The business leaders' AI summit

AltitudeX is back.

Join us at the National Football Museum on 10 October and learn how to reach new heights.

Extraordinary people. Candid conversations. Inspiring ideas.

AltitudeX is the annual summit for candid conversations with extraordinary business people, where leaders learn how to reach new heights. Now in its fourth year, we’re taking over an iconic Manchester venue for a reimagined AltitudeX experience.

Thursday 10 October 2024

09:00 – 19:00 BST

National Football Museum, Urbis Building, Manchester

Your AltitudeX 2024 line-up

Take a look at some of the first names to be confirmed for this year’s summit. Watch this space for more announcements coming soon!

Steve Parry

Director and Olympic medal-winning swimmer

Steve has spent the last 30 years either in the pool, or campaigning for children across the UK to have access to one. In his career as an international swimmer, Steve won a bronze medal at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. After retiring from competitive swimming in 2005, Steve was on a mission to use his platform for good and co-founded his first business, Total Swimming. Now a group of Olympian-led businesses, Sporting House consists of Total Swimming Academies, Beth Tweddle Gymnastics, Becky Adlington’s SwimStars, Becky Adlington Training, swim! and ReCreation. As a group, Sporting House is committed to breaking down the barriers for kids to reach their true potential. Separate to this, Steve occasionally works across television and radio as a sports commentator.

Mark Lawson

Broadcast Journalist and Writer

Mark Lawson is one of Britain's most esteemed journalists and arts presenters. Perhaps best known for his work with the BBC, which includes his interview series "Mark Lawson talks to" where has interviewed some of the world's most fascinating people, including Noel Gallagher, Stephen Fry and Succession's Brian Cox. Mark currently writes for The Guardian on various topics including arts, politics, and literature.

Hans Thalbauer

Global Supply Chain Executive at UiPath

Hans is globally responsible for solution management and the go-to-market functions for UiPath’s supply chain solutions. In this role, he is engaged in creative dialogues with businesses and operations worldwide, addressing customer needs and introducing innovative business processes, including the vision of creating an autonomous supply chain by leveraging Artificial Intelligence. Hans was more than 20 years with SAP, and he recently worked at Google Cloud. He is based out of San Francisco, USA. He held positions in product management, go-to-market and sales organizations. Hans holds a degree in Business Information Systems from the University Vienna, Austria.

Simon Clarke

Consultant and former director at Coca-Cola and Pernod Ricard

Simon Clarke has led commercial and marketing teams in some of the most dynamic drinks companies in the world over the last 25 years. Including several leadership roles at Coca-Cola. He now runs a learning and development consultancy focused on optimizing team and individual performance.

Richard Potter

CEO and co-founder at Peak

Richard Potter is the CEO and co-founder of Peak, the AI platform that optimizes product inventory and pricing for companies like Speedy Hire, Nike, Pepsico and PrettyLittleThing. Last year, Peak was listed on Bloomberg’s “Top 25 Start Ups to Watch” list. Prior to Peak, Richard worked for the high-growth semiconductor company Wolfson Microelectronics (now Cirrus Logic), where he ran a product line that supplied chips to Apple, Samsung, Amazon, and Sony.

Holly Clarke

Product Manager at Peak and AltitudeX host

Holly Clarke is a Product Manager at AI company, Peak. She joined the business in 2019 as an AI Consultant, before running strategic initiatives, special projects and championing Peak’s world-class culture as Chief of Staff. Holly has a keen interest in how technology can shape society and holds a Masters Degree in Engineering.

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What to expect from AltitudeX 2024

This year, we’re putting a spotlight on business leaders. Gathering inspirational people from across industries and disciplines, we'll be hearing their stories; the big ideas that helped them reach new heights, personally or professionally.