From Lab to Scale: Unlocking Pathways for Scalable Impact

Scaling impact isn’t just about expansion—it’s about navigating complexity, maintaining purpose, and building the right foundations to reach meaningful scale. Whether you're moving a deep tech spin-off from the lab into the market, or scaling a social innovation into new contexts, the path is rarely linear.

This session explores the diverse journeys ventures take to reach scalable, sustainable impact—across sectors and models. We’ll dive into what it takes to bridge the gap between early traction and systems-level change, and how entrepreneurs, investors, and support organisations can co-create the conditions for scalable success.

• What it really takes to move from early-stage traction to repeatable reach.

• How scientific innovations can overcome barriers to market entry and scalability.

• How to align product, process, and partnerships for expansion.

• he strategic elements that make scale possible—and what still gets in the way.