Elliott Herrod-Taylor is the founder of The Bunch, a start-up business seeking to change how students and letting agencies approach bills by overhauling how they’re managed, while removing unnecessary liability.

Elliott holds a Certificate in New Ventures Leadership issued by the MIT Sloan School of Management, following completion of the school’s Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp as well as a Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2021.

Paul Williams is a senior executive within numerous businesses. He is the founder of Elysian Partners, a firm which provides services for high-net-worth clients looking to relocate to the UK.

Paul’s role involves providing non-executive and interim director advice to a portfolio of companies, specialising in finance, funding, investment, business acquisition, property development finance and concierge services.

Ross Stocker-Drew is a registered manager at Autism Unlimited.

Autism Unlimited exists to support and empower autistic children, adults and their families. They partner with them to find solutions and provide educational and life skills training.

From bespoke education for children, to independent living skills and career guidance for adults.

John Kirk is a school governor with many years of experience in education and is responsible for the development of partnerships with schools at Good News for Everyone.

John oversees Good News’ work with the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education [NATRE] to produce curriculum-based material for schools. Under his guidance, the organisation also trains its members to be able go into schools to deliver assemblies and lessons relating to RE.

Per Ottosson is the CEO at Artificial Solutions, a multinational technology company that develops technology for conversational AI systems.

He has previously worked as director of the Western Europe Software Division at Hewlett-Packard, vice president for Northern Europe and France at BMC software and country manager for Sweden at EMC.

Marcin Kierdelewicz is the founder and CEO of BIAMI.io, a business that works with founders and C-level executives within rapidly growing businesses across the globe.

BIAMI.io helps businesses devise ad execute strategies that increase business performance improvement in value proposition, operations and growth tenfold, through AI and intelligent automation at scale.

Russell Dalgleish is a serial entrepreneur, investor and global network builder. He is the founder and managing partner of full service business advisory practice Exolta Capital Partners and co-founder of the Scottish Business Network.

As managing partner for Exolta, which he established in 2012, Russell manages partner development and delivery of services to clients. This role involves working with senior executives to help them grow and transform their businesses to truly unlock their potential.

Tony Westington is the managing director at Secure Innovation. The conpany solves a growing crime problem around cash-in-transit thefts.

Today, Westington heads up a business turning over £12 million per year that protects billions of pounds in cash around the world every day, and its solutions have become more sophisticated and expanded to other areas.

He is also passionate about education and has kept the business working in knowledge transfer partnerships with universities, a reflection of Secure’s commitment to research, development and innovation.

Kate Cooper-Fay is an established business leader, board advisor, media personality and professional speaker. She is the group CEO of the CXY Group of Companies, a business and cultural transformation consultancy.

Part of Kate’s approach to future-proofing businesses has involved shaping ESG strategies that are both compliant and deliver profit to the bottom line, benefiting businesses and the wider world.

Simon Biltcliffe is an award-winning CEO, international public speaker and business expert. He is the founder of national print services agency Webmart, and the world’s first digitally driven print platform, Trade Print Management.

Simon is widely acclaimed for delivering talks on his Marxist/Capitalist business model, as well as presentations on employee motivation and running a thriving organisation in the 21st century.