An Internet Decade - Thursday 7th October 6-8pm
The names are listed alphabetically, by surname, and grouped as follows:
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Editor-in-Chief |
| Current Organisation: |
The INQUIRER |
| Background: |
Starting online web sites, it appears...[more »] |
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Founder & Chairman |
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NET-A-PORTER.COM |
| Background: |
After working as a fashion journalist for several years I launched Net-a-porter.com in June 2000 after realizing that I wanted to shop online for designer goods but that the online shop did not exist. With a group of 5 friends and colleagues Net-a-porter was created with modest funds but big dreams ...[more »] |
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Chief Executive |
| Current Organisation: |
Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB UK) |
| Background: |
Danny has been a leading figure in the new media industry in the UK since 1995. He is the chief executive of the industry’s commercial trade association, the Interactive Advertising Bureau, which he helped found in 1997, and he currently holds its European Presidency.
Danny’s roles in industry i...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
CEO |
| Current Organisation: |
Ariadne Capital |
| Background: |
Julie Meyer has 14 years of combined venture capital investing, startup operating and consulting experience. As Chief Executive Officer of Ariadne Capital, the pan-European venture capital firm, she has overall general and financial management responsibility for the group which was founded in August...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Founder |
| Current Organisation: |
Chinwag |
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Started off in the heady world of 'new media' as it was then in 1994 building the original Time Out website, followed by a term at Webmedia with Ivan Pope and Steve Bowbrick, when the web was in its infancy. Started working in the nascent world of online marketing at that point and set up the uk-net...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Partner |
| Current Organisation: |
Magellan Partners |
| Background: |
In 1996 I founded and ran Torrington Interactive which in September 2000 was ranked the UK's number one technology Internet agency. During those years I invented and delivered the UK's first entirely database-driven website, the first content management system, built one of the first 'dotcoms" (Bus...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Founder |
| Current Organisation: |
JTM Partners |
| Background: |
Andy has been involved in e-commerce since 1995.
Head of E-commerce for Norwich Union
Head of E-commerce for Marks and Spencer
Head of E-commerce for Argos - invented Click and Collect and Text and Take Home, which won the Retail Awards Innovation of the Year in 2002 and 2003.[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
EU Operations and Planning Director |
| Current Organisation: |
Yahoo! Europe |
| Background: |
Plenty of online activity since foolishly agreeing to be the Internet Project Manager for Thomson Directories way back back in '86. The highlight however has to be starting up and managing eBay UK who turns 5 this month! Brilliant people and fantastic to work in such a varied environment - customer ...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Founder and President |
| Current Organisation: |
Nexagent |
| Background: |
Charlie has a proven track record as founder and manager of successful technology start-ups.
In 1996 Charlie founded and ran Orchestream, the market leader in IP Service Activation software for MPLS-VPNs whose customers included AT&T, Vodafone and Energis. In June 2000, when Charlie was just 24, ...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
CEO |
| Current Organisation: |
FriendsAbroad.com |
| Background: |
Simon was VP Europe of Amazon.com. He managed huge growth from start up in late 1996 through to multimillion turnover and hundreds of staff, ie from founding of his own Internet bookselling company Bookpages in late 1996, through acquisition by Amazon.com in April 1998, launch of Amazon.co.uk in Oct...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Founder / CEO |
| Current Organisation: |
Wippit |
| Background: |
Paul Myers has a proven and highly successful track record within both the music and Internet industries. In the 80's his work as a successful club DJ led on to a range of production activities the following decade. From 1989 to 1995, Mr Myers was a songwriter and record producer, producing work fo...[more »] |
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| Current Position: |
Author, Speaker and Consultant |
| Current Organisation: |
Gerry McGovern |
| Background: |
Gerry McGovern has spoken, written and consulted extensively on Web content and knowledge management issues over the last nine years. His areas of specialty are:
• Development of best practice in content management, for which he has created a proprietary scorecard
• Writing and laying out content ...[more »] |
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