Stefano won the 2011 Start-up Weekend Cambridge Social Enterprise Prize with Belongingsfinder.org. He is also co-founding CEO of the nation-wide Dutch car-sharing company StudentCar. Stefano spends his time evenly between Palo Alto, Cambridge and Amsterdam. He frequently consults infant stage start-ups seeking first round funding.

Paul has 20 years experience in management and organisational development gained with a range of commercial and public sector employers and clients. His experience includes the design and delivery of learning and development interventions, including coaching and group based methods. Paul has managed learning and development teams in a number of organisations and taken responsibility for the delivery of the development strategy. Paul’s career includes time spent in retailing (J Sainsbury), financial services (Aviva/Norwich Union) and utilities (TXU/Eastern Energy). As...

Sue Higgins leads the team at Brand Elevation and works with experienced associates to deliver outstanding results. She is highly motivated and has a reputation for “innovation, as well as getting the job done, on time, and within budget”. Sue is a Chartered Marketer who hasworked in marketing forover 20 years. Her commercial experience combined with her strong analytical skills provide her with the ability to focus on the key issues confronting early stage companies. She has a wealth of...

Jo Vertigan is Managing Director of Obidos Consulting, a digital and mobile strategy consultancy with clients across a wide range of sectors including fashion, technology and sport. He is currently working with The Jockey Club, a number of startups running in stealth mode and joins Idea Transform both as a mentor as well as part of the organising committee. Outside his day to day roles he is also non-executive director of both ipatter.com and Fashion 156.com, has judged the digital...