James MacMillan

Founders Festival is a fantastic platform to engage with early-stage ventures and their teams. As a speaker the event was fun, with a superb vibe and energy. The audience asked really insightful questions and it was a fantastic opportunity not just to showcase my own...

Simon Krystman

The Founders Festival proved to be a great success both with the online and in-person attendees. The state-of-the-art venue supplied by our partner ARU London was the perfect setting for a very engaging event, with lots of talks, idea pitching and networking. So many...

David Sexton

This was a truly excellent and enjoyable event, adding know-how and energy to the passion of entrepreneurs. The event was a wonderful mix of entrepreneurs, aspiring business start-ups and experts, all working together to drive future businesses.  A great place to...

Charles O’Dean

This inaugural Founders Festival event, which was the result of a collaborative partnership between ARU London and the 12 Ronnies, is designed to support entrepreneurial activity amongst students and former students. That it was so well attended and enjoyed by the...

Lorraine Western

The Founders’ Festival was an exciting and inspiring event. I know our students and alumni gained so much from the expertise of the speakers, who generously shared their time, skills and experience. It was good to see the energy in the room as the participants asked...

Alina Dumitru

The atmosphere at the Founders Festival was buzzing with new ideas and useful information so much so that if I didn’t already have a business I would go right away to create one. It gave me the confidence that if you have the right tools and mentors you can be...