Going global: the success and sacrifice of becoming an entrepreneur

Ever wondered what it actually takes to build something world-famous?

Meet two of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs to discuss scaling, strategy, and the sacrifices that come with building international companies.

Hear the real stories behind their massive success and the mindset required to reach the top. If you’re curious about how big ideas become reality, this is for you. 

Limited places available. 

We will be joined by Clive Humby OBE - Co-founder of DunnHumby

• Clive graduated from the University of Sheffield with a BSc in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science in 1975 and he received an Honorary DEng from Sheffield in 2016. 
   
• He received an OBE in the 2019 Birthday Honours for his services to data and UK business.
   
• First to coin the phrase, ‘data is the new oil,’ Clive has been transforming data insights into real strategic and financial growth opportunities for major businesses for over 40 years and across 30 countries.
   
• Clive co-founded dunnhumby where he and his partner, Edwina Dunn, OBE, revolutionised the Grocery and FMCG industry through the introduction of Tesco Clubcard, the first mass targeted customer loyalty and reward programme.
   
• Clive and Edwina have consistently innovated the way the industry understands and motivates customers.
   
• First building geo-demographics to say ‘you are where you live’, then trailblazing retail loyalty programmes to predict what customers want next with ‘you are what you buy’ (with Tesco Clubcard) 
   and then they began their search for the next big dataset that shows not just what someone bought; but what they care about; ‘You are what you love’ ( which led to Starcount - the next business he founded with Edwina: https://www.starcount.com/about-us/ )
   
• Clive and Edwina also established and currently run ‘The Female Lead’ charity which has over 8 million followers across social media: https://www.thefemalelead.com/ 
   
• Clive has been a Visiting Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Sheffield since 2021, and he has been supporting the University through this role over the last 5 years by delivering lectures, guest talks, mentoring students and supporting academic research.

We are also fortunate to be joined by Jonathan Seaton MBE - Co-founder of Twinkle and Chief Executive Officer The Twinkl Group

• Jonathan (Jon) Seaton is the co-founder and CEO of The Twinkl Group, an educational publisher and solutions provider.
   
• Created in a spare bedroom in Sheffield (UK) in 2010 with the core mission to ‘help those who teach’, Jon has grown the business into a globally recognised provider of educational content, trusted by school leaders, teachers and parents alike. Today, Twinkl provides over one million teaching resources, including curriculum-linked content and AI tools, to educators across 200+ countries around the world.
   
• In 2020, Jon was awarded an MBE for services to technology and education during Covid-19, having made Twinkl’s digital library of resources free to all educators for the duration of the pandemic. He is a visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde Business School and an enterprise ambassador at the University of Leeds.
• Jon has an Executive MBA, and a Diploma in Global Business Management, from the University of Oxford. He is also a qualified lawyer and Notary, having studied law at the University of Sheffield and University College London. As an undergraduate, he also completed a degree in computer science.
   
• Based in Sheffield, where Twinkl remains headquartered, Jon enjoys hiking in the beautiful Peak District National Park and relaxing with his family, consisting of wife (and fellow Twinkl co-founder) Susie, son Phoenix and dog
  Magnus.
• Depending upon demand, Emerge reserves the right to select the final attendee list. Priority will likely be given to students who have engaged with us already and are developing a business.