Future-Proofing Your Business:Strategies for Growth, Retention & Succession

Join us for a focused session designed to help businesses build long-term resilience and scale with confidence. From attracting investment and retaining top talent to navigating the crucial steps between concept and production, this event offers practical insights and expert guidance to support your growth journey.

Key Topics Include:

• Medilink Midlands’ role in the East of England MedTech cluster
• Business structures that support long-term staff retention
• What really attracts capital in life sciences
• Building high-performing teams from seed stage to Series B
• The overlooked stages between prototype and production

Agenda

2:00 PM – Registration & Networking

2:50 PM – Welcome & Introductions

2:52 PM – The Role of Medilink Midlands in the East of England MedTech Cluster

Melanie Davidson – CEO, Medilink Midlands

3:00 PM – Business Structures That Drive Long-Term Staff Retention

Alison Price – Partner, TC Group

3:30 PM – Investor Readiness in Life Sciences: What Really Attracts Capital

Zickie Lim – Partner & Head of VC & Equity Investments Team, Mills & Reeve

4:00 PM – Building High-Performing Teams That Scale from Seed to Series B and Beyond

Robin Beattie – Founder & Angel Investor, Akaina Talent

4:30 PM – Beyond Prototype: Navigating the Overlooked Stages Between Concept and Production

Russ Farn – Associate Director, eg Technology

5:00 PM – Speaker Panel Q&A

5:30 PM – Founders Live Networking Event (separate event – )

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mills & Reeve Solicitors - Cambridge, 100 Hills Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom