Speaking and media

Talks on small business, startups and community

I speak internationally on entrepreneurship, small business policy, scaling organisations and communities, and practical AI adoption. It all comes from running partnerships and policy work for the UK's largest small business community, and from founding my own nonprofit from scratch.

Polly Dhaliwal speaking on stage

Stages, brands and institutions I've spoken for

Enterprise NationNatWestMastercardGoogleCanvaJPMorganChaseOpenAISquareTikTokKing's College LondonSisterhoodCandid Studios

Topics I speak on

  • Scaling a business, a team or a community without burning out
  • What governments get right and wrong about supporting small business and entrepreneurship
  • Practical AI adoption for small businesses
  • Purpose led leadership and building high trust teams
  • Founding and growing a social impact organisation alongside a full time career

Where I've spoken and contributed

  • Canva

    Speaker, small business and product sessions

  • Google

    Speaker, Next Big Thing and small business AI programmes

  • Mastercard

    Speaker, small business growth and inclusion

  • Web Summit

    Speaker, Girls in Movement session

  • HumanX

    Speaker

  • Enterprise Nation Start Up Show

    Speaker and host

  • King's College London

    Guest speaker, product and entrepreneurship

  • STEP Conference, Dubai

    Speaker on global startup ecosystems

  • BBC Radio 4

    Contributor, The Bottom Line, on regulatory burden on small business

  • OECD D4SME Global Roundtable

    Contributor on digital and AI adoption for SMEs

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