Business Leaders

Andrew Chamberlains, Independent professionals and self employed
Anthony Smith, Transport Focus
Ben Mason, Global Bridge
Bob Gomersall, Chairman, BTL
Chris Sheldon, Kingdom Bank
Colin Ellis, Moodys
Darren Rickards, Managing Director of BOA Merrill Lynch
Dianne Walker, FCA, Non-executive Director
Duncan Brock, The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
Gary Whitehead a Director of AFT Assist
Dr Graham Honeyman CEng FIMMM CBE
Hilary Hall, Chief Executive of National Hairdressers Federation
Ian Reid, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
James Hookham - Freight, Transport Association
James Hyde, James and James
Jon Moulton, Better Capital
Julian Sawyer, COO, Starling Bank
Juliet Barratt, Grenade
Karl Spencer, PAL Software
Keith Black, Regatta Group
Keith Madeley MBE
Lloyd Ansermoz, Fidelis
Mark Wilcockson, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
Martin Hall
Mike Cherry, Federation of Small Businesses
Nimesh Shah, Partner, Blick Rothenberg
Paul Lester CBE
Paul Plummer, Rail Delivery Group
Peter Ward, UK Warehousing Association
Professor Bradley Blitz
Richard Edwards, Anpario
Ritchie Fiddes, Techbuyer
Russ Shaw, Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates
Stephanie Brobbey, Goodman Derrick
Stephen Wilks, CEO, Seneca
Tom Biggar, Passive Investment Management
Tom Bill, Knight Frank
Tom Lionetti-Maguire, Little Lion Entertainment
Veronica Mas, Aston University
Vinous Ali, Tech UK
Xaviar Brice, Sustrans
Mark Elsner, Director, Advisory at Oxford Analytica
Gary Grant, Founder and Executive Chairman, The Entertainer
Steven Wardlaw, Chairman, Emerald Life
John Horner, Managing Director, Models 1
Mike Olley, General Manager, Westside Business Improvement District, Birmingham
Gurinder Dhillon, Managing Director, Otto Cars
Adam Coffer, Managing Director, EPF Group
Adrian Maxwell, Managing Director, Fracino
Scott Davies, Founder and Managing Director, Hilltop Honey
Peter McDermott, Managing Director, YouGarden
Susanna Morgan, The Dog and Hat
Duncan Armstrong-Payne, Associate Director of Major Projects, Harworth Group
James Alexander, CEO, UKSIF
Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping
Dr Fiona Aldridge, Director of Policy and Research, Learning and Work Institute
Hugh Knowles, Deputy CEO, Friends of the Earth
Ben Towe, Group Managing Director, The Hadley Group
Nigel Wood OBE, Chairman, Bradford Bulls
Tom Burke CBE, Chairman and Founding Director, E3G
Roger Wade, CEO and Founder, Boxpark
Jane Cole, Managing Director of Blackpool Transport Services
Piers Hillier, Chief Investment Officer Royal London Asset Management
James Hickman, Chief Commercial Officer of Ecospend
Heike Truol Non Executive Director of Clarkson PLC
Steve McNamara, General Secretary of the London Taxi Drivers Association
Martin Gilbert
David Montgomery
Martin Dean, Managing Director, Business Development, Go Ahead
Peter Dawson Director of The Prison Reform Trust
Ian Collison of Collison Cut Flowers
Dave Harland, CEO of The Eden Project International U.K.
Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer at Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
Dominic Hook, Unite Finance Sector National Officer
Jack Ward, Chief Executive Officer of the Growers Association
Glyn Roberts, Chief Executive of Retail Northern Ireland
Caroline Hargrove, CBE FREng
David Oxley, Director of Strategic Projects at the Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Maurits van Tol, CTO at Johnson Matthey Plc
Chris McDonals, CEO of Materials Processing Institute
Keith Williams, CBE, Chairman of IDS plc.
Ben Richardson, CEO of SulNOx Group Plc.
Kevin Gardiner, Global Investment Strategist at Rothschild and Co Wealth Management
Ken Lever, Chairman of RPS Group plc and Biffa plc.
David Richards, MBE CEO of Wandisco
Ian Fletcher, Director of Policy at The British Property Federation
Brian Reid, CEO of Delilites
Martin Towers, Former FTSE 100 finance director and chief executive
Peter Lovering, Founder and CEO of The Beem Car Group
Richard Kleiner, CEO of Gerald Edelman Accountants
Tim Bovy, CEO of Six Sentinels
Darren Timmons, CTO of Intuita
Francesca Docker, Co Founder of Hey Food is Ready
Nick Allen, CEO of Control Risks
Venetia Bell , Group Chief Sustainability Officer Gulf International Bank.
Wendy Barnes, Non-Executive Director Yorkshire Water
Naomi Candlin, Deputy District Judge, Examiner of the Court, Barrister
Richard Buttenshaw Agriculture Trader- Marex Spectron
Rob Woodward, Chair of The Met Office
Martin Baxter, Founder and CEO of Electoral Calculus
Andrea Chappell, Designer and Bespoke Kilt maker
Steve Finlan CEO of The Wine Society
Andy Hall, Chair of The Stove Industry Association
Perry Burns, Director of The Electric Motorbike Company
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director of Andersen in U.K.
Paul Simpson, Commercial Director and Co-Founder of Food Circle Supermarket
Dave Wilson, Chairman of LADbible
Henry Whorwood, Head of Research and Consultancy at Beauhurst
Richard Angus, Head of Business Development at Hardman & Co.
Alasdair Haynes, Founder and CEO of Aquis Exchange
Karl Watts, Managing Director of Railmotive and CEO of the Polus Group
Sean Kidney, Co-Founder and CEO Climate Bonds Initiative
Rebecca Potter, Learning Business Partner at KPMG
Susan Ball, Partner at RSM and Former President of Chartered Institute of Taxation
Simon Perham, Head of Investor Outreach at Carbon Tracker
Bill Hughes, Global Head of Real Assets at Legal and General Investment Management
Tim Hartley, Business Development Director at GB Railfreight
Andrew Muir, CEO Farrpoint
Gilly Bain, CEO of Your GB Events
Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables
Andrew Scott CEO and Director, Orbital Marine Power Ltd
David Pett, Tax Barrister at Temple Tax Chambers
James Ramsbotham CBE DL, Chair of Newcastle Building Society
Daniel Whittle Managing Director of Whitby Seafoods
Danuta Gray, Chair of The Board of Direct Line
Dr Gihan Badi, Director of GB Atelier
Steve Norris, Chairman of Soho Estates
Joanna Bonnett President of Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Victoria Tomlinson Founder of Next Up
Toni Kent, Speaker and Social Mobility Author
Phil Smart , Assistant Policy Manager at Rail Freight Group
Dean Lomas, Begbies Traynor
Phil Smart, Rail Freight Group
Satvir Bungar MBE FCA, Managing Director BDO
Dr Lara Dresser PhD, Sustainability Scientist at Tunley Environmental
Jane Morrison-Ross, Chief Executive of South of Scotland Enterpris