Director and co-founder

ONE is an innovative provider of financial services which leverages world-class digital asset capabilities combined with an extensive network of traditional fiat infrastructure to help businesses move money globally. Learn more at www.one.io

From its inception, Mode’s vision has been to disrupt the current financial system and redefine the way that people use financial services, once and for all. To date, Mode has launched a first-of-its-kind bitcoin app that allows users to access GBP, EUR and BTC accounts, and grow their digital assets, all in one place. Mode is now aiming to further develop its offering by building a next-gen ecosystem that connects consumers and businesses, and combines the best in payments, investment, loyalty and digital assets to offer a full suite of financial services. For businesses, Mode offers marketing, e-commerce and payments services for UK companies looking to attract, engage and retain high-value customers globally. Mode is an official partner of WeChat Pay and Alipay. New payments and loyalty services coming soon. Stay tuned!

Through the partnership with WeChat Pay and Alipay, JGOO brings China’s social media and mobile payments platforms to Europe with a mission to connect UK and European brands to Chinese shoppers and tourists.

At Digital Works Group (‘DWG’) our mission is to help clients undertake successful business change for today’s digital age. We specialise in supporting companies adopt a customer-led approach throughout their strategy while identifying area’s where digital can be used to meet these needs. Whether helping companies transform, turnaround, innovate for growth, or simply solving a specific digital pain-point. Bringing benefits in reach, revenue, profit or competitive positioning.We enable this change, using our successful 4-step approach: education – strategy – blueprints – and change capabilities:1. Starting with education – we help clients understand ‘digital’, its applications and benefits.2. We then work together to create an achievable strategy. A clear ‘direction of travel’, suitable to needs and objectives. With digital woven in appropriately.3. This is supported by clear definitions of what to change and where. With proven blueprints for each ‘stage’ of evolution and each area of the business. Giving certainty and reducing risk.4. And finally, we advise on the capabilities the company needs to make change smoother and faster. Via our tried and tested change framework.And we can support clients to ‘make it happen’ via our ‘think & do’ approach, market-leading digital experience, and our end-to-end services in think | execute | grow.An approach we have used in financial services, retail, telecoms, media, non-profit and professional services sectors. For clients such as Christian Aid, MasterCard, PayPal, Travelodge, Anglian Water, Value Retail, Mars and many others.So if you have a digital challenge, please do get in touch. As the UK’s most experienced Digital Transformation specialists, we’d love to help! Learn more at www.digitalworksgroup.com and follow us on Twitter at (@DigitalWorks1)

Lecturing MBA and Diploma courses on Digital Transformation

MFX partnership is a collection of credible mobile finance experts with experience in at-scale, profitable mobile finance deployments in emerging markets. • Provide advice and business development support for projects across Africa and the Middle East.

Advisor to the Board. Mobetize deliver smart mWallet and mobile financial solutions to enable telecom operators, MNO's and MVNO's to integrate mobile financial services with their traditional telecom service offerings.

Having owned the Mobile Money project from inception, I now lead the financial services business for Ooredoo in Qatar (formerly Qtel Qatar) end to end. Acting as champion for growth, innovation and business development in Qatar and across the group. Responsibilities include overall strategy, customer proposition (i.e. value chain, commercials & pricing, products & services), marketing, business plan, commercial/regulatory compliance framework, partnerships and supplier management. Direct management of financial services operational team including call centre, finance back office and AML/CFT functions. Developed and launched the worlds first integration of MoneyGram money transfer and a MNO.

I head up the new and emerging business team at Qtel. Currently leading the Mobile Money initiative with direct ownership for business plan, commercial/regulatory framework and partnerships, supplier management, pricing, proposition/customer experience and establishment of the entire operation. Additional businesses I manage include loyalty scheme (Nojoom), devices/blackberry and application development. Overall I have end to end ownership for new business initiatives from strategy through to defining, developing and implementing trials, pilots and deployment new business lines. Focal point for all consumer business development in the Qatar/ME market and work across the Qtel group to maximise opportunities and synergy. If it's new, I plan it, build it and launch it.

Responsible for spearheading the performance transformation of the Sales, Product and Marketing division of Openreach. Driving and leading business improvements including business planning, operational reporting and communications.Responsible for design, development, planning and execution of organisational development, implementation of best practice methodologies including customer management, product development and marketing.

3-4 months career break. Took some time out to enjoy life with the family and try to master golf (yeah, right).

3 years in a number of high profile roles. Led the team to launch TalkTalk Free Broadband in the UK. Previously Product Director of TalkTalk.

11 great years in the Royal Signals