All smiles from our panel on “Breaking into New International Markets” at the Innovate UK Innovate Local: South East business event held at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Fellow CEO Harsha Siani and I shared our experiences taking part in Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programmes (GBIPs) across Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.S. 🇸🇪 🇨🇭 🇺🇸 We spoke about the application process, the prep work, and the significant commitment involved in joining these overseas missions — all while running our businesses back home!

Despite the challenges, the value of these programmes is clear: the very high-quality meetings, meaningful collaborations, and lasting senior-level connections made both internationally and within the cohort itself were very well worth it.

Thanks to Rocky Moore and the Innovate UK team for organising such a thoughtful session — and to my fellow panelists David Golding Perry Guess and Teresa Arumardi for the great conversation and insights.