Form1 Partners

🛩 The Form1 team had a fantastic time learning more about new innovative tech that the defence, space and aviation industry are working on at Farnborough International Airshow last week!   🚀 This event was a great opportunity to connect with industry leaders, discover the latest technological advancements, and explore new possibilities for collaboration and growth.   🌍 We are excited to bring back fresh ideas and innovative solutions that are shaping the future of these industries to foster effective partnerships for our clients and partners.   #FarnboroughAirshow #Innovation #Aviation #Defence #Space #Technology #FutureTech

The Form1 Team is growing! We were delighted to welcome a new team member last week, Ellie Drury.   Ellie is joining us in a new role, ‘Corporate Relationship Director’, in which she will be looking after our corporate partnerships, and building out our corporate offerings. Welcome onboard Ellie!

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Skill Collective. In today’s fast-paced technological landscape, it’s more critical than ever for organisations to adopt an agile approach to talent. At Form1, upskilling and reskilling the workforce is one of our six core focus areas. Having known the team at Skill Collective for a long time, we recognise their deep understanding of what it takes for companies to become skills led. Their extensive knowledge in corporate talent acquisition, management & development as well as cutting-edge technology makes them an ideal partner. Oli Meager from Skill Collective said: “We are excited about our partnership with Form1. Together we can drive the evolution of the technology ecosystem that is pivotal to the future of work. The skills gap will continue to grow as the pace of change exceeds our ability to learn new skills, and it is estimated to cost the world economy trillions of dollars in lost GDP. What we do, at scale, to maximise the potential of everyone in the workforce is critical. The Form1 team truly understand the necessity to connect HR problems to business objectives to solve organisational and societal challenges and therefore make a great partner for Skill Collective. Together we can make a real difference to the technology landscape that supports this”. #Partnership #Tech #SkillsGap #Upskilling

Last Friday, Henley Business School held the Customer Management Regatta Conference.   There were some wonderful speakers, including Matt Langridge, the triple Olympic medallist, who spoke on his journey to rowing success and Olympic gold.   Here are Form1’s key takeaways:   Matt Langridge MBE:   Keys to resilience (will resonate with founders): 🔹 Control things you can control. Don’t waste energy on the rest. 🔹 Be motivated to be your best self. 🔹 Enjoy the journey, not just the end result!   Gadi Shamia from Replicant:   🔹 The time is now for AI – large corporates are using it (and getting results) 🔹 Not all AI is equal – DD your vendors carefully (or ask Form1!). Poor quality vendors can make things worse. 🔹 Resolution of customer issues is the key metric – customers call to get a problem fixed, not for a chat.   Katie Pender from Target Group:   🔹 Design centred on users has had a hugely positive impact on the Target mortgage hub proposition. 🔹 There are some great recent innovations to help users, e.g. getting an Automated Valuation of your house to check affordability before going too far down the mortgage process.   Mark Thirlwell & Chris Parry from BSI:   🔹 It’s important to ensure AI is trustworthy, ethical, and transparent. 🔹 Regulation needs to reach a balance and it’s job (if done well) is to boost adoption through trust.

🏏 The Form1 Team had a great time at the ADS Group Ltd Members Summer Barbecue at the Oval. 🤝 Expanding into the Defence industry has allowed us to connect with some of the most innovative defence scale-ups and industry leaders. It was fantastic to catch up with so many of you yesterday. 💡 We’re looking forward to fostering even more partnerships and opportunities in the future! #DefenceIndustry #Innovation #Partnerships #ScaleUps #Tech

#Scaling business in any industry is tough, we were privileged to have leaders from Professional Services, Technology, Manufacturing amoungst others sharing insights. The group of 25 #founders at varying stages of their journey’s came together to discuss how we can not only help ourselves but one another and ultimately drive our #economy. Peer to Peer chats on how we overcome the obstacles which covered #investment #finance #wealthmanagement, #cybersecurity, #3rdparties, #leadership, #scalingsales, #increasingvaluation The multitude of threats and opportunities are ultimately driven by one thing! PEOPLE 🧍🧑🏽🦽➡️👬🧍♀️🧍♂️🧍🧍♀️🧍♂️🧍🧍♀️🧍♂️👬🧑🏽🦽➡️ Thanks to Home Grown Club for your hospitality but also being a hub for collaboration in the space. Sophie Surowiak-Long Salil Pajwani for sharing your story and advice. Plus our partners for the event Form1 Partners OneWealth Ltd Acumen Cybersecurity

Please meet the fabulous Nicky Brimmer. She has 25 years of experience in senior roles in HR, sales, and consulting, as well as partnering with CEOs to implement strategic projects that drive business growth. Nicky is such joy to work with, and her friendly manner makes opportunity creation flow naturally. Nicky, it’s fantastic to have you on the team!

Please meet the brilliant Lee Cotsford. He is an excellent connector and opportunity creator, who has great experience in accounting, consulting and business transformation. Lee, it's wonderful to have you on the team!

🙏 Thank you to all those who attended the Form1 x OBRIZUM x NilesNolen ‘AI’s role in CLO Strategies’ networking dinner. 🧠 It was a great evening of idea sharing in an informal environment focusing on how AI can augment the existing learning function and capability, and latest CLO strategies for deploying AI. #Technology #AI #Partnerships #CLO #Investing #ScaleUps

🙏 A huge thank you to everyone who came to the Form1 X Elixirr ‘Effective AI in Financial Services’ lunch at The Ned this Wednesday.   🧠 We had a great discussion involving overcoming the AI hype, how to accelerate progress, and AI frameworks and approaches.   Here are our key learnings from the event:   👉 There's already many exciting and scalable AI implementations in financial services, yet the potential of future advancements is truly exhilarating 👉 Leaders in financial services believe AI adoption is not moving fast enough, and lack of expertise is the primary blocker 👉 To generate strong business outcomes from AI, the quality of data is key 👉 One AI foundation model won’t effectively solve problems in a business; you need to integrate different AI models to generate greater outcomes   What do you think are the biggest barriers/problems faced in the adoption of effective AI in financial services?   #Technology #AI #Partnerships #FinancialServices #Investing #ScaleUps