Entrepreneurship Speakers in Britain

René Carayol is an internationally renowned keynote speaker that specialises in diversity, leadership and culture; drawing on his experiences on the boards of top British and American companies. He is regularly quoted, paraphrased and cited on these subjects in both the national and industry-specific press. René continues to facilitate and host conferences all over the world and provide board level mentoring and master classes to some of the largest global corporations. He shows precisely how contemporary leaders can inspire their people through a powerful and authentic emotional connection to do the things that others said could not be done. Along with being one of the world"s leading executive coaches, working with some of the Fortune 500 top CEO"s and their executive teams, he has also actually been Chairman, CEO and MD of blue-chip businesses.

Vishen Menon is an influential voice in personal growth and human consciousness, renowned for founding Mindvalley, a leading online personal growth education company. He's a New York Times bestselling author, with multiple books underway. Vishen's passion to unite humanity and challenge norms has cultivated a global movement, engaging 15 million+ followers and half-a-million students annually. Hailing from Malaysia, Vishen transformed his education experiences into a quest to redefine learning. As Mindvalley's visionary, he initiated the holistic growth-centered Mindvalley University and the successful "Quest" learning platform, boasting 5x higher completion rates. His book "The Code of the Extraordinary Mind" resonated globally, and "The Buddha And The Badass" is already a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller. Passionate about health and education activism, he's a Transformational Leadership Council member. Vishen's work-life integration reflects Mindvalley's acclaimed culture. Mindvalley's growth, reach, and transformative impact underscore its role as a pioneering force in education.

Cracking the Agility Codefor CEOs, executives and managers of small-to-medium sized and fast-moving enterprises, I bring a unique combination of insights at the intersection of my agility experiences in 3 worlds: In the Real World: I started my career as a Petroleum Engineer with Shell International working on onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling rigs. Now, I love studying other everyday agile leaders in the real world who also face the agility challenge everyday (fighter pilots, special forces, fire fighters and others).

Sneha Patel is a change leader, entrepreneur, speaker, and an packaging sustainability connoisseur. Sneha Patel is the Founder of South Asians in Sustainability, a social change and empowerment platform focused on supporting the South Asian community. She has developed a reputation for adapting to the rapidly evolving marketplace over the last decade. During this time, Sneha has taken a non-traditional approach in the various Innovation, e-Commerce, and Sustainability strategic roles she has held within the Corporate sector.

Renowned economist, White House advisor, and best-selling author Todd Buchholzconnects the dots between Wall Street, Main Street, and financial capitals throughout the world. An internationally known consultanton global markets and winner of Harvard's annual teaching prize, Buchholz advises the world's leading companies and "lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit."(Associated Press) Todd has been featured alongside such luminaries as Colin Powell, Michael Porter, and Jeff Bezos.

Shavannah Speaks Moore is a Serial Entrepreneur, Global Empowerment Speaker & Best Selling Author who has been featured on The Rachael Ray Show, WRAL's Tarheel Talk, G105, Power 95.5, Women's Radio Network and many more. She has worked with Top Influencers who have appeared on The OWN Network, Tyler Perry. Food Network & NBC. Coming from a World of poverty, being sexually abused as a child and being a high school drop-out who was told she would never amount to anything, Shavannah is now a woman on a mission. A mission to KILL the status quo for every young minority woman & mom and what we've.

Dr. Somdutta Singh, a dynamic leader and first-generation serial entrepreneur, exemplifies transformative leadership in innovation and business. An MIT and Harvard Business School alumna, she has achieved multi-million dollar exits by 26 and led over 50 global startup investments. As the Founder and CEO of Assiduus Global Inc., a trailblazer in cross-border E-commerce, she drives the company toward its goal of achieving billion-dollar revenue by 2025, aspiring to be the first Asian woman to IPO globally.

Ranked 8th in the 2022 Deloitte India Technology Fast 50, Dr. Singh's vision has earned her 40+ prestigious awards, including Fortune India's 50 Most Powerful Business Women. As the youngest Vice-Chairperson of the NASSCOM Product Council, she championed the Women Entrepreneurship Platform, inspiring future leaders. Beyond her entrepreneurial success, she dedicates herself to social development, youth education, and thought leadership, making her an influential voice in global business and innovation.

 

Scott Amyx works as the Managing Partner at Amyx Ventures, Forbes New York Business Council Member, Singularity University/ Smart City Accelerator mentor and start-up board member and SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) judge. He is a Tribeca Disruptor Foundation Fellow,a disruptive innovation awards program of Tribeca Film Festival. He is a national Sloan Fellow/ Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Scott has spoken at TEDx on exponential technologies, Fourth Industrial Revolution and success.

In 2008, Deeya was a member of a sea kayaking expedition along the west coast of Greenland. The expedition entailed paddling for over 14 days past icebergs and through fjords adjacent to the second largest ice cap in the world. Trans Greenland Skiing Expedition: In May 2011, Deeya, at 17 years, became the youngest to have undertaken the Trans Greenland Skiing Expedition. Deeya's father, Ajeet Bajaj, and Deeya skied from the west to the east coast of Greenland, skiing 550 kms over 21 days, with ambient temperatures touching (-) 23 degrees Celsius.

Timo is an internationally renowned speaker on the topic of marketing, sharing the stage with ReedHastings, CEO of Netflix and Ogilvy's Rory Sutherland, to name a few, as well as being a guest columnist for The Guardian, The Drum and Campaign Magazine. His expertise is in demand as a Keynote Speaker on Digital Transformation, Social Media and Diversity. Timo has also used his influence for good, building the Fanbytes fund which invests and funds influencer campaigns for black businesses, aiming to erode the cycle of a lack of support andfunding for black-owned businesses. Timo's single mindedness changed the way the marketing world views Gen Z. He has attracted alot of attention with his candid thoughts on marketing, growing an audience of tens of thousands on LinkedIn.

An award-winning serial entrepreneur who set up her first business at the age of 17. Since then she has gained considerable leadership and management experience, supporting the growth of organisations via the development of communication strategies, reviewing and implementing processes to enhance their efficiency and accuracy of the management processes, improve customer satisfaction, maximise staff retention, and secure contracts with market-leading organisations. Her sweet spot is capitalising on technology to facilitate growth.

Bhaskar Majumdar is Founder and Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures and is a seasoned media and technology executive and entrepreneur. In the past decade, Bhaskar has established himself as a well-regarded early stage investor and advisor, especially in the UK and India. He has held senior corporate positions with Times of India, Zee Telefilms and Altavista UK. In 2000, he started his first entrepreneurial venture, Recreate Solutions, a company within the digital media realm and backed by Insight Partners. After scaling the business, he sold the business to a US Systems Integrator.

Nina Schick is a world-leading authority on AI, recognized as one of the top 20 AI speakers globally and a LinkedIn 'Top Voice' on AI. She explores AI's impact on power, leadership, business, geopolitics, and humanity, identifying it as a 'tipping point for humanity' long before AI became mainstream. Founder of Tamang Ventures, she advises frontier AI companies like Synthesia and Truepic. Author of 'DEEPFAKES,' Nina has worked with top organizations, including Microsoft and the UN. A sought-after speaker at CES, TEDx, and more, she engages with global thought leaders and has a robust AI community of over 100k members. Nina speaks seven languages and lives in London, Berlin, and Kathmandu.

Adeline Chambers has been guest lecturing at Cambridge University since 2013 on presenting for investment, building business cases, and negotiation in science and technology. With over a decade of experience, she has taught engineers how to pitch for investment, securing millions of pounds for their startups, and has helped translate technical concepts into business goals for companies of all sizes. Nominated for UK Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Women in IT list in 2021, she earned a spot in the top 50 Most Influential Women in Tech in 2022 and 2023. Adeline has collaborated with professionals from Software Engineers to CEOs at renowned companies like Fujitsu, ARM, Amazon, Apple, Deloitte, Compare the Market, Microsoft, and numerous scale-ups, making significant contributions to their growth and success.

Ambarish, a renowned serial entrepreneur and visionary investor, stands at the forefront of AI, Augmented Reality, Computer Vision, and Climate Tech. With accolades such as UK's Entrepreneur of the Year (2016) and recognition as a Young Global Leader and Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, his drive for innovation knows no bounds. By co-founding Greyparrot, a cutting-edge waste analytics platform, Ambarish envisions a future where every piece of waste becomes a valuable resource through the power of AI-driven waste intelligence. Additionally, his co-founding of Blippar, a trailblazing company in augmented reality and AI, has earned CNBC's recognition as one of the world's most disruptive companies.

Throughout his career, Rishi has built and led high-performing technology teams, architected scalable solutions, and driven digital transformation across various industries, including e-commerce, retail, gaming, and payments. His expertise lies in cloud computing, AI/ML, DevOps, and agile methodologies. Rishi thrives on sharing his knowledge and experience to help others navigate their careers, develop innovative solutions, and achieve their professional goals. Committed to making a positive impact in the tech community, he supports budding entrepreneurs, young professionals, and established experts seeking strategic guidance. Together, let's achieve full potential and make a meaningful impact in the technology sector.

Lissele is the Co-Founder of Capitalixe, where she helps companies in medium to high-risk industries obtain the latest financial technology, payment, and banking solutions. With experience in the financial services industry since 2015, she is a recognized expert in foreign exchange, payments, and fintech. Lissele's entrepreneurial journey began at age 16, leading to the establishment of a million-pound fintech consultancy within three years. Her achievements earned her a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance list in 2021. She is featured in publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Fintech Times, and MarketWatch. Passionate about diversity and inclusion in tech, Lissele inspires women to break barriers in male-dominated sectors and is a compelling speaker on entrepreneurship and fintech trends.

 

 

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Costas Andriopoulos is a Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean for MBA programmes at Bayes Business School, City, University of London. He has held visiting professorships at renowned institutions such as Oxford’s Said Business School, IIM Ahmedabad, and Grenoble Ecole de Management.

Ranked in the top 3% globally for innovation management research, Costas explores how entrepreneurial firms thrive in dynamic markets through both incremental and breakthrough innovation. An award-winning educator, he teaches New Venture Creation across Bayes MBA programmes and equips leaders to drive impactful change and innovation.

Costas authored Purposeful Curiosity (featured by the Financial Times as a must-read in February 2023) and co-authored Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation (5th Edition, 2025). As a speaker and consultant, he inspires leaders worldwide with practical insights into cultivating curiosity and building innovative, high-performing organizations.