Meetings Programme

The most valuable thing BOARD can give you is not a seat in a session. It is time with the right person. The BOARD 1:1 meetings programme is designed to make that happen.

Structured, purposeful, and curated by the BOARD team, it puts Europe's most ambitious CEOs and Chairs directly in front of the investors actively deploying capital into businesses like theirs. It connects PE investors with the Non Executive Directors best placed to represent their interests on portfolio company boards. And it does so without the noise, the cold outreach, or the wasted introductions that characterise every other route to these conversations.

Fifteen minutes. The right person across the table. A conversation that would otherwise take months to arrange.

The 1:1 meetings programme runs across the duration of BOARD. Meetings are a combination of introductions curated by the BOARD team ahead of the event and requests made directly by delegates through the BOARD meetings platform.

Every introduction made by the BOARD team is considered and deliberate. We do not generate meeting schedules algorithmically or match on superficial criteria. We read the applications, we understand what each delegate needs, and we make introductions we believe will be genuinely valuable for both parties.

Delegates also have the ability to request meetings directly with others attending BOARD, giving them control over their own schedule alongside the introductions we facilitate.

The 1:1 meetings programme is available to delegates holding an Executive Pass, Non Executive Pass, or Investor Pass. It is specifically designed to facilitate three types of meeting:

Investors with CEOs - proprietary relationship building between capital and the companies it backs, outside of competitive processes and banker-led introductions.

Investors with Executive Chairs - direct access to the board leaders of Europe's most ambitious growth companies, at the moment strategic decisions are being made.

PE Investors with Non Executives - curated introductions between PE firms actively looking to place experienced directors on portfolio company boards, and Non Executive Directors and Chairs with the right expertise to serve them.

C-Suite Executives with Solution Providers - structured introductions between the operators making technology, advisory and services decisions and the solution providers best placed to support them, without the noise of the exhibition floor or the pressure of a sales environment.

The best relationships in private markets are not formed through cold outreach or intermediaries. They are formed through shared context, mutual respect, and the right environment. BOARD provides all three.

The 1:1 meetings programme is not a speed networking exercise. It is a structured opportunity to begin conversations that could define the next chapter of your business, your investment portfolio, or your board career.