About Roberto Arroyo

Roberto Arroyo is an Ecuadorian and French entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in the construction industry. As the founder, CEO, and Chairman of Construex, the fastest-growing and largest Construction Marketplace in Latin America boasting over one million subscribed companies, Roberto has showcased his ability to navigate and conquer the challenges inherent in developing economies through visionary leadership. Since 2009, he has initiated both for-profit and non-profit ventures in sustainable mobility, art, and social responsibility, demonstrating his commitment to impactful entrepreneurship. 

About Construex

Construex is a marketplace founded in Ecuador in 2019, dedicated to the construction and architecture sectors in Latin America. Its mission is to digitalize the construction industry, a market valued at more than $1.5 trillion. Construex connects construction product suppliers with the clients who need them, facilitating the management and purchase of materials for projects of all sizes. With more than one million suppliers in its network, the platform covers all areas of the industry, from architecture and engineering to final finishes. The platform currently operates in Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala and Chile, helping suppliers increase their digital presence and customers find the products they need more efficiently.

About Becky Matheson

With two decades of digital performance expertise, Becky is now the CEO and partner at Wrapped Agency. She collaborates with CEOs and senior leaders to unlock new opportunities for business growth. Leading the Wrapped team, Becky ensures that all performance work is results-driven, placing clients front and center of their target audiences while delivering a strong return on investment.

About Kate Eady

With over 30 years of experience as a business owner and brand strategist, Kate works with CEOs, senior leaders, and stakeholders to build brand equity through effective brand strategy. Her expertise lies in brand architecture and structure, helping businesses expand, launch new products, grow globally, or prepare for acquisition.

About Wrapped

Wrapped is a full-service brand marketing agency known for delivering exceptional results. The agency takes a deep dive into understanding each business, using insights, consumer behavior, and strategic consultation to develop impactful brand and digital strategies.

Specializing in multiple sectors, including healthcare, fintech, technology, and property, Wrapped uses an audience-led approach to target ideal customers. Their strategies are designed to deliver the right message, at the right time, on the right platforms, ensuring maximum engagement and results.

Their expertise includes profiling key decision-makers, understanding their pain points, and crafting solutions that resonate emotionally throughout the buying journey. They use a funnel approach to guide audiences from awareness to consideration and purchase, employing retargeting and lead generation to boost engagement.

About Adam Wilkinson

Adam Wilkinson has spent the last 15 years working across a range of industries in Health, Safety and Environmental HSE Management. After 10 years with the world’s biggest real-estate firm, CBRE, he is currently in post as the group Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) Director for their Facilities Management (FM) business, Global Workplace Solutions (GWS), in the UK. He holds an MSc in Environmental Management for business, as well as a BSc (Hons) in Oceanography with Physical Geography. Outside of work he can be found balancing family life with a passion for endurance sport.

About CBRE

About Juan Nieto

Juan Nieto is Founder & General Partner at Zacua Ventures. Juan previously worked as a ConTech investor for CEMEX CVC unit since 2018, where he developed Asia Pacific investment strategy, and set up the Shanghai Office in 2019. Prior to this, Juan worked as an alternative asset manager for Altamar CAM Partners, one of Europe largest private managers, in Madrid, and as a Consultant for Techedge Group in Chicago (USA). Juan holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid and Tongji University of Shanghai.

About Zacua Ventures

Zacua Ventures is a global early stage fund, focused on the Built Environment. The fund invests from the Pre-Seed to the Series A stages in the three themes of Sustainability, Productivity and Urbanization (within the Built Environment). Zacua was established in 2022 by a team of venture capital, technology, and construction experts with experience at Cemex Ventures, McKinsey and Company and Hilti Corporation and a combined 30 years of industry experience. Main office is in Silicon Valley, and with team members in every continent.

About Paul Clark

As the Founder and Chairman of HSE Global Series, Paul is passionate about creating and delivering high-quality content and engagement services for the health, safety, and environment (HSE) industry. With over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and leadership, Paul has a proven track record of consistently winning and retaining business within a competitive marketplace, as well as establishing credibility with senior decision-makers across various sectors and regions.

About HSE Global Series

HSE Global Series connects experiences between virtual communities and live events across the UK, Europe, North America, and MENA, establishing itself as the leading events platform for HSE and Operations leaders aiming to accelerate their learning and development as industry change-makers. HSE Global Series' mission is straightforward: to champion cognitive diversity and bring together cross-industry HSE and Operations thinkers and doers, providing the sector’s leaders with a forum to share insights, shape new perspectives, and create a safer world for all.

Rather than focusing on large audiences and echo chambers, HSE Global Series emphasizes intimate discussions with open dialogue, designed to explore challenges and uncover what’s truly happening in the world of HSE. This approach builds year-long communities that transform insights into action.

Guided by expert Advisory Councils who help steer each event’s agenda, and featuring world-class speakers delivering human-centric sessions, HSE Global Series fosters a community of 60-100 strong delegations, including Heads, Directors, VPs, and Chiefs of HSE and Operations, all connected by passion and driven by change.

About iUGO

Alkin Akarslan, founder of Laranja and Global Golden Key, dicsusses medical tourism in Turkey and how to access international residency and citizenship opportunities.

About Colm Lyon

Colm Lyon is CEO and founder of fire.com – a digital payments business. He is one of Europe’s leading payments and fintech entrepreneurs. With a career spanning more than 30 years, Colm has built payment businesses, led change across the industry and supported the wider business community.

Previously Colm was the founder and CEO of Realex Payments, one of Europe’s largest and most successful online payments businesses, which was acquired by Global Payments in March 2015. Colm is a member of the UK Finance Payments Products and Services Board, Chair of the Digital PSP Group, a member of the Strategic Participant Group for the New Payments Architecture and a member of the JROC Open Banking Future Entity Working Group in the UK.

About Fire

Fire is a digital payments provider that helps businesses get paid, pay out and go digital with their payment processes​.

Trusted.

Fire is regulated in the EU and UK, and we have been licensed to provide payments services for more than 10 years. We are members of payment schemes and networks across Europe and the UK and some of the largest financial institutions in the region work with us to deliver innovative solutions to their customers.

Digital.

Our payments API enables you to easily integrate your payment processes with our services, delivering automation, better reconciliation, and access to regulated services. We specialise in developing our own technology, ensuring that our solutions are not only state-of-the-art but also constant and reliable.

Payments.

Gain access to a range of payment services such as open banking payments, bank transfers, FX and debit cards. Instantly open all the Euro and Sterling accounts you need, each with its own IBAN and account number.

Fire Financial Services Limited trading as Fire and fire.com (Fire-EU) is regulated as a Payment Institution by the Central Bank of Ireland, Reference No: C58301. Registered address: Dogpatch Labs, The CHQ Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1, D01 Y6H7, Ireland. Registration No: 464819.Fire Financial Services Limited trading as Fire and fire.com (Fire-UK) is authorised as an Electronic Money Institution by the Financial Conduct Authority, Reference No: 900983. Registered Address: The Rise, 41 Luke Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2A 4DP. Registration No: 11549793.

About Dr. Cherif Massoud

Dr. Cherif Massoud is a key figure in dental and orthodontic care. He believes in leveraging technology to enhance the overall dental experience, making it better for patients and practitioners alike. As the CEO of BASMA.COM, Dr. Massoud focuses on equipping dentists and orthodontists with cutting-edge tools, aiming to make dental care more accessible and affordable. He advocates for the use of advanced technology not only to enhance treatment outcomes but also to transform the overall dental experience. His mission is to ensure that every dental professional has access to the best resources, thereby improving the efficiency and quality of care. By driving the adoption of innovative solutions in dental practices, Dr. Massoud is dedicated to making high-quality dental care available to more people.

About Basma.com

Basma.com is more than just an invisible aligners company; it's a pioneering team committed to transforming smiles through care and innovation. Founded by Cherif Massoud, a third-generation dentist, Basma.com aims to democratize orthodontic care, making straighter smiles accessible to all. By leveraging advanced technology and a focus on quality, Basma.com offers effective, convenient, and comfortable clear aligners tailored to individual needs. Moreover, the company prioritizes personalized care and support, ensuring every customer receives guidance and empowerment throughout their smile transformation journey.

Dan Stuart, known by his nickname 'Savage Dan', manages media relations for Boxxer, works closely with Chelsea FC and is owner of Jukebox Studios (where this podcast is filmed). Dan collaborated with WSTRN to produce their hit single In2, which peaked at number four in the UK charts.