Dealmakers for the Global Entrepreneur Programme

25 Pages·2017·0.77 MB·English

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Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP)
Meet the Dealmaker team
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James Graham

Clean Technology, Renewable Energey, Environment
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James is a serial entrepreneur with moreu than 14 years of experience in
the fields of climate change and renewable energy. James has worked in
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Europe, North America and Asia.

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In 2003, James co-founded C1amco, taking the business from concept
through two rounds of finan cing and on to a listing on AIM.
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At the end of 2009, he left Camco to build a portfolio of private business
activities. His work has since included renewable energy project
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development across Europe (solar, wind and hydro) and mentoring
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entrepreneurds with breakthrough technologies in carbon capture, offshore
wind turbines and materials science.
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Andrew Humphries

Software, IT, Digital Media, Mobile Inteernet
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Andrew is highly experienced in helping uentrepreneurs and new
businesses find the best and most proJfitable opportunities in new
markets. He has held senior executive roles in sales and marketing for

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some of the world's largest IT manufacturers.
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In his first startup he was a key part of a team that raised over $42m, and
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went on to develop the world’s largest and most successful alert and
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messaging solutions business for the financial services industry. Since
then he has co-fouanded two successful technology businesses, and now
is co-founder of The Bakery, an accelerator dedicated to the advertising
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and media sedctor, working with some of the worlds largest brands and
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Tony Kypreos

Consumer Internet, Mobile, Digital Meedia
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Founder and CEO of DUPL the next generation of mobile communication that
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enables "real-time in conversation joint experiences" from shopping, studying,
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planning or watching videos together.

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An investor and board advisor in various sectors including mobile technology,
natural language processing, dig1ital media and nanotechnology. He was a
founding investor in Springboard Cambridge (acquired by Techstars), and he

is a shareholder/board memnber in companies including P2i Labs, Lingospot
Inc., PlayMob, Arachnysw , apiary.io, onCura.tv and Printed Wardrobe.
Previously on the oaperational board of T-Mobile International and Deutsche
Telekom's VC arm, T-Ventures. Startup experience includes being co-founder
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of mobile entertainment company, Mobilephonia and leading the repositioning,
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turnaround and sale of digital services agency Bluewave in 2003. Tony was
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also a member of the leadership team for the $800m IPO of Agency.com
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Judith Milne

Aviation, Business Development e
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Judith is a specialist business advisor, purimarily in the international
aviation sector. She has recently exitJed her own organisation and now
advises companies and individuals on all aspects of corporate strategy,

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including fundraising, sales, employment and international growth.
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She was appointed Non-E xecutive Chairperson for Blink Ltd, a new start-
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up based in London, that raised $30M Series A funding in 2007. The
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company was founded by two Harvard graduates and Judith was
appointed by the investors to coach and mentor the new Managing
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Directors in strategy, people management, logistics and international
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Richard Leaver

Engineering, Software, Energy, Physeical Sciences
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Richard has extensive experience builduing and investing in market-led
technology businesses from start-up to commercial success. With a PhD
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in Artificial Intelligence, his career at BAE Systems focused on

autonomous robotics, developin8g an advanced telematics concept car
before moving to internationa1l management consulting.

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Following a successful flotation, Richard became a Fund Manager,
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investing in many technology companies before setting up the UK’s first
Homeland Security fund and subsequently leading an AIM-listed
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investment plc as CEO. He is a board member and investor in several
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private and pdublic companies, a mentor at the Judge Business School,
and works extensively in the UK, Europe and China. Richard is primarily
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based in Cambridge.
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Alpesh Patel

Financial Services, Media, Cyber Seceurity
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Alpesh is responsible for India, Malaysia, Singapore and Southern China for
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the GEP, dealing with the financial services, media and cyber security sectors.
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He is founder of an asset managem ent company and a past member of the
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Advisory Board of ICICI’s private banking division. He is a former columnist for
the Financial Times, has autho1red 18 books and co-presented Bloomberg TV
for three years. He is a former Visiting Fellow in business at Oxford University

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Alpesh was appointed by the Foreign Secretary to the UK India Roundtable, is
a Board Member oaf the UKIBC and co-founder of TiE-UK. When US
Congressional intern for Hon Eliot Engel he worked on lobbying the White
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House on countries involved in international terrorism.
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Anthony Sheehan

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Digital Media, Digital Health, Software, Telecommunications
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Anthony works with start-ups and growing enterprises from across Europe
and North America. An active entrepreJneur, he also has extensive
experience in executive positions w ith large global technology companies
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and VC funded start-ups. His primary areas of focus are mobile, internet,
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software, analytics and digital health.

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Anthony is currently founder and CEO at mobile news platform Near You
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Now. Prior to this, he successfully established multiple new business lines in
Europe and ran gloabal strategy for mobile marketing, location and
personalisation trechnologies at Qualcomm. He has also led the successful
European mardket-entry of multiple US software start-ups including
Packetvideho and Urban Science.
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Sarah Turner

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Digital Media, Software
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Sarah has spent most of the last 20 years working in and around digital
media in the UK, Europe, US and AsJia. She works with start-ups and
growth stage companies as advis or, supporter and connector. Sarah
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also helps larger organisations and multinationals develop their
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peripheral vision, by identifying areas for innovation and the best

partners and processes to help them deliver it.
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Sarah is the director of digital strategy company Turner Hopkins whose
clients include BBaC, Ofcom and Thomson Reuters and the Founder of
Angel Academrey, a pro-women (but not women only) angel investment
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Eric van der Kleij

Fintech, Blockchain
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Eric is a pioneering technology entrepreneur who founded FinTech
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company Adeptra (sold to FICO in 2012) before helping establish UKTI's
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Global Entrepreneur Programme. He then helped create the strategy and
was appointed the first Chief Exec utive of the Tech City initiative by 10
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Downing Street.
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Following Tech City he mo ved to Canary Wharf where he created and led
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Europe's largest FinTech and Smart City hub Level39 for Canary Wharf
Group. Eric is founder wof specialist consultancy DV2C Ltd advising clients
such as the FinTech Kickstart Accelerator in Zurich. Eric is Chairman of
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the GEP Advisory Group, and is a volunteer member of the Tech London
Advocates Advrisory Board. In May 2017 Eric was appointed as CEO of
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international digital foundry and insight company Centre For Digital
Revolutionh (C4DR).
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