Last night, we hosted our 10th annual London Board & Investor Dinner, bringing together 400 Chairs, NEDs, CEOs, and Investors from Europe’s tech ecosystem.

Throughout the evening, guests heard from our two fantastic speakers, Oscar Höglund, CEO & Founder at Epidemic Sound, and Anne Boden, Founder at Starling Bank. In Oscar’s charismatic address, he shared his motivation behind being a founder, how entrepreneurs go about building a company, and who is crucial to have beside you along the journey. Following Oscar, Anne’s passionate and thought-provoking speech retraced her journey of the early days of Starling Bank, and made clear her mission to ensure that more funding goes to female-founded and led businesses. A huge thank you to Oscar and Anne for their inspiring speeches.

We are grateful to all those who attended and we are honoured to host many of Europe’s most pre-eminent tech companies and funds. We are excited to continue fostering these crucial relationships within the tech landscape.

“Thank you so much for such a wonderful event with so many interesting, successful, entrepreneur leaders. It was a very nice evening with a wonderful setting. I learned a lot and met some amazing folks. I cannot wait to join the next event. The best in the London Board-level networking calendar, I think.”

“Thank you so much for having me. This is the highlight dinner event of my year. It's just such a wonderful group of people. I don't know how the team organises the seating but just spot on choices last night. I am always so grateful and honoured to be invited.”

“Thank you so much for having me - I made some really superb connections. And Anne Boden's talk - WOW, was 100% spot on!”

“I wanted to thank-you for the invitation to such a fantastic event. It was a great mix of people and fantastic speakers. The thought and effort that goes into creating such a great evening is much appreciated.”

“Another great event! Thank you for the invitation.”

“What a treat to catch up with so many familiar faces and meet new ones. Thank you for pulling together such a great community and including me in the event.”

“Many thanks for putting on an excellent event. I'm sure it was a huge amount of work and you can be proud that it went flawlessly. Great crowd, interesting speakers and good networking.”

“Thank you so much for the invitation. The speakers were great and it was wonderful to catch up with people I knew and have some great conversations with new people. Thoroughly enjoyable and a real highlight.”

“Thank you for inviting me to join! Caught up with a lot of old friends, made some really interesting new acquaintances (I could see the thought put into table seating!) and was stimulated by the speakers. Thank you! It was also an added bonus to get an insight into the new Peninsula hotel!”

“Thanks again and congrats for a fabulous event. Such an achievement.”

“I thought the speakers were both incredibly inspiring in very different ways. The way you organized all the tables was almost magical… I appreciate all the incredible planning and effort this must have taken, thank you once again for a brilliant evening!”

“Thanks for a fabulous evening. Great seating plan, venue and food was delicious too!”

“What a fantastic evening! The most amazing gathering of people, great service, wonderful venue, great food and fascinating talks.”

“Thank you. Super as always.”

“Thank you for including me - fantastic evening and I loved the speakers.”

“Had a fab time! I stayed to the very end!”

“Thank you for an excellent evening, I met such a diverse, interesting group of people. Rotating the seats was a great idea to maximise engagement.”

“Thank you, as ever, for hosting such a wonderful evening and for all you do for the ecosystem.”

“Many thanks again, Clare, for a brilliant evening of new connections and stimulating conversations in such an elegant venue - lovely food and people. The speakers were so well chosen and gave both entertaining and very meaningful messages.”

“I hugely enjoyed my first Up Group dinner - I see why it is the stuff of legend! Congratulations on having the vision and making it happen.”

“Many thanks for the invite to last night’s dinner, was great to meet so many interesting people and I very much enjoyed it. Lots of people I met also had great things to say about the work you and the team do as well.”

“Thank you for having me and facilitating a great catchup with old friends.”

“Thank you for inviting me - amazing event.”

“Indeed it was a great event and I enjoyed it, excellent venue, food, wine and interesting attendees.”

“Great event!! Fabulous company, super smart speakers, lovely location and amazing talent in the room. You have created a fabulous organisation and one where you have clearly laid the seeds for the trees that will get to shade the future leaders you help create.”

“Thank you for the kind invitation and for hosting such a fabulous event. Very much enjoyed the evening!”

“Thanks so much for a wonderful evening as always, was very enjoyable and loved the speakers.”

“Was a terrific event and amazing turnout. Thanks so much for the invite, really enjoyed it.”

“Thanks so much - what a phenomenal event. Look forward to joining more over the course of the year. Thanks again for getting such a brilliant set of people together.”

“Another excellent Up Group event. So, once again, many thanks for inviting me and for your kind, warm and generous hospitality (fantastic venue!).”

“It was a great dinner and lovely to see many friends and make new connections. You are a star at bringing everyone together. Congratulations!”

“It was a really great night and I met all sorts of fascinating new people as well as seeing a lot of old friends. I can only imagine how much work must go into organising all that - so thank you so much for including me.”

“Thanks to you and your team for an excellent evening in a fantastic venue. Some great networking and top presenters.”

“Thank you for organizing a successful evening. Interesting and enjoyable.”

“Thank you very much for having me – I always enjoy your events, very well curated and with lots of interesting people. I know the organisation to make everything run smoothly on the night takes a lot of work, so thank you for doing an amazing job.”

“Thank you so much for including me in the dinner last week - as ever, it was a great event and a perfect opportunity to catch up with friends old and new. Everyone seemed to agree that it was an excellent evening.”

“Thank you so much for including me at the Board & Investor dinner, which was a triumph, as always. I love the mix of corporate and investor, private and public, and thoroughly enjoyed it.”

“Many thanks for the invitation and for organising a great event. This is one of my favourite evenings as it is always full of good discussions and a bit of inspiration.”

“This was the first time to attend for me and it lived up to the high expectations I’d had set by others in terms of the speakers and calibre of the attendees. Congratulations on a great event and thank you again for the invitation.”

“Thank you for the invitation. It was a great event in a beautiful venue. I have met with a lot of interesting people and enjoyed the conversations very much!”

“As ever, a wonderful event with a fantastic set of attendees and great speakers! It really is a major contributor to creating a vibrant UK tech community.”

“Thank you so much for inviting me to join the dinner last week! I had an amazing time meeting lots of new inspiring people but also finding some familiar faces in the crowd. You are always going above and beyond, it shows especially in events like this when so many exceptional human beings come to be part of your network!”

“You really put together a great group of individuals, framed in a beautiful setting with thoughtful dinner speeches and a great host. Thank you also for the great seating arrangements – I am well aware of the fact how much work goes into the organisation of such an event.”

“Excellent event as ever and thanks for putting me on an interesting table - had some good conversations.”

“It was fantastic to connect with some many new people and bump into many old friends. It was my first Up Group event and now I can see what everyone talks about!”

“It was great fun to make new connections and to catch up with old acquaintances. Oscar and Anne’s speeches were also inspiring to listen to.”

“Congratulations on an outstanding evening. These events can often be bland and this was anything but. I really enjoyed meeting others on my table and more broadly. Thank you very much for having me”

“Everything was so well thought out and prepared, from the amazing location to the seating arrangements. Well done on besting yourselves yet again! My warmest regards to you and the team!”

“Thank you! It was a lovely evening, perfectly executed, very good company, excellent speakers.”

“Thanks to you and your team for such an enjoyable evening last night. It was great to see so many old friends in one place, and the speakers and venue were excellent. A great event!”

“Thanks for the invite to the dinner, it was a great evening and I enjoyed the networking and speeches.”

“Thanks so much for the invite! The people, the venue and the speakers were as always very impressive and inspiring! I came away from the event feeling very reinvigorated. I look forward to the next one!”

“Thanks for the event with the impressive participation and very useful and relevant network / relationship building.”

“Very many thanks for the dinner last night, it was most enjoyable and I did indeed get to meet lots of interesting people! I also thought the speakers were fantastic. It felt very special to be invited and to be there.”

“Thank you so much for the incredibly kind invitation to join you for such a fantastic evening last night!”

“I had a great evening, as always, and made some really useful new contacts.”

“A huge thank you to you and The Up Group team for a wonderful evening. Excellent and thought-provoking speakers, delicious food (hands down the best I've had at a large event!) and a fantastic guest list. I had so many fascinating conversations and made some great new connections”

“Thank you so much for the invitation - it was a wonderful event and I met some really interesting people. It was a great atmosphere!”

“It was a fabulous event packed with high quality people. And the food and venue were spectacular!”

“What a brilliant and rewarding way to put people together and to create value for both individuals and businesses. I can only imagine the wonderful ripples formed and ideas sparked from last night.”

Our 10th Annual London Board & Investor Dinner