The BIGGEST female founder conference outside of London is happening in Birmingham on Monday 28 September. Are you ready for IGNITE26?

The BIGGEST female founder conference outside of London is happening in Birmingham on Monday 28 September. Are you ready for IGNITE26?

This is The 51% Club’s full-day conference designed for ambitious founders who want to scale their businesses on their own terms. We’ve designed the day’s programme around founders who’ve hit the £1million mark, ready to share their tactics and learnings.

Join us for a jam-packed day of fireside chats, panels, and keynotes that go beyond the highlight reel and into the honest, commercial, sometimes uncomfortable truth about scaling a business as a woman.

Confirmed speakers include:

🔥 Sharmadean Reid MBE, founder of 39BC and recently exited Stack World

📱 Lorna Luxe, the OG influencer and founder of 98 BEAUTY and L.A-SPACE

💪🏻 Stefanie Sword-Williams, author of F**k Being Humble

🍯 Lucie Macleod, founder of Hair Syrup

🌿 Maxine Laceby, co-founder of Absolute Collagen

⚡️ Scarlett Allen-Horton, entrepreneur and The Apprentice finalist

… and many more!

What’s on the programme:

· Fireside chat with Sharmadean Reid MBE: From a zine to a dream: the Wolverhampton woman who built an empire on her own terms.

· The Ones They Didn’t See Coming: The idea that you have to be in London to build something world-class is a myth. These founders proved it.

· The Million Pound Playbook: Seven steps to seven figures, and what really separates the founders who hit £1m+ from the ones who don’t.

· Who Needs Investors Anyway? When did raising money become more celebrated than making it?

· Innovate or Stagnate: The founders scaling fastest aren’t waiting for permission to do things differently.

· F**k Being Humble: You’ve built something remarkable. Now it’s time to own it!

The details:

📆 Monday 28 September 2026

⏰ Doors open 9:00am · Programme begins 9:30am · Finish approx. 5:00pm

📍 Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG

🎟️ Members: £79 · Non-members: £99

Tickets include the full day’s programming, as well as refreshments on arrival and lunch. This event will sell out!

​If you're a member and you haven't received your email with the discount code, email is: girlpower@the51percent.club or drop us a DM @the51percentclub.

See the full agenda here: www.the51percent.club/ignite.

This event is brought to you by The 51% Club, the national community for ambitious female founders and leaders. With hubs across Birmingham, London, Leamington Spa, Leicester and Worcester, we’re on a mission to help women connect, grow, and build something remarkable.

*** This event is open to all female founders and leaders – you don’t have to be a member of The 51% Club ***

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