How can communities come together to accelerate positive change for people, places and planet? And what can we learn from people delivering impact about the routes to faster and better solutions?
Those are the key questions at the heart of the 2026 Impact Unlimited Summit, our flagship one-day event happening in London on Wednesday 30 September.
All-day passes are now on sale at affordable prices, starting at £99 – with early-bird discounts until 31 July. Secure your day pass today.
The summit will leave you:
• Inspired by stories of success
• Engaged on live challenges
• Empowered by helping resolve challenges
• Connected with other people who care.
The summit takes place at Rich Mix, a cultural hub at the heart of the east London business scene. It will bring together a cross-sector audience from startups, non-profits and corporate businesses to explore challenges they each face.
Across a day of discussion, our community will come together to tackle and resolve real challenges, accelerated by AI on the day.
Who the summit is for
The summit will engage with people from across the UK economy looking to solve problems and scale the impact their organisations make. It brings together:
• corporate change makers working on people, skills, ESG, social impact and transformation
• senior business leaders making decisions about investment, strategy and risk
• non-profit leaders navigating everyday challenges
• funders and investors seeking to enable what works
• organisations working to build skills, confidence and access.
Together, we’ll explore real solutions to real problems – and understand how skills, technology and investment can help scale impact.
Who’s speaking?
Summit speakers join us from business, culture and wider society, including:
Paul Miller OBE, Chief Executive, Bethnal Green Ventures
Hannah Cox, Managing Director, Better Business Network
Douglas Sloan, Managing Director of Impact VC, Better Society Capital
Mary Keane-Dawson, Chair, British Interactive Media Association
Tom Foster-Carter, Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Cherrypick
Matt Winning, Climate change comedian
Francesca Woodhouse, Managing Director, Workplace Advisory, Edelman
Jonathan Perugia, Founder, Gaia Visual
Mark Pallis, Impact writing and enagement expert
Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Olio
Sanjay Lobo MBE, Founder and Chief OnHander, OnHand
Mike Dickson, Author and Co-Founder, Our Generous Gene
Jess Tyrrell, Co-Founder, Pitch & Growth
Richard Brass, MD and Co-Head of Sustainable Capital, Rothschild & Co
Pip Jamieson, Founder and Chief Executive, The Dots
Kate Sheldon, Chief Executive, Trees for Cities
Victoria Lewis-Stephens, Chief Executive, United Culture
Atonte Semira, Head of Community & Advocacy, UN Women UK
Arthur Kay, Professor of Practice, University College London
Ellie Ford, Chief People Officer, Zinc VC.
More speakers will be confirmed shortly. As Head of Content, I’ll be co-hosting the event alongside Gemma Greaves from Nurture & Partners.
What makes the summit different
There are many events that focus on impact. The Impact Unlimited Summit focuses on you and the challenges you face.
The summit is story-led, with speakers sharing honest reflections on what’s worked for their success, as well as what didn’t work and what they’d do differently with hindsight.
Crucially, the event builds in time for people to connect, ensuring that you can think and share together. The day will balance storytelling with solutions. There will be no sales pitches.
Impact Unlimited is led by a highly experienced team with excellent perspective and connections in this critical agenda.
We’re drawing on our extensive contacts to bring our community of innovative businesses, non-profits and investors into the same room.
What you’ll leave with
You’ll leave the summit inspired by success, as well as engaged and empowered by unlocking solutions to live challenges.
You’ll be better-connected with people building a better future. And you’ll have new relationships with the experts in the room.
Why now?
We live in an uncertain world. The climate crisis is existential. Health, education and society face big challenges. Confidence in systems and institutions is fragile.
Leaders across the economy are under pressure to deliver more for less. They’re trying to improve performance while facing increased scrutiny, investment risk and cultural change.
Non-profits want to scale under constraint, with rising demand and uncertain funding. They face operational, strategic and systemic challenges.
Investors, meawhile, are seeking clearer evidence of what works. They want proof of impact before committing to supporting innovation.
Technology can accelerate positive transformation of course, but its effects are mixed and AI is leaving us uncertain about the future. We know technology can be used for good.
Early-bird day passes now on sale
Day passes for the summit are now on sale, with discounted early-bird prices held until 31 July starting at just £99. You can secure your day pass at impactunlimitedsummit26.eventbrite.co.uk
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