and Colleges, has developed a high-quality innovation support offer for the South London business community, supporting them to access funding, launch new products, invest in R&D collaborations, recruit local graduate talent, and establish longer-term collaborations. The programme has supported the development of over 80 new products and services resulting from the over 100 BIG-funded collaborations between university partners & businesses.
22/04/2024
Women in Tech Global Conference 2024
The theme for this year’s conference is further expanding on Technology Leadership, Tech Innovation, Career Growth, and how we can make an impact and shape the future together. These topics will be addressed in the form of three virtual and one in-person summit as well as various side events across various locations in North America and Europe.
Virtual:
- April 23 - Chief in Tech Summit
- April 24 - Key Tech Summit
- April 24 - Career Growth Summit
In-Person:
- Women in Tech Global Impact Summit - TBC (North America: Austin, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Europe: Barcelona, Berlin, London, and APAC: Bengaluru)
- April 22 - 26 Official and Community Side Events across the Globe
(More details on www.womentech.net)
25/04/2024
ClimateTech: Part 2 - Exploring the potential of retrofit
The UK government is taking steps to retrofit existing buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.. Yet, the foundation for retrofit initiatives, such as Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), appears to lack precision. In the UK alone, 17% of emissions arise from heating and cooling buildings.
In this virtual event, join Lucy Lyons as she discusses current progress in retrofit technology. Kestrix uses thermal drones and AI to map, identify and address heat leaks in buildings.
01/05/2024
Attract, onboard, retain: How to win top talent
In a competitive, candidate-short market it can be hard to beat bigger companies in the race for great talent. Therefore, it’s important, now more than ever, for small businesses to get their recruitment process up to speed.
09/05/2024
Sustainability for Business
The growing Green economy provides a considerable opportunity for London. As we move towards Net Zero, there will be rapid growth in green jobs as we decarbonise our homes and businesses. The research predicts that there will be a 3-fold increase in green jobs over the next 3 decades.
RHACC seeks to support residents to develop the skills needed for green jobs and meet the rising skills demands of this rapidly expanding market. RHACC has created new pathways into green sectors whilst also supporting workers to upskill and transition into green jobs from other sectors.
09/05/2024
Global Britain Trade Expo
Global Britain Trade Expo occurs as an annual conference and exhibition that aims to promote the UK as a global trade hub and facilitate trade and investment between the UK and international markets. This event is an ideal platform for companies to showcase their products and services, network with potential clients and partners, and gain valuable insights into the latest market trends and opportunities. Join us as a delegate.
14/05/2024
South London Retrofit Skills Summit
Merton Council will be hosting the South London Retrofit Skills Summit in collaboration with the South London Partnership and funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Retrofit refers to any improvement work on an existing building to improve its energy efficiency, making it easier and cheaper to heat, and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. Retrofitting our buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy demand is going to be key to meeting our net-zero targets.
17/05/2024
Central London Social In-Person Networking
Our successful Central London Social is taking place each month in-person at The British Library.
We will be providing a pure networking opportunity for members and non-members so don't miss out on the chance to meet your local connections in person.
30/05/2024
Ethnic Minority led business networking
Join us on the last Thursday bi-monthly to network, share, learn and discuss the successes and experiences of being an ethnic minority business owner.
Hosted by Jason Roberts, Founder and CEO of Kaleida International.
Hailing from Brixton, South London, after 24 years working in the financial services industry in both banking, and sales, Jason was frequently reminded of his diverse identity. From the lack of representation in boardrooms, to being made aware that his 6’ 5” frame was intimidating, he experienced prejudice, bias and discrimination that impacted opportunities.
30/05/2024
ClimateTech: Part 3 - Telling your climate tech business story
In this virtual event, Paul shares practical ways to showcase your business and successfully create emotional connections with your target audience.
Expect to come out of this session energised with plenty of ideas about how to communicate the core messages at the heart of your business. Paul will take you through the theory of storytelling and engage your audience.
21/06/2024
Central London Social In-Person Networking
Our successful Central London Social is taking place each month in-person at The British Library.
We will be providing a pure networking opportunity for members and non-members so don't miss out on the chance to meet your local connections in person.