Matt Connolly is the Founder & CEO of Tällt Ventures, a global research and innovation consultancy. With researchers across 14 countries, Tällt tracks over 1M startups and helps clients avoid disruption, innovate and grow. In his early twenties, Matt set up his first business - a multi award-winning digital innovation agency which quickly grew to become UK's Number 1. He subsequently founded and invested in a number of other ventures - mainly within the world of tech startups. Matt is a regular speaker on disruptive innovation and his team publishes the DISRUPT 100 Report. Outside of work, Matt tries to balance the digital world through a mix of trail running, backcountry snowboarding and open water swimming. He is a Fellow of Session 569, Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators III, in 2016.