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Fireside Chat
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Location: Stage 2
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Wed, 1 Jul 2026
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10:00 – 10:40
(Europe/London)
(40 minutes)
Beyond the Limits: Imo Boddy on Resilience, Endurance and Ambition
| A fireside chat with Imo Boddy
exploring what founders and leaders can learn from elite endurance
performance. Imo is a British ultrarunner and endurance athlete who became the youngest female to run the length of the UK, completing the route from John O’Groats to Land’s End in 2022. In 2024, she set the Guinness World Record for the fastest female time to complete the UK National Three Peaks Challenge on foot, finishing in 6 days, 5 hours and 43 minutes. This session will explore the mindset, preparation and behaviours required to take on extreme challenges, keep going when conditions become difficult, and perform under pressure. The conversation will connect Imo’s experience as an endurance athlete with the realities faced by founders and leaders: resilience, focus, decision-making, recovery, discipline, self-belief and knowing how to keep moving when the path ahead feels impossible. Who should attend: This session is for founders, CEOs, business leaders, investors and anyone building something ambitious. It will be particularly relevant for people navigating pressure, uncertainty, growth, setbacks or big personal and professional goals. Why attend: Because building a business is an endurance challenge as much as a strategic one. Attendees will hear honest, practical reflections on how to prepare for demanding goals, manage pressure, stay focused through difficult moments and develop the resilience needed to keep progressing. This is not a technical business session. It is a human session about performance, courage and the mindset required to push beyond what feels comfortable. |
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