Ian is non-voting Chairman of the Voting Panel. 

Ian is the founder of the UK tech awards programme, which has run throughout every year since formation in 1999. The programme culminates in a Gala Dinner and awards ceremony every November.

Ian is a Director of Ford Sinclair Ltd, the event organisers.

Heba is the CEO and founder of UtterBerry Ltd. UtterBerry is a patented intelligent wireless sensor system which works on extremely low power. Fitting in the palm of the hand, UtterBerry’s miniature sensors monitor multiple variables including x-y-z displacement, employing on board artificial intelligence and wirelessly relay processed data in real time. Despite their size, they work to sub-millimetre precision, measuring multiple variables; collecting and interpreting data at the source and transmitting information in real time. UtterBerry was named as one of London's Best Hardware Companies to Work For and Buy From 2021 by BestStartupUK.

She is a businesswoman and electronics and computer engineer with a track record of technical innovation in the areas of wireless sensor and sensor network design. Heba is passionate about technology design and expanding STEM education and hi-tech manufacturing in Britain. Heba’s technical expertise includes artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, blockchain, optics, semiconductors, compound semiconductors and communication systems. She has in-depth knowledge and experience in embedded software markets, networking, wireless sensors and cyber security. She cultivates strong customer and partner relationships, enabling parties to maximise their contributions in their respective areas of knowledge.

Heba studied electronics and computer engineering (hon), receiving a first for her final year project on robotics visualisation. Upon graduation she worked as a CPU (central processing unit) engineer for the microchip design company ARM. After being an integral designer of the ARM Cortex processors, which are found in virtually all mobile phones in the world today, she moved to a new role in ARM as a technical sales engineer, closing some of the largest deals in the smart phone and gaming markets, deals that continue to impact these markets today. Heba returned to study at the University of Cambridge (Jesus College) in the area of low power wireless sensor networks, and it was during her PhD study in 2013 that she founded UtterBerry.

Heba holds numerous patents across diverse domains. Her remarkable achievements include winning prestigious awards such as the 2014 Digital Innovation Award from CIOB, the 2015 Construction Excellence National Award for Innovation, and two NCE Ground Engineering awards. Her notable contributions to technology, innovation, and STEM education earned her an OBE in 2018. Heba continued to be recognised for her excellence, receiving the Women of the Year Award for Innovation in 2021, the Princess Royal Silver Medals in 2022, and being crowned UK Tech Businesswoman of the Year in 2023.

Heba has assumed executive and non-executive positions, offering guidance to universities and companies. She currently serves as the First female Chair for the Netherlands British Chambers of Commerce.

We are delighted to welcome Anton to the Voting Panel once again and further details will be available in due course. 

Guy manages the Marlborough Global Innovation Fund and is the Co-Manager of the Marlborough Special Situations Fund, Marlborough Nano-Cap Growth Fund and the Marlborough UK Micro-Cap Growth Fund. He is a smaller companies specialist with a particular focus on TMT stocks. 

Nezahat has over 20 years of experience as a strategic advisor, investor, business owner and ecosystem builder in Silicon Valley and Europe. She most recently served as the Global Head of Advisory practice at UniCredit from its foundation. Previously she was Managing Director and Head of Technology Investment Banking for EMEA at Nomura. Prior to Nomura, Nezahat served as Director at Temasek, spearheading direct TMT investments in Europe, and was on the boards of Secret Escapes and BluJay. Prior to joining Temasek, she provided independent strategic advisory services including as a Senior Advisor to Atlantic Bridge Capital in early and growth stage investments, and as a founding member of the Future Fifty Programme of Tech Nation, a Downing Street supported initiative to foster UK tech ecosystem, as well as initiating Tech Nation’s fintech efforts. Nezahat had previous technology investment banking experience with Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers where she worked on a number of M&A, private placement and equity & debt capital transactions for various technology verticals. She currently serves as an independent NED on the board of Logo Yazılım, the largest software company in Turkey listed on ISE, Advisory Board of Emotion Network in Italy and on the voting panel of UK Tech Awards. 
 
Nezahat has an MS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University as a Fulbright Scholar and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Turkey, as top of the graduating class.

Georgie is Chief of Staff at Augmentum Fintech, one of Europe’s leading fintech VCs, where she drives strategic initiatives across fundraising, marketing, operations, talent, policy and ESG. She joined the firm in 2018, bringing hands-on experience from startups and a startup studio, combined with an MBA and a strong track record in scaling high-growth ventures. Georgie sits on the advisory board of the Athlete Investor Summit.

Fatima is a Technology fund manager at Polar Capital. She focuses primarily on US and European technology companies across different subsectors, with a thematic framework and growth bias. She holds an MSc in Chemistry from Imperial College London, and is a CFA charterholder.

We are delighted to welcome Barry to the 2025 Voting Panel and further details will be available in due course. 

Tim is the CEO of Teneo’s global Management Consulting division as well as serving as the leader of the Global Technology Strategy and Transformation practice. 

Tim has 20+ years’ experience of strategy & transaction advisory in management consulting and senior industry roles; living and working across the UK, India, Southeast Asia and the US.

Tim’s day-to-day client focus is advising leading technology & software firms and industry investors on critical issues, including strategy development, top-line growth, performance improvement and M&A. He has deep expertise in software growth strategy, cloud transformation, pricing & packaging for technology offerings and Commercial Due Diligence.

Tim also leads Teneo’s functional consulting expertise on topics such as near-/offshoring, cost base restructuring, PMI, Target Operating Model redesign and complex programme delivery.

He was previously a Partner with Credo, a boutique strategy consulting firm in London, which was founded in 1999 and acquired by Teneo in 2017.

Philippe is a Managing Director covering software and services companies across Europe. He joined Rothschild & Co in 2023 after having begun his career at Lazard and previously ran the software team at Torch Partners. He has extensive experience across all types of transactions including acquisitions, disposals, public and private M&A, IPOs, and debt advisory mandates. Rothschild & Co is one of the leading global financial advisers, providing independent, expert advice on many high profile transactions. 

He retains a particular interest in ESG after studying climate change at University. He graduated from Durham University in 2006 with a first-class honours degree.

Nik first joined Summit in 2017. Today, as a Vice President, he focuses primarily on the technology sector in Europe. Nik’s investment experience includes Akeneo, Cenosco, Odoo, OneStock, Red Points, Revizto and TradingHub.

Prior to Summit, Nik worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman Sachs. He holds a BS, with first class honors, in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Nik is a co-founder and advisory board member at Kickstart Global, a non-profit organization focused on educating and mentoring student entrepreneurs.

The Managing Director and also the lead fund manager for Herald Investment Management Ltd. She established HIML in December 1993 to manage Herald Investment Trust plc which was launched in February 1994 which remains the flagship fund. The fund has appreciated over the life of the Trust with an NAV total return exceeding 25x . It invests in global quoted TMT stocks with a market value below $5bn, and the UK portfolio has outperformed other geographies from inception with a return over 1500%.

Helena is a Principal at Highland Europe, a $3bn+ AuM growth equity fund focused on backing European-rooted technology entrepreneurs. Helena currently works with ME+EM, Modulr, Huel, Zwift, Plentific, and Meditopia, and previously worked with Wolt (acquired by Doordash). Prior to joining Highland in 2016, Helena was part of the Healthcare Investment Banking team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Helena is a graduate of the University of Oxford (MBiochem) and London Business School (MSc Management). 

Mark is Managing Partner of the portfolio at IP Group plc, running a $1.3 billion portfolio of early-stage companies spanning deeptech, cleantech and the life sciences. The portfolio includes some of the UK’s most exciting emerging technology companies including Oxford Nanopore, Oxa, and Pulmocide. Recent portfolio exit successes include FeatureSpace, Hinge Health, Ceres Power, Garrison and Wave Optics, where he was on the board when it was sold to Snap Inc in one of Europe’s biggest ever venture-backed Deeptech exits. Mark has almost 15 years’ experience as a Board Director of early-stage technology companies and has overseen hundreds of private and public company equity investments. He holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK. 

We are delighted to welcome Neil to the Voting Panel once again and further details will be available in due course. 

Julie has 25 years of experience in Equity Research, covering both UK and continental European companies across a wide range of healthcare subsectors including healthcare services, biotechnology and digital health. She joined Panmure Gordon in November 2015 from Canaccord Genuity. She was No.1 Extel rated 2018 and rated Analyst of the Year 2022 by the Small Cap Network Awards. She is also a panel member for NIHR i4i (invention for innovation), assessing early-stage medical technologies. Julie has a PhD in Microbiology from University of Kent.

Mark leads Berenberg’s Technology, Media and Telecoms Investment Banking franchise in the UK, with extensive experience advising companies and investors across a variety of transactions including IPOs, fundraises, acquisitions and disposals, as well as a day-to-day corporate broker and advisor to a range of UK-listed companies. Berenberg is the oldest investment bank in the world and specialises in advising small and mid-market companies across Europe and North America. 

Max is the Director of Strategy at Monzo where he has played a pivotal role in its growth from under 500,000 customers to the UK's leading neobank with 12 million+ customers over the last 7 years. Key contributions include spearheading international expansion strategy, strategic partnerships, and launching Monzo's Wealth division. At Monzo, he also has served as Head of Investor Relations and Chief of Staff to the CEO. He is also a Venture Scout Partner at Andrena Ventures and previously founded a B2B fintech startup as well as worked in M&A at J.P. Morgan.

We are delighted to welcome Julian to the 2025 Voting Panel and further details will be available in due course.