The Festival of New Business is a one-of-a-kind event designed exclusively for UK independent agencies and consultants – empowering them to learn, network and thrive.
From data and systems to pitching and client management, this unique 1-day event takes you through every step of the new business journey.
Gain invaluable insights from leading experts, connect with like-minded professionals, and walk away with actionable strategies to elevate your agency’s success.
Unlock Your Business Growth Potential
Whether you’re a founder, CEO, MD, New Business Director, Account Director or Consultant – everyone plays a role in driving new business.
Join us at the Festival of New Business, One Birdcage Walk, London, on Tuesday 7th October, and discover how to transform opportunities into long-term success.
WHY ATTEND?
Hear from the Experts
Gain insights from successful business leaders and agency owners who’ve cracked the new business code.
Learn Proven Techniques
Discover actionable strategies tailored for independent agencies.
Connect with Your Tribe
Build meaningful connections with like-minded peers and collaborators.
Leave with a Game Plan
Walk away with clarity, confidence and a focussed strategy to grow your business.
OUR SPEAKERS
SIMON RHIND-TUTT
Simon Rhind-Tutt, founder of Relationship Audits & Management, will be delivering “Retaining and Growing Existing Clients”. Based on over 32 million data points and decades of frontline client insight, Simon will challenge the status quo of agency thinking. While many continue chasing new business, Simon reveals why your greatest growth opportunities lie not outside your agency, but within your current client roster.
PETE MARTIN
Founding director at B-Corp creative agency Always Be Content, Pete is one of the UK’s most experienced creative strategists. His ESG experience covers working on energy saving with major utilities, on health and social issues with government and on democratic participation for hard-to-reach groups. In 2023 in New York, he won the Gramercy Institute Award for Sustainable Marketing.
JAMIE GRACE JEFFERSON
Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Equator, Scotland’s leading, and a UK top 5, independent Digital Transformation Consultancy. She works hands-on with project and client teams to create remarkable digital experiences that achieve business goals by meeting human needs – creating game-changing websites, national integrated campaigns, start-up brands, and business models and strategies across almost every sector from finance (Vitality, Virgin and AXA), utilities (SSE, OVO and Spark) to travel (Malmaison, Village, Rocco Forte) and consumer goods (Baxters, Macallan, Paul Mitchell) to name a few.
TOM HEAD
Architect of G3NR8 | AI Strategy & Innovation. 20 years in digital. Built multiple 7-figure agencies. Trusted by brands like Samsung, Red Bull Racing, JP Morgan, Tesco, and The Guardian. Now leading G3NR8 – an AI consultancy helping businesses stay ahead with strategy, training, and real-world solutions that actually deliver.
PAUL SQUIRREL
Paul, Founder & Managing Director at MISSION Hubs, is a ‘serial networker’ – a crime for which he has not yet been arrested! His career spans over 25 years working for and with agencies as an account handler, new business director and a consultant. But the thing that gives him a real buzz, is connecting people around the world to work together and make great things happen.
WILL WALSH
Will ran a digital agency (Givergy) for 7 years expanding into US, Canada, Hong Kong and Australia in record time, before co-founding and running Wonderhatch, a creative agency, for last 7 years. While Wonderhatch is yet to set up abroad, it has recently won work in Saudi Arabia and is beginning to look there and to the US; Will has spent time investigating the options and has joined UKAEG.
OFFICIAL TRAVEL PARTNER
When you book to attend the Festival of New Business, you can enjoy a 12 month FREE membership to utc.travel, allowing you to book your travel and accommodation at trade prices with the UK’s leading travel subscription club.
www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-festival-of-new-business/
Festival of New Business
Thursday 7th October 2025
Secure Your Spot Today
Book now to access to our Early Bird rate.
Pimento Member discount accessible via the Portal.
Early Bird Closes 30th June.
LOCATION: One Birdcage Walk, London
DATE: 7th October 2025
DURATION: Full-day conference, 9am-5pm
Refreshments & Lunch provided
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