Speaking · Signature keynote
The founder behind the startup.
Why the next generation of great companies will be built by founders who learn to lead themselves first.
What happens when the person building the company becomes the biggest invisible risk to the company?
Drawing from her experience as a founder, CEO and mentor to hundreds of entrepreneurs, Karen explores the human side of entrepreneurship that rarely makes it onto the pitch deck.
This keynote explores
- Pressure & decision-making
- Founder identity
- Sustainable high performance
- Leadership under uncertainty
- Resilience
- Company culture
- Building without losing yourself
Audiences
- Founders & CEOs
- Investors & venture builders
- Accelerators & incubators
- Corporate innovation teams
- Universities & students
- Innovation ecosystems
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- Keynote
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- Panel discussion
- Interactive session
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Speaker bio
Karen Prats
Karen Prats is an entrepreneur, innovation and venture-building advisor, keynote speaker and founder mentor with more than 15 years in the startup and innovation ecosystem.
As co-founder and CEO of Go—PopUp she raised over €2M, led a team of 30+, expanded internationally and navigated an international merger and exit. Today she works with accelerators, foundations, companies and founders across Europe on venture strategy, ecosystem building and human-centred leadership.
She has been recognised in Forbes 30 Under 30 and has spoken at TEDx.
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