Summary
Sam Bell is a London-based founder and CEO with 18+ years building businesses at the intersection of finance, communications and developer communities. He leads Copia, helping listed companies and asset managers communicate clearly in regulated environments, co-founded Ticker to turn regulatory news into structured, searchable data via APIs and AI, and programs the Investor Summit to bridge retail and institutional audiences. Equally at home shipping product and running events, he also runs large developer conferences (Rust Nation, GopherCon UK, PHP UK) and has a background in frontend development with interests in PHP, Go, Rust and machine learning. Known for turning complex regulatory content into usable products, he combines commercial strategy with hands-on technical curiosity and ecosystem-building.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
French, German, Spanish, English, Zulu