Events / Lunch & Learn: Partnership to scale more profitably

Partnership to scale more profitably

22nd September 2026

09:00 - 14:00

Mandolay Hotel, London & York Rooms, 36-40 London Road, Guildford Surrey GU1 2AE

How can SMEs capitalise on the partnership model of growth for the best insight, advice and referrals?

As the growing number of start-ups has made markets more competitive, partners have become a valuable source of qualified and endorsed leads for SMEs looking for new ways to access higher value clients. With an estimated 82% of B2B buyers relying on networks for recommendation, referral strategies are a vital growth driver.

Business leader networks, fractional execs and business advisors are helping founders and CEOs to identify the best growth opportunities and capitalise on them.

This Forum will present insights on how to unlock growth, increase profitability, and maximise partners and networks for referrals from experts in Liberti Club’s growing ecosystem.

Join this interactive half-day event designed around your biggest challenges and growth opportunities with advice from our impressive panel of experts who will offer practical insight on…

 

  • Maximising partners & networks with the right referral strategy
  • Winning more of the right clients & increasing customer value
  • Transforming models to adapt to changing client demands
  • Building leadership capability for investment, scale and M&A
  • Optimising investor support for more profitable growth

Key Information

  • 09.00 – Arrival & refreshments
  • 09.30 – Liberti Club: Market analysis
  • 09.45 – Expert Presentations: Why referrals should be the mainstay of your top of funnel lead generation and how to successfully transform models to adapt to changing client demands
  • 10.30 – Roundtable discussions
  • 11.00 – Break & networking
  • 11.30 – Panel: Partnership for more profitable growth
    How can founders maximise fractional leaders, peer networks and partner ecosystems to access the best new drivers and enablers of growth?
  • 12.15 – Roundtable discussions
  • 13.00 – Networking lunch
  • 14.00 – Close

Speakers

Zoe Bonnington

Zoe Bonnington

Regional Director, The CFO Centre

Lucy Hogarth

Lucy Hogarth

CEO, The Marketing Centre

Daniel Broome

Daniel Broome

Regional Director, People Puzzles

Leah Boxell

Leah Boxell

Founder, Enablists

Thomas Coles

Thomas Coles

Director, Solve Referrals

Emma Phipps

Emma Phipps

Managing Director, MD2MD

Matthew Connor

Matthew Connor

Investor, BGF

Liberti Sisters

Partners

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