8th & 9th September 2027 - Champneys, Tring
Two days. One field. Everyone you should know.
Thousands of business leaders and entrepreneurs at Champneys, Tring. Come on your own, leave with your people.
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Why people come
Come for the speakers. Stay for the people.
AI can do a lot of things. It can't introduce you to the person who changes your year. That's what two days in a field is for.
Conversations you can't get anywhere else
Sit next to a stranger and within minutes you'll be swapping ideas and numbers. Everyone came to meet people, so starting a conversation is easy.
Speakers worth crossing the country for
The people on our stages have built, scaled and sold businesses you know, from Octopus Energy to Grenade. Then you bump into them at the bar.
A festival, not a conference
6,000+ business leaders and entrepreneurs came in 2026. Stages across the field, live music into the evening, and space to slow down when you need it.
Who has spoken at Ideas Fest
The people on our stages
Business leaders and entrepreneurs who have built the businesses you already know - talking honestly about how they did it.
Tim Armoo
Founder, Fanbytes
Daniel Priestley
Founder, ScoreApp
Ruby Wax
Founder, Frazzled
Greg Jackson
Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy
Juliet Barratt
Co-Founder, Grenade
Thea Green MBE
Co-Founder, Nails.INC
Laura Tenison
Founder & CEO, JoJo Maman Bebe
Henry Engelhardt
Founder & CEO, Admiral
Richard Harpin
Founder, HomeServe
Simon Squibb
Founder, HelpBnk
Louise Hill
Founder, GoHenry
Piers Linney
Founder, Implement AI
Rachel Murphy
Founder & CEO, The Grafter
Dodge Woodall
Founder, Bournemouth 7s Festival
Deepak Ravindran
Co-Founder, Oddbox
Tim Armoo
Founder, Fanbytes
Daniel Priestley
Founder, ScoreApp
Ruby Wax
Founder, Frazzled
Greg Jackson
Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy
Juliet Barratt
Co-Founder, Grenade
Thea Green MBE
Co-Founder, Nails.INC
Laura Tenison
Founder & CEO, JoJo Maman Bebe
Henry Engelhardt
Founder & CEO, Admiral
Richard Harpin
Founder, HomeServe
Simon Squibb
Founder, HelpBnk
Louise Hill
Founder, GoHenry
Piers Linney
Founder, Implement AI
Rachel Murphy
Founder & CEO, The Grafter
Dodge Woodall
Founder, Bournemouth 7s Festival
Deepak Ravindran
Co-Founder, Oddbox
Unfiltered
What they told us after
Straight from the people who were in the field in 2026.
It massively increases your surface area of luck, serendipity and fun.
Niraj Shah 5x founder, investor & M&A advisorYou can curate the speakers, organise the agenda, choose the venue but you can't manufacture the conversations.
Jade Bentwood TaloYou leave absolutely exhausted but with your cup brimming over, your belief topped back up and a massive fire in your belly.
Helen Masters Sober AFIdeas Fest will now be in my diary each year. The event is spot-on!
Bhupinder Sidhu Founder & Business Growth Partner2027 tickets are already flying.
Some of the people who've bought them are probably in your network.
Pick your pass
Every pass covers both days. Come on your own, bring your team, or go Premium.
£199 until 31 December, £299 from 1 January.
Ideas Fest Pass
£199
Per person, both days. Today's rate - it only goes up.
- Both days - 8th & 9th September 2027 at Champneys, Tring
- Every stage, talk and masterclass across the site
- Speed networking and the trade village
- Live entertainment across both evenings
- First refusal on all onsite accommodation
- A vote on what goes into the 2027 programme
- No names needed - just pass the Pass on
Team passes - 5 or more
£149
Per person, both days - £50 off every pass when you book 5+ together.
- Everything in the Ideas Fest Pass, for everyone you bring
- £50 off every pass at whatever the current rate is
- One booking, one invoice, no names needed
- Just make sure each person coming has their Pass
- Bring the team who will actually do something with it
Ideas Fest Premium
£649
Per person plus VAT, both days. Strictly limited numbers.
- Everything in the Ideas Fest Pass, plus:
- The Premium Lounge, with speakers in the room
- Premium facilities and premium parking
- Special-edition Ideas Fest cap and tote bag
- Exclusive hosted moments across both days
- A private WhatsApp group with other Premium guests
- One funded place for someone who could not otherwise come