H2 Global Summit - 2026

Overview

H2’s annual Global Summit brings together entrepreneurs, executives and investors from leading companies, organizations and centers in the technology ecosystem around the world. Designed as a senior level, invitation only event, the Summit offers participants a unique platform to engage in dynamic and open discussions covering technology trends and leadership insights from the global frontlines of innovation.

H2 Global Summit 2026 — London, October 12–14

H2 Global Summit 2026 | London | Scale Space (White City)

H2 is pleased to be hosting this year's Global Summit in London from October 12-14 with a program consisting of speaker and breakout sessions, networking opportunities and local ecosystem visits. This year's Summit experience is designed to facilitate idea exchange and relationship building among global participants as well as offer insights into the EMEA technology ecosystem.

  • Welcome Mixer | Oct 11: evening mixer and networking
  • Summit Day | Oct 12: sessions and breakouts ending with evening sunset sail
  • Ecosystem Day | Oct 13: organized visits to leading companies and ecosystem organizations
  • Leadership Day | Oct 14: professional development workshops for technology leaders

Sessions

New Frontiers

EMEA

Climate

Talent

Artificial Intelligence

Funding

Financial Services

International Expansion

Partners

SeedcampArāya VenturesEndeavor CatalystOrbit VenturesScale SpaceGBxSVB

About Scale Space

We are excited to partner with Scale Space to host this year's Summit Day activities. Scale Space is a dynamic scaleup community offering 200,000 sq ft of flexible lab and office space, alongside high-quality conference and event facilities, at Imperial College London’s White City Campus. A joint venture between Imperial College London and Blenheim Chalcot, the UK’s leading digital venture builder, Scale Space was created to support ambitious businesses to grow and scale. It does this by connecting companies to the talent, expertise, networks, markets and infrastructure they need to grow, drawing on the capabilities and networks of both joint venture partners.

Participants

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Founders

innovators with fast growing companies in major startup centers

Operators participant category icon

Operators

experienced industry executives from top global innovation hubs

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Investors

partners at early to growth stage funds and heads of family offices

Ecosystems

This year's Summit will be themed around the EMEA innovation ecosystem, offering participants insights into industry trends across this region and engagement opportunities with leaders in top regional innovation hubs including London, Barcelona, Berlin, Cape Town, Dubai, Dublin, Paris, Stockholm and Tel Aviv.

Summit ecosystem map

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2026 Summit Guidebook

Adrian Blair

Adrian Blair

CEO @ Trustpilot

London

Beerud Sheth

Beerud Sheth

Co-Founder & CEO @ Gupshup

Silicon Valley

Ben Jaletzke

Ben Jaletzke

Founder & Felix Research

London

Celia Francis

Celia Francis

Co-Founder & CEO @ Ponterra

London

Chara Burnett

Chara Burnett

Director, Global Operations @ H2

Silicon Valley

Dominic Cameron

Dominic Cameron

Chair, NED

London

Faisal Galaria

Faisal Galaria

CEO & Board Director

London

Gaurav Kotak

Gaurav Kotak

Angel Investor

London

Glen Calvert

Glen Calvert

CEO @ Kaizan

London

Jeff Merkel

Jeff Merkel

Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer @ Ladder; Co-Founder @ H2

Silicon Valley

Linda Jiang

Linda Jiang

Chief Revenue Officer @ Sonus Health

London

Lucinda Faucher

Lucinda Faucher

VP of Product Management @ Valve

London

Mohit Lalvani

Mohit Lalvani

Founder & CEO @ Livaround

London

Nayan Patel

Nayan Patel

Co-Founder & CEO @ H2

Silicon Valley

Paavan Popat

Paavan Popat

Founder @ CEO @ Trulocom

London

Pek Pongpaet

Pek Pongpaet

Founder & CEO @ Impekable

San Francisco

Rabin Yaghoubi

Rabin Yaghoubi

Chief Business Officer @ Aleph

London

Rajesh Sawhney

Rajesh Sawhney

Founder & General Partner @ GSF

Delhi

Roman Rochel

Roman Rochel

Co-Founder @ Stealth

Lisbon

Rupa Popat

Rupa Popat

Founder & Managing Partner @ Arāya Ventures

London

Ryan Bransome

Ryan Bransome

Founder @ U-Crew, U-TechZ

London

Sairee Chahal

Sairee Chahal

Founder @ Young Capital Partners

Singapore

Simon Davies

Simon Davies

Founder & CEO @ WeAre.xyz

London

Sodrul Hussain

Sodrul Hussain

Head of Growth & Partnerships @ Scale Space

London

Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor

Advisor/NED/Angel

London

Thomas Schulz

Thomas Schulz

Founder & CEO @ TasteRover

London

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

Partner @ Seedcamp

London

William Bao Bean

William Bao Bean

Managing General Partner @ Orbit Ventures

Riyadh

Zeiad Idris

Zeiad Idris

Founder & CEO @ Algbra

London

Invite Request

Formal invitations to this year's Summit will start being distributed in May. To be considered for a Guest invitation, please click through to our invitation request form at the link below indicating your nominating H2 member:

About H2

H2 is the premier global leadership network for the technology industry. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with chapters globally, our mission is to advance the development of leaders in innovation centers worldwide through our global network, platform and content. H2's membership is a diverse global collective of accomplished operators and industry leaders engaged in knowledge sharing and idea exchange in major startup ecosystems around the world.

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