Piers Linney

Serial entrepreneur, Former Dragons’ Den investor

Piers Linney is an entrepreneur and serial investor with experience across a range of sectors including technology, media and communications. Piers is best known as a former Dragon investor on BBC1’s Dragons’ Den and from Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire. Today he is the founder of Implement AI and a regular business media commentator on radio and TV.

His professional background as a qualified lawyer specialising in venture capital propelled him to the top of the business world. Piers is a well-known champion of entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized businesses and an advocate for the franchise industry.

Piers will reveal his secrets to modern business success during his inspirational keynote talk “Putting AI to work” where visitors to The National Franchise Exhibition will gain invaluable tips and tricks from one of Britain’s leading business minds.

Piers Linney will be speaking at:

The National Franchise Exhibition

2 & 3 October 2026 | NEC, Birmingham
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