About the unconference

The startup Higher Unconference takes place over 2.5 days between may 14-16th 2025 bringing together entrepreneurship educators, incubator and accelerator managers and of course startups. It takes place at Loughborough University London on the Queen Elizabeth olympic park in east London.

Our Unconference is brought to you by startup higher, a startup itself, built by university entrepreneurship specialists who love what they do and wanted to build an event which really shows off entrepreneurship education…with a little bit of difference

We build all of our events with three core values;

• Community - We want to help you and we are great listeners

• Learn learn learn - We love learning and we want to share that love

• Entertainment - We like to have fun and we always make sure our community does too

What to expect

it's not a conference 😁, well not really.

it’s an event that puts networking first - meeting one another and having a good old convo about the interesting bits and bobs is what we think makes this event special.

we will bring you amazing speakers from across the world. after a slightly late arrival, we’ll get cracking with some scene setting with inspirational keynotes and creating space for you to meet one another.

from thoughtful debates to work-it workshops and a networking collision zone, topped off with one big delectable dinner, we can guarantee you will not be bored!

14th May - nibble and nobble

we love a chance to relax and catch up so we’ve made sure that the summit delivers a proper social for you to meet, eat and drink.

15th May - the main event

this is where we get stuck into a schedule of amazing talks, fireside chats and an unconference built by you. The talks are designed to inspire you and help you in your role!

16th May - debrief energiser

before heading home, there will be a chance to reflect over a cup of coffee and finish off those notes as we host our final workshops before sending you home with bags of ideas and contacts.