The ANNUAL CONSULTANCY SUMMIT 2025 – pioneering progress

The Annual Consultancy Summit is a unique opportunity for consultancy leaders to come together with experts, influencers, investors, pioneers and former founders to shape the future of their businesses. 

Each year the event in London consists of more than 8 hours of expert talks, interviews, panel discussions and networking committed to inspiring ambitious consultancy owners and their teams to dream big. 

The 2025 Summit, our fourth, was a chance for our guests to step back from day-to-day delivery, be inspired by each other and sharpen their plans ready to hit the ground running in 2026. 

“Such an energising day packed with insights from a stellar line-up of speakers. So many great takeaways to digest and reflect on”
Lauren Walder, Rubica – Member

Olympic gold medallist turned consultancy founder, Ben Hunt-Davis MBE, kicked off the day with a captivating presentation that included his simple but powerful mantra: “Will it make the boat go faster?”, which has formed the basis of his successful consultancy. From performance over results, to focusing only on what you can control, to cutting out the “junk miles”, his lessons are as relevant to scaling a consultancy as they are to winning Olympic gold. 

Next our guests received a masterclass from Anna Edwards, Managing Partner at Elite Performance Partners, on one of the most overlooked leadership powers: managing energy. 

Drawing on her work with the FA, Red Bull Formula One and World Rugby, Anna showed how behavioural leadership creates the conditions for high performance. 

From the All Blacks’ haka, to the Lionesses shaping their own story, to England Cricket’s composed “Bazball” era – the world’s best teams can shape their energy. Anna challenged our guests with a great question: What can you bring to your team to make energy your leadership superpower? 

“What a fantastic Annual summit. A day full of brain engaging speeches, fantastic, hugely insightful and significantly motivational talks mixed with friendly and like-minded people.”
Stuart Owers, Aerice Consulting – Member

After a networking lunch, Nicholas Jotischky and Omaro Maseli from Source shared their research into where consulting clients are confident, how spend is shifting and what buyers really value going into 2026.  

Drawing on extensive research across 20 top consulting firms, Nick and Omaro unveiled buyers’ shifting spend patterns and the rising demand for tech-enabled, outcome-focused services, and explored how consultancy firms can stay ahead.  

Finally, Andrew Hawes, Co-Founder of Newton, told his growth story publicly for the first time, sharing how they scaled to £160m by putting 100% of fees at risk, hiring the very best, and embedding themselves in client communities. 

As ever, the Summit was a day packed with insight, challenge and inspiration. Our guest left with sharper plans, new connections and renewed energy. But more than that, they left reminded that they are part of something bigger – a community of leaders who want to raise the bar for our sector. 

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