An Internet Decade - Thursday 7th October 6-8pm
The names are listed alphabetically, by surname, and grouped as follows:
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Founder |
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EasyGroup |
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Stelios is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of the easyGroup of companies. At 37, he has already created 16 companies, the biggest of which is easyJet, the leading low cost airline. Launched in 1995 easyJet PLC listed on the London stock exchange in 2000. The average market capitalisation of ea...[more »] |
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Founder and Managing Director |
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toptable.co.uk |
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Built and disposed of IT Recruitment Company to PLC. Founded toptable.co.uk, the UK's largest online booking service in 2000 which has expanded rapidly since launch - about to aggressively increase rate of growth and expand to Europe. Awarded FT/Moet Hennessey Extraordinary Achievers Award for the...[more »] |
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Managing Director |
| Current Organisation: |
Diligent |
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As a founding father of Interactive Investor in 1995 Nick was pivotal in creating the UK’s leading retail financial portal which had more than 1.2 million customers. The online service he created won many awards including the “Sunday Times/BT Superhighway Award” and the “New ...[more »] |
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Chief Executive |
| Current Organisation: |
Glaxstar Limited |
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Ian Hayward, aged 36, lives and works in the West Midlands and his passion for Internet technology developed after a spell working in America in the early 1990s.
But that was not the first time he reaped the rewards of his creative talent and tenacity combined with an understanding of the signifi...[more »] |
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Chairman |
| Current Organisation: |
Kable Ltd |
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I founded and am chairman of Kable Ltd which does public sector ICT publishing, events and market research.[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Chairman |
| Current Organisation: |
Find a Property |
| Background: |
Bernard Hewitt is chairman of APR Smartlogik Search, categorisation, taxonomy and recommendation software applications see www.aprsmartlogik.com
Investors: Barclays, Bamboo, Intel, SPV, private and management.
Find a Property Online property magazine for estate and letting agents www.findapro...[more »] |
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Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer |
| Current Organisation: |
lastminute.com |
| Background: |
Previously Mr. Hoberman was a Senior Associate at Spectrum Strategy Consultants, a media and telecom strategy consultancy. He held business development responsibilities at Line One, an Internet service provider owned by News International, British Telecom and United News & Media. Brent was part of t...[more »] |
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European Managing Director |
| Current Organisation: |
AGENCY.COM and itraffic |
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Andy was a founding director of leading British new media company Online Magic which merged with AGENCY.COM in 1997. He opened Online Magic’s New York office in 1994 establishing the first international Internet production and services operation. Before joining Online Magic, Andy was the US Publishi...[more »] |
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Managing Director |
| Current Organisation: |
The Institute of Direct Marketing |
| Background: |
Professor Derek Holder M IDM is the Founder and Managing Director of the IDM. After graduating from Manchester University, Derek worked in marketing for two major multi-nationals - Ford and British Airways. Then as Marketing Director at McGraw-Hill and Reader's Digest, he gained wide experience in b...[more »] |
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Managing Director |
| Current Organisation: |
Justgiving |
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Managing Director of Justgiving.com since its inception in 2000. The company has played a leading role in democratising online fundraising in the UK, by providing simple tools for individuals to raise funds for the causes they care about and by bringing Internet technology within reach of even the s...[more »] |
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Head of Internet Strategy & New Product Development |
| Current Organisation: |
Telewest Broadband |
| Background: |
Responsible for shaping blueyonder consumer Internet strategy and delivering innovative new products to the market. Both aspects have helped Telewest Broadband achieve a position of broadband market leadership within their franchise areas in the UK. Recent successes include a 50% speed upgrade for a...[more »] |
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Former Head of Knowledge and ICT |
| Current Organisation: |
One North East |
| Background: |
Over the last four years my team has transformed the North East of England from bottom to top of IT Infrastructure and Cultural Attitude regional rankings. We have had the highest Broadband growth rate of any region, been the first to enable all exchanges, first to install satellite Broadband, first...[more »] |
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Director of New Media and Technology |
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BBC |
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Ashley Highfield joined the BBC in October 2000 and is a member of the BBC's Executive Board.
As Director of New Media & Technology he is responsible for the BBC's output on the internet and interactive TV, as well as new and emerging platforms such as mobile and broadband.
He also has respo...[more »] |
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President |
| Current Organisation: |
xrefer |
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Adam founded xrefer with three colleagues in 1999. They have subsequently built it into a successful aggregation service for reference works. xreferplus is now a premium reference resource for electronic libraries, serving public libraries, universities, schools and corporations[more »] |
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Head of Online Marketing |
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Screen Pages |
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Began as a copywriter and video producer in Australia.
Came to the UK, continued copywriting, but then researched search engine optimisation, developed new optimisation techniques, and published a number of books and articles on the subject of... search engine optimisation.
Realised its potent...[more »] |
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