IGNITE26: The Female Founder Conference - To 7 Figures & Beyond
The BIGGEST female founder conference outside of London is happening in Birmingham on Monday 28 September. Are you ready for IGNITE26?
This is The 51% Club’s full-day conference designed for ambitious founders who want to scale their businesses on their own terms. We’ve designed the day’s programme around founders who’ve hit the £1million mark, ready to share their tactics and learnings.
Join us for a jam-packed day of fireside chats, panels, and keynotes that go beyond the highlight reel and into the honest, commercial, sometimes uncomfortable truth about scaling a business as a woman.
Confirmed speakers include:
🔥 Sharmadean Reid MBE, founder of 39BC and recently exited Stack World
💪🏻 Stefanie Sword-Williams, author of F**k Being Humble
🍯 Lucie Macleod, founder of Hair Syrup
🌿 Maxine Laceby, co-founder of Absolute Collagen
⚡️ Scarlett Allen-Horton, entrepreneur and The Apprentice finalist
… and many more!
What’s on the programme:
· Fireside chat with Sharmadean Reid MBE: From a zine to a dream: the Wolverhampton woman who built an empire on her own terms.
· The Ones They Didn’t See Coming: The idea that you have to be in London to build something world-class is a myth. These founders proved it.
· The Million Pound Playbook: Seven steps to seven figures, and what really separates the founders who hit £1m+ from the ones who don’t.
· Who Needs Investors Anyway? When did raising money become more celebrated than making it?
· Innovate or Stagnate: The founders scaling fastest aren’t waiting for permission to do things differently.
· F**k Being Humble: You’ve built something remarkable. Now it’s time to own it!
The details:
📆 Monday 28 September 2026
⏰ Doors open 9:00am · Programme begins 9:30am · Finish approx. 5:00pm
📍 Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG
🎟️ Members: £79 · Non-members: £99
Tickets include the full day’s programming, as well as refreshments on arrival and lunch. This event will sell out!
See the full agenda here: www.the51percent.club/ignite.
This event is brought to you by The 51% Club, the national community for ambitious female founders and leaders. With hubs across Birmingham, London, Leamington Spa, Leicester and Worcester, we’re on a mission to help women connect, grow, and build something remarkable.
*** This event is open to all female founders and leaders – you don’t have to be a member of The 51% Club ***