Speakers

Catherine Lenson is the Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Court, home to LocalGlobe, Latitude, Solar and Basecamp, and recognised by Dealroom’s 2025 Power Law Investor Ranking as the number one investor in EMEA for backing Thoroughbreds ($100M+ revenues) and Unicorns ($1 billion valuation) from seed. An international C-suite leader with over two decades of experience, she was previously the first female Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers and held senior leadership roles at UBS.

Catherine works closely with founders on leadership, culture and organisational design, is an experienced board director and executive coach, and prior to joining Phoenix Court, an active angel investor across the UK, US and Israel. She speaks on access to talent, social mobility in tech, entrepreneurship, the technology industry, venture capital and access to late-stage capital.