2 FEBRUARY

UBS, 1 FINSBURY AVENUE, EC2m 2PP, London

 

Launched in June 2015, the Firestartr Spark Series has been gathering top European entrepreneurs, investors and operators under one roof - to raise, argue, debate and contemplate the hottest issues in tech: from automation to music, blockchain, Big Data, IoT, health tech and more.

"As starters, energisers, grafters and finishers ourselves, we appreciate the bloody-minded determination that goes into getting these ventures off the ground, let alone to make them soar. For some there is the elation and sheer terror of building their first business. For others this is the culmination of decades of experience and learning wrung from endless nights of code and caffeine."        Richard Muirhead

 

agenda

18:30 Arrive and welcome drinks

19:00 Introduction (Richard Muirhead, Managing Partner, followed by the Sponsors)

19:15 Keynote

19:45 Panels

20:15 Discussions and networking over drinks and canapés

Demystifying trends in 2016

including IoT and Blockchain

Julian Hardy, CEO at Eseye

 ...featuring as a keynote speaker on IoT as one of the major trends in 2016

 

...featuring as a keynote speaker on IoT as one of the major trends in 2016

 
Raphael Scheps, Co-Founder at Converge.io

Raphael Scheps, Co-Founder at Converge.io

Limor Schweitzer, CEO at Robosavvy

Limor Schweitzer, CEO at Robosavvy

 
 
James Smith, CEO at Elliptic

James Smith, CEO at Elliptic

Alex Batlin, Head of UBS FinTech Innovation Lab

Alex Batlin, Head of UBS FinTech Innovation Lab

Eric Benz, COO & Co-Founder at Credits

Eric Benz, COO & Co-Founder at Credits

moderated by

Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor of the Economist

Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor of the Economist

Thorold Barker, Editor EMEA of Wall Street Journal

Thorold Barker, Editor EMEA of Wall Street Journal


Past Speakers

David White, Co-founder & CEO at Import.io

David White, Co-founder & CEO at Import.io

Chloe Macintosh, Co-founder & creative director at Made.com

Chloe Macintosh, Co-founder & creative director at Made.com

Michael Rolph, Co-founder & CRO at Yoyo Wallet

Michael Rolph, Co-founder & CRO at Yoyo Wallet

Azeem Azhar, Founder & CEO at PeerIndex

Azeem Azhar, Founder & CEO at PeerIndex

Pamir Gelebe, Co-founder & chairman at Tritto

Pamir Gelebe, Co-founder & chairman at Tritto

Jack Tang, Co-Founder & CEO at Urban Massage

Jack Tang, Co-Founder & CEO at Urban Massage

Mutaz Kubaj, Co-founder & CEO at Squirrel

Mutaz Kubaj, Co-founder & CEO at Squirrel

Abdul Haseeb Basit, Head of Finance at Innovate Finance

Abdul Haseeb Basit, Head of Finance at Innovate Finance

Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor at the Economist

Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor at the Economist

Khash Sajadi, Co-founder & CEO at Cloud66

Khash Sajadi, Co-founder & CEO at Cloud66

Peter Ellen, Founder & CEO at Big Data for Humans

Peter Ellen, Founder & CEO at Big Data for Humans

Oliver Thylmann, Co-founder & CEO at Giant Swarm

Oliver Thylmann, Co-founder & CEO at Giant Swarm

Phil Sherrell, Head of the International Media Group at Bird & Bird

Phil Sherrell, Head of the International Media Group at Bird & Bird

Rich Waldron, Co-founder & CEO at Tray.io

Rich Waldron, Co-founder & CEO at Tray.io

Eoin Woods, CTO at Endava

Eoin Woods, CTO at Endava

Martin Stiksel, Founder at Lumi, Co-founder at Last.fm

Martin Stiksel, Founder at Lumi, Co-founder at Last.fm

Jeremy Silver, Chairman at Music Glue digital media investor & entrepreneur

Jeremy Silver, Chairman at Music Glue digital media investor & entrepreneur

Inaugural Firestartr Spark Series at Second Home

Sneak a peak at our flagship event with Bird & Bird, Oct 14th at IDEALondon. www.firestartr.co Special thanks to Simon Rowling (http://www.srcinematography.co.uk) for the video editing.


Announcing as headline sponsors

 
 
 

Past event partners

 
 
 
 
 
 
Although spaces are limited, you can register your interest below and we will let you know if we have a spot! 

Stay tuned for updates and we look forward to welcoming you at the

#FirestartrSparkSeries