PAST SPEAKERS + SPONSORS

PAST CITYZONE SPEAKERS

Most recent speakers at the top of each section. Agendas / attendee lists:

LISTED COMPANIES
Colin Glass, NED, Surgical Innovations plc; Rex Vevers, CFO, Ceres Power plc; Graeme Purdy, CEO, Ilika Plc; Tony Caplin, Non-Executive Chairman, Alternative Networks plc ; Simon Acland, NED, Elektron plc, Triple Point and Bond Fabrications. Ash Mehta, NED, Northbridge Industrial Services plc ; John French, Executive Chairman, Resources In Insurance Group Plc, Non-Executive Chairman, Sutherland Health Group PLC (PLUS Markets); Frank Lewis, Non-Executive Chairman, Asia Ceramics Holdings Plc and Zeo Medical Plc, NED, China Africa Resources Plc; Mark Scott, Chief Executive, Cello Group plc; Clem Chambers, CEO & Founder, ADVFN + author; Dr. Don Evans, CEO Advanced Medical Solutions Group; Zafar Karim, Executive Director & CFO, Earthport; Philip McDanell, Finance Director, Independent Media Distribution; Les Copeland, CEO, Vitesse Media; Alan Aubrey, CEO, IP Group; Marcus Stuttard, Head of AIM, London Stock Exchange Group; Charles Phillpot, Chief Executive, Adventis Group; Susan Robertson, Chief Financial Officer, Oxford Catalysts Group; Prof. Gerry Musgrave, Executive Chairman, Corac Group; Ewan Lloyd-Baker, Chief Executive, Specialist Energy Group; Lieutenant Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO, OBE, Non Executive Chairman, Westminster Group; Mark Turell, CEO & Founder, Imaginatik; Gavin Oldham, CEO, Share plc; Clive Line, Finance Director, Serabi Mining; Barney Quinn, CEO, WorkPlace Systems International; Nicholas Mearing-Smith, Finance Director, Westminster Group;  Ken Olisa, Director, Thomson Reuters / Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation / Restoration Partners + other companies;Tony Drury, Chairman, Sunrise Biotech Holding; Conor Foley, CEO and Founder, WorldSpreads Group; Susan Searle, CEO, Imperial Innovations; Michael Jackson, Chairman, Sage and Elderstreet; Guy Willner, CEO, IXEurope; Simon MacNeil-Ritchie, Director, MyHome International; Simon Brickles, CEO, PLUS Markets; Sara Williams, CEO, Vitesse Media; David Ford, CEO, Regus UK; Dr. Jim Watkins, CEO, KP Renewables; Dr. Satu Vainikka, CEO, Valirx; Frank Beechinor-Collins, OneClickHR; Bruce Girvan, Co-Founder & IP Manager, Ceres Power; Nitil Patel, Financial Director & Head of Broadcast, Ten Alps; Debbie Moore, Chairman, Pineapple Dance Studios…

PRIVATE COMPANIES
Jamie Buchanan,
Group Managing Director, powerPerfector Group; Paul Varcoe, CEO & Founder, BritDAQ; Robert Small, CEO & Co-Founder, Miniclip; Emi Gal, CEO & Founder, Brainient; Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, CEO and Founder, WOW Toys; Barry Gamble, Chairman, Fisher German LLP, Editor at large of BoardRoom magazine; Sarah Williamson, CFO, Sefaira UK; Kym Kingwill, CFO, Boat International Media; Melissa Foux, Finance Director, CSC Media; Keith Carter, CEO, Skyline Therapeutics; Jasper Wight, MD, Morelli’s Gelato;  David Soskin, Chairman (WAYN, Swapit), investor (Co-founder HOWZAT Media) and author of "Net Profit"; Lawson Muncaster, Managing Director and Co-Founder, City A.M.; Sinclair Beecham, Founder, Pret a Manger and the Hoxton Hotel; Trevor Baylis, Inventor, Chairman, Trevor Baylis Brands; Sherry Coutu, investor and board member - various companies, charities and universities; Octavius Black, MD, The Mind Gym; Charlie Muirhead, Founder and CEO, t5m.com, Orchestream, iGabriel.net. & Nexagent; Geoff Quinn, CEO, T.M.Lewin and Sons Ltd; Tom Impallomeni, Director of Finance, Webswappers Ltd (t/a SwapitShop.com). William Reeve, serial entrepreneur (LOVEFiLM), investor and NED; Brian Chadwick, Director and General Counsel, Miniclip SA; Simon Spector, CFO, Betex Group plc. Neal Gandhi, CEO & Founder, Quickstart Global; Matthew Blagg, CEO, Criticaleye; Tom Ilube, CEO, Garlik (ex-CIO, Egg, Plc); Peter Ward, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Where are you know? (WAYN.com). Geoffrey Riesel, Chairman, Radio Taxis; Richard Duvall, CEO, Zopa; Phil Tee, CEO & Founder, Njini (& Riversoft + Micromuse)...

INVESTORS
Jon Moulton
, Managing Partner, Alchemy Partners; Doug Richard, Chairman, Library House + investors from Amadeus Capital Partners, Conduit Ventures, Consensus Business Group, E-Synergy, FirstStage Capital, Foresight Venture Partners, GIC, London Technology Fund, Silver Fox Venture Partners, NESTA, Stargate Capital Management…

CORPORATE FINANCE / INVESTMENT NETWORKS  
Oliver Woolley, Envestors LLP and BBAA; Julie Meyer, CEO, Ariadne Capital and Founder, First Tuesday; Anthony Clarke, MD, London Seed Capital / London Business Angels; Charlie O'Malley, Partner, P3 Capital; John Blowers, MD, Pre-X Capital Management;  David Beer, Chairman, Beer & Partners; Peter Linthwaite, CEO, BVCA …

AUTHORS 
Simon Acland, veteran investor & author: "Angels, Dragons & Vultures". Clem Chambers, Co-founder ADVFN plc and author of "The Armageddon Trade", "The Twain Maxim"...; Rupert Merson, author "Rules are not enough"; Roger Mavity, CEO, Conran Holdings & Author "Life's a Pitch"; Mike Southon, Author, "The Beermat Entrepreneur".

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS / SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
John Bird MBE
, Founder and Editor-in Chief, The Big Issue; Benet Northcote, Chief Policy Adviser, Greenpeace UK; Nigel Kershaw, Executive Chairman, The Big Issue; Paul Palmer, Professor of Voluntary Sector Management, Cass Business School; Naomi Kingsley, Founder and Chief Executive, London Rebuilding Society; Steve Round, CEO, Homeless World Cup, Chairman, London Rebuilding Society and Poptel; Jessica Brown, Head of the Access to Finance programme, new economics foundation; Stephanie Draper, Deputy Director, Business Programme, Forum for the Future; Fiona Gibbons, Environmental Policy Manager, London Development Agency; Brenda Stern, Director, Diversity Works for London Programme, London Development Agency...

EDUCATION & MEDIA
David Parsley,
Editor, City A.M; Dr. Rebecca Harding,  Managing Partner, Delta Economics / World Entrepreneurship Summit; Dr Tidu Maini, Pro Rector, Imperial College London; Prof. Igor Filatotchev, Professor of Corporate Governance and Strategy, Cass Business School; Dr. Tim Meldrum, Manager, Enterprise Training, Research & Enterprise, City University; Ajay Bhalla, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Management, Cass Business School; Prof. Paul Palmer, Professor of Voluntary Sector Management, Cass Business School; Prof. Chris Hendry, Associate Dean (Research), Director of Centre for New Technologies, Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CENTIVE),Cass Business School.

GOVERNMENT & OTHER
Eric Van Der Kleij
, CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation; Neil Johnston, Chief Executive, Paddington Development Trust;  Jonathan Ward, Senior Enterprise Development Manager, London Development Agency; Hamish Peters, Programme Director, PERA; Ruth Brothwell, Supply Chain Manager, Business Link for London; Lord Ahmed of Rotherham

The above selection is not an exhaustive list, but it is indicative of the quality of Cityzone speakers since our first event in 2003...

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PAST SPONSORS

ACCOUNTANTS:  BDO, Kevin Beare & Co, Mazars, MRI Moores Rowland, PKF, Rawlinson & Hunter, RSM Tenon, Smith & Williamson, Wingrave Yeats…

BANKS: / LENDERS Barclays, Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Kleinwort Benson Private Bank, London Rebuilding Society…

BUSINESS SERVICES: BritDAQ, City Success, De Vere Venues, First Flight, Global Business Associates, ihotdesk, Liquid HR, New Brand Vision, Objective Capital, Orchard Growth Partners, QuickStart Global, ShareMark, Regus, Weboptimiser…

CAPITAL / INVESTMENT: AIM London Stock Exchange, Allenby Capital, AngelBourse, Angels Den, Creative Capital Fund, Eastside Consulting, Envestors, Finance South East, finnCap, HB-corporate, Great Eastern Investment Forum,  Objective Capital, OFEX / PLUS, P3 Capital, Pre-X Capital Management,
Stargate Capital (Trapezia), St. James Place Partnership…

EDUCATION: Cass Business School, Cass Entrepreneurs Network, Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), London Metropolitan University, Simfonec, Tanaka Business School / Imperial College, University of Reading…

GOVERNMENT-BACKED AGENCIES: China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), Creative London, gateway2investment, KnowledgeEast, London Development Agency, Make Your Mark / Enterprise Insight,  Sira – Think Big, UK Trade & Investment - London…

INVESTORS: E-Synergy, Finance South East, Inner City Entrepreneurs Fund, NESTA…

LEGAL + IP: Bates Wells & Braithwaite, Boodle Hatfield, Charles Russell, Christine Lee & Co, Clyde & Co, Fasken Martineau, Field Fisher Waterhouse, Gates and Partners, Kilburn & Strode, Manches, Marks & Clerk, Michelmores, Olswang, Shoosmiths, Speechly Bircham, Vizards Tweedie, Wedlake Bell, Wilmer Hale...

MEDIA & OTHER: Blackthorn Focus, Business Books Club, Business XL, Cambridge Enterprise, City A.M., Clean Capital, Delta Economics / World Entrepreneurship Summit, East London & Docklands Directory, Forum for the Future, Orchard Growth Partners, PSQ Analytics, The Chilli, The Supper Club, UnLtd Ventures…