Founders’ Lunch
Expect an intimate, fast-moving and energising experience packed with conversation, inspiration and opportunities to kickstart the new year! Founders’ Lunch is back in the 2027 calendar. This isn’t a sit and listen affair – you’ll rotate table three times, giving you the chance to hear from a diverse range of founders, dive into multiple conversations, […]
Christmas Member Lunch – The Impeccable Pig
To celebrate this Christmas, And all of your success. We’re inviting you out, For food in excess. We’re asking for the classics, Like ‘Mistletoe and Wine’. All you need to do, is come along And have a good time. So this December, Make sure you are free. Because you’re definitely invited, To our Christmas party!
Christmas Member Lunch – The Broad Chare
To celebrate this Christmas, And all of your success. We’re inviting you out, For food in excess. We’re asking for the classics, Like ‘Mistletoe and Wine’. All you need to do, is come along And have a good time. So this December, Make sure you are free. Because you’re definitely invited, To our Christmas party!
On-site Visit to Nissan
Step inside one of the North East’s most iconic businesses and see how a world-class operation performs at scale. Since production began in 1986, Nissan has grown into the UK’s largest car manufacturing plant, producing millions of vehicles and employing thousands of people across the region. Along the way, it has earned a reputation for […]
Focus Dinner with Andy Hook, Hooked-on Group
Andy Hook is one of the North East’s most respected hospitality entrepreneurs. Originally from Cambridge, Andy trained as an engineer before moving to the North East to take up a manufacturing leadership role in South Shields. That move, which reconnected him with his family roots in the region, would ultimately shape his future in hospitality. […]
Spinout Spotlight
Some of the region’s most exciting future businesses will begin with research, innovation, and technical expertise developed inside our universities. But moving from a promising spinout to a successful company takes more than the idea itself. It takes entrepreneurial experience, commercial judgement, networks, mentoring, and the right conversations at the right time. In partnership with […]
ScaleUp Summit – Tees Valley
The Middlesbrough ScaleUp Summit will bring together some of the region’s most recognisable entrepreneurs and business leaders for a practical conversation about growth. Hosted as part of North East Entrepreneurship Week, and backed by the ScaleUp Institute’s Scale Up Britain campaign, the British Business Bank, and Tees Valley Combined Authority, the Summit will explore how […]
North East Entrepreneurship Week
Part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, North East Entrepreneurship Week is a region-wide programme of events and activities, brought together by the Entrepreneurs’ Forum, where entrepreneurs share real experience, founders make new connections and access practical support, schools meet local role models, and partners from across the region come together with one simple aim: to show […]
ScaleUp Summit – Sunderland
The Sunderland ScaleUp Summit brings together entrepreneurs and business leaders for a half-day event focused on the realities of building and growing ambitious businesses from the North East. Through honest, entrepreneur-led conversations, speakers will share what they have learned from building businesses in sectors including technology, sport, science, energy, and professional services. Backed by the […]
ScaleUp Summit – Newcastle
ScaleUp Summits are half-day events bringing entrepreneurs together to explore the realities of building and growing ambitious businesses from the North East. In Newcastle, we will hear directly from founders and business leaders who have made decisions about growth, people, finance and place. Together, they will explore the questions that matter to any entrepreneur with […]
AI Workshop: Complexity to Confidence
Join Ross Stevenson for a practical workshop exploring what he has learned about ROI from working with AI inside some of the world’s biggest organisations. An expert in AI enablement, Ross helps business leaders to build the fluency to use AI in their work and lead adoption across their organisation. Sharing how those lessons can be applied by growing businesses, this interactive workshop will help you cut through the noise and […]
Round Table: Your First Acquisition
Acquiring another business can accelerate growth, open new markets, and strengthen your capabilities. But the success of an acquisition is often determined long before the deal is completed. Join our round table discussion exploring the strategic conversations founders should be having before agreeing on Heads of Terms, and the questions that can make the difference […]
Round Table: AI
Our round tables are shaped by the insights and experiences of attendees, so while we aim to cover the topics above, we may also dive into other related areas during the session. This event is exclusively for entrepreneurial members of the Forum. No guests or substitutions. Places are non-transferable. If you need to cancel, please […]
Focus Lunch with Bianca Robinson, CEO Sleepout
Business leaders have influence. They create jobs, shape cultures, make decisions that affect communities, and have the ability to bring people together around causes that matter. As an entrepreneur, the question is what you choose to do with that influence. Join Bianca Robinson, CEO of CEO Sleepout, for a thoughtful lunch conversation about leadership, responsibility, and the role entrepreneurs […]
Negotiation Masterclass
Every business leader negotiates. Whether it’s with customers, suppliers, investors, or employees, some conversations are straightforward, and others carry pressure, emotion, and high stakes. This masterclass with Sue Williams QPM will explore what leaders can learn from the world of hostage and crisis negotiation, and how those principles apply to business conversations where trust, preparation, […]
Design in Everything
Design in Everything is about recognising, celebrating and investing in the power of design across the North East. Our vision is simple: design works here. We exist to make great design accessible for all, creating opportunities for designers, commissioners and the wider region, and helping the North East realise the full potential of design. Design […]
Newcastle Helix host the 2026 Evry Annual Partner Event
We’re proud to be hosting the next Evry Partner Event at The Catalyst. Evry brings together over 85 partners across the city who are committed to increasing opportunities and removing barriers for young people. 🗓 Wednesday 30 September ⏰9:30am – 11:00am 📍The Catalyst, Newcastle Helix Please book your place using the link […]
Introduction to the IoD’s Diploma
Developing Board Performance is the second level of three stages to becoming a qualified IoD Chartered Director. Building upon the learnings from the modules in the Certificate the course applies practical real life scenarios and boardroom challenges whilst developing insights into key topics such as risk and crisis management. This session is designed for delegates […]
Athena Festival 2026
Athena Festival, bringing together ambitious female founders, investors, and innovators for a day of inspiration and networking. Athena Festival 2026 Join us on October 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM (BST) at Nexus – University of Leeds for the Athena Festival, the largest female founder festival outside of London. This dynamic celebration of inclusion, innovation, and investment is inspired by Athena, the Greek […]
Teesside Property and Construction Lunch – Housing, Investment and Infrastructure 2027
This event is directly marketed and aimed at those with key interests within a property, construction and business environments – professional intermediaries B2B, Electrical Contractors, Engineering Contractors, Security, Environment Consultants, Finance Brokers, Landlords, Estate Agents, Property Agents, Service Providers, Landowners, Commercial Agents, Developers, Architects, Accountants, Chartered Surveyors, Banks, Construction, Building Contractors, Investors, Corporate Finance, Recruitment […]
Something’s Gotta Give: A Creative Reset for Professionals Feeling Stuck
Workshops • Exhibition • Open Studio with Sara Downham-Lotto. Reflect & recharge through guided creative practice. No art experience needed. A Creative Reset Awayday for Professionals Feeling Stuck or Burnt Out Feeling overwhelmed by what’s happening in the world right now? With constant news of war, climate crises, and growing division, it’s easy to feel […]
Something’s Gotta Give: A Creative Reset for Professionals Feeling Stuck
Workshops • Exhibition • Open Studio with Sara Downham-Lotto. Reflect & recharge through guided creative practice. No art experience needed. A Creative Reset Awayday for Professionals Feeling Stuck or Burnt Out Feeling overwhelmed by what’s happening in the world right now? With constant news of war, climate crises, and growing division, it’s easy to feel […]
New Member Online Meet and Greet
If you’re new to the Entrepreneurs’ Forum, join us on Teams for our next New Member Meet & Greet session, where you’ll get to know some fellow members of your community. We’re all here to support each other through the ups and downs of business, be part of an energetic and ambitious group and build […]
SAVE THE DATE – Entrepreneurial Awards
Get ready to raise your glass to the entrepreneurs who are rewriting the rules – the trailblazers, pioneers, and innovators of the North East. For over 22 years, our Entrepreneurial Awards have recognised and celebrated the region’s best business talent, with finalists representing every stage of the business journey – from ‘Ones to Watch’ to […]