Speakers

Laura Ward is Founder of EXEAT, the UK's most exported luxury tennis apparel brand & winner of Start-Up Entrepreneur of the Year & Global Start-Up of The Year. As seen in Vogue, Forbes, The Financial Times & Vanity Fair, EXEAT has been dubbed 'The fashion editor's favourite tennis brand'. Its critically acclaimed English courtwear, all spun from pioneering sustainable fabric & proudly made in the UK, sells to 45 countries and is a cult favourite with influencers, celebrity stylists & Tennis lovers.  One of the country's fastest scaling sustainable apparel brands, Laura was appointed a 'UK Export Champion' by the UK Government in 2022. Previous to EXEAT, Laura spent two decades as an award-winning global advertising executive for companies including Audi, Unilever & Diageo.