Piers Linney

Piers Linney is an entrepreneur with a professional background in law and finance who has a rapidly growing profile in the media due to the rapid growth of his award-winning and world-leading Cloud Service Provider and unified communications business, Outsourcery; as well as his career path, heritage and government and charitable involvements. He recently featured as a 'Secret Millionaire' on the prime time Channel 4 series.

Piers grew up in the small Lancashire town of Bacup. He attended his local comprehensive school after failing his 11+. After a second attempt at his A-levels, Piers gained entry to Manchester University. After graduating with a degree in Accounting and Law, Piers qualified as a solicitor in the City. He specialised in private equity and venture capital at the leading private equity focused law firm SJ Berwin, but he chose not to pursue a career as a lawyer. He "was much more interested in why and how clients were financing and structuring deals as opposed to writing them up".

Before he created Outsourcery, Piers has worked as an investment banker, venture capital fund manager and hedge fund manager. Piers left the banking world in 2000 to start an Internet-based research business just before the technology bubble burst. He then became COO of a London-based online music retail, DJ management, radio production and events company. Piers returned to the City's Square Mile in 2003, becoming CEO of a venture capital fund and re-branding it Tower Gate Capital. His next incarnation was as a fund manager after he became a partner in Europe's first private placement fund. Piers has also always been involved in start-ups and growing companies throughout his career as a founder, director, adviser, mentor and investor.

Today, Piers is at the Joint CEO and a major shareholder of one of the world's leading Cloud Service Provider businesses called Outsourcery, which is driving the rapidly growing UK market in Cloud-based software, infrastructure and unified communications solutions.

His mother, Norma, emigrated from Barbados in 1962 to train as a nurse. His father, Derek, grew up in Manchester's working class district of Cheetham Hill before winning a scholarship to Cambridge University to study languages.

Piers enjoys the extreme sport of downhill mountain biking and is married with two children. He lives in Camden in central London.

Personal website: www.pierslinney.com

Business website: www.outsourcery.co.uk

Watch the Secret Millionaire trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdlYIVIE4-w

Rt Hon David Lammy MP

David Lammy is Labour MP for Tottenham, a seat he won in a by-election in 2000, becoming the then youngest MP in the Commons. Until the 2010 election he had been a Minister of State at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills for two years. In this role, he was responsible for adult learning and offender learning and skills. He has also held posts in Health, Constitutional Affairs and Culture.

Before entering politics, he worked as a lawyer in London and practised for a year in Los Angeles, after studying at Harvard. David is an honorary ambassador for international development charity ActionAid, working to ensure that it receives the exposure and support it deserves.

David has strongly campaigned to address the scourge of knife and gun crime across the country, including speaking at the launch of the Don't Trigger campaign at City Hall, London, in May 2005. He is a firm believer in the ability of education to change lives, and takes every possible opportunity to encourage young people, especially those under-represented at many top universities, to achieve their academic potential.

David also acted to ensure that the family and not for profit advice sector funding was protected, whilst ensuring that tough measures were introduced to prevent the escalation of the criminal legal aid budget. David has been actively involved in a number of campaigns to encourage discussion about the role of fatherhood, particularly within the black community, giving a speech in March 2010 on Black Fatherhood in the 21st Century.

Personal website: www.davidlammy.com

Ozioma Emeagi

Opening the Summit is, banker and trained economist, Ozioma Emeagi who joined Deutsche Bank in 2002 where he is currently a director in the Capital Markets and Treasury Solutions coverage group and is responsible for Central and Eastern European financial institutions sales.

In his nine years at Deutsche Bank, he has originated and executed a number of high profile transactions for sovereigns, corporates and financial institutions within the region.

Ozioma holds a BSc. in Economics from University College London.

Rhonda Calder & Sarah Ingram

Vice President, Deutsche Bank

Ms Calder and Ms Ingram are both Vice Presidents Of Talent Acquisition and Graduate Recruitment. Rhonda specialises in embedding diversity in Deutsche Bank's programs and initiatives whilst Sarah is responsible for Asset Management and Private Wealth Management recruitment and is also the relationship manager for Imperial College.

The focus of their workshop session is on enabling delegates understand how to manage the relationship between their local ACS and employers.

Rhonda & Sarah's top tips
Some possible takeaways are comprehending the importance of structured proposals, outlining clear propositions and having flexible and adaptable business approach to working with employers and partners.

Ola Fagbamigbe

Deployment Program Manager, Google

Ola is currently a Deployment Program Manager with Google Enterprise. Since starting at Google in June 2010, Ola has managed the deployment of Google Apps for businesses across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Ola is passionate about mentoring young people. Recently, he was a mentor at Evoke, a World Bank initiative to encourage young people, especially in Africa, to come up with creative solutions to urgent social problems.

Thus, it is no surprise; he leads a workshop session on pitching big ideas.

Ola's top tips:
When pitching a big idea show genuine enthusiasm, be entertaining but serious and ensure everyone relates to your story.

R&R

Raghd & Rosario are quintessential innovators. They founded the R&R variety talk show; a radio show for university students providing listeners the chance to share their views on topics from politics to entertainment delivered with an energy only seen when the two join forces. Sudanese born Raghd (pictured: left) prefers to refer to herself as a 'citizen of the world'. Having travelled extensively and through internships with organisations such as the United Nations she is able to think beyond borders. Nonetheless, her interests are not solely politically and culturally inclined she is passionate about all things creative: Fashion, Photography, etc.

Originally from Nigeria, Rosario (pictured: right) brings unrivalled passion to any project she embarks on. A recent graduate; a model; an entrepreneur; a trainee at Goldman Sachs; a football connoisseur: just a few of the contrasting interests, which highlight the diversity of her capabilities. She lives by the mantra "Failure is not an option". These two University of Warwick 'French with Politics' (Raghd) and 'Sociology' (Rosario) students are blazing a new path for all to follow.