IGNITE26 Conference

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: [email protected] 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 ***