Climb24, a festival of innovation, industry and investment, will return to Leeds on June 5th – 6th, 2024. With more than 150 globally renowned speakers across the two days, Climb24 will cover topics from securing talent, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and impact investment, to founder burnout and mental health awareness.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Jake Zim; VP of VR at Sony who will look at the challenges and opportunities for VR beyond gaming
• Irene Graham OBE, CEO of the ScaleUp Institute
• James Sutherland; CEO of Autonomo Technologies who will be discussing his funding journey and how an opportune introduction at Climb23 resulted in a £2m investment
• Zandra Moore; CEO of Panintelligence who returns to Climb24 to share her experience of scaling a tech business
• Cliff Prior CBE, CEO of Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, who will share why he’s on a mission to catalyse impact investment globally

Taking place across four major stages, the agenda will feature inspiring keynotes, interactive workshops and panel discussions exploring some of the latest trends and challenges for companies at all stages of growth. Climb24 will also feature an Exhibitor Hall showcasing some of the most exciting scale-ups in industries including AI, HealthTech, MedTech, SportsTech, cyber and the creative industries.