Jim Shaw

Below he provides a summary of his career, his current role and what he does in his spare time.

Jim is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has received several awards and industry recognition including South West Young Deal Maker of the Year in 2013 and nomination for South West Deal Maker of the Year in 2018. He is also listed as one the regions’ 42 entrepreneurs under 42 to watch.

After graduating from the University of Bristol with a Physics Degree, Jim pursued his interest in business by becoming a Chartered Accountant with PwC From there he moved into an Associate Director role with Target Corporate Finance where he provided lead advisory services to clients in a wide range of sectors including Aerospace & Defence, Energy & Renewables and Human Capital.

Over the last 15 years Jim has developed a deep expertise of mergers and acquisitions and has been advising clients across multiple sectors on complex M&A transactions. In that time, Jim has completed more than 70 M&A deals with a combined transaction value exceeding $670m (£500m)

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Jean Shin

Originally from New York, Jean now lives in Munich. Building on her 10 years of experience with Samsung’s DigitAll publication, she continues to cover the mobile industry. Jean is a supporter and board member of The Denan Project.

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Raj Shroff

Sandro Shubladze

Sandro Shubladze is the Founder and CEO of Datamam, where he’s spent the last decade helping enterprises turn chaotic data into clarity and competitive advantage. With a background spanning software engineering and financial auditing, Sandro brings a rare blend of technical depth and business insight to solving some of the world’s toughest data challenges. Under his leadership, Datamam has scaled to support global leaders like NASA, Oracle, and DHL, processing billions of data points into AI-ready intelligence. Sandro’s mission is simple: empower decision-makers.

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Ush Shukla

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Mark Simon

With over two decades of experience in the tech industry, Mark has spent his time leading teams at a number of different companies, such as Explore Consulting and Evo, where he served as Chief Technology Officer.

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Vandana Singal

Vandana Singal is the Vice President and PDES Pre-Sales Head at Happiest Minds Technologies, based in Noida, with 23 years of experience in bridging the gap between technology and business needs. She has deep expertise in Pimcore solutions and implementation and is skilled in crafting compelling proposals, delivering impactful product demonstrations, and providing strategic consulting to drive client success. Vandana has a proven record of collaborating with sales teams to secure new business opportunities while ensuring clients receive tailored, value-driven solutions.

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Vandana Singal

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Ted Skinner

Ted Skinner is VP of Marketing at Fullintel, a media intelligence and crisis management company serving pharmaceutical, healthcare, government, and enterprise communications clients. He leads marketing strategy, competitive positioning, and content development for a company that combines human analysis with AI-powered monitoring.

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Richard Slawsky

In addition to writing, Slawsky serves as an adjunct professor of Communication at the University of Louisville and other local colleges. He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Communication from the University of Louisville and is a member of Mensa and the National Communication Association.

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Jane Sloan

 In her almost 10-year career in the Human Capital Management industry, she has driven multi-functional teams to effectively implement tools, technology and solutions that maximize the efforts of businesses across the world to build qualified, diverse talent pipelines.

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Karel Smith

Karel Smith is the Business Manager at GPTBots.ai, a company specializing in enterprise AI Agent solutions. With over 8 years of industry experience, Karel has led initiatives that helped more than 1250 businesses successfully implement AI-driven automation and conversational intelligence. With expertise in aligning advanced AI technologies with organizational strategy, Karel focuses on helping companies harness the power of intelligent automation to drive operational excellence and digital transformation.

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Mark Smith

Phil Smith

Phil Smith is founder and CEO of QPC Group, a provider of customer contact optimisation solutions, and sister company Mazaru, a customer service communications company. Under Phil's leadership, QPC Group has significantly expanded its global footprint, developing cutting-edge technologies that enhance customer service and operational efficiency for businesses worldwide. Headquartered in Wales, the company operates across multiple regions, including the UK, US, Europe, the Middle East, India, and Australia.

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Mark Smith

Mark Smith, is the Senior Vice President of Digital Experience at CSG and is a business leader with 25 years of global experience in Customer Experience Management, Real-Time Interaction Management, and Analytical CRM.

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Anshita Solanki

Proactive individual with 12+ years of professional experience of working in various fields like teaching, market research, content writing and filmmaking. Currently working as a senior content writer gives me an exposure into the world of technological advancements.

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Ryan Soos

Michael Spataro

Michael Spataro is the SVP, Partnerships and Employee Value Solutions, at Legion Technologies, an innovator in workforce management. Michael has 30+ years of retail WFM, store operations, and technology experience.

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