Henry Warren is a social entrepreneur, passionate about connecting people and promoting social change. He runs an NGO called Gemin-i which specialises in getting kids working with each other across the world, improving learning and breaking down cultural, religious and digital divides.Within this NGO he also runs three social enterprises: www.Rafi.ki - a social network for schools, Reflect - a teacher training business and Gemin-i webtools - a webdesign business He also sits on the board of: www.mybnk.org - an NGO dedicated to financial literacy in schools, and www.babygroe.co.uk - a charity specialising in providing new parents with guidance on fair trade and organic baby products

Oli Barrett is a speed-networking guru! Three years ago he started running Speed Networking events in London because he found regular business events could be pretty stagnant. He also writes a blog: the Daily Networker at http://www.dailynetworker.co.uk and has a personal site at http://www.olibarrett.co.uk Oli is the founder of Make Your Mark with a Tenner (the national competition in which 10,000 school pupils are given ten pounds and one month to see what they can achieve.) He’s an ambassador for the UK’s Make Your Mark campaign, and brought the concept of Speed Networking to the UK, something which he continues to host regularly. Other companies he has helped to launch, and remains a shareholder in, include SockRush.com (the sock subscription service), Soflow (the business networking site which merged into Wis.dm), and FriendsAbroad.com (the world’s largest language learning exchange). After dropping out of University, Oli became a Butlin Redcoat (entertainer and compere) and worked with Hit Entertainment on the launch of Bob the Builder, going on to work with the BBC, Disney and Sony Wonder in New York. He founded his first company, Amazingyou at University, growing the team to 150 people in 9 cities and hosting events to connect students …

Warren Cass is Managing Director of Business Scene which is a fast growing online business portal with a strong focus on networking. We work with all networks and feature over 5000 events on the site across the UK for the year ahead.

Steve Walters has over 20 years experience and knowledge within the business arena, and is currently running Bluemonday Recruitment. Steve believes that if you treat people as you want to be treated yourself things go well and everyone benefits.

Jane runs Little Satsuma and Scouse Soap Company, making environmentally friendly and people friendly products. Through these enterprises she networks with other like-minded people and businesses; promoting and supporting one another, with leads into new opportunities and contacts.

Adam Desmond is a 23 year old graduate from Coventry University, and set up his first business, Instrol, with the support of The Prince’s Trust in 2006. He found starting up his own business fantastically well suited to his lifestyle, having the opportunity to meet lots of interesting and inspiring people all the time really has given him support through the times that have been tough.

Emma Saunders currently runs an online greeting card business, and hires herself out as a freelance web coder. She is a bona-fide, fully paid up geek, and says “I love designing and creating websites - getting a piece of code to execute well is a thing of beauty.” She currently has about twenty projects planned at the moment, split into two categories: Save the World, and Make a Million, but says she’ll “settle for achieving some positive social change and being able to afford a pint”. Emma’s background is in trading, and sees her future in journalism.

Jo Cameron first entered the public consciousness in the hit TV show The Apprentice. She now runs URhired.co.uk, specialising in placing women into organisations where they are underrepresented. Jo has held several senior management professions in the motor industry; something of which only a handful of women achieve.

Jim Lawn is the co-founder of Meerkat, a not-for-profit organization which engages multiple voices, celebrates the heroes and encourages investment in online innovation for social good. Jim is also co-founder of Polecat Ltd, a not-just-for-profit company providing innovation acceleration support and services for not-just-for-profit start ups. Until recently, Jim worked for Microsoft as Head of Innovation in the UK, working with the software development industry, entrepreneurs, investors, academia and Government to help Microsoft build its role as a key enabler for innovation in the UK.

Tom Morgan started the League of Adventurists a socially concious company that gives people good old fashioned pant-browning adventure.