26/1/18
January's Rip It Up Start Again

Haydn Jones
Founder, Blockchain Hub
Haydn is Founder and Managing Director of Blockchain Hub, a specialist blockchain and digital-currency strategy consultancy. It advocates a structured examination of the problem the organisation is looking to solve, the suitability of blockchain as a technology, and methodical engagement with the supply market to support deployment of the technology. Haydn spoke about a new innovation, the ICO, or Initial Coin Offering, which uses blockchain technology to provide an alternative framework for capital raising.

Lucy Cassidy
Founder, Virtual Fracture Clinic
Lucy is an entrepreneur, Advance Practitioner Physiotherapist and pioneer of the physiotherapy led Virtual Fracture Clinic (VFC) in Brighton. The service is a revolutionary way of treating patients with acute injuries, using enhanced online information systems. The team recently won the NHS Innovation award for 'Best Practice Adoption Challenge' in 2016.

Joe Scarboro
COO, The Bot Platform
Joe has a varied background including being the CFO of a group of oil companies and extensive experience supporting, mentoring and launching startups in London. In addition to this, he has run a number of innovation initiatives for large organisations such as Lloyds Bank, Unilever and Aviva. His current role is COO at The Bot Platform, a communication automation company. Joe shared his startup Touchpaper.org launched in June 2017 with Founding Members including Google, Capgemini, Grant Thornton and Nesta.

Touchpaper is a not-for-profit to enable startups and corporates to work together. They have created good practice business process toolkits which are fit for purpose.

Victor Trokoudes
COO & Co Founder, Plum

Plum is the first AI-powered Facebook Chatbot to allow you to start saving money automatically and effortlessly. Our aim is to help you maximise your financial potential without impacting your lifestyle. We do this in 3 ways. Monitoring your daily spending and setting money aside that you won't need. Ensuring you aren’t overpaying for any financial products, such as energy bills or credit cards, and helping you switch easily if you are. Giving you the option to invest and gain real returns.

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