The programme for this years’ Startup Summit has been announced. The event, created by WeAreTheFuture, will be hosted at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms on Wednesday November 1^st, and brings together the founders, leaders and investors behind some of the world’s most successful startups.

The Programme

Split across three stages, the Summit will give participants the opportunity to get to grips with all stages of a startup – from birth, to growth, to exit.

The Main Stage will feature CEOs keen to share their personal startup stories, thoughts and experiences. These include leaders like Marie Owen, Founder of LS Productions, who helped to establish Scotland as a desirable location for brands like Chanel, BMW and British Vogue for photoshoots and TV advertising.

DIGIT’s own Brian Baglow will also be taking to the Main Stage as he chairs a discussion panel alongside Jim Duffy (from Moonshot Academy), Eleanor Mitchell (from Scottish Enterprise) and Emma Jones (from Enterprise Nation). Debate will focus around the challenges facing entrepreneurs as they build a business.

The Business Builder Stage will play host to entrepreneurs and experts alike, offering their advice on how to grow and scale a business. It will provide insight on tricky areas such as building a brand and enlarging your consumer base.

Taking to the Business Builder stage are Sarah Stenhouse, CEO and Founder of media content service Pixey and Michael Corrigan, Manager at ergonomic travel pillow company Trtl.

And finally, the Impact Stage will feature a ‘new wave’ of entrepreneurs encouraging real growth in the Scottish economy.

On the Impact Stage are leaders including Callum Murray, Founder and CEO of anti-money laundering and compliance firm Amiqus, and Delfina Zagarzazu, Co-Founder of international design company Innodriven.

Bruce Walker, the founder of We Are The Future, told DIGIT: “This years Startup Summit is our biggest and most ambitious event, ever. We’ve brought together an unprecedented community of innovators, thought leaders and entrepreneurs for this years summit. Ticket sign ups have exceeded our expectations and with one final major announcement coming next week, we expect to sell out.”

The Speakers taking to the Main Stage are:

• James Watt, Co-Founder of Brewdog
• Sir Tom Hunter, Co-Founder of The Hunter Foundation
• Danielle Kelly, Client Services Director at STV
• Marie Owen, Founder of LS Productions
• Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation
• Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder of Olio
• Chris Van der Kuyl, Chairman of 4J Studios
• Josh Littlejohn, Founder of Social Bite
• Catalina Butnaru, City AI London Ambassador
• Evelyn McDonald, CEO of Scottish Edge
• Bruce Walker, Founder of WeAreTheFuture
• Jude Ower, Founder and CEO of PlayMob
• Jim Duffy, Founder of Moonshot Academy
• Brian Baglow, Senior Staff Writer for DIGIT
• Eleanor Mitchell, Partner of Scottish Enterprise
• Callum Murray, Founder and CEO of Amiqus
• Jackie Waring, Founder and CEO of Investing Women
• Cameron Graham, Founder of Storii Care
• Calum Forsyth, CEO and Co-Founder of Seed Haus

On the Business Builder Stage are:

• Michael Corrigan, Manager at Trtl Pillow
• Sarah Stenhouse, CEO and Founder of Pixey
• Gavin Bell, Founder of BlueCliff Media
• Ekaterina Matveeva, Founder of Amolingua
• Chris Marr, Founder and Director of CMA Live
• Chris Roche, CEO of Aridhia
• Gillian Docherty, CEO of The Data Lab
• Matthew Bradley, Investor at Forward Partners
• Peter Hopwood, Founder of Hopwood Communications
• Gavin Neate, CEO of Neatebox
• Stuart Brown, Head of SME at Barclays Bank
• Alan Donald, Manager (East of Scotland) at LINC Scotland
• Laura Westring, Communications & Outreach Manager at FutureX
• Ed Craig, Partner of the ECCI

And last but not least, the leaders appearing on the Impact Stage are:

• Josh Littlejohn, Founder of Social Bite
• James McIlroy, CEO of EnteroBiotix
• Jude Ower, Founder and CEO of PlayMob
• Callum Murray, Founder and CEO of Amiqus
• Jim Duffy, Founder of Moonshot Academy
• Chris Van der Kuyl, Chairman of 4J Studios
• Delfina Zagarzazu, Co-Founder of Innodriven
• Sandy Kennedy, CEO of Entrepreneurial Scotland
• Ross Martin, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Scottish Waterways Trust
• Adam Purvis, Partner at FutureX

Tickets and more information can be found on the Startup Summit website.