Presents

A place for aspiring professionals and entrepreneurs to network to the next level.

Our inaugural event takes place on
March 28th, 2022 - Moorgate, EC2

With Prestigious Speakers

Tim campbell, MBE

Regional Head, Africa OSTC Group / BBC1 The Apprentice
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Duane jackson

Founder of Kashflow & Staffology
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Elona Mortimer-Zhika

CEO at IRIS Software Group
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Hosted by

Lin Mei

@linmeitalks
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Dave McQueen

@mrdavidmcqueen
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Tim campbell, MBE
Regional Head, Africa OSTC Group / BBC1 The Apprentice

Tim is a well-known and enthusiastic proponent of diversity and inclusion. Education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship are the three pillars on which the organisation is built. This led to his most recent roles as Regional Head of Africa and Trading Futures Lead for the OSTC Group, which was just named Best Proprietary Trading Company in 2020, and Diversity and Inclusion strategic adviser for global talent acquisition company AMS. Tim has also made a complete circle by being named as Lord Alan Sugar’s next advisor on the BBC One show The Apprentice, which he won in 2005.

In 2012, he was given an MBE for his contributions to Enterprise Culture. He received the award after assisting Boris Johnson, the then-Mayor of London, with his efforts to increase the number of corporations recruiting apprentices from underrepresented communities across the capital, as well as leading Bright Ideas Trust, his own foundation, to raise over £3 million and support over 750 underserved start-ups.

Tim has prioritised his work in the education sector as a Liveryman and Freeman of the City of London, joining the City of London Corporation’s Education Board and championing Apprenticeships, as well as the social impact that businesses have on their communities through his active support of the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards. Tim is also a member of the Windrush Commemoration Committee.

Duane Jackson
Founder of Kashflow & Staffology

Duane Jackson had a choppy childhood, growing up in children’s homes in London’s East End, dropping out of school with no qualifications, and serving a five-year term for drug smuggling. He was imprisoned in both the United States and the United Kingdom. With a child now on the way, he chose to “go straight” after his release and sought assistance from the Prince’s Trust in 200 3 to start his own web development company.

This stemmed from him finding it difficult to keep track of his finances using Sage and Quickbooks, so he created his own web-based tool. KashFlow was born when he saw a potential to market this product to other small enterprises.

KashFlow was one of the original Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, pioneering the transition of software from the desktop to the cloud. KashFlow has 40 employees and served almost 20,000 customers by 2013. The company was sold to IRIS in October 2013 for a figure that was said to be “in the tens of millions.” Duane was honoured with the Pride of Britain Achiever Award in 2015. Since then, Duane has served as an advisor to a number of companies, including Breathe HR (which was later bought by ELMO Software), Capium Software, and Citysprint. Duane recently founded Staffology, a UK-based API-first payroll application aquired in 2020.

Elona Mortimer-Zhika
CEO at IRIS Software Group

Elona is the Chief Executive Officer of IRIS Software Group and is responsible for all operations across the Group.

Elona is originally from Albania and lived most of her childhood under dictatorship. She came to the UK at the age of 16 to study at the United World College of the Atlantic, under a scholarship programme founded by Mandela, aimed at providing great education to bright under-privileged children across the globe as “education is the best weapon we have to unite the world”!

She joined IRIS in 2016 as its Chief Financial Officer, and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2018 and then Chief Executive Officer in 2019.

In 2020, Elona was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Purplebricks, the UK’s leading hybrid estate agency. Before joining IRIS, Elona held several senior leadership roles in Big 4 and PE-backed businesses, including Mavenir, Acision, Arthur Andersen and Deloitte.

Elona graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Accounting and Economics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Awards include UK Tech Awards Business Woman of the Year 2020; Global Banking and Finance Business Woman of the Year UK 2020 and the Venus National Finance Professional of the Year 2018.

Elona has two “lively” boys that she adores, she loves cooking and spending quality time with her family. She is passionate about diversity and is a mentor in the F-Ten ICAEW programme supporting women in leadership positions.

Lin Mei
@linmeitalks

Lin Mei is fast-growing as one of the brightest political and social commentary talents to emerge out of the Social Media era. 

Lin Mei boldly uses her platform to speak and shed light on socio-economic, business and political challenges faced by young people. Evoking open and honest conversations, as well as debunking stereotypes and misconceptions. Working in compliance and property with relationships with several blue chip organisations and Labour government, she is incredibly articulate and knowledgeable in her field. 

Dave McQueen
@mrdavidmcqueen

David McQueen is passionate about developing leaders. A family man first, he is the husband of one, father of two and friend of many. He has founded and cofounded successful businesses including Q Squared Ltd, Black Founders Hub Ltd and Evermoor Ltd and sits as a non-exec Director on the advisory board of several companies offering support on leadership and financial competence.

In his work as an executive coach, facilitator, board advisor and international speaker, he guides corporates and non-profits worldwide to develop their senior leaders and c-suite executives. His clients include Facebook, Google, Shopify, Lloyds, HSBC, Mercedes Benz, Sky, BMW, Uber, Fidelity Investments, EY Foundation and Barnardos.

David is also an angel investor, mentor, host of the ‘Leadership Decoded’ podcast, a three times TEDx speaker and is currently writing his first book on leadership.

David serves as an advisor to Forbes Family Group and his contributions to our Board of Directors, social programmes, and investments will be significant. He sits on our current and future investment boards, helps FFG establish social and community programmes like Project 10, and contributes to our ongoing humanitarian activities, such as those with ACLT and TEB. His contagious energy, knowledge of expertise, and insight are invaluable assets to the company.