The Leading Speakers Bureau

ZOPA Co-Founder and CEO

Giles Andrews is an entrepreneur and co-founder of the Social Lending online business Zopa which he founded in 2004. Giles has led the company through a period of dramatic growth which has established it as a real threat to the banks. By demonstrating that Social Lending works on a large scale, Zopa has changed the financial sector for good and became the world’s first lending and borrowing marketplace. It has also been voted “Most Trusted Personal Loan Provider” in the Moneywise Customer Awards for the past 4 years in a row and won Moneyfacts “Best Personal Loan Provider” and “Best Customer Service” awards in 2014.

“The father of one of the all-time financial service innovation: P2P”

[expand title=”In detail”] Giles spent the first ten years of his career in the motor industry pursuing his interest in all things automotive. This included co-founding Caverdale in 1992, a start-up taken to a £250m turnover motor retailer and sold in 1997. After an MBA at INSEAD he set up his own consultancy business whose clients included Tesco and Tesco Personal Finance. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Giles has literally created an industry and changed the mould globally and in his presentations he shares his insights in implementing strategy, driving growth and creating an entrepreneurial culture.
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[expand title=”How he presents”]Giles is very practical in putting new ideas into practice. He is an engaging and passionate speaker.[/expand]

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Future of Marketing Expert, Former Head of Digital Marketing Microsoft

Allister Frost is the founder of Wild Orange Media where he helps businesses adapt to our rapidly changing world. He is a specialist in emerging and future online marketing techniques and works across many industries helping marketers stay abreast of technological advances to develop future-ready capabilities. From 2003 to 2012, before founding Wild Orange Media, Allister was Head of Digital Marketing Strategy at Microsoft where he set the strategic direction for future marketing for the company in the world and gave fresh impetus to brands including Xbox and Windows.

“A leading global expert on the future of marketing”

[expand title=”In detail”] A Chartered Marketer, Allister regularly coaches and trains organisations around the world. During his more than two decades of career, he has managed well-loved brands including Andrex, Huggies and Kleenex and delivered global launch campaigns for Windows and “I’M A PC”. In addition, he is the founder of Internet Safety School, a community initiative designed to help parents understand the digital world better so they can help keep their children safe online. Allister is also an active blogger. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Allister helps companies improve marketing results by leveraging emerging channels and technologies to inspire profitable customer action. As a respected industry thought-leader, he also comments on the changing communications landscape and explains how organisations must ready themselves for the post-broadcast, pay-to-play era by seeking out commercial opportunities in our digitally connected world.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His successful career and his high energy presentations make Allister Frost a sought after keynote speaker an industry commentator.[/expand]

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