Expert Workshops at PitchLive

Our valuable expert workshops were an integral part throughout PitchLive, offering startups and SMEs practical advice in an intimate setting. Innovators had the opportunity to pose questions to expert panels of investors and successful opportunities, learning from their real-life experiences.

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This year's topics:

How to turn your technology into a company (Day 1)
How to build partnerships with industry, academia and government (Day 1)
How to take your business global (Day 1)
How to secure investment in your company (Day 2)
How to win government contracts (Day 2)
The five biggest mistakes startups make (Day 2)

Confirmed speakers included:

Helen Almey, Former Head of Centre for Defence Enterprise at the Ministry of Defence
Sally Capp, Agent-General for Victoria (Australia)
Greg Eredics, Director of Operations & Finance at OmniCompete
Carles Ferrer, General Partner at Nauta Capital
Randall Foster, President and CEO of Vumii
Chris Moore, Specialist - Tech City Investment Organisation, UK Trade & Investment
Dave Mullin, Innovation Programme Manager at Network Rail
Max Robinson, Founder-Director of Kromek and Entrepreneur in Residence at University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Hugo Rosemont, Policy Advisor - Security and Resilience, ADS
Michael Rosen, Director of A-Medica
Bright Simons, President of mPedigree Network
Al Sisto, Venture Partner at Nauta Capital
Neil Stansfield, Head of Strategy at Defence Science & Technology Labratory
Andrew Sutherland, Sales and Marketing Director of iWebGate
Lee Thornton, Technology Development Officer at Canadian High Commission
Jamie True, Founder of Grapple Mobile
Rahul Walawalkar, Vice President of Customized Energy Solutions
Paul Zanelli, Technology Fellow at BAE Systems plc

Do you have experience in the topics above? If you would like to share your expertise, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us at pitchlive@omnicompete.com.