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José Luis, founder and CEO of Mirada, is a broadly recognised professional with almost 20 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry. Chairman of AEDETI, José Luis holds a degree in both Advanced Telecommunication Engineering (UPM) and an MBA from IESE Business School. He is a regular conference speaker and is considered one of the most important personalities in the Spanish digital TV industry.

Simon is a highly experienced and passionate tech-focused entrepreneur with a history of successfully building and developing companies in both the private and public arenas. As CEO, Simon has led CloudCall to continued year on year turnover growth, with run-rate revenue now reaching £10m p.a. Employing more than 150 people in four countries, CloudCall is now a business recognised as one of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK.

David co-founded WANdisco in Silicon Valley in 2005 and has led the Company on a course for rapid international expansion, opening offices in the UK, Japan and China. David has over 15 years’ executive experience in the software industry, and has established and successfully exited several highly successful Silicon Valley technology companies. David was the founder & CEO of Librados, an application integration software provider, and led the company’s acquisition by NASDAQ listed NetManage, Inc. 

Nick, who is the Group Finance Director of Plastics Capital, joined in October 2005. Previously he spent 10 years working at Deloitte & Touche, initially in Audit and then in Corporate Finance, where he principally worked on financial due diligence for manufacturing businesses and lead advisory work for the private equity industry. He has also worked in leveraged finance at ScotiaCapital. He is a graduate of Bath University and is an ACA accountant.

Steven Frazer is Shares' online editor and technology writer, covering all the big tech themes from big data to mobile, microprocessors to new energy, with an investment slant. He's been writing about technology, business, investment and markets for 15 years and his off-diary stories, deeper think features and daily Tweets often move share prices.  Find him at the Shares magazine website (www.sharesmagazine.co.uk) or tweeting at @SharesMagSteve.

Mark was appointed CEO of RedstoneConnect plc in January 2016, following ten months as a Non-executive Director. He is a former director of IBM (EMEA), founded and sold Barker Personnel Services to Carlisle Holdings and subsequently led the turnarounds of TAC Europe, Lorien plc and First Advantage, all of which saw rapid increases in profitability before being sold to private investors. Mark was CEO of InterQuest Group plc, a leading digital technology recruitment specialist, from April 2011 to December 2015.

Rachel is responsible for overall financial management of Bango, for corporate financial functions and Bango’s financial relationships with partners.

The global reach of Bango requires a wide range of financial and taxation models, Rachel ensures the smooth running of the team delivering this commercial flexibility. She has responsibility for innovation and management in critical finance functions, and is closely involved in product development to ensure the Bango Payment Platform can scale and handle complex requirements.

An experienced finance leader and Chartered Accountant, Rachel has spent 10 years in industry and practice at ‘top 5’ audit firms, specializing in the technology sector.

Mr. Rushdy is CEO of Collagen Solutions Plc (AIM:COS) and brings over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry in successful entrepreneurial and high growth public companies. Prior to joining Collagen Solutions he served in senior commercial and operational leadership positions leading global orthopedic and biologics product marketing teams at DJO and Tornier. He has helped achieve successful exits for private equity and angel investors as a founding member or senior executive of four medical device companies.