BIMA and Internet People launch exclusive Top Cats event

Posted by: Paul Walsh

BIMA and Internet People are coming together to host a new exclusive event called Top Cats, which is for top individuals from the UK’s Interactive sector.

The goal of the event is to forge stronger ties and greater collaboration between the internet start up, mobile, interactive marketing, TV and advertising communities.

Top Cats will be held every couple of months starting with the first event tonight from 7pm. The event is free of charge and drinks and nibbles are being provided.

The first Top Cats is exclusively sponsored by Podcast Voices who ‘were the UK’s first dedicated audio and video Podcast Production Company and have clients ranging from Lonely Planet to the NHS.’

Intruders.tv will be there to captures interview with top industry people.

Here’s a list of the Top Cats attending this evening.

1. Alastair Duncan, CEO, mrm Worldwide
2. Amit Shah, VP Business development, Openads
3. Andrew McFadyen, Technology Producer, ITN
4. Andy Evans, Founder / MD, Net Communities
5. Andy Oakes, Publisher, NMA
6. Avid Larizadeh, Associate, Accel Partners
7. Benjamin Cohen, Technology Correspondent, ITN
8. Carl Taylor, Director, Hutchison Whampoa Europe
9. Charles Astwood, Founder, London Eating
10. Chris Mooney, International Editor, FHM
11. Chris Seth, European CEO, Piczo
12. Chris Wood, CEO, Top Table
13. Daniel King, Director, Hitwise
14. David Lethbridge, Managing Director, Confetti
15. Dennis Greene, Head of E-business, Royal Mail
16. Ed Freyfogle, Co-founder, Nestoria
17. Giles Palmer, Managing director, Magpie.net
18. Hilary Birch, Safety Project Manager, Bebo
19. Ian Hayward, Founder / CEO, Glaxstar
20. James Brown, Creative Director, Podcast Voices
21. Justin Champney, Head of Brand Innovation EMEA, McCann Worldgroup
22. Ken Blakeslee, Founder, Web Mobility
23. Michael Collins, Director, i-Publishing Consultants (BIMA Executive)
24. Michael Nutley, Editor in Chief, NMA
25. Michelle Acton Bond, Head of Marketing, Wonga
26. Mustafa Mustafa, Publishing Director, IDG Communications
27. Nenad Marovac, Founder and managing partner, DN Capital
28. Paul Fisher, Venture Capitalist, Advent Ventures
29. Philip Wilkinson, Founder, Crowdstorm
30. Pietro Peligra, Associate, DN Capital
31. Richard Sedley, Director, cscape (unable to attend)
32. Richard Spalding, Founder, Kontraband
33. Ryan Carson, Founder, Carson Systems
34. Scott Rutherford, Product Architect, Cominded
35. Sean Seton-Rogers, Associate, Balderton Capital (aka Benchmark)
36. Simon Grice, Founder / CEO, Midentity
37. Sutha Kamal, CEO, planQ
38. Syd Nadim, CEO, Clock
39. Tom Adams, Founder / MD, mook
40. Tom Evans, Founder / Creative Director, mook
41. Tom Sacchi, Director, Unit9
42. Matthew Bagwell, Director, Conchango (BIMA Executive)
43. Steve Clayton, CTO, Microsoft Partnerships UK (BIMA Executive)
44. Tony Cocks, Solution Specialist: Unified Comms & Mobility, Microsoft
45. Roger Thelwell, Founder / Operations Director, mook
46. Robert Dirskovski, Head of Interactive Media, Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
47. Neil Hughston, Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Interactive
48. Mark Fallons, Head of Interactive, McCann Europe
49. Julie Lane, Sales & Marketing Director, Lbi (BIMA Executive)
50. Sam Sethi, Founder / Publisher, Blognation
52. Andrew Romans, General Partner, Georgetown Ventures
53. Judith Clegg, Founder, Venturing Unlimited
54. Mike Butcher, Editor, Tbites.com
55. Cathy Grimes, Marketing Manager Personal Solutions, Equifax
56. Daniel Appelquist, Senior Technology Strategist, Vodafone / Founder of Mobile Monday London
57. Jason Dunne, Publisher, “… for Dummies” and Capstone Business Books
58. Juliet Blackburn, Head of Digital, AAR (BIMA Executive)
59. Alistair Gammell, Managing Director, Map Media
60. Darren Gerry, Client Partner, Lbi
61 Peter Ward, Co-founder, WAYN
62. Craig Hill, Founder / Chairman, Digital Outlook
63. Anthony Robb-John, Managing Director, easyGroup IP Licensing
64. Jasmine Birtles, Founder / MD, moneymagpie.com
65. Felix Velarde, Founder / MD, Underwired
66. Dr Charles Wiles, Product Manager, Google
67. Robert Loch, Founder, Internet People (new startup in stealth mode)
68. Paul Walsh, Founder / CEO, Segala (BIMA Chair)