Main Agenda - Thursday 23rd November 2023
Demo Zone
10:30 - 11:00 - Audience registration and Black Founder Accelerator Demo opens
11:00 - 12:45 - Session 1: Black Founder Accelerator Programme Pitches
- Venture pitches with Q&A
12:45 - 14:00 - Black Founder Accelerator and Venture Growth Expo, networking and refreshment break
14:00 - 15:30 - Session 2: Black Venture Growth Programme Pitches
- Venture pitches with Q&A
14:30 - 15:30 - Business Showcase (PM session)
15:30 - 17:00 - Exhibition Showcase & Networking
17:00 - Event close
There will be a business showcase where 8 of the cohort members will be showing you the inner workings of their businesses and what makes them a success.
A number of our businesses will be hitting the stage to present their businesses and they will be represented by a large range of sectors and skills. Each business will present a short video demo before being quizzed by our expert panel and by you, the audience.
A number of our businesses will be hitting the stage to present their businesses and they will be represented by a large range of sectors and skills. Each business will present a short video demo before being quizzed by our expert panel and by you, the audience.
Barclays Eagle Labs
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Terms and Conditions


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To participate in the Programme, you must (i) be over 18 years old; (ii) be based in the UK; (iii) self-identify as Black or of Black heritage; (iv) have founded (either alone or with another or be a ‘C-suite’ executive within) a UK registered technology business employing a minimum of 2 employees (with a maximum of 2 people from your company being allowed to participate in the Programme) and (v) have been informed in writing by Barclays that you have been accepted on to the Programme.