Venue and sponsor partnerships

Host an edition.

Future Forward is a curated event series in central London. A venue partner brings the space and support on the day. We bring the theme, the programme, the speakers and a room of 70 to 80 senior guests. Everything either side brings is set out below.

Central London 80 to 90 capacity
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The ask

Two things from you. Everything else from us.

You provide · 02 The venue

  • A high-quality central London space

    Capacity for 80 to 90 guests, for a programme and a reception in one evening.

  • Support on the day

    Your team, your venue, your welcome. Running the programme is ours.

We provide · 04 Everything else

  • The theme and the programme

    One timely subject per edition, tightly scoped: a fireside, a panel and questions from the room.

  • The speakers

    A leading practitioner on the fireside, and a panel of builders, investors and adopters.

  • The curated guest list

    Targeted direct invitations, approved jointly with you. Invitation only, with no open promotion.

  • Coordination and follow-up

    Everything before, during and after the evening, the follow-up included.

The venue we look for Spec
Location
Central London
Capacity
80 to 90 guests
Days
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
Your space 80 to 90 is the spec

guests

Offer your space

Tell us the number and we will tell you straight

What you get

Billing, the space seen working, and the room itself.

01

Prominent billing

Host billing across all promotion for the edition, and in the follow-up coverage afterwards.

02

Your space, showcased

An evening in it, in front of founders, investors and institutional leaders.

03

Direct introductions

Made inside the room rather than promised afterwards, with minimal lift on your side.

The room 70 to 80 confirmed

  • Founders and operating teams

    Startups and scaleups across technology, fintech, insurtech and payments.

  • VCs and investors

    Active in technology, deeptech and financial services.

  • Corporate innovation and technology leaders

    From banks, insurers and asset managers.

  • Infrastructure and tooling companies

    Entering new markets.

  • Client and partner networks

    Of all co-hosting organisations.

Capacity 80 to 90 · Invitation only The room in full

The evening

What the evening looks like.

  1. 01

    Doors open

    Arrivals, registration, welcome drinks.

  2. 02

    Welcome

    Introductions from the co-hosts.

  3. 03

    Fireside discussion

    With a leading practitioner.

    30 to 40 min
  4. 04

    Panel session

    Builders, investors and adopters.

    45 min
  5. 05

    Audience Q&A

    Questions from the room.

    15 min
  6. 06

    Networking reception

    The room opens up.

  7. 07

    Close

    Informal continuation expected.

Roughly two and a half hours before the reception. Always a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Track record

Three rooms have already hosted.

Host · 01

Digital Catapult, London

The future of funding and innovation in AI

The inaugural edition.

Keynote · Daniel Hulme, WPP

Host · 02

Innovation Centre, Colchester

Funding and innovation in AI and deeptech

Taking the series to the East of England as part of Business Finance Week.

Keynote · Luke Brown, &Element

Host · 03

Dawn Capital, London

The impact of agentic AI in financial services and insurance

A fireside keynote and twin panels across financial services and insurance.

Fireside · Simon Rowell, Nscale

Every edition, in detail

18

Months together

04

Editions delivered

52

People, both firms

13

Years combined

Highlights from the series: the format, the room and the standard, on film rather than described.

Watch highlights

Next edition · announced soon

Tell us about the space.

One call covers it: your space, the next theme, and whether the fit is right.

Central London 80 to 90 capacity
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