Phil is a leading marketing strategist and self-confessed automation geek. For more than 25 years he’s helped businesses attract the customers they want and grow their profits with less stress, fewer headaches and, usually, more fun.

As Director of Culture for Chess, Kate took the multi-site tech business from 63rd to 1st in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For. She sits on the boards of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners board and Women in Tech Network. As Kate says, “Employee engagement is not fluffy, it’s critical to business performance.” Organisations with engaged employees see 21% higher profits, 10% higher customer satisfaction and 41% lower absenteeism.

Niraj is a sales expert and the best-selling author of Everybody Works in Sales and The Easy Guide To Sales for Business Owners. After 23 years running sales teams for businesses including The Guardian Newspaper Group and Informa, Niraj now provides sales coaching and training to hundreds of small businesses and corporates like Barclays and Sainsbury’s.

Alasdair’s experience at a senior level in business and technology ranges across a wide variety of sectors. With IDS Group he helps ensure businesses have quality assurance with technology and data. He is regularly active in roundtable events, online webinars and other social platforms, and serves from time to time as a senior advisor to organisations such as TaskBox.io