An Internet Decade - Thursday 7th October 6-8pm
The names are listed alphabetically, by surname, and grouped as follows:
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CEO |
| Current Organisation: |
Actinic Software |
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Co-founded ecommerce developer Actinic Software in 1996 and took public in the dot com boom of 2000. Did a management buyout in 2002.[more »] |
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Founder, and Managing Director |
| Current Organisation: |
Pixel-Lab |
| Background: |
After helping to launch Emap's Online group, Toby worked at NTL founding their interactive division for iTV, broadband, and multi platform access. Moving to MTV Toby created a number of innovative entertainment sites, headed the interactive division, and brought a strategic approach to the mobile id...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Visiting Professor |
| Current Organisation: |
University of Essex |
| Background: |
I've been designing virtual worlds, also known as MMORPGs, and acting as a consultant for others designing and developing them. I get to do this because I co-wrote the first one (MUD - Multi User Dungeon) in 1978.[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
CEO |
| Current Organisation: |
Eagle Road TV Studios |
| Background: |
Since selling jungle.com to Argos in 2000, I have been workinbg on various e-tailing activities, as well as my earn out period with Argos[more »] |
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Findwhat.com |
| Current Organisation: |
SVP and Member of the Board |
| Background: |
Mr. Bishop is senior vice president of Findwhat.com, based in London, and joined the board of directors in September 2004. He previously served as co-founder of the award-winning Espotting Media (Tornado Insider Award; Search Engine Watch Award), which merged with FindWhat.com on July 1, 2004.
P...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Co-founder |
| Current Organisation: |
Betfair |
| Background: |
Varied career which started late. Left city software position after a series of decent wins betting on horses. Gambled for a while, backing horses and playing high stakes bridge. Traded equities for a hedge fund for a year after that. Left and went back into software as a contractor, initially w...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Director |
| Current Organisation: |
New Media Knowledge |
| Background: |
Prior to joining NMK Zoë held the numerous directorial and senior management positions in one of London’s leading interactive agencies (Arnold interactive, formerly AMX).
Since 1992, Zoë has gained a rich and in-depth insight into the issues facing organisations working with the Internet and intera...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Sales and Marketing Director |
| Current Organisation: |
Information TV |
| Background: |
After 17 years on the FT Newspaper, culminating in Worldwide Advertisement Director, I moved into a new position doing 'New Media' (1995), joined the ft.com pioneers and was then appointed Director - Electronic Publishing. I then co-founded a new FT business unit, FT Electronic Publishing as MD ft.c...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Solicitor |
| Current Organisation: |
none |
| Background: |
Contributed to the debate on electronic commerce issues through the Foundation for Information Policy Research and the Law Society's Electronic Law Committee.[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
CEO |
| Current Organisation: |
Thinner Media |
| Background: |
October 1998 – January 2004
another.com, London
CEO. Founded business, raised capital for first round valuation of over £30M, planned and organised growth, hired team of 35, briefed and approved marketing (including radio, TV and online advertising). Built service to 1.5 Million registered users. ...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Senior Consultant |
| Current Organisation: |
Bowen Craggs & Co. |
| Background: |
Wrote book on 'multimedia' in 1994. Edited new media bit of Independent. Started Net Profit Publications in 1996. It grew as a publisher and also started web effectiveness consultancy. Sold in 2001. Started Bowen Craggs in 2002. Started FT column in 1998.[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Operations Director - UK |
| Current Organisation: |
Tesco |
| Background: |
John Browett was CEO of Tesco.com, the world’s largest online grocer. Launched in 1996, the service is the only food delivery business in the UK to cover 96% of the population. Annualised sales run at over £500 million and Tesco.com now delivers 120,000 grocery orders a week with over 3 million regi...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Honorary Research Fellow |
| Current Organisation: |
University College London |
| Background: |
Fighting to make sure human rights are as respected online as off.[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Journalist and Editor |
| Current Organisation: |
mbites.com |
| Background: |
A journalist and editor for many years, Mike Butcher has helped pioneer journalism about the new media industry since its birth in 1994. After writing about online freelance, he joined New Media Age magazine in 1996, re-launching it from a 14 page newsletter into a full-blown magazine when he became...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Chairman |
| Current Organisation: |
The Usability Company |
| Background: |
Voted one of the Top 50 most influential people in the Internet Industry by Internet Magazine, Catriona Campbell is helping to make screen technology easy to use and accessible for all.
The Daily Telegraph said that ‘Catriona is evangelical on the subject of usability.’ (Usability is the science...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Author, Speaker and Broadcaster |
| Current Organisation: |
Carayol Ltd |
| Background: |
René Carayol is a business guru with unmatched credentials. He is the author of Corporate Voodoo, expert witness on Mind of a Millionaire, a regular voice on Radio 5 Live, a Non-Executive Director of The Inland Revenue and a former Director of IPC Media.René has also presented a critically acclaimed...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Managing Director |
| Current Organisation: |
Marketing Insights |
| Background: |
Dave has been described as an Internet marketing translator. He takes the often complex concepts and terminology of new media and explains them simply in a form accessible for students and professionals.
During the Internet Decade, Dave has explained the benefits and applications of new media to...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Founder |
| Current Organisation: |
Probability Games Corporation |
| Background: |
In 1998, I founded beenz.com, with the idea of creating a new global currency for the Internet. By 2000, there were beenz offices in 12 countries and over 5m beenz account holders. A year later there were none. At its peak, the company was valued at $300m and had over $80m in investment. In 2002, Wi...[more »] |
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| Name: |
Robbie Cowling |
| Current Position: |
Founder |
| Current Organisation: |
JobServe |
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| Current Position: |
Managing Director |
| Current Organisation: |
handbag.com |
| Background: |
Cruickshank brings enormous commercial skills and extensive experience to the new media industry, having founded and been CEO of Smove (Asserta Home), the UK’s no.1 website for home buyers, sellers & property professionals.
Prior to joining handbag.com, Nancy held positions as Managing Director...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
CEO |
| Current Organisation: |
BSPI |
| Background: |
Francesco's 10 years of experience include management in technology and high growth companies prior to his role at ihavemoved. Prior to ihavemoved, Francesco was Managing Director of the Chameleon group, where he developed strategies for leading companies including McKinsey Consulting, British Telec...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Director |
| Current Organisation: |
World Wide Web Consortium |
| Background: |
Tim Berners-Lee graduated from the Queen's College at Oxford University, England, 1976. Whilst there he built his first computer with a soldering iron, TTL gates, an M6800 processor and an old television.
He spent two years with Plessey Telecommunications Ltd (Poole, Dorset, UK) a major UK Teleco...[more »] |
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| Name: |
Rober Bonnier |
| Current Position: |
Former CEO |
| Current Organisation: |
Scoot.com |
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