Innovators Summit 2025

Sussex Business Society

Get ready to be blown away at the Innovators Summit 2025, where the brightest minds come together to revolutionize the future

Jubilee Large Lecture Theatre

Innovators Summit 2025Change requires intersection of wildly different ideas, experience and skill-sets.Innovators Summit aims to unite the Business Minds, Technologists and Investors in a bid to spark real Innovation and Collaborative Efforts within South East and London Ecosystems. The evening will be packed with thought-provoking speeches from our star-studded guest line-up, followed by the Innovators’ Panel, with ample networking opportunities.

Meet our Speakers: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-benedek-pirityi/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-benedek-pirityi/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Soma Pirityi</a>: Using his first-hand experience of working in Venture Capital himself, Soma founded ETA Technologies, forever shifting the way investors evaluate founding teams using psychometric analysis, making the Forbes 30 under 30 list along the way. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcokogler/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcokogler/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Marco Kogler</a>: Marco uses skills and connections built over an undeniable Strategic Consulting career to enable to turn research into scaling companies, with his work spanning DeepTech, Medicine, as well as Commercial ventures. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-kemp-ai/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-kemp-ai/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mary Kemp</a>: A trailblazer from inception of the AI boom, Mary Kemp has revolutionized the integration of technology in Brighton's businesses through AI Potential, as well as connected and empowered individuals within the space through Brighton AI. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/winn-faria-1391141/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/winn-faria-1391141/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Winn Faria</a>: Winn is an executive with Innovate UK Business Connect with an extensive history of delivering exceptional results with Start-up/Scale-up Advisory, Investment Procurement, FinTech, LawTech, AccounTech, Blockchain, Quantum, and AI. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-palmer-911a9b1/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-palmer-911a9b1/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rich Palmer</a>: A savante entrepreneur, brand manager and Innovator. Rich invented, grew, and exited the D30 smart material, now widely used by numerous brands such as the North Face, Puma as well as within sports, the military, and tech. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjanssens/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjanssens/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ken Janssens</a>: With decades of global leadership experience gained during his tenure at J.P. Morgan, Ken Janssens, turned his passion for social impact into Windō, pioneering technology-driven solutions to advance ESG and diversity on a global scale. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivercoles/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivercoles/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oli Coles</a>: A career purpose-Entrepreneur and visionary, Oli has redefined purpose driven careers by tackling Gen Z’s desire for transparency and value-aligned employers, enacting change in sustainability, diversity, and positive change in the workplace through his co-founding of Windō.

Agenda

Jonas Papinigis - Keynote: "A Meaningful Exchange of Ideas"

Soma Pritiy - "Predicting your Founding Team's Success, Quantifiably"

Marco Kogler - "Empowering Academia and Talent as the Core of Regional..."

Mary Kemp - "Human-Centric AI: Transforming Work,  not Replacing It"

Winn Faria - "Empowering the startup community with a future  shaped..."

Break

Rich Palmer - “Unlearn to Grow: All about Naivity in Entrepreneurship"

Oli Coles and Ken Janssens -“Innovating to Drive Meaningful Impact”

Innovators' Panel

Networking

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