Jamie is an investment banker with over 20 years of experience at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and Royal Bank of Scotland, before joining Cinnober Financial Technology, the world’s leading independent exchange and clearing house technology provider, as a senior partner.

Jamie made the career move into crypto and digital assets after recognising the opportunity and need for this fast-growing asset class to integrate into the traditional financial market structure.

Jamie was voted by Financial News as one of the top 40 under 40 in European trading and technology (2014) and ranked in the ‘Exchange Invest’ Top 1000 most influential people in global financial markets in 2017.

Clara is Campaigns Director at The Climate Coalition, overseeing programmes such as their flagship Show The Love campaign- an annual high-impact public engagement campaign designed to engage a mainstream audience of millions across the UK. Clara has coordinated the UK net zero campaign- resulting in the UK becoming the first major economy to adopt a net zero emissions target this year- and The Time Is Now, the largest mass lobby the UK has ever seen.

Previously, Clara worked as Head of Creative Marketing at Warner Chappell Music, the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group, where she was responsible for developing brand partnerships, social media strategy, and establishing a new programme working closely with the tech community to create collaborations to build the business.

Ed is the Public Affairs Manager at CPRE, the countryside charity, helping to develop their strategy for working with the new Labour government. This includes championing more affordable rural housing, protecting and enhancing the green belt, and improving the planning system.

Previously, Ed served as a Senior Political Adviser at the Liberal Democrats, focusing on the Environment, Climate, Housing, and Transport. While at the Liberal Democrats, he turned the issue of sewage dumping in rivers from a niche problem into a significant campaign that helped underpin the party's successful 2024 General Election campaign. 

He also worked as head of research at Look After My Bills, an energy auto-switching and collective bargaining company that won the best deal ever on the BBC's Dragon's Den.

Lois is a supply chain and operations specialist with expertise in sourcing, production management, and international logistics. She has extensive experience building and managing supplier networks, negotiating contracts, and overseeing end-to-end delivery across complex value chains.

She is also the author of The Sourcing Spotlight, a regular newsletter providing insights into global sourcing trends, supply chain resilience, and sustainable procurement. Through this platform, Lois shares practical analysis and thought leadership with businesses navigating shifting market dynamics and international trade challenges.

Alongside her advisory work, Lois is the Founder and Director of Milly Sands Interiors Ltd, a British design brand known for its ceramics and homeware collections. In this role, she has combined creative leadership with practical supply chain oversight, working with global manufacturers and artisans to deliver high-quality products to market.

Rob has been a councillor in North Lincolnshire since 2007 and became Leader of the Council in 2017. Currently, he serves as the chair of the Health & Wellbeing Board and the Humber Leadership Board, the Co-Chair of the successful Humber Freeport bid, and a member of the Transport for the North Board and the North Acceleration Council. 

Rob is active in the cross-party Local Government Association, serving on the People and Places Board and also as a Lead Peer and mentor to other council leaders. He is a director of Humberside International Airport and a school governor at his local primary school.

He ran his own successful consultancy business providing regeneration and international business support to regional development agencies and several local councils. Rob was appointed an MBE for services to local government.

Joe is the founder of the British Values Project, an educational initiative that works with schools across the country on issues related to national identity, cohesion, and citizenship. He is the former Managing Director of the Holocaust Educational Trust and the former Chief Executive of the PSHE Association, the leading national body for Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education. He utilises this experience as a consultant for charities and not-for-profit organisations.

In addition, Joe is the author of two books on contemporary Britain: British Journey and British Voices, which look at the state of UK society from the perspective of members of the public. The books explore issues of identity, trust, cohesion, and nationhood in modern Britain, and build on Joe’s master’s degrees in public policy and Contemporary History and Politics. Joe is currently planning a third book, which looks at these issues across the democratic world.