Mentors

  • Adrian Woolard

    Adrian Woolard

    Leads North Lab BBC R&D focusing on the potential of game design and participatory media to create new forms of education and entertainment

  • Alison McKinna

    Alison McKinna

    Strategic, governance and operational expertise, across sectors and in international markets

  • Andrew Burton

    Andrew Burton

    Investor, engineer and adviser for early-stage tech businesses

  • Andrew Moore

    Andrew Moore

    Over 15 years of experience and insight in corporate use of visual media

  • Andy Goundry

    Andy Goundry

    Starting and growing businesses and helping other businesses grow. Specialising in software delivery and lean business development.

  • Andy Mayer

    Andy Mayer

    Andy is passionate about building digital platforms that connect people together to make the world a better place.

  • Andy Tait

    Andy Tait

    Global corporate planning, licensing strategy and commercial development in converging sectors

  • Ashwin Kumaraswamy

    Ashwin Kumaraswamy

    Investment manager focusing on early stage technology and software

  • Chris Dymond

    Chris Dymond

    Digital producer, strategist and innovation specialist with over 20 years experience

  • Chrysanthos Chrysanthou

    Chrysanthos Chrysanthou

    Actively building the startup and VC ecosystem aross Europe, Middle East and Africa.

  • Dan Dukeson

    Dan Dukeson

    Co-founder of SaaS startup OrderHarmony. Trying to make the machines do the work.

  • Dan Kirby

    Dan Kirby

    Entrepreneur committed to building innovative and sustainable businesses by working collaboratively.

  • Dave Beasley

    Dave Beasley

    Film maker adept at pivoting to meet changing market needs, with a strong record of developing high-value international brands

  • Dave Clark

    Dave Clark

    Positively restless veteran of the games industry with flair for marketing, commercial operations and strategy

  • David Johnson

    David Johnson

    Project manager specialising in innovation, research commercialisation and sustainability in health, manufacturing and the built environment

  • David Patterson

    David Patterson

    Commentator and strategist for the e-learning industry

  • Ed Bowler

    Ed Bowler

    Emacs using, Clojure lovin', Java codin', Wannabe rock star

  • Emma Cheshire

    Emma Cheshire

    Passionate about working with creative organisations to develop new ways to engage with customers and exploit digital technologies.

  • Emma Killilea

    Emma Killilea

    Video games producer turned innovator in the specialist foods industry

  • Gervase Markham

    Gervase Markham

    Gerv works for Mozilla on project governance, public policy and other initiatives to keep the web open and free.

  • Graham Davies

    Graham Davies

    Investment in and management of high tech startup companies

  • Herb Kim

    Herb Kim

    Global connector on the pulse of digital. Founder of the Thinking Digital Conference. Wired and Media Guardian Top 100 tech influencers.

  • Ian Broom

    Ian Broom

    Dedicated to supporting the startup ecosystem and developing effective online brands

  • Ian Stewart

    Ian Stewart

    Veteran of the games industry now focused on mobile applications and casual games market

  • Imran Ali

    Imran Ali

    Founder of LSx and active incubator and supporter of startups

  • Jag Goraya

    Jag Goraya

    Making things happen. Helping other people make things happen.

  • James Parton

    James Parton

    Brings 20 years experience of working at the intersection of telecommunications and the web; covering marketing & PR and product development

  • Jay Cousins

    Jay Cousins

    Add to the mix to make stuff happen

  • Jeremy Priestley

    Jeremy Priestley

    Growing international business by investing in innovation, balancing risk and learning the lessons of other companies' failures

  • Joachim Dreimann

    Joachim Dreimann

    Making software usable for humans

  • Joel Gascoigne

    Joel Gascoigne

    Founder of @bufferapp, a smarter way to share. Focused on the lean startup approach and customer happiness. Always learning, love to help :)

  • John Kenny

    John Kenny

    Scaling business operations to compete at the highest level in international markets

  • John Webb

    John Webb

    Internet and games industry marketing veteran

  • Jon Bradford

    Jon Bradford

    Committed to startups and their founders achieving their real potential, founder and partner to startup accelerators in Europe and the UK

  • Julian Viggars

    Julian Viggars

    Heads up seedcorn funds with particular expertise in healthcare and IT.

  • Lee Stott

    Lee Stott

    An experienced business technology leader with extensive Mobile and Cloud industry knowledge

  • Lee Strafford

    Lee Strafford

    Co-founded, built, IPO'd then exited PlusNet ~ now helping entrepreneurs, engineers and start ups chase the dream!

  • Leila Johnston

    Leila Johnston

    Making Things Fast: weird events, talks, writing, comedy, tech. Managing editor of @thelitplatform, regular contributor to @WiredUK

  • Libby Penn

    Libby Penn

    Described by others as one of the smartest brand development people in the business.

  • Linda Cheung

    Linda Cheung

    Blue-chip escapee and former social media cynic, now thought leader on winning business through social media.

  • Martyn Davies

    Martyn Davies

    Active in the tech and hack communities, key coordinator for Music Hack Day events that combine his love of technology and music

  • Matthew Bloch

    Matthew Bloch

    Matthew has been programming for 20 years, is a virtualisation know-it-all, and is Managing Director of Bytemark Hosting, a York-based managed and cloud hosting firm with its own data centre.

  • Michael Dimelow

    Michael Dimelow

    Skilled analyst able to accurately qualify market needs in the technology supply chain and translate them into high value products

  • Mitchell Bryson

    Mitchell Bryson

    Design and front-end development, with a focus on helping start-ups make their products better and easier to use.

  • Paul Beech

    Paul Beech

    Designer, hacker, maker turned digital manufacturer and crowd investment pioneer

  • Paul Smith

    Paul Smith

  • Phil Harper

    Phil Harper

    Innovator and entrepreneur working in engineering, sensors and monitoring

  • Richard Exley

    Richard Exley

    Technology investment professional with experience across digital, cleantech and life science sectors

  • Roger Marlow

    Roger Marlow

    Using proven, low-cost internet technologies to help the NHS offer really useful websites and tools to patients, carers and clinicians

  • Salim Virani

    Salim Virani

    Making the connection between Lean Startup, User Experience and business model design.

  • Saul Cozens

    Saul Cozens

    Helping organisations, businesses and people use the Internet to do things differently, to do things better and to do better things

  • Sean Kane

    Sean Kane

    Serial entrepreneur and business growth junkie

  • Shirley Au

    Shirley Au

    Spearheading global operations and shaping corporate culture for international brand agency

  • Simon Stevens

    Simon Stevens

    Sales and marketing acceleration across sectors and territories, at all company life stages, from startup to global enterprises.

  • Tim Dobson

    Tim Dobson

    Tim is the driven outreach and community manager at Bytemark

  • Tim Nash

    Tim Nash

    Helping companies and startups relieve customers of their cash

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