Ashley Cavers: Ashley formerly worked as a researcher and reporter for the BBC and Sky TV. More recently she has run her own public relations and event management consultancy. She has a degree in English from the University of Warwick.

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Frances Cox: Frances runs her own consultancy specialising in medical software training. She was previously global client services manager for Oxford Analytica, and holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes University.

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Lyndon Driver: Lyndon is a freelance journalist specialising in corporate finance, private equity and investment banking. The former editor of Unquote and Private Equity Europe, he has an MA in history from the University of St Andrews.

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Catherine Gordon: Catherine advises owner-managed businesses on corporate finance. A chartered accountant, she has worked for Deloitte, PwC and HSBC and has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.

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Kaye Johnson: Kaye has worked as a business journalist, and also set up and published a European biotech business and finance newsletter, which she sold to a US publisher. She has a degree in biochemistry from Kings College, London, and a post-graduate degree in psychology.

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Suzie Pilkington: Suzie has worked in corporate finance for HSBC in London and Tokyo and more recently she directed large scale financial conferences for the Informa Group. She holds a degree in Japanese Studies from Oxford University.

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Luke Purser: Luke is director of fundraising for the Mayor's Fund for London. He has 10 years of fundraising experience, securing charitable donations from high net worth individuals in Europe, the US and Asia. He has a degree in history from the University of Oxford.

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Emma Thompson: Emma is a freelance marketer and has worked with organisations from KPMG to the Royal College of Surgeons. She holds an MBA from the Open University, and a diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

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Catherine Wheatley: Catherine has worked part-time for Fast Track since 2004, writing feature articles for the Fast Track Sunday Times supplements. She has written for The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express, The Independent and Scotland on Sunday. She was previously the New York correspondent and enterprise editor at Sunday Business. She has a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University.