Sponsors

Barclays
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and corporate banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 147,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 48 million customers and clients worldwide. www.barclays.com

Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar and Land Rover are two of the world's most celebrated brands and together form a UK powerhouse of automotive design, technology innovation and communications. www.jaguarlandrover.com

Established in 2001, Alpine Interactive is a specialist IT agency providing IT support, website design and software development for the SME market. Alpine Interactive prides itself on advising of software solutions for customers, providing long-term advice and delivering exceptional value.
www.alpineinteractive.co.uk

Chartwell
Chartwell is a research-led speaker bureau with offices in London, Mumbai, Shanghai and Singapore. It helps its clients find expert, motivational and high-profile speakers from around the world.
www.chartwellpartners.co.uk

ei Digest
The ei Digest, produced by Editorial Intelligence, is a quick-to-read, engaging summary of the day’s UK comment media in print and online. Direct to your inbox by 9am – and well regarded among top businessmen; entrepreneurs; policy makers; academics and the media – the ei Digest gives you the smarts at the start of your day and keeps you up to speed on comment and opinion in the UK.
www.editorialintelligence.com

ICAP plc
ICAP is the world’s leading interdealer broker and provider of post trade risk and information services. The Group is active in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, FX, emerging markets and equity derivatives. ICAP is a member of the FTSE 100.
www.icap.com

Investcorp
Investcorp is an international investment firm with offices in London, New York and Bahrain. It has three areas of business – corporate investment in Europe and North America, real estate investment in the US and global hedge funds – and $11.8bn assets under management. Investcorp is publicly listed on the Bahrain Bourse.
www.investcorp.com

Vodafone is one of the world's largest mobile communications companies by revenue with approximately 382 million customers in its controlled and jointly controlled markets as at 30 June 2011. Vodafone currently has equity interests in over 30 countries across five continents and more than 40 partner networks worldwide. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com.
www.vodafone.com

Wardour
Wardour is the next generation of customer publisher. They create engaging content across a range of media channels; online, in print and in apps. They are journalistically led and pride themselves on an editorial heritage and the editorial insight we bring to all their projects. Wardour’s CEO was a former FT journalist and their senior management team have worked for the Sunday Times Business, Daily Mail City and CityAM. Wardour is a premium brand that works for premium brands. Clients range from the world of financial services – where they work with leading banks in the UK and overseas; to business and professional services, and consumer organisations. Their success is evident not just in the clients Wardour works for, but in the haul of awards that means they make a big noise in their own industry and the industry their clients work in.
www.wardour.co.uk

Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a full service public relations agency delivering on client’s brand reputation, visibility and preference goals on a local, European and global level. Part of The Interpublic Group of marketing companies, Weber Shandwick puts its creative talent, communications expertise and specialist teams to work for some of the biggest companies and most innovative brands in the UK and around the world.
www.webershandwick.co.uk