Speaker profile: Hugo Sousa

Hugo is a seasoned B2B growth leader with over 20 years of experience driving impactful marketing and commercial strategies across diverse sectors including Education, Publishing, SaaS, PropTech, and most notably, FinTech. Over recent years, Hugo has specialised in helping scaling high-growth FinTech businesses and, more recently, at hyper growth environments at Dojo and OakNorth Bank.

Currently leading the Marketing team and co-leading the Business Banking unit at OakNorth Bank, he oversees strategic initiatives that position the bank as a trusted partner for high growth businesses. His expertise lies in developing and executing targeted commercial, marketing, brand, and partnerships campaigns that deliver outsized ROI.

Hugo brings a structured, analytical, and highly creative approach to growth and customer experience, consistently driving commercial outcomes and market competitiveness within high growth environments.