Upcoming Events
E2E Ambassador Club Reception in London
Ivy Club 9 West St, LondonWe love connecting with our Ambassadors! Please join us at our monthly E2E Ambassadors Club Drinks Reception in London. The E2E Ambassadors Club Drinks Reception is a place where you will make connections with like-minded entrepreneurs in a social setting, where you can relax and explore where synergies exist – or can be created. Do you know another great person to join our thriving community? We would be delighted to welcome them, simply let us know in the form so that we can register them and introduce ourselves at the reception. Please click on this RSVP link to register, we can’t to see you there!
Champagne Tasting Dinner with UBS
Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel 75 Sloane St, LondonEnjoy exclusive access to the UK’s very best entrepreneurs at the Cadogan, a Belmond Hotel, for a Champagne Tasting Dinner co-hosted with esteemed senior leaders from UBS wealth management. If you would like to join us please Register Your Interest
E2E Leadership Dinner with LADBible & E2E board member, Hugh Chappell.
King Street Townhouse Hotel 10 Booth St, ManchesterDine with some of the UK’s premier entrepreneurs for an exclusive evening with Serial Entrepreneur and Board Director of LADBible , Hugh Chappell. This dinner marks the beginning of a series of gatherings designed to foster relationships, spark innovation, and cultivate opportunities within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Dress: Smart / Business attire Book your ticket here to confirm your space at this unmissable dinner. It promises to be an inspiring and memorable evening.
E2E Leadership Dinner with guest speaker Amanda Cronin, Founder of Amanda Caroline Skincare
Yaatra Restaurant 4 Greycoat Pl, LondonWe are excited to say that we are hosting one of our E2E Leadership Dinner in London. During this dinner series we are excited to bring together a select group of entrepreneurs from across the UK for an evening of connection, collaboration, and community. This dinner marks the beginning of a series of gatherings designed to foster relationships, spark innovation, and cultivate opportunities within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Dress: Smart / Business attire Book your seat to this unmissable dinner. It promises to be an inspiring and memorable evening.
E2E Ambassadors Club in London
Ivy Club 9 West St, LondonWe love connecting with our Ambassadors! Please join us at the our monthly E2E Ambassadors Club Drinks Reception in London. The E2E Ambassadors Club Drinks Reception is a place where you will make connections with like-minded entrepreneurs in a social setting, where you can relax and explore where synergies exist – or can be created. Do you know another great person to join our thriving community? We would be delighted to welcome them, simply let us know in the form so that we can register them and introduce ourselves at the reception. Please click on this RSVP link to register, we can’t to see you there!
E2E Leadership Dinner with Serial Tech Entrepreneur, Chris Adlesbach
Yaatra Restaurant 4 Greycoat Pl, LondonWe are excited to say that we are hosting one of our E2E Leadership Dinner in London. During this dinner series we are excited to bring together a select group of entrepreneurs from across the UK for an evening of connection, collaboration, and community. This dinner marks the beginning of a series of gatherings designed to foster relationships, spark innovation, and cultivate opportunities within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Dress: Smart / Business attire Book your seat here to this unmissable dinner. It promises to be an inspiring and memorable evening.
E2E Leadership Dinner with Keith Chapman
Yaatra Restaurant 4 Greycoat Pl, LondonDine with some of the UK’s premier entrepreneurs for an exclusive evening with British television writer and producer, best known as the creator of Bob the Builder, Ketih Chapman. Members ticket price is £150 instead of £250 for Non-Members. You can purchase your ticket HERE.
E2E100 Reception
The May Fair Hotel Stratton Street, LondonJoin us to celebrate the UK’s fastest-growing companies featured in the E2E’s prestigious 100 Tracks, including the Female 100, International 100, Job Creation 100, Tech 100, Dynamic 100, and Profit 100, as published in The Independent. If you would like to join us Register Your Interest
Previous Events
E2E Leader Series with KPMG. Reception with Melanie Leach, CEO of Two Four Group
On the April 17, we are hosting a very special Leaders Series Reception with Melanie Leach. As Chief Executive of Twofour Group, Melanie oversees nine companies producing a wide range of comedy, drama and unscripted television. Prior to being appointed as CEO in July 2014, Melanie was MD of Twofour Broadcast, during which time the company was named ‘Indie Production Company of the Year’ in the 2010 and 2014 Broadcast Awards. Recent hits from the group include the Emmy Award-winning series Educating (C4), Rose D’Or winner The Real Marigold Hotel (BBC1), The Jump (C4), Unforgotten (ITV1), Motherland (BBC2), Posh Pawn (C4), Animals In Love (BBC1) and the fastest selling format of the year, This Time Next Year (ITV1). Melanie began her career in production and continues to produce some of Twofour’s most popular shows, including This Time Next Year, The Jump and Channel 5’s longest running series, The Hotel Inspector. REGISTER NOW
E2E Ambassador Leaders Dinner Series in conversation with Johan Eliasch, Chairman and CEO of Head NV
On May 2nd, we will be hosting an evening in one of London’s exclusive venues, listening to the innovative story of Johan Eliasch, Chairman and CEO of Head N.V. (global sporting goods group). Johan Eliasch is also former Special Representative of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In 2005, he created the Rain Forest Trust and purchased a 400,000 acre rain forest area in the heart of the Amazon rain forest for preservation purposes. He co-founded Cool Earth in 2006, a charity he co-chairs in, which sponsors local NGO’s to conserve endangered rain forest and has over 120,000 registered members. Guests will enjoy a fantastic opportunity to listen to his journey as Johan explains how he achieved his success, including the trials and tribulations he encountered and, undoubtedly, some wise words of advice for all of us! REGISTER HERE
E2E #ScaleUp2Success Series w/ Pure Gym, Regus and Liverpool Echo
#ScaleUp2Success Series Join us in Liverpool for an evening of inspirational, entrepreneurial conversation, supported by The Mayoral 100 Club: Peter Roberts, Founder – Pure Gym Founded Pure Gym in September 2008 after conducting extensive research into the low-cost gym market. Formed the management team and raised the initial investment through Private EIS Funds. Developed and managed 60 gyms before selling to American Private Equity in 2013, and went on to increase this to 150, before stepping down as CEO to become Chairman. The business is now the clear leader in its sector with 185 gyms with a T/O and EBITDA of £190m and £60m respectively. Meera Santoro, Co-Founder – Santoro Meera Santoro founded SANTORO with her partner Lucio Santoro, in a little studio off Carnaby Street in 1983. There they created a brand that now reaches over 90 countries around the globe, winning 50 international design awards and accolades along the way from Greetings Cards and Gifts to Property and Interior Design. Their first breakthrough was in the form of moving 3D cards which went on to win numerous awards. Santoro’s Gorjuss collection was launched in 2009 and is now available at over 35,000 points of sale and has already become a £120m brand. This continued success has recently led to Santoro Licensing being awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, International Trade – the UK’s most prestigious enterprise award. Shalini Khemka, Founder, CEO & Board Director – E2E Shalini is a Member of the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory Board. She is a fellow of Burton & South Derbyshire College. She is also a judge for the Great British Entrepreneurs Awards and The National Business Awards. Shalini is a Champion for Tech London Advocates, a Member of the Advisory Committee of the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs and an Ambassador for Recordsure. She was formerly on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Entrepreneurs (CFE), The Development Board of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was a judge for IBM Smartcamp. Richard Morris, CEO – IWG UK Richard is CEO of IWG UK. He joined in 2014 following his role as CEO of G4S’s UK & Ireland Division. Regus is the world’s largest provider of flexible workspace solutions offering a fast growing global network of 3,000 locations in 120 countries. In 2015, with Richard at the helm, Regus UK generated more than £450 million in revenue, driving profit to in excess of £84 million. Since joining, Richard has consistently delivered year on year growth for Regus’ UK division. Ann O’Byrne, Deputy Mayor – Liverpool City Council Cllr Ann O’Byrne has been a City Councillor in Liverpool since 2007, having previously dedicated her life to community development. Ann was appointed Deputy Mayor for Liverpool City Council in 2015 and is responsible for driving forward the Mayor’s priorities for the city by collaborative leadership with cabinet members, mayoral leads and ward councillors. Ann takes a lead on regeneration, finance and representing Liverpool on the City Region Combined Authority. Before being appointed Deputy Mayor, Ann
#ThinkSeries w/ Memery Crystal, David Sear, Founder of Worldpay
On the May 24th, we will be hosting an evening in one of London’s exclusive venues, listening to the innovative story of David Sear, the founder of Worldpay. David has been an entrepreneur and investor in FinTech companies for the last two decades. He is currently Chairman of IXARIS (a virtual card issuer), Bango (mobile payments business listed on AIM) and Semafone, a payments technology business which protects consumer privacy. He is also a non executive Director of Fintrax Group, a tax-free shopping and cross-border payments business. Previously, David was Group Chief Executive of Skrill. He went to Skrill from Weve, the joint venture between EE, Telefonica UK (O2) and Vodafone UK, where he was Chief Executive. Prior to that at Travelex, the world’s largest non-bank payments provider, he spearheaded the global roll out of the CASH PASSPORT travel card business and Travelex Global Business Payments. In 1999, he was a founder of WorldPay at the genesis of today’s FTSE 100 global payments powerhouse. Guests will enjoy the fantastic opportunity to witness his entrepreneurial journey as David explains how he achieved his success, including the trials and tribulations he encountered and, undoubtedly, some wise words of advice for us all! REGISTER HERE
E2E Breakfast at the House of Lords with Ramsden International and Rarewaves.com
On June 6th, we are hosting a very special Leaders Series Breakfast at the House of Lords chaired by Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL. Sean Ramsden is the founder and Chief Executive of Ramsden International. Ramsden International is a wholesale food exporter distributing over 23,000 British branded-food and drink products to 133+ countries across five continents. Sean has received several personal awards for entrepreneurship, including being a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards twice. Brad Aspess is the Founder and Chairman at Rarewaves.com, one of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies, having been ranked 19th fastest growing company in the Sunday Times TechTrack 100 in 2012 and was also named by the London Stock Exchange as one of 1000 companies to inspire Britain. They sell Music, DVDs, Video Games and Electronics online through their various partners such as Amazon, eBay, Rakuten & Fnac. Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL is the Co-Founder of Cobra Beer, Chancellor of Birmingham University and Board Director, E2E. Over the last five years, the E2E community has evolved to over 10,000 entrepreneurs and 2,000 investors & non-exec directors who embrace the power by meeting people face to face and building long lasting relationships. We are excited to help founders of businesses connect, invest and sit on the boards of the UK’s fastest growing organisations. REGISTER NOW
E2E #ScaleUp2Success Series w/ East End Foods, Patisserie Valerie, En Route and Toast Ale
#ScaleUp2Success Series Join us in Birmingham and an evening of inspirational, entrepreneurial conversation with: Jason Wouhra OBE, Director & Company Secretary – East End Foods As Director and Compnay Secretary of £180m-turnover East End Foods, Jason Wouhra has a strategy to turn a thriving family business into a £1bn global corporate powerhouse. East End Foods was established over four decades ago. The success of the company can be attributed to the their commitment to quality control: they source only the best raw materials and maintain total control of the production process from start to finish. With a product range containing a massive 1250 lines, today East End Foods has grown to become the largest importer of ethnic foods in the UK. Paul May, CEO – Patisserie Valerie Paul is currently CEO at Patisserie Holdings Plc. Acquired in 2006 with 6 outlets and sales of £10 million, Paul has grown the business to an excess of 200 outlets, 5 brands and sales of £117 million. Paul is a serial entrepreneur that has been part of the management team in various retail businesses over 20 years. He was Founder and managing Director of Cash a Cheque (now known as the Money Shop) which became the market leader in its field with over 80 outlets when it was sold. He is presently non exec director of several other companies, including the Restaurant Group. Paul is also a Business Advisory Board Member to the Mayor of London and spends much of his spare time mentoring young people in his role as a patron with The Princes Trust. Alison Cooper, Founder – En Route International En Route specialises in the development and delivery of tailored on-board food and service solutions. Alison launched UK-based En Route International in 2002 and grew it to a £40M buisness. En Route serves 65 corporate customers across 5 global locations and delivers to over 55 sites each week, and 40M units of product to over 100 locations worldwide annually. Emirates group (Dnata) acquired the majority share in 2012 for in excess of £7M and obtained full ownership in 2017. In 2018, Alison launched Palm Grove Investments, a privately-owned enterprise investing in property and private companies. Rob Wilson, CEO – Toast Ale Toast Ale has had great success in the UK and has expanded to the USA, South Africa, Brazil and Iceland. They believe that if you want to change the world, you have to throw a better party than those destroying it. All their profits poured into the charity. Rob is an award winning serial social entrepreneur. He founded READ International in 2004; a Tanzanian student-volunteer-led development organisation which to date has provided over 1.5 million books to school children and created 100 school libraries. He also recently co-founded the youth-led campaign Undivided; a non-partisan campaign set up to get the best possible Brexit deal for young people. Richard Morris, CEO IWG UK Richard is the CEO of Spaces and Regus UK. He joined in 2014
E2E Leaders Series in conversation with Martin Leuw, Founder of Growth4Good
On June 19, we will be hosting an evening in one of London’s exclusive venues, listening to the innovative story of Martin Leuw, Founder of Growth4Good, who built IRIS into UK’s largest private software house, exiting for £500m, now focused on investing in tech businesses which are for profit and a force for good. Martin leads the Growth4Good investment strategy and is a serial entrepreneur specialising in digital media with a 25 year track record of driving growth. From 2001-2011, as the CEO and significant management investor, he grew IRIS Software from small beginnings to become the UK’s largest private software house, successfully exiting business twice to PE, ultimately with a $1bn MBO, having grown the EBITDA from £2m pa to £50m pa. Martin is currently Chairman/NED and investor in a range of businesses both in technology and talent management. His charitable interests are focused on youth employment and self-employment specifically as an Enterprise Fellow of the Princes Trust and Trustee of Work Avenue as well as a mentor to Charity CEOs. Guests will enjoy the fantastic opportunity to witness his entrepreneurial journey as Martin Leuw explains how he achieved his success, including the trials and tribulations he encountered and, undoubtedly, some wise words of advice for us all! REGISTER HERE
E2E #ScaleUp2Success Series with Phones4u, Santoro London, Skinnydip and The Sunday Times
E2E are a community of 18,000+ strong entrepreneurs who champion entrepreneurship and focus on enabling extraordinary connections for Founders and business leaders. On June 27th, we are having one of our long awaited #SCALEUP2SUCCESS events apart of our national tour. Our speaker list is full of outstandingly successful entrepreneurs and compelling speakers. It promises to be a fantastic evening with inspirational discussions, Q&A sessions, cocktails and canapés. Speakers: John Caudwell, Founder – Phones4U Meera Santoro, Co-Founder – Santoro London James Gold, Co-Founder – Skinnydip Richard Morris, CEO – IWG UK Shalini Khemka, Founder, CEO & Board Director – E2E Who is this event for? This event will be mostly beneficial for Founders, CEOs and C-Suite Executives. About #ScaleUp2Success Series In November 2017, E2E has teamed up with Regus UK, the UK’s largest serviced office provider with a network of 360 locations in every major town and city in the UK, to create the UK’s largest ecosystem of SME business leaders and entrepreneurs. The two businesses will be hosting joint events designed to inspire, teach and collaborate in city centres across the UK. #3monthsfree on Regus UK and Spaces suite products exclusive to E2E Members. #3monthsfree use of Ellis Whittam’s HR/employment law support services exclusive to E2E Members. For further informaton on membership, please email membership@e2exchange.com REGISTER HERE
E2E Exclusive Online Power Session on 15 Digital Marketing Structures
In 30 mins of this online interactive session, you will learn 15 Digital Marketing Structures at Business KPI level that can increase your ROI by 2x. Our trainer, Aji, is the co-founder and CEO of Indus Net TechShu, a 750+ digital success team. Indus Net TechShu is a Google Premier Partner and has one of the largest teams in the digital marketing space. Aji is a senior member of webmasterworld.com, MOZ and also an author at entrepreneur.com. In 2017-18, Aji was invited as a speaker at Digital Fest – Cardiff, Like Minds – Exeter and has been part of several conferences and independent workshops across the UK. Key Takeaways from the session: A free audit of your overall digital asset (Report will be shared within 3 weeks of the session). An extensive workbook (softcopy) with over dozens of digital marketing structures and strategies. Most of our clients from different industries are using these structures to improve their overall marketing strategy. Digital Insights 2018 (a research paper for businesses who are keen to explore and leverage digital) with actionable insights for 2018. 15 min Q&A session with each participant separately after the session. Book your slots by sending an email to aji@techshu.com with the subject line “E2E Exclusive: Book Slot for Q&A”. (only for participants) REGISTER NOW
E2E #ScaleUp2Success Series with Facebook, LADbible and The Social Chain
On the evening you will be hearing from and meeting with: Nicola Mendelsohn CBE, VP For Europe, Middle East and Africa – Facebook Arian Kalantari – Co-founder – LADbible, a global content provider Steve Bartlett, CEO and co-founder – The Social Chain Shalini Khemka, CEO and Founder – E2E, Member of the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory Board Richard Morris, CEO of IWG UK All individuals are outstandingly successful entrepreneurs and compelling speakers. It promises to be a fantastic evening with inspirational discussions, Q&A sessions, cocktails and canapés. REGISTER HERE