Sponsors

Schroders Private Bank

Schroders Private Banking is a wealth management business focused on providing services to individuals and families. We offer personalised discretionary and advisory investment services to a broad variety of clients, as well as wider private banking services such as cash management, deposit-taking, lending and structured products.

Our parent company, Schroders, was founded in 1804 as a UK-based merchant bank and has been a major presence in the financial marketplace ever since. Schroders Private Banking has principal offices located in London, Guernsey, Geneva, Zurich and Singapore, serving clients from across the world. Our business is rooted in the values of privacy and confidentiality, lasting relationships built on trust and confidence, and a strong performance culture.

For more information visit the Schroders Private Banking website.

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Choate has been one of the leading law firms in the United States for over a century. Choate's paramount goal is to develop long-term, relationships with our clients by delivering to them the highest level of advice, judgment, and service available from any law firm. Our client base, which extends throughout the United States and into numerous foreign countries, includes emerging high-growth companies, global public companies, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 companies, and leading financial institutions. The attorneys at Choate have strong ties to, and long-standing involvement in, the European markets. We have extensive experience representing leading European venture capital firms and the most successful and promising European-based companies in connection with their U.S. activities. As successful European companies expand into the U.S., they turn to us for practical advice on their most important transactions and challenges.

AMC Network

AMC Network is a progressive European marketing company which plans, creates and delivers successful awareness raising campaigns for clients. Attaining real tangible RoI results.

Specialising in public relations, marketing and digital communications, AMC is well positioned to run campaigns locally and internationally. Some organisations worked with include, News International, MTV, PwC, Kleinwort Benson, AKJL, BMW, Mercedes and Hankook.

Run by Xavier Adam, a qualified journalist and one time TV presenter, the firm has a ten year history of working across borders. Physical, cultural and technical.

AMC Network fuses exceptionally well the creative and commercial aspects necessary in any growing business. It is a keen supporter of the sector and supports both media charity, Media Trust and the annual communications event b.TWEEN. http://www.redamc.com/

RUSTON wheb

RUSTON wheb is an established executive search firm dedicated to the renewable energy and clean technology sectors. With offices in the UK and Germany it has completed over 300 board level assignments across Europe. RUSTON wheb specialises in recruiting entrepreneurs for early stage, high-growth businesses; recruiting executives for large blue-chip organisations; sourcing Non-Executive Directors and Chairmen and hiring within early stage, venture capital, growth capital and infrastructure funds.

NESTA

NESTA Investments works with passionate entrepreneurs who want to build great technology companies. Our £50million technology fund has a key focus on Cleantech and through our connections and support we work with management teams to help their businesses transform or dominate an industry. Initial investments are typically up to £1 million with the intention to follow with a further £1-2million.