2015 SPEAKERS.
MEET DEB LEARY, OBE
CEO FORENSIC PATHWAYS LTD/CLARITY INTEL
Voted as one of Britain’s Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs by Real Business Magazine in 2009, Deborah Leary, OBE is considered to be one of the most motivational and entrepreneurial women of the time.
She holds a number of Board positions outside of her responsibilities as CEO of Forensic Pathways including:
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Director of CommonWealth BusinessWomen’s Network
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Director of European Network of Women in Leadership
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Director – United Nations Global Compact on Corporate Social Responsibility UK Network
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Lead for Women in Technology for the EMEA region on behalf of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners
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Member of the All Parliamentary Party Group on Enterprise
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Chair – Funny Women
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Marie-Curie Fellow
MEET ANDRES ROEMER
BRITMEX 2015 CHAIR
ENTREPRENEUR, ACADEMIC, JOURNALIST, AUTHOR
Dr. Andrés Roemer Slomianski is a Mexican journalist, civil servant, entrepreneur and academic. He has become an opinion leader in political, social, economic and cultural matters, and has written over 18 books on a diversity of topics including economics, happiness, law, art, crime, sexuality, love, water, soccer, among others.
Dr. Andrés Roemer is the President of a think tank, Poder Civico, A.C. as well as Curator and Founder of the international festival, Ciudad de las Ideas (or City of Ideas: International Festival of Brilliant Minds). Founded in 2008, Ciudad de las Ideas has brought some of the most renowned speakers on a diversity of topics to the international festival set in Puebla, Mexico. He has created over 1,000 television programs; including “Between the Public and Private” and “In the Ring” broadcasted on TV Azteca network, and “Think About Thinking”, “Roemer Report” and “Ciudad de las Ideas” on Project 40.
MEET CARLOS SERRA
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, SOCIALBRO
In addition to advising technology entrepreneurs, Carlos has been active on both the operational and investment sides of scaling tech startups.
Carlos has also been a Silicon Valley entrepreneur himself. He co-founded mobile services start-up – iPling and has invested in a number of other UK/Spanish start-ups; more recently, SocialBro.
Before SocialBro, Carlos was responsible for fundraising and strategic development at Fits.me. Prior to Fits.me, Carlos worked at Strata Partners, a London-based technology-focused corporate finance business, where he acted for companies like Amadeus IT and Zebra Technologies; and, before that, for Monroy Petersen, a San Francisco-based strategic and Merger and Acquisition (M&A) advisory firm, with an important focus on the USA-Mexico cross-border transactions.
Some of the most recent fundraising involving Carlos include:
$5M+ raised with Socialbro
$10M+ raised with Fits.me
MEET SARAH SAFA KASIM
CEO & VICE CHAIRMAN,
AL MASEER INSURANCE, IRAQ
Al Maseer is considered as one of the most important insurance companies in Iraq. Its roots are in Energy and Construction insurance and they work alongside international re-insurers and brokers coupled with its access to the Lloyd's of London market.
With an inspirational story that connects the UK & Iraq; Sarah, is an entrepreneur and strategist with a specialism in international insurance markets. She has contributed to the rapid and continued growth of the Al Maseer brand. With short, medium and long-term goals to develop and monitor – she has and continues to be a major part of the success of the company. An experienced executive, Sarah has held previous positions with NatWest Bank (UK) and Virgin Active (UK).
Al Maseer was founded in Iraq in 2011 and is a fast growth company firmly considered as the insurer of choice for multinational, domestic and regional companies operating in Iraq.