Base.com has revealed the full Base Meet Up, Scale Up 26 agenda. On 17 September 2026, leading brands, marketplaces, technology partners and eCommerce experts will come together at Kings Place, London.
The programme features an inspiring keynote, expert panel discussions, customer insights, practical Base sessions and focused 20-minute workshops.
Attendees will explore topics including brand building, marketplace expansion, AI, automation, analytics and product data. Each session will offer practical ideas to help eCommerce businesses grow and operate more efficiently.
The event will also provide plenty of opportunities to meet our sponsors and partners. These include eDesk, Paynt, VATAi, B&Q Marketplace, Monta, The Growth Foundation, Temu, Debenhams, EMOTIV Corp and Outlandish Inc.
Together, they will share insights across marketplaces, payments, customer experience, fulfilment, international expansion and eCommerce growth.
Keynote: Building Brands That Last
A highlight of the day will see Liz Earle MBE joined by Richard Chapple, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at The Growth Foundation, for:
Purpose, Passion, Progress: Building Brands and Businesses That Last
Together, they will explore what it takes to build, grow and evolve a successful business. They will also share lessons from their experiences across some of the UK’s best-known consumer brands.
Liz co-founded the multi-award-winning Liz Earle Beauty Co. in 1995. She built it into an internationally celebrated brand before its sale to Walgreens Boots Alliance for £140 million.
Today, alongside her work as an author and founder of Liz Earle Wellbeing, she continues to build businesses around purpose, community and long-term impact.
Richard brings more than two decades of experience growing consumer businesses. His career has spanned Play.com, THG and Gymshark. Today, through The Growth Foundation, he helps ambitious brands navigate the opportunities and challenges that come with scaling.
Their conversation will look beyond short-term growth. Instead, it will explore the decisions, principles and strategies behind building businesses with long-term staying power.
eCommerce Panels and Customer Insights
Throughout the day, Base Meet Up, Scale Up 26 will bring together experts from across the eCommerce ecosystem. Together, they will discuss some of the biggest opportunities and challenges facing businesses today.
The Growth Engine: Payments, Customer Experience & Automation
Featuring eDesk and Paynt, this panel will explore how businesses can combine smarter technology, efficient operations and better customer experiences to support sustainable growth.
Expand, Automate, Comply: Scaling Marketplaces Globally
Featuring Debenhams and VATAi, this panel will focus on marketplace and international expansion.
The speakers will explore how businesses can unlock new opportunities while managing the operational and compliance challenges that come with growth.
Scaling with Base: Customer Panel
Attendees will also hear directly from Nextbase and E-Bikes Direct during the Scaling with Base customer panel.
Bringing real-world eCommerce experience to the stage, the session will explore how both businesses are approaching growth, managing increasingly complex operations and using Base to support their multichannel strategies.
Attendees will hear first-hand about the realities of scaling an eCommerce business. The panel will also cover the challenges encountered along the way and the lessons that come from putting technology into practice.
See Base in Action
The Base Meet Up, Scale Up 26 agenda will also show how Base is evolving to support increasingly complex eCommerce operations.
The Power of Base
The Power of Base will explore how businesses can connect and manage key areas of their eCommerce operations through one platform.
Base Analytics in Action
Base Analytics in Action will take a closer look at how businesses can turn operational data into meaningful insights and make better decisions.
More than 30,000 companies use Base to manage their eCommerce operations. With over 2,000 integrations across marketplaces, online stores, carriers, ERP and accounting systems, Base connects essential processes through one platform.
As a result, businesses can reduce fragmentation and create more scalable ways of working.
Practical 20-Minute Workshops
Alongside the main-stage programme, attendees can join a series of focused 20-minute workshops led by Base experts.
These practical sessions will explore the technology and strategies businesses can use to simplify their operations and support growth.
Workshop topics include:
- AI in Base: See how AI can automate repetitive tasks, improve product content and make everyday eCommerce operations more efficient.
- Base Analytics: Learn how to turn eCommerce data into actionable insights, understand performance and make more informed decisions.
- PIM and Product Data: Explore how better product information management can make it easier to manage product data at scale and expand across marketplaces and sales channels.
- Base in Action: Discover how Base connects and automates order management, marketplaces, fulfilment and other essential eCommerce processes.
The smaller workshop format will give attendees time to ask questions and speak directly with Base experts. It will also allow them to focus on the topics most relevant to their businesses.
Base Meet Up, Scale Up 26 Agenda
The day will begin with registration at 9:30am, followed by a packed programme of sessions, discussions and networking.
9:30am – Registration
Arrive, grab a coffee and connect with fellow attendees, partners and the Base team before the day’s sessions begin.
10:15am – Welcome Address
Hear the opening remarks and an introduction to Base Meet Up, Scale Up 26.
10:30am – The Power of Base
Discover how Base helps businesses connect, automate and manage increasingly complex eCommerce operations.
10:50am – Base Analytics in Action
Take a closer look at how data and analytics can give businesses greater visibility over performance and support smarter decision-making.
11:10am – Coffee & Networking
Take a break and connect with other attendees, speakers, partners and members of the Base team.
11:30am – The Growth Engine: Payments, Customer Experience & Automation
Featuring eDesk and Paynt, this panel will explore how technology, automation and smarter processes can help businesses deliver better customer experiences while scaling efficiently.
12:00pm – Scaling with Base: Customer Panel – Nextbase & E-Bikes Direct
Hear directly from Nextbase and E-Bikes Direct as they share their experiences of scaling eCommerce operations, managing multichannel complexity and using Base to support their growth.
Lunch & Networking
Continue the conversation and meet fellow attendees, speakers, partners and members of the Base team over lunch.
1:45pm – Expand, Automate, Comply: Scaling Marketplaces Globally
Featuring Debenhams and VATAi, this panel will explore what businesses need to consider when expanding across marketplaces and international markets.
The conversation will cover automation, operational complexity, compliance and the practical challenges that come with international growth.
2:15pm – Purpose, Passion, Progress: Building Brands and Businesses That Last
Liz Earle MBE and Richard Chapple will take to the stage for a keynote conversation about brand building and growth.
They will also share the lessons behind creating successful businesses built for the long term.
Throughout the day, attendees can join the programme of 20-minute Base workshops. These sessions will explore AI, analytics, product data and eCommerce operations in more depth.
4:00pm – Networking Drinks
Round off the day with drinks and continue conversations with speakers, partners, the Base team and the wider eCommerce community.
5:30pm – Event Close
More Than a Day of Talks
Base Meet Up, Scale Up 26 has been designed to create opportunities for learning, conversation and connection throughout the day.
Alongside the main-stage programme and practical workshops, attendees can connect directly with marketplaces, technology partners, eCommerce experts and other businesses navigating similar challenges and opportunities.
The event will offer valuable insights for businesses looking to:
- Expand into new marketplaces
- Introduce more automation
- Make better use of eCommerce data
- Improve product information management
- Simplify complex operations
- Learn how other businesses are approaching growth
The day will conclude with networking drinks, giving attendees another opportunity to build connections across the eCommerce community.
Book Your Ticket
Base Meet Up, Scale Up 26 takes place on Thursday 17 September 2026 at Kings Place, London, from 9:30am to 5:30pm.
