Celebrating 13 Years of Collaboration With Event Partner
Supported By
Presents:
Conscious Entrepreneurs network Official launch
The Room Where Vision Meets FUNDING
Connecting Purpose, Capital and Community
📅Friday 12th June 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
👥Less Than 70 Seats Available
📍NatWest Moorgate, 94 Moorgate, London EC2M 6UR
at this EVENT, you’ll discover:
The Global Vision of the CE Network
Discover the long-term vision behind the CE Network, why it was created, the global impact it aims to make, and how it is bringing together purpose-driven founders, leaders and innovators from overlooked communities into one powerful ecosystem.What's on the Programme
Learn how the CE Network’s new intake of entrepreneurs will be supported through investment readiness, mentorship, strategic connections, visibility opportunities and access to potential funding pathways designed to help visionary founders grow and scale.The Founders Ecosystem
Learn how the ecosystem is being built to support founders beyond a single event, creating ongoing access to collaboration, partnerships, mentorship, visibility, resources, investment conversations and meaningful business relationships.Membership, Community, Education & Learning Hub
Explore the upcoming membership platform, educational resources and learning hub designed to provide founders with practical tools, expert guidance, training, accountability and a supportive community to help accelerate personal and business growth.How to Fund Your Vision, Find Your Voice
Understand the realities of raising capital, building visibility and positioning your mission effectively. Hear insights around investor readiness, storytelling, leadership, communication and how founders can confidently present their ideas to the right people.Networking Reception with founders, investors and partners in the room
Connect directly with ambitious entrepreneurs, ecosystem partners, investors, business leaders and collaborators in a relaxed networking environment designed to encourage genuine conversations, strategic relationships and future opportunities.
This is not a networking event. It is the founding moment of the UK's first ecosystem built exclusively for visionary entrepreneurs from previously overlooked communities. Come to be part of something that will outlast the day.
Founder & Host
Tony Biola Dada
For more than 3 decades Tony Dada has been a nurturer and investor in grassroot talent.
Through his Heart Centred, Purpose Driven companies he has provided a launchpad for those with an entrepreneurial spirit but who are often disadvantaged and overlooked in society, e.g women, ethnic minority groups, young people, creatives and social entrepreneurs.
Special Guest, Keynote Speaker
John Stokes (via Zoom)
John Stokes is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Real Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that has shaped Canada’s startup ecosystem.
Since John has moved to Montreal in 2007 from the UK, through Real Ventures the organisation has invested in more than 200 companies, including a number that have gone on to achieve Unicorn status and IPOs.
at this EVENT, you’ll discover:
The Problem: Systemic access to capital, networks, and support, for women and other Founders from overlooked communities
The Solution: CE-Network, the ecosystem to develop the mindset of the rare Founder that Capital and Investment are looking for
How to raise finance between £50k and £500k
Insight into the new kind of Founder that the world needs. John Stokes, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at VC firm Real Ventures
The global vision of the Conscious Entrepreneurs Network and what it means to be a founding member
How to apply for 1 of 50 CE-Network "Founders Membership" places
Learn about our "Fund Your Vision Accelerator Programme"
Why many founders in the UK have been overlooked, and how that changes today
Connect directly with fellow founders, investors and partners who are already in the room and already invested in your success.
The system wasn't built for you.
We were.
This is not just a networking event. It is the founding moment of the UK's first membership-based founder ecosystem built on the principle that inner leadership precedes external scale, designed exclusively for visionary entrepreneurs from previously overlooked communities.
recent success stories
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Yolanda Brown
Co-owner of Soul Mama & Multi-Award Winning Musician
Live Music & Restaurant “Soul Mama” received over £500k in funding and gained front page of the Sunday Times: Business & Money section within 12 months of working with Tony Dada
Frederick Afrifa
Featured In The 2025 TV Show 'The Apprentice'
"I started working with Tony Dada and began to see a return on my investment almost instantly. On my very next client call I raised my prices by 30% and the client agreed. He showed me my true identity and value."
Sharon Gitau
Trauma-Informed & Inclusive Leadership Specialist
"Pioneering trauma-informed and inclusive leadership within the care sector, I often found myself the most committed person in the room yet the most overlooked.
Being mentored by Tony has changed that entirely. I have now turned my vision, faith and confidence into a business. I, Sharon, am no longer just a practitioner, I am the architect of my life and a new standard for leadership within the care sector."
recent success stories
Yolanda Brown
Co-owner of Soul Mama & Multi-Award Winning Musician
Live Music & Restaurant “Soul Mama” received over £500k in funding and gained front page of the Sunday Times: Business & Money section within 12 months of working with Tony Dada
Frederick Afrifa
Featured In The 2025 TV Show 'The Apprentice'
"I started working with Tony Dada and began to see a return on my investment almost instantly. On my very next client call I raised my prices by 30% and the client agreed. He showed me my true identity and value."
Sharon Gitau
Trauma-Informed & Inclusive Leadership Specialist
"Pioneering trauma-informed and inclusive leadership within the care sector, I often found myself the most committed person in the room yet the most overlooked.
Being mentored by Tony has changed that entirely. I have now merged my vision, faith and confidence into a business. I, Sharon, am no longer just a practitioner, I am the architect of my life and a new standard for leadership within the care sector."
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event agenda
TIMINGS may be SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON THE DAY
Timings and event slot
11:00 AM
DOORS OPEN
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
REGISTRATION, NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS (TEA, COFFEE, WATER)
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION BY NICK HOWE
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM
'THE VISION BEHIND THE CE-NETWORK'
BY TONY DADA
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
'WHEN THE WORLD NEEDS A DIFFERENT KIND OF COMPANY, THIS CALLS FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOUNDER' BY JOHN STOKES
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
NETWORKING BREAK + CANAPES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A WITH CONSCIOUS EXPERTS
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT + Q&A
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
FOUNDER PANEL + Q&A
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
FINAL WORDS
5:10 PM - 6:30 PM
POST EVENT NETWORKING
6:30 PM
END OF EVENT
Timings
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Event Slot
DOORS OPEN
REGISTRATION, NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS (TEA, COFFEE, WATER)
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION BY NICK HOWE (NATWEST)
'THE VISION BEHIND THE CE-NETWORK'
BY TONY DADA
'WHEN THE WORLD NEEDS A DIFFERENT KIND OF COMPANY, THIS CALLS FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF FOUNDER' BY JOHN STOKES
NETWORKING BREAK + CANAPES
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A WITH CONSCIOUS EXPERTS
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT + Q&A
FOUNDER PANEL + Q&A
FINAL WORDS
POST EVENT NETWORKING
END OF EVENT
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