London Innovators is an elite community of pioneers; a way for cutting-edge entrepreneurs and investors to cross-pollinate. We are on the cusp of 'machine age', where new technologies will radically alter almost every facet of our lives. These are the people making it happen.It's a peer network for pioneers; each invited because they are working on something extraordinary. The purpose is to accelerate members' success through high-value connections. Coming together gives us a birds-eye view of technology and market changes.Speakers include founders & and investors like Dhiraj Mukherjee of Shazaam, Rafel Siquier of Open Cosmos (Space Tech pioneers), Chris Sheldrick of What3Words, Wynne Lewis of 3M (Director of R&D), Prof Keith David of Carbon Engineering (carbon recycling), Dr David Kingham of Tokamak Energy (nuclear fusion), Chris Daniels from Airlander (world's largest aircraft), to Nic Cary from Blockchain.com, and Vernon Hill founder of 5 banks.Members include founders leading medical and biotechnology innovations, to industrial engineering, fin tech, legal, security, fashion, clean tech, gaming, mobile software & telecoms, e-commerce, real estate, social enterprise, and many more. It is sector-agnostic; religious about innovation.We work with select corporates like IBM, Bloomberg, Aviva, UBS, Deloitte Digital, and London Stock Exchange, helping them to connect with cutting-edge startups, so that they can keep abreast of radical innovations and make the most of emerging technologies. Investors are able to find extraordinary opportunities through London Innovators too, as it is a unique vetted community.

Feature writer on innovation at Forbes. Speaking and writing on innovation, venture Investment, and entrepreneurial adventures. Speaking engagements on innovation include presenting at IBM, Bloomberg, Imperial College, The British Museum, and The London Stock Exchange.Mentoring with Force Over Mass Capital / Launch22 / IBM Smartcamp / London Innovators / OthersWorking with exciting start-ups as a strategic advisor & mentor... Sharing experience in fundraising, marketing, strategy and technology. Favorite topic: business model innovation.

Engineering venture with circular economy at the heart of the business. One of the key problems being addressed is the future of housing in a world experiencing climate change. Many years of R&D have been invested in developing technology solutions, seeking to develop a breakthrough in productivity, including manufacturing, product and recycling innovations.

Most companies find it hard to think creatively and to challenge existing practice because they have a narrow perspective. My job is to change that... to inspire big thinking. It's a radical, fun process, followed up with smart action plans; how to exploit and manage the very best of these new ideas.How can we create new messages with viral potential? How can we engage new customers through digital media? How can we smash the competition through product or service innovation? Business model innovation? How can we position the brand to get people excited?My approach is heavily influenced by research at Harvard, and a deep professional interest in Behavioural Science. Want to know what makes people tick? What makes people *share*? What makes people loyal and passionate? Behavioural Science is all about that. How did company ABC solve problem XYX? If you take time to look around, you can build on brilliant ideas from un-obvious sources, turning them to your own advantage. That's what creativity is all about.

Spearheading Workabode's investment marketing strategy as a property and technology innovator. Went on to raise seed funding via Crowdcube which became over-subscribed.1) Designed early-stage digital media & marketing material2) Secured first round funding from private investorsThe company's mission was to create a global platform to book inspiring, flexible workplaces. The market is changing dramatically, with more demand for flexible working, short tenancies, and better quality design. Workabode is an exciting new player in the serviced office market - a digital platform, embracing this change, while challenging conventional working. Watch this space.

Founded a London-based creative business, trading on award-winning skills in design and visual communications. Helped clients to dramatically improve their brand image and to communicate more effectively. Helped others to get online; to make the most of today's web technology.Successful projects range from digital media design (infrastructure & content), to brand design, to advising clients on marketing. Photographic portfolio still hosted at www.studiomunro.co.uk

Working with a young team on cutting-edge media products at the dawn of Web 2.0. An award-winning publishing business that combined a national magazine with 'new media'. The mission was to break through to an intelligent, disenfranchised young audience by producing media of a very different tone & style from the mainstream. The business gave big name advertisers like Puma, Apple, Becks, and Sony Music access to an 'impossible-to-reach' 18-24 audience. The company created 100% user-generated media, with professional management and production resources injected in. We built a national distribution network for the print magazine, with marketing reps covering 87 university campuses around the UK. We designed and built a unique social media portal, upon which users could collaborate on projects and build their own professional portfolio. Imagine a highly sophisticated Yellow Pages for creatives (a skill-based network), through which we could manage talent to produce media content that young people loved. At the heart of the social network was an ever-growing magazine. A gigantic blog and community of creatives. It was a huge undertaking.The prospect of taking the magazine global was considerable - the network of contributors already was global. But our timing was ugly. The 2008 economic crash destroyed a great business. 2nd-round investment (and launch) were dramatically put on hold. Game over.Amongst many proud achievements was recognition by The Entrepreneur's Forum, and winning The Blueprint Award against some incredible competition. We were able to convince a series of VCs and Entrepreneurs that this was a business with huge potential. Despite making many mistakes.As CEO, I took the lead in many areas of the business, notably:> Product R&D (on a shoestring budget)> Brand Design & Youth Market Research> Guerilla Marketing Strategy> Multi-media Content Creation & Design> Content Management Systems Design> Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy

Specialist publishing firm developing media for 18-24s. The company built up a unique network of journalists, designers, photographers and marketing reps across the UK. Superseded by Black Bear (above), which built on this expertise to create a breakthrough magazine and Internet platform for user-generated content.Published the award-winning travel book, 'Slogging The Slavs'. A highly successful travel book. Rave reviews across international media.BBC Radio 4's 'Book of The Week' and also The Independent's 'Book of The Week'.Global rights sold to Penguin and Canongate for international distribution. Now available on Kindle as 'Batting on The Bosphorus' (title change).