20 Mar Speakers announced for SUMMIT: The Future of Growth 2015
US Ambassador Matthew Barzun, former Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King and Secretary of State for the Environment, Elizabeth Truss MP, are today confirmed as among the headline speakers for SUMMIT: The Future of Growth, a Seven Hills event in partnership with Bloomberg Business.
An annual event, SUMMIT spotlights the innovators and entrepreneurs who are shaping the UK’s growth culture. It brings together the founders of some of the UK’s most exciting companies, with investors, experts and leaders from beyond business.
Speakers at this year’s event will range from pioneering technologists to noted investors, captains of industry, entrepreneurs and leaders from public life. They include:
SUMMIT: THE FUTURE OF GROWTH
THE ENTREPRENEURS
Ajaz Ahmed, Founder and CEO, AKQA
Lord Bilimoria CBE, DL, Co-founder and Chairman, Cobra Beer
Ed Bussey, Founder and CEO, Quill
Will Butler-Adams, CEO, Brompton
Luke Johnson, Chairman, Risk Capital Partners, serial entrepreneur, Sunday Times columnist and Co-founder, Centre for Entrepreneurs
Dr Mike Lynch OBE, Founder, Autonomy and Invoke Capital
Rohan Silva, Co-founder, Second Home and former Special Adviser to the Prime Minister
Sarah Wood, Co-founder and COO, UNRULY
THE PUBLIC LEADERS
His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, KG
Ambassador Matthew Barzun, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Lord Dr Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE
Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Young of Graffham, Prime Minister’s Enterprise Adviser
Dominic Jermey OBE, Chief Executive, UK Trade and Investment
Justin King CBE, former Chief Executive, Sainsbury’s
Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG, Chairman, SGO
THE CAMPAIGNERS
John Cridland CBE, Director-General, CBI
Edwina Dunn, CEO, Starcount, Chair, Your Life and Co-founder, dunnhumby
Nick Giles, co-founder of Seven Hills and co-author of MISSION: How the Best in Business Break Through
Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech City UK
Michael Hayman MBE, Co–founder of Seven Hills and co-author of MISSION: How the Best In Business Break Through
John Kampfner, Director, Creative Industries Federation
Mike LaRhette, Chief Development Officer, MassChallenge, Inc.
Paul Lindley, Founder, Ella’s Kitchen and Paddy’s Bathroom
Russ Shaw, Founder, Tech London Advocates
THE INVESTORS
Eileen Burbidge, Partner, Passion Capital
Sherry Coutu CBE, Entrepreneur, Non-Exec Director and Investor
Manish Madhvani, Co-founder and Managing Partner, GP Bullhound
Frank Meehan, Co-founder, SparkLabs Global and SmartUp.io
THE THINKERS
Professor Sir Keith Burnett CBE, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sheffield
Constantin Cotzias, Chairman, Bloomberg (UK)
Peter Kellner, President, YouGov
Jim O’Neill, former Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs
Justin B. Smith, Global CEO, Bloomberg Media Group
Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA and former Chief Adviser to the then Prime Minister Tony Blair
THE INTERVIEWERS
Rory Bremner, Comedian
Anna Edwards, News Anchor, Bloomberg TV
Caroline Hyde, Presenter, Bloomberg TV
Francine Lacqua, Anchor and Editor at Large, Bloomberg TV
Elliot Moss, Director of Business Development, Mishcon de Reya
SUMMIT is delivered by Seven Hills, hosted in partnership with Bloomberg Business and supported by Penguin, Mishcon de Reya and Grant Thornton.