I am widely regarded as one of the top event hosts in the international conference community - known as Mr Energy!To date I have hosted and moderated over 400 of the largest European conferences such as, London Tech Week, Slush and The Next Web. I have also spoken at over 200 private corporate events for the likes of Microsoft, EY and the European commission. My style is to bring infotainment to the event, and guarantee that the audience laughs while they learn. “Brilliant on stage, Matt brought energy and excitement to London Tech Week, effortlessly engaging the audience. We have already booked him for next year”Elspeth Garratt. London Tech Week”You can hire me to;MC, or Host your event.Moderate talks or panel discussions.Present live broadcasts/award ceremonies.Create one of my signature late night talk shows. Reach out to me by DMs, and let's create an unforgettable experience for your audience.Fun fact; I currently live in Oslo, training for the 2026 Winter Olympics, representing South Africa in Cross Country Skiing.
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Podcast HostCountdown To CortinaOslo, No
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FounderMatt C Smith Jan 2017 - PresentOslo, NorwayProfessional event host & corporate entertainer. I travel the world hosting some of the largest conferences to the most intimate private corporate events, creating unforgettable experiences for these audiences. Whether you need a moderator for your event, a presenter of your live or live-streamed show, or someone to tie the whole event narrative together as the host and master of ceremonies, I'm your guy! I have spent 5 years hosting 100s of events to 1000s of people perfecting the art of building a connection with an audience, to create a community feeling amongst the attendees of the event or company. So they are left feeling unified by their collective experience of a standout event.I specialise in creating lasting impressions that are tailored to your organisation and industry, using hyper-relevant intellectual humour to do so. I would absolutely love to have a chat with you and see how we could team up and guarantee your next event is one for the books. -
Podcast HostEy Oct 2022 - PresentNew York City Metropolitan AreaDiscover the untold stories behind the extraordinary humans devoting their livesto building a better working world. Inspirational impact entrepreneurs who are on the frontline of the fight against climate catastrophe, global unemployment, food insecurity, and social inequity. Told through the eyes of founders, policymakers and leading experts from around the world, the BetterHeroes podcast by EY offers us hope that humanity can save itself and our planet. Better Heroes is a project of EY Ripples, a global program to mobilize people across the EY network to help solve the world's most urgent social and environmental challenges. -
Global Investor EngagementFounders Factory Africa Jun 2022 - PresentCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaI support portfolio companies of FFA to raise money from international investors. -
FounderThe Lunicorn Aug 2018 - PresentOslo Area, NorwayAcquired by Atender Group in 2020. The Lunicorn is a video media brand specialised in creating informative and entertaining video content that explores business culture in the the global innovation industry. To date we have a reached over 3M people, and our content has been watched more than 1.5million times. What we do:Lunicorn Studios: Our own branded mobile-first video series that explore and uncover business culture from; startup cities to founder fails, and everything in between, all delivered in quick-bites of infotainment. Lunicorn Productions: Creative agency and production house focused on creating short-form video content for the innovation industry. We help the smallest startups, to the biggest tech giants tell stories and communicate to a mobile first media consumer. Our clients include, Microsoft, Danske Bank, DNB and Oslo Business Region to name a few. -
AmbassadorGlobal Alliance For Youth Jul 2020 - PresentAs an ambassador for the Global Alliance for Youth initiatives, I support by hosting and communicating their events, programs and campaigns. -
LecturerKatapult Accelerator Sep 2018 - PresentOslo, NorwayMy role is to lecture and support each batch of 12 companies with their ability to communicate effectively during fundraising activities, from how to tell and sell their story, to the best way to present themselves and their business. KA is a global accelerator that aims to fast-track solutions to global problems within both environmental and societal domains of artificial intelligence, blockchain, VR, augmented reality, and IoT. -
ModeratorConnectology Sep 2020 - PresentRemote -
Co Host & Producer Of The Live BroadcastsEuvsvirus Apr 2020 - PresentOslo, NorwayI hosted a series of 50 live broadcasts, interviews and shows on the Pan-European hackathon #EUvsVirus an event organised by the European Commission to find solutions to the coronavirus. The event attracted 22,000 participants, who formed 3500 teams, that came up with 2160 ideas to fight the corona-crisis setting a world record! -
Co Host & Producer Of Live BroadcastsThe Global Hack Apr 2020 - PresentApril 9-12 the world came together for a 48hr Hackathon to find solutions to fight the corona virus. 15,000 people put forward over 1000 ideas forming 507 teams consisting of 100+ nationalities! My role was to create and host a series of live and unscripted show's, providing a play by play commentary and entertain our global audience of over 6M people, conducting back-to-back Live broadcasts from our TV studio's in Oslo for 4 consecutive days with my co-host Yrja Oftedahl. -
Founding MemberFounders Of The Future Feb 2016 - PresentFounders of the Future is an invite-only community of the most promising entrepreneurial talent in technology in Europe. It is made of talented young individuals who may not be currently founders or recognised leaders in the technology ecosystem, but exhibit strong signals that they will be someday. Founders of the Future grew out of Founders Forum which believes in the power of technology, entrepreneurship and collaboration to make the world a better place. -
Podcast HostShe Community Oct 2020 - Mar 2021Host of the podcast Breakfast with a CEO. Every episode, I break things down with your favourite Nordic CEO's, ask them the questions that you usually can’t, the ones we all want to know: The story of how they started, their biggest learnings, tips and hacks they used to shape their career. Now not all podcasts are born equal! And this is certainly no exception! As this is a SHE Podcast, brought to you by the SHE community, who are on a mission to close the gender economic gap, and drive real change in business and in society. SHE's premise is that equality is not just fair, it's also profitable. The and the CEOs featured in this Podcast are adding fuel to the movement towards creating equality in business -
Investment Program DirectorAngel Challenge As Jan 2017 - Oct 2018Oslo Area, NorwayAccelerator for Angel Investors. Over a 9 week program I taught cohorts of 20-30 first-time angel investors (forming an investment syndicate) made up of entrepreneurs looking to give back, to doctors and family offices the fundamentals of angel investing. During my time as Investment Director I ran 10+ programs in 5 different cities in Norway, educating 200+ people who invested over $2.5M into 20+ companies. -
Interim Chief Operations Officer & AdvisorOnebillion Sep 2015 - Jan 2017317 New Kings Road, Londononebillion is a nonprofit organisation, developing apps to teach maths, reading and English. We put the child's learning first by using the local language in our carefully structured apps.onebillion sets up centres of excellence to demonstrate best practice. We work with partner organisations to scale up proven solutions. We use independent evidence-based research to evaluate what we do. -
Interim Chief Operations Officer & AdvisorPositive Luxury Aug 2014 - Sep 201581 Leonard Street, LondonPositive Luxury is the company behind the interactive Trust Button, which uses cutting edge technology to update consumers on a brand’s commitment to creating the best in quality, design, craftsmanship, service and sustainability. The Button is revolutionising the way people interact with brands, creating greater customer experiences, fostering loyalty and generating trust. In turn, we give those brands real time data on what makes a consumer trust your brand. -
Growth Stage Venture CapitalCondé Nast Investments Nov 2013 - May 201525 Maddox Street, LondonCorporate Venture arm of Condé Nast International, making strategic investments in growth stage companies in B2C Lifestyle & Travel. Investor in FarFetch ($6.5bn IPO, 2018), Vestiaire Collective etc. In late 2014, I was internally scouted by the president of Conde Nast Commerce to help launch their new commerce initiative STYLE.com, later sold to Farfetch.
Matt C Smith Education Details
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Thesis: Distinction -
Bristol Business SchoolEconomics (Money, Banking & Finance) -
A/As Levels: (370 Ucas Points)
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