Boardwave Live 2024

The Great Acceleration

18 Sept 2024

Dates

IET, London

Location

All Members and Partners

Who's it for?

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RSVP deadline

Our speakers included

Katie King, PhD

Co-Founder & CEO, BioOrbit

Joaquim Lecha

Co-Founder, Supersonik

Elona Mortimer-Zhika

Chair, NED, Investor, Mentor; Former CEO IRIS Software Group

Martin Ott

CEO, Taxfix

Martha Lane Fox

NED, British Airways, Multiverse; Cross bench peer, House of Lords

Richard Waterworth

Chair, GoWish; Former General Manager EMEA, TikTok

Vin Murria, OBE

Chair, CEO, Founder, NED & Investor; Softcat, Bunzl, ADVT, Molten Ventures

The Great Acceleration

We're at the dawn of an era where technology, and particularly AI will accelerate our rate of innovation exponentially. This is a landmark moment in human history.

Since the Renaissance in Europe in the 14th & 15th century, society has advanced ever more rapidly, through The Enlightenment, The Industrial Revolution, The Information Age...and now, in the mid to late Information Age, we are witnessing The Great Acceleration.

​A period of time where new things become possible, with massive societal change and AI accelerating everything at an incredible pace. Yielding a brave new world of opportunity for all, Software is at the very heart of it. Our sector is changing, and we have an amazing opportunity enabling our businesses to accelerate their growth and success like never before.

​A once in a lifetime opportunity, and it's happening now. As European software leaders, let's seize the opportunity and accelerate our growth & success.

Welcome to Boardwave Live 2024

Join us for keynotes from inspiring visionaries, insights from world-renowned global leaders, workshops that explore the details, as well as mentoring and networking with 450+ of Europe's best and brightest software entrepreneurs. Expect groundbreaking insights that will propel your business forwards

​This extraordinary gathering is designed to unite us in our quest to accelerate growth and make Europe a software superpower.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to join a movement that is set to redefine the future of software innovation.

Trusted and supported by Europe's leading investors and advisors

STRATEGIC Partners
Hg
McKinsey & Company
Alliance Partners
Alantra
Albertine
Alpha Advisory
Amazon Web Services
A&O Shearman
Arma Partners
ASSOSoftware
Bank of America
Berenberg
Canaccord Genuity Partners
Crosslake
Deloitte
Egon
Farringford Legal
Gazelle Law
Heidrick & Struggles
H.I.E.C
HSBC Innovation Banking
IBM
Jamieson
Jefferies
La Fosse
LegalEdge
Liberty Corporate Finance
London Stock Exchange
Mindstone
OC&C
Portolano
Propel
Rothschild & Co
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management
Russell Reynolds Associates
Snowball
Solano Partners
Stifel
SuperScalers
Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the United Kingdom
Techspace
Teneo
Travers Smith
True Search
UBS
Unity Advisory
VenturePath
Wilson Sonsini
Xoriant
INVESTOR Partners
A3c
Advent International
Apax Partners
Ares Management
AshGrove Capital
August Equity
Axiom Equity
Bain Capital
Beringea
BGF
Blackstone
Bridgepoint
Carlyle
CINVEN
Dawn Capital
FirstPartyCapital
Five Arrows
FPE
Francisco Partners
Frog Capital
GCP - Growth Capital Partners
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Hellman & Friedman
H.I.G. Capital
Highland Europe
KKR
Livingbridge
Mercia Ventures
Oakley Capital
Osprey
Oxx
Permira
Sixth Street
Skøyen Software
Smedvig Capital
TA Associates
Thoma Bravo
Upliift
Ventech
Verdane
Warburg Pincus