John Sargent, a marketer and social entrepreneur with an extensive track record in the strategic planning and execution of high profile public sector projects. John's specialism is innovative multi-agency project management and delivery. John leads The Ideas Mine. Philip Angier is a city banker turned fair trader and social entrepreneur. www.angier-griffin.com Helen Limon is a publisher and social entrepreneur, her particular expertise lies in business start-up and project management. www.zedsaid.co.uk Andrea Perrett owns Vita Training. Andrea is a former training manager with Northern Rock and has extensive experience as a workplace trainer and coach. www.vitatraining.co.uk Caroline Theobald is the owner-manager of Bridge Club Ltd. Her personal mission is to champion, foster and accelerate entrepreneurship and promote enterprise through the working practice of Bridge Club Ltd, and to encourage the practice of action/peer-group learning through Bridge Club's products and services. www.bridgeclubnorth.com Vanessa Hogbin of Strategic Solutions specialises in strategic research and evaluation and providing evidence based advice on policy development. She works mainly with organizations from the public and third sector involved in enterprise and economic regeneration. www.strategicsolutions.eu.com

Sian Johnson specialises in demand forecasting and stimulation through effective marketing strategies with start-ups or during the implementation of a change programme. Maria Kenyon specialises in business-led economic regeneration and has extensive public sector experience at the Home Office, the DfES and the DTI. She was responsible for developing the DTI's policy on social inclusion and for designing and implementing the innovative and highly regarded Phoenix Development Fund. Eileen Lennon is the Chief Executive of Incredit Ltd, an enterprise development agency based in Hertfordshire. Her key areas of expertise include developing, writing, and delivering personal development and pre-start business support programmes for women, and translating national policy initiatives into practical, deliverable and successful programmes. www.incredit.org.uk Kathryn Potts manages kaftaCONSULTANCY, and works with organisations and businesses to develop their management capability and to become financially viable. kaftaCONSULTANCY's work includes helping organisations translate vision and possibilities into strategic plans and enabling people within the organisations to achieve the objectives. kaftamarketing@beeb.net David Parker is an editor and communicator specialising in social enterprise, ethical business and fair trade. He is a founder member of the multimedia design co-operative Alpha Communication. www.alpha.coop (back to top of page)