The Entrepreneurs Network and OakNorth are hosting a panel event considering funding options for businesses looking to scale.The event will consider:

• Current funding options available for entrepreneurs;

• How recent announcements might impact entrepreneurs;

• Potential policy changes that might better support further growth.

The panel will include:

Angelene Woodland – Chief Customer Officer, British Business Bank 

Angelene leads the Bank’s Demand Development Unit and is responsible for brand proposition, the customer demand strategy, marketing communications and the regionally based UK Network Team.

Deepesh Thakrar – Senior Director Debt Finance, OakNorth Bank

Deepesh joined OakNorth Bank a few months prior to it’s initial launch in 2015. Since then, OakNorth has lent over £11bn to support fast-growth businesses. In 2020, he won the Corporate Banker of the Year Award at Insider Media’s South East Dealmaker Awards, having completed 30 transactions in the South East that year.

John Cordrey – Principal, Foresight Group

Founded in 1984, Foresight is a leading investment manager in real assets and capital for growth, operating across Europe, Australia, and the United States. With decades of experience, Foresight offers investors access to compelling opportunities at the forefront of change. Foresight actively builds and grows investment solutions to support the energy transition, decarbonise industry, enhance nature recovery and realise the economic potential of ambitious companies.