Topic: Sports, leisure, & health
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24 February, 2023Chris Scott
General Manager at Domino Recording Company, home to artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Wet Leg, Franz Ferdinand, Hot Chip and Jon Hopkins, amongst others. Chris has worked in the recorded music business for nearly 20 years, in addition to his work at Domino, he has also worked at Communion Music and Island Records and has worked with artists including, Mumford & Sons, Blink 182, Keane, PJ Harvey, DJ Shadow, Pearl Jam, The Fratellis, Bear’s Den, and many more.
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23 February, 2023Bobby Seagull
Bobby Seagull is a school maths teacher, author and broadcaster. Before moving into education, he was an investment banking trader at Lehman Brothers & Nomura, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant from PwC. He is an ambassador for the charity National Numeracy, a presenter for an Open University course on personal finance for young adults, a regular contributor to Radio Four’s Puzzle For Today and a columnist for the Financial Times. Bobby’s ongoing Doctoral research on Cambridge is on maths anxiety. He is the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers and co-presenter of the podcast Maths Appeal. With his […]
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21 April, 2022Rohit Mathur
Rohit is a Partner with Digital Horizon, a venture capital fund investing in tech companies globally, especially those backed by immigrant founders. He leads on deals in the UK, India, and SEA. Previously he was the Lead for Barclays VC unit for the UK and held leadership roles in the Private Banking and Digital business. Prior to Barclays Rohit was a Management Consultant with EY in their London office and worked with Infosys Technologies in India. Rohit has an MBA from Manchester Business School (Director’s List and AT Kearney Scholar) and a B.Eng in Electronics and Electrical from Agra University, […]
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23 September, 2021
Shahzad Younas
Shahzad Younas is the founder and CEO of muzmatch, the world’s largest faith based dating app for single Muslims. A native of Salford, Manchester, Shahzad studied Computer Science at The University of Manchester. He graduated with a First class honours, and was awarded the Victoria Medal for being the highest ranking graduate. After graduating, he moved to London and initially started working at Morgan Stanley on the trading floor as an Algorithmic Sales Trader. Upon leaving, Shahzad rose to become a Portfolio and Index Risk Trader in the Institutional Equities Division, and was promoted to Vice President. In 2011, disheartened […]
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23 August, 2021Simon Hodgkinson
Simon Hodgkinson is the Former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at BP. He is responsible for cyber security across the Group, including strategy, governance, architecture, education, counter threat operations and incident response. Simon joined BP in 2002 and has held a number of senior IT leadership roles in Supply & Trading and Corporate & Functions. Prior to becoming CISO, he was the VP, Infrastructure and Integration Services. During this time, he has driven a significant improvement in IT operational integrity, led a transformation programme (to establish a Cloud and digital workplace platforms) and has spearheaded the commitment to improve employees’ […]
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15 December, 2020Andrew Hochhauser KC
Andrew Hochhauser KC is a KC at Essex Court Chambers, practising in commercial and employment law. He is a Vice Chair of ICCA, with special responsibility for SBAs. He is a Bencher of Middle Temple (currently Deputy Treasurer), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Deputy High Court Judge. In 2020 he will be Treasurer (Chair) of the Hon Society of Middle Temple, his Inn of Court. When not practising law, he is Chair of the Samuel Courtauld Trust, Chair of Paintings in Hospitals, a Trustee of the V&A Foundation, the National AIDS Trust, Ballet Black and […]
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7 December, 2020Adam Strudwick
I’ve spent the last 15 years working in the global design industry creating spaces and places that engage individuals and support business. I’ve been lucky enough to work with future thinking organisations like Google and Microsoft to help them develop solutions that support how they want their staff to work now and to understand what the future of work might look like. The future of work is a space that is going through a huge amount of disruption currently, with advancements in technology and the way people work having a huge impact on the design of buildings. Working in Europe, […]
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18 August, 2020
Julia Holding
Julia Holding (RGN, BSc Hons – Public Health, MSc) I worked for the NHS for nearly 40 years and have had over 14 different jobs and worked for 11 different organisations. I started my career in nursing, but also trained and worked as a Midwife and a Health Visitor, before taking on management roles at NHS Trusts, Regional Health Authorities, and with National NHS Organisations, for the last 7 years. My last role, which finished in April 2020 was as the National Lead for Patient Experience with NHS England and NHS Improvement, where I worked with over 230 healthcare providers […]
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4 March, 2020Stanley Jackson
Stanley Jackson is a successful business man who describes himself as a compulsive entrepreneur – his current business is the third that he has started so far in a career spanning more than 50 years …. Stanley is Chairman of Performing Artistes which he set up 24 years ago and which has grown from modest beginnings into an international business that now supplies well known personalities from politics, sport, entertainment and the media to a variety of major events around the world Stanley is the author of three books plus a musical based on Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two […]
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3 March, 2020Rose Humphries
I am a competent people manager and trainer with experience of working in Advocacy alongside the NHS, Voluntary Organisations and local community and voluntary organisations across various Local Authority areas in England. I value lifelong learning and development and during my working life I have developed excellent Management, Training and Communication skills, working with staff teams, clients and professionals at all levels. I am currently working as an Associate Regional Manager for POhWER, responsible for contract management and delivery of Statutory and non-Statutory Advocacy Services. I am passionate about our work to support vulnerable people to be involved in decisions […]