In our 2023 edition, each exhibitor within the Start-Up Zone had the opportunity to enter our Start-Up Showdown! This competition, hosted by industry thought-leader Bill Boorman in 2023, allowed our Start-Ups to take the spotlight and show us what they're made of.

On Day 1, each Start-Up pitched to our judges – Charlotte Johns, Stanislaw Wasowicz, Melanie Hayes, Daryl Cohen, Tania Rahman, Adam Gordon, Debbie Mcgrath, George Galanopoulos and Alastair Cartwright – in the Start-Up Theatre.

Then, on Day 2, the four finalists – 50Skills, HealthKey, Zinc Work and Start From Today (pictured above with Bill Boorman) – took to the stage in our Keynote Theatre for the finals. It was a tough choice,
but after some deliberation, our victor emerged...

Thanks to the engaging, informative and exciting way they presented their solutions, HealthKey has won a free stand at HR Technologies UK 2024, three months of free advisory services from Bill Boorman, and a teddy bear named Henrietta Renata Teddington (or HRT for short).

If you're a start-up in HR & recruitment technology and would like to join in the Showdown next year, don't hesitate to get in touch!

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