Chris
Locke.

Building the ecosystems that shape what's next.

Global Head of Program at South Summit. Ecosystem builder, speaker, and design-trained operator working across Europe, Latin America, and beyond.

THE STORY

Signal
over Noise

The future is already happening. I've spent years in the room with the people building it.

I started as a design entrepreneur, which taught me early on how the best founders actually think: how they frame problems differently, move faster than the market expects, and build things with a drive that has nothing to do with luck.

That perspective eventually took me to South Summit, where I now serve as Global Head of Program for one of the world's leading innovation conferences. We bring together over 50,000 attendees annually across flagship editions in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, plus a growing series of curated events around the world.  I'm responsible for the speaker community: the founders, investors, and technologists defining the next chapter of global innovation.

What I'm really doing is connecting signals: finding the ideas worth amplifying, the conversations worth having, and the people worth putting in the same room. Creating impact is what has driven every chapter of my career. Today I'm just doing it at a larger scale.

If that sounds like something you need, I'd love to hear what you're building.

IMPACT AT SCALE

I connect the people and ideas that move ecosystems forward

Ecosystem Intelligence

Years of curating conversations between the world's most ambitious founders and investors have given me a rare ability to spot what matters before the market catches up.

Global Startup & VC landscape
Emerging Tech & AI trends
Founder & Investor Dynamics
Speaker & Community Curation
Platform Building

I've built world-class innovation programs from the ground up, with the creative judgement and operational depth to build impact at scale across  markets and continents.

Event Programming & Curation
Content & Narrative Strategy
International Partnerships
Brand & Experience Design
Advisory & Access

I partner with founders and leadership teams who want honest perspective, sharp strategic input, and connections to the people who actually move things forward.

Founder & Executive Coaching
Ecosystem & Network building
Speaking Engagements
Venture Building
Some of the organizations I've worked with
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Strategic Impact

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Testimonials

Word on the street...

Jose Sopeña headshot

Working with Chris has been an extremely rewarding and positively challenging experience. The programme delivered was really well structured, engaging and masterfully facilitated all along.

Jose Sopeña
Organization Strategy Consultant
John Bengtsson Profile

Chris provided a sublime combination of technology depth, cross-industry awareness, and a truly commercial mindset. He was extremely valuable as we developed our innovation strategies for various clients. I really enjoy working with him.

John Bengtsson
Product Manager, Cascade
Mashed Shafie profile

His patience and empathy is admirable. He is knowledgeable and experienced. I highly recommend Chris if you're looking for someone that helps you to ramp up quickly in the field of design.

Mahshad Shafie
UX Designer at Sogeti
Emilio Ondarza profile

Chris is one of the most creative and strategic person I know. He is gifted with fantastic leadership capabilities, social interaction and a great entrepreneurial mindset.

Emilio Ondarza
Founder, Focus in Talent
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