London & Beyond: Helsinki

​Could the UK be the next chapter for your business? 🚀

​London & Beyond is heading to Helsinki for Slush, bringing together founders, investors and international growth experts for an afternoon focused on taking a business beyond the Nordics.

​Hosted at Maria 01, we’ll explore what setting up and growing in the UK actually looks like, as well as how the UK can become a springboard into the US and other international markets.

​🚀 What you can expect

• ​Practical guidance on setting up in the UK and US, including the key steps and realistic timelines

• ​Insights into the current investment landscape and effective fundraising strategies

• ​Advice on finding and attracting talent in new markets

• ​How to create a PR strategy that builds visibility and gets your company noticed

• ​Practical perspectives from investors and market experts

​🎤 Speakers

• ​Saga Palmer, Senior Partnerships Executive, Goodwille

• ​Alicia Baines, Head of Client Services, Nara Communications

• ​Bryony Cooper, Director IR & Comms, PT1

• ​David Gilgur, Partner, Blue Lake VC

• ​Markus Lukk, Investment Team, Antler

​☕ Agenda

• ​13:00 Arrival, networking and coffee

• ​13:30 Session begins

• ​15:00 Coffee and networking

• ​16:00 Event concludes

​Meet the businesses

​Goodwille helps Nordic startups, scaleups and SMEs establish and grow in the UK.

​Nara Communications helps Nordic growth companies build visibility through strategic PR, media relations and communications.

​PT1 is a European venture capital firm investing in early stage technologies transforming the physical world, with a focus spanning areas such as energy, infrastructure, AI and the built environment.

​Blue Lake VC backs early stage immigrant founders in the UK, with a particular focus on B2B software businesses with global ambitions.

​Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founders from "day zero" — often before they have formed a team or settled on an idea.

​If the UK, US or international growth is somewhere on your roadmap, come and spend an afternoon talking it through with people who know the journey.