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Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge CBE is one of the most influential, high profile and respected female business leaders in the UK who turned around the fortunes of Birmingham City FC and West Ham United FC. In recognition of her passion and support of entrepreneurs she was awarded a CBE and elevated to the House of Lords in 2014. She is a leading voice, contributor and commentator on business affairs and news programmes and an aide to Lord Sugar on BBC’s The Apprentice. In January 2020 she also launched the Karren Brady MBA with Arden University.

Anthony Joshua came to boxing aged 18 and won the Super Heavyweight Gold at the 2012 London Olympics after only 5 years of boxing. He turned professional in 2013 and won the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBF World Heavyweight titles in just 19 fights. He was also awarded an OBE in 2018 for services to sport. In 2019, following defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr, Anthony’s first loss as a professional, he created history becoming the 2-time Heavyweight Champion of the World in the ‘Clash of the Dunes’ rematch in Saudi Arabia.

Award winning broadcaster, Steph McGovern has been working in financial journalism for over 15 years and was part of the BBC ‘Breakfast’ family for nearly a decade, covering business developments daily, and regularly taking to the sofa as main co-host. Steph left ‘Breakfast’ the end of 2019 to have a baby and launch her own show on Channel 4, ‘The Steph Show’, a live topical daily programme starting in April 2020.

Steph also presents primetime BBC One consumer shows ‘Watchdog’ and ‘Shop Well For Less’ and is a regular host of the long running comedy panel show, ‘Have I Got News For You’ and the ‘Dragon’s Den’ spin off show ‘Pitches to Riches’.

At 22 years old and with a BSc (Hons) Cosmetic Science, Flow set up her cult beauty brand MDMflow; one of the most innovative beauty brands in the modern era. Flow is on a mission to address the lack of women in science and to promote STEM careers to schoolgirls across the UK. She was recently selected as a UN Mentor for International Day of the Girl Child, is passionate about promoting diversity in the beauty industry and increasing the numbers of women in STEM careers.

Michael McQueen is a multi-award winning speaker, trend forecaster and bestselling author of eight books.
With clients including KPMG, Pepsi and Cisco, he has helped some of the world’s most successful brands navigate disruption and maintain momentum.

Michael is a regular commentator on TV and radio and his work has featured in publications ranging from the UK Daily Mail to Medium.com and the Huffington Post. In addition, Michael is a familiar face on the international conference circuit having shared the stage with the likes of Bill Gates, Dr. John Maxwell and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Dominic Allon is SVP and General Manager of Intuit’s QuickBooks international business, covering all markets outside the US. He is focused on helping businesses and accountants get the most out of the internet.

Dominic joined Intuit in August 2016 having spent three years as Managing Director of Google Hong Kong. Before Hong Kong, he spent seven years working for Google UK where he managed the media agency channel and also worked closely with the government and trade bodies to pioneer digital advertising self-regulation. Earlier in his career, Dominic spent seven years at The Economist in commercial roles and three years in a successful publishing start-up.

Rob Forkan and his brother created Gandys in 2012 in the aftermath of personal tragedy. They lost their parents in the 2004 Tsunami and, inspired by their upbringing as a family travelling the world and volunteering, they set up the brand which uses fashion as a force for good. Their ‘Don’t Just Exist’ ethos is at the forefront of what they do. Proceeds from the brand have so far built children’s campuses in Sri Lanka, Malawi and Nepal offering vital support to children including nutrition, medication and education.

Samantha co-founded Open Bionics; an award-winning startup developing low-cost bionic hands that look and feel good, for amputees or those born without a hand.

Samantha’s focus is to build Open Bionics’ profile, business model, network, and raise rounds.
The company has won multiple awards including being named one of the top 50 robotics businesses in the world. Samantha was recently named as one of the ‘top 25 women in robotics you need to know about’ by Robohub and ‘Marie Claire’s Top Women In Tech’ as well as being shortlisted for the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’.

Chris Evans is Vice President and Country Manager UK at Intuit QuickBooks, the UK’s leading cloud accounting software provider. QuickBooks uses digital technology to solve financial problems, giving accounting professionals and small businesses a better shot at success.

Chris has been part of Intuit for over nine years. His passion for supporting small businesses stems from first-hand experience of the challenges faced by a family business. Chris is proud to be leading Intuit’s inspiring UK team which ranked #4 in Great Places to Work 2019.

Alicia is a marketing leader at Intuit and has been recently recognised as one of the top 100 most influential B2B marketing leaders in Europe. At Intuit QuickBooks, Alicia has driven double and triple digit growth for the business and is passionate about empowering women at work through coaching and mentoring. She also founded the Intuit UK Women’s Network. Prior to Intuit, Alicia worked for Safe & Western Union, two of the world’s largest FinTech brands where she led marketing globally across Europe. Alicia is passionate about driving exponential growth for businesses while ensuring people and the customer are at the centre of everything she does.

As Director of Sales UK for Intuit QuickBooks, Nick is dedicated to helping small businesses and accounting professionals embrace digital to solve their financial problems.

Shaun is currently the Director of Product Management for Europe at Intuit. He is in his 10th year at the company and has worked across multiple product offerings and offices including San Diego, Mountain View, São Paulo, and most recently London. Shaun is passionate and excited about how Intuit can help drive a significant improvement in the SMB survival rates around the world.

Prior to Intuit, Shaun spent 4 years at Procter & Gamble in Brand Management.