Climb26
1 July 2026 – 2 July 2026
Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, United Kingdom
138 sessions · 237 speakers
Organiser (1)
Sponsors (43)
Barclays Bank Plc · Medilink North of England · Palatine · Entrepreneurial Spark · G&T (girls and tech!) · FUEL · Stevens Hewlett & Perkins · Yorkshire Podcast Studios · RTC North · Hospitable Automation · NatWest · Heard Storytelling · Propel Healthtech · Innovate UK · Freeths LLP · Rare Founders · Blacks Solicitors LLP · Plexal · Minds by Animoca Brands · University of Salford · North East Mayoral Combined Authority · University of Huddersfield · Perfect Cellar · Forging Ahead · Jenny Garrett Global · Yorkshire MedTech · ThatRound · West Yorkshire Combined Authority · GM Business Growth Hub · Coutts · NoCodeLab.ai · Business Bank UK · Bionow · Tech SY · CRSI · Keepace · Northern Arc Partners · ClimbUK · Wainwright Consulting · instantprint · Polestar Leeds · Mishcon de Reya · Porsche Centre Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, York and Teesside
Exhibitors (33)
Foundervine · MTIF Nottingham Trent University · Culture Craft · Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University · G&T (girls and tech!) · Birch Strategic Services · Yorkshire Podcast Studios · RTC North · Bradford Digital · Caspian Insurance · Meissner Bolte (UK) Limited · We Are PoWEr · Allia · Blacks Solicitors LLP · Plexal · Frntir · Youbee Media · Minds by Animoca Brands · Leeds University Business School · Diligentsia · iThink365 · Business Bank UK · Tech SY · Fagborun · Leeds Digital · UMi · instantprint · Polestar Leeds · Ramsdens Solicitors LLP · Creative UK · Good Deed IT · Burzt Drinks · Liberty Eco Labs
Agenda
- Founders Breakfast - Hosted by Wainwright Consulting 1 July 2026 · Canary Bar
- Beyond the Rhetoric: Driving Cross-Regional Action and Industry-University Synergy across the Northern Arc 1 July 2026 · Stage 4
- Boring AI, Brilliant Results: Practical AI That Delivers Real Business Outcomes 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 2
- Wired to Build: Neurodiversity & the Entrepreneurial Edge 1 July 2026 · Stage 1
- From Intention to Evidence: Measuring Social Mobility with Credibility 1 July 2026 · Stage 3
- Climb26 Opening Ceremony 1 July 2026 · Summit Stage
- Google AI Build Session With Nocodelab.AI 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 1
- From Elite Sport and Business Success: Mindset, resilience and performance 1 July 2026 · Stage 2
- Built to Back: Preparing Your Company for Investment 1 July 2026 · Stage 1
- Investor Speed Networking - Health 1 July 2026 · Investor Speed Networking
- From Innovator to Investable: The Hidden Risks That Kill Deals and How to De Risk Them Early 1 July 2026 · ClimbHealth
- From Idea to Evidence: The fastest route to product‑market pull 1 July 2026 · Stage 4
- Beyond the Business: The value of community, connection and belonging 1 July 2026 · Stage 3
- LinkedIn ROI: What’s Working Right Now 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 3
- University of Salford Spinout Showcase 1 July 2026 · New Dock University Stage
- Beyond Tech Transfer: What University Commercialisation Needs Next 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 2
- What It Really Takes to Scale a UK Series D business 1 July 2026 · Stage 2
- Busk Your Business 1 July 2026 · Busk Your Business
- Connected Corridors: Leveraging Public Infrastructure Spend to Scale Local Innovators 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 3
- Context Is All You Need: What comes after the current wave of AI 1 July 2026 · Summit Stage
- The Most Powerful Force You’re Not Yet Using 1 July 2026 · Stage 3
- The First Repeatable Revenue Engine: Finding ICP, channel, and pricing 1 July 2026 · Stage 4
- Protecting your innovative business: Cyber Security for Founders 1 July 2026 · New Dock University Stage
- From Brilliant Science to Big Business 1 July 2026 · ClimbHealth
- Fundraising Basics That Actually Matter: Narrative, traction, and terms 1 July 2026 · Stage 1
- Women in Tech & Investment Taskforce – From Equity to Equality 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 2
- Going global: choosing the right markets, marketplaces and buyers 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 1
- Investor Lunch - Invite Only 1 July 2026 · Canary Bar
- Investor Pathways Capital: Backing the Next Generation of UK Fund Managers 1 July 2026 · Summit Stage
- The Climb Guide to Women’s Self Defence: Live Interactive Session 1 July 2026 · Royal Armouries Square
- Non-Dilutive to Dilutive: Sequencing grants, angels, and institutional capital 1 July 2026 · Stage 3
- Wellbeing, Mental Health and Resilience: Building healthier people and stronger businesses 1 July 2026 · Stage 2
- The Scaleup Boardroom: What breaks and how to fix it fast 1 July 2026 · Stage 1
- TikTok Changed the Rules: The New Playbook for Business Growth 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 3
- AI That Works: What is creating value and what is not 1 July 2026 · Stage 4
- The power of collaboration 1 July 2026 · New Dock University Stage
- Solve It in Bricks; LEGO® Bricks! 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 2
- Building Teams That Think, Own and Scale 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 1
- Going Global Early: Internationalisation Strategies That Attract Investment 1 July 2026 · ClimbHealth
- Redefining Possible: A Fireside Chat with Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock - Brought to us by NatWest 1 July 2026 · Summit Stage
- How to Raise Money in the Age of AI 1 July 2026 · Stage 1
- Northern Tech: A Great Opportunity 1 July 2026 · Stage 4
- Building High-Trust Leadership: Confidence, clarity, and decision rights 1 July 2026 · Stage 3
- The Power of Storytelling 1 July 2026 · New Dock University Stage
- Scaling into the US for Consumer Brands: Lessons for B2C and D2C brands from Walmart Marketplace 1 July 2026 · Stage 2
- Worth More: The Value Multiplier Workshop 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 3
- We've Got The Talent. Haven't We? 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 1
- Growth That Works: From founder-led sales to a repeatable revenue engine 1 July 2026 · Stage 4
- Exciting Innovative Investment Opportunities - The Life Science Pipeline 1 July 2026 · ClimbHealth
- AI Agents Digital ownership and the Future of the internet 1 July 2026 · Summit Stage
- Investing in Creativity: What funders need to see and founders need to know 1 July 2026 · Stage 1
- Networking activation with Venture Café 1 July 2026 · Canary Bar
- Our Friends in the North: Showcasing university spinouts from the North & Midlands of England 1 July 2026 · New Dock University Stage
- Startup Funeral 1 July 2026 · Stage 2
- Unlocking Growth: How to Use Intellectual Property to Access Funding 1 July 2026 · Stage 3
- Will AI eat my Dinner 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 2
- ThatRound Investor Speed Networking 1 July 2026 · Investor Speed Networking
- Designing a Better Scaleup Support System for the UK Regions 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 3
- Insight to Action – Cracking the US Market with Walmart Marketplace & Infinity Blue Group 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 1
- The invisible price tag - How Much Could your People Decisions Cost Your Business 1 July 2026 · Stage 2
- From Demand Gen to Delivery: How AI is transforming our scaleup 1 July 2026 · Stage 1
- Innovation Competition Winners Showcase Sponsored Barclays 1 July 2026 · Stage 4
- Why is the North a powerhouse for Health innovation? 1 July 2026 · ClimbHealth
- Founder Decisions Under Pressure: focus, speed, and avoiding false progress 1 July 2026 · Stage 3
- How Great Brands Build Audiences: Lessons from inside global sport 1 July 2026 · Summit Stage
- Decoding your ambition 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 3
- Repeatable Growth: An Honest Conversation for Founders Who Sense Something’s Not Quite Right 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 2
- Read Any Room. Close Any Deal 1 July 2026 · Climb Studio 1
- London Meets Leeds: Open Mic Pitching & Networking Special with Mishcon de Reya 1 July 2026 · Canary Bar
- FIFA World Cup Screening 1 July 2026 · Royal Armouries Square
- Northern Arc Drinks Mixer 1 July 2026 · New Dock University Stage
- VIP Drinks Reception 1 July 2026 · JCT600 Porsche VIP Suites
- ClimbAwards Ceremony 1 July 2026 · JCT600 Porsche VIP Suites
- Yoga - Energising Vinyasa Flow - All Levels 2 July 2026 · Royal Armouries Square
- Founders & Investors Hangover Breakfast Club 2 July 2026 · Canary Bar
- No Filters, No Fluff: A Straight - Expanding/Raising in the US 2 July 2026 · Climb Studio 3
- The Reality of Building in Health: Founder Stories 2 July 2026 · ClimbHealth
- Opening Ceremony 2 July 2026 · Summit Stage
- The Unlock moment with Tayo Adebisi - from startup to £5m revenues 2 July 2026 · Stage 1
- From Seed to Scale: Operator lessons from founders who have done it and active investors 2 July 2026 · Stage 2