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Operating Partners Forum: Europe Virtual Experience 2021
16 - 17 November 2021,
Virtual event, GMT
This virtual event is now part of the Operating Partners All Access subscription
An Operating Partners All Access subscription is a new way to keep a global network of operating partners in the know with high-level content and networking across the year.
The Operating Partners Forum: Europe is now just one of the many essential updates we’ll give you throughout the year with your Operating Partners All Access membership.
The value creation event for alternative asset classes
Europe’s largest event aimed at driving value within private equity owned companies is evolving. Our new All Access offering will bring together a global audience to share successful strategies and provide practical insight to help you create growth throughout the year.
Join us at this crucial time to discuss how to deal with the current downturn and how to return to growth post-crisis. Hear from experienced operating partners and C-level executives on how they continue to deliver value creation strategies, create top-line growth and drive EBITDA improvement in their portfolio.
The event provides extensive opportunities to network virtually. Connect with your peers through one-to-one meetings, group discussions, build relationships and compare value creation best practices.
Experience the Forum on our virtual platform
Watch our guided video for a preview of what you can expect at this year’s virtual forum.
Features include:
» Watch sessions anytime, anywhere
» Schedule 1-to-1 or private group meetings
» On-Demand access for 12 months
» Live Q&A, polling and surveys
» And so much more!
Explore the virtual experience
Essential market insight
Hear from industry leaders as they share how they are continuing to find growth at their portfolio companies. All content will be recorded and available on-demand.
Global audience for new opportunities
Going virtual means removing the restrictions of international travel. Save time, money and connect with a truly global audience. Bringing new faces, different perspectives and increasing your opportunities to connect.
12 months access to the community
Continue conversations with other attendees and access the discussion all year-round. The platform will be open before the event so you can set up your meetings ahead of time and afterwards so you can continue making connections.
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2020 speakers included
Testimonials
David Bryan
Managing Partner & CEO, BM&T
This is now the must-attend event for Operating Partners in the UK if not Europe. An excellent opportunity to catch up with the latest thinking and to network w…
Benjamin Bach
Partner, E2T Capital
Good forum, practical, a wealth of know-how sitting in the room and straight to the point
Charlotte Gregson
Comatch, Managing Director UK
The forum is a great environment to connect with familiar faces, meet new people and discuss topical issues facing the industry
David Bryan
Managing Partner & CEO, BM&T
This is now the must-attend event for Operating Partners in the UK if not Europe. An excellent opportunity to catch up with the latest thinking and to network with peers
Your subscription includes:
Operating Partners All Access is a service that connects you to the people and resources that can help guide you through today’s ever-changing nuances of doing your job, year-round.
This Forum is one of the many essential updates we’ll give you throughout the year with your Operating Partners All Access membership. All event attendees must be subscribers.
One click access to value creation expertise from the safety of your workspace
Our purpose-built event platform provides you with a number of way to network. Attendees get year-round access to the event platform. Set up your meetings ahead of time, as well as continue conversations and make connections after the forum has ended.
The virtual networking experience
1
Search for business opportunities.
Filter individual profiles and decide who you want to meet based on company type, sector or region.
2
Get maximum visibility.
Send a direct message that goes straight to the recipient’s corporate email as well as their inbox on the platform.
3
Schedule video meetings.
Meet with speakers or attendees of individual agenda sessions through the main agenda.
4
Reach out and make new connections.
Attendees have access for 12 months to the operating partner community.
Hear from leading operating partner professionals
Discover how your peers are responding to the impact of the pandemic and discover business priorities for 2021.
Access 16 hours of interactive content from 100 speakers across the two days. Watch keynote interviews, panel discussions, debates and much more.
With the online platform you can:
- Create your own daily agenda so you don’t miss a meeting or a key session
- Take part in the sessions through speaker Q&A and live polling
- Watch any sessions you missed at a later date. All sessions will be available on-demand
Explore the sponsor exhibition
Explore the virtual exhibition hall and chat with sponsors to discover solutions to your business concerns.
Through the platform you can:
- Visit the virtual exhibition booth to discover the range of solutions available to help you better serve your customers
- Interact with the exhibitors you can request more information with the click of a button or arrange a meeting to discuss the products and services in more detail
Connect with value creation professionals
The virtual experience allows you to find and connect with the people you want to meet more easily. Search the attendee list, start a conversation and arrange meetings with value creation professionals.
Find the people you want to meet
Want to catch up with an old colleague or make a new contact with a specific focus?
Search and filter the delegate list and create a shortlist of the people you most want to meet. Message them to chat and arrange online video meetings throughout the event.
Arrange 1-2-1 video meetings
Share strategies and discuss ways to find growth post-pandemic in private meetings. During the event you can have video meetings with other attendees. Simply search the delegate list for the people you want to meet, arrange a time and send them a meeting invite. You can invite up to five people to any one meeting.
Identify other attendees with the same interests
Whatever your area of interest the forum discussions allow you to take part in conversations on the issues that matter most to you or start your own topic.
You will be able to see who else is joining the conversation and message them privately if you want to continue the discussion.
12 months access to the community
You will have 12 months of access to the platform. Login 4 weeks before the event to build your agenda and arrange meetings with the people you want to meet during the event.
The messaging and forums, as well as access to recordings of all sessions will be available 12 months after the event.
The 2021 agenda will be released soon
With the online platform you can:
- Create your own daily agenda so you don’t miss a meeting or a key session
- Take part in the sessions through speaker Q&A and live polling
- Watch any sessions you missed at a later date. All sessions will be available on-demand for 12 months
For more information on the agenda please contact Charles Gould at charles.g@peimedia.com or call +44 (0) 203 879 3893.
View the 2020 speakers
For more information on speaking opportunities please contact Charles Gould at charles.g@peimedia.com or call +44 (0) 203 879 3893.
Diane Albano
Chief Revenue Officer, Globalization Partners
Diane Albano has led high-performance sales teams for more than three decades, and is recognized for her strategic expertise in managing complex sales and services organizations. She has extensive international experience establishing and growing glo… Read full bio
Russ Albright
CEO, Crosslake
Russ Albright is the Founder and CEO of Crosslake Technologies, a software consulting firm founded on the principal of helping companies buy, build, and run better software from technical due diligence to value creation. Russ has over 25 years of exp… Read full bio
Alejandro Alcalde Rasch
Senior Director - Portfolio Support, APS Advisory
Alejandro Alcalde Rasch joined Advent in 2010 in order to help improve portfolio company performance. Prior to joining, he was the Chief Transformation Officer and Head of Supply Chain of Grohe AG, a TPG and CSFB portfolio company, for five years. Pr… Read full bio
Aswatha Amarnath
Senior Vice President, Wipro
Aswatha Amarnath (Amar) is a Senior Vice President at Wipro and is the leader of Wipro’s U.S. Operations. He has three other global responsibilities: 1) he leads Wipro’s firm-wide efforts in helping growth-stage companies in the pre- or post-IPO stag… Read full bio
James Bagan
Operating Partner, Frog Capital
James joined Frog in 2018 as an Operating Partner. Since 2004, he has worked exclusively with investor backed businesses, finding and fixing sales challenges. He has also led 2 successful exits at Language Line and Occam, where he was Chief Executive… Read full bio
Riccardo Basile
Principal, Permira
Riccardo is a member of the Portfolio Group. He has worked on a number of transactions including Allegro, Axiom, Magento, Synamedia and Tricor. Prior to joining Permira, Riccardo was a Director at AlixPartners in London for five years, where he deliv… Read full bio
James Berkeley
Managing Director, Ellice Consulting
James Berkeley is Managing Director of Ellice Consulting Limited. He helps financial sponsors and portfolio company management achieve unprecedented levels of profitable growth and expansion. His value creation expertise continues to be applied to an… Read full bio
Mark Billige
CEO, Simon-Kucher & Partners
Mark Billige is CEO of Simon-Kucher & Partners. He was elected to lead the consultancy alongside Andreas von der Gathen in 2019. During his 15-year career with the company, he has grown the UK business as managing partner and served on the compan… Read full bio
Frazer Blyth
Director – Marketing & Communications, Blue Water Energy
Frazer started working with Blue Water Energy as a consultant soon after it was founded in 2011 before moving to a permanent role in 2017. Since 2011 Frazer has shaped the marketing of Blue Water Energy through its fundraising activities as well as i… Read full bio
Conor Boden
Advisor, Advent International
Conor served as the Head of Portfolio Board Development at Advent International, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity firms, from December 2007 to June 2019. As such, he was responsible for managing a network of leading chair… Read full bio
Wayne Brown
Head of Private Equity, SAP Concur
Wayne is Head of SAP Concurs Private Equity Program. His team are responsible for cultivating, managing, and growing strategic partnerships with Private Equity funds globally in support of SAP’s most adopted cloud technology and their partners value… Read full bio
Maria Carradice
Portfolio Director, Mayfair Equity Partners
Maria joined Mayfair in 2015 to work alongside portfolio companies to identify, quantify and unlock business process improvement activities. Maria’s expertise as both a former practitioner and a former consultant allows her to focus on opportunities… Read full bio
David Cooper
Founding Partner, Cooper Limon
David is a recognized pioneer, international speaker and media commentator in the area of leadership risk in PE. He works both with general partners and investee management teams in order to maximise value creation, develop greater foresight and addr… Read full bio
Jim Corey
Managing Partner, Blue Ridge Partners
Jim is a co-founder of Blue Ridge Partners and serves as the firm’s managing partner. For 35 years he has assisted companies in North America, Europe and Asia accelerate profitable revenue growth. Jim has advised over 250 companies on revenue-related… Read full bio
Andrea Davis
Managing Director-Private Equity, Investcorp
Andrea Davis joined Investcorp in 2014 from TDX, where she held the position of CFO. Prior to that, Andrea spent nine year at Fellowes, a privately owned US company manufacturing and marketing business machines, technology accessories and records sto… Read full bio
Ellen de Kreij
Operating Advisor - Sustainability, Apax Partners
Ellen de Kreij is responsible for the implementation of the Apax Partners Sustainability Programme and is a member of the Apax Operational Excellence team. Ellen joined Apax Partners in 2002 as Director of Deal Generation and became a Director in the… Read full bio
Antonin de Margerie
Portfolio Performance Managing Director, Eurazeo
Antonin de Margerie joins Eurazeo as Portfolio Performance Managing Director within the Capital Team. Prior to joining, Antonin was Managing Director at Oaktree Capital Management based in London working for 5 years within its European Private Equity… Read full bio
Severine de Wulf
Managing Director, PAI Partners
Séverine joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group with a specific focus on talent, leadership and culture. She has over 12 years of experience in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting helping leaders make the right decis… Read full bio
Krzysztof Drozd
Senior Managing Director, Varde Partners
Krzysztof Drozd is Global Head of Portfolio Operations focused on value creation in Värde private equity investments. Based in London, he joined the firm in 2007. Prior to joining Värde, Krzysztof was a Manager at Deloitte responsible for advisory on… Read full bio
Steven Dunne
Senior Partner, Frog Capital
Steven has over 20 years of private equity experience gained within private equity firms, as CFO of private equity and venture capital backed companies as well as PE M&A exposure in investment banking. He joined Frog as Partner in charge of Portf… Read full bio
Bruno Fritsch
Managing Director – Operating Partner, Wendel Group
Wendel is a listed European family-anchored investment holding active in mid- to large-cap private equity with permanent capital. Bruno Fritsch joined the group in Paris in 2007 and was subsequently based in Singapore from 2013 to 2019 until relocati… Read full bio
Simon Gibbs
Chairman & CEO, Fortius
Simon is Chairman and Chief Executive of Fortius, a Supply Chain risk management SaaS provider backed by Warburg Pincus. Fortius is a two-sided exchange for buyers to manage supply chain risk by auditing and assessing suppliers’ credentials. Fortius… Read full bio
Sam Gilpin
Managing Director, YSC
Sam is a member of the Global Leadership Team of YSC Consulting based in London. He currently heads YSC’s Europe and Middle East business. Prior to this he held roles as Global Head for Client Development and Head of YSC Asia. He has a broad range of… Read full bio
Chris Goodall
Founder - CG Consultancy and Technology Value Add Pyramid Head, Vitruvian Partners
Director of CG Consultancy, Chris Goodall formerly held senior technology positions for companies such as IBM, UBS Investment Bank and Citigroup and has over 23 years’ technology experience from development through to management. CG Consultancy speci… Read full bio
Miles Graham
Operating Partner, Metro AG
Miles Graham is an Operating Partner and Operating Board member at METRO AG. Miles has spent over 20 years in Private Equity and Venture Capital. He started his career as a British Diplomat, before becoming CEO of VC-backed businesses, leading two ex… Read full bio
Paul Harragan
Director - Transaction Strategy & Execution - Cybersecurity, EY-Parthenon
Paul is a Director in EY’s Transactions Strategy & Operations team specialising in Information Security, Cyber Defence and IT transformation. Paul advises both private equity and corporates on cybersecurity strategy, risk and transformation acros… Read full bio
Fredrik Henzler
Partner - Head of the Industry Value Creation, Partners Group
Fredrik Henzler is Head of the Industry Value Creation business department and Head of the Industrials Industry Value Creation business unit, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equ… Read full bio
Srinivasaa HG
VP and EMEA Head of Wipro Digital, Wipro
Srinivasaa HG (Srini) heads Wipro Digital business in EMEA. As one of the five founding members of Wipro Digital (a start-up within the larger mother ship of Wipro, which now contributes 40% to Wipro’s revenue), Srini’s focus has been to establish a… Read full bio
Rob Hornby
Managing Director and Chief Digital Officer, Alix Partners
Rob’s career spans technology start-ups, FTSE 100 corporates and global consultancies. He is a recognized expert in technology strategy, digital transformation and complex implementation. Rob has extensive industry experience as an Executive in both… Read full bio
Pia Irell
Impact Partner, Trill Impact
Pia joined Trill Impact in 2019 as the Impact Partner, responsible for Impact and ESG matters throughout the investment cycle. Prior to Trill Impact, Pia has more than 14 years of experience in the Private Equity industry, of which eight years as the… Read full bio
Caimin Jones
Operating Partner, Silver Lake
Caimin Jones joined Silver Lake in 2011 and is an Operating Partner. He has over 20 years of experience in both operational and advisory roles across multiple geographies and sectors. Prior to Silver Lake, Mr. Jones was a Director in Alvarez & Ma… Read full bio
Anish Kundi
Director – Global Private Equity, SAP
Anish Kundi is a Director in SAP’s Global Private Equity team. His remit is to build and manage relationships with Private Equity funds and to work with their investee companies on technology-focused initiatives across the investment lifecycle. Anish… Read full bio
Steve Jones
Growth Acceleration Team, Livingbridge
Steve Jones, part of Livingbridge’s customer acquisition and retention team, knows first-hand the power of data if used effectively. He supports our investees to develop and evolve analytic capabilities which drive action from insight. He has worked… Read full bio
Dave Kirby
Partner, Livingbridge
Dave leads the Growth Acceleration team at Livingbridge, partnering with both management and investor teams to support strategic decision making around customer acquisition and retention. Whether identifying attractive customer segments, refining a p… Read full bio
Nigel Lee
Operating Partner, Apis Partners
Nigel has a passion for solving problems. Over the last 20 years he has focused on shaping the landscape of Financial Services, FinTech, payments and digital commerce as a senior executive with some of the largest multi-nationals in the industry. Alw… Read full bio
Lorenzo Levi
Managing Director and Operating Partner, CDPQ Direct Private Equity
Lorenzo Levi has been Managing Director and Operating Partner, Private Equity for Europe since January 2019. In this role, he oversees the direct private equity investment portfolio in the region. Based in London, he is also responsible for conductin… Read full bio
Jérôme Losson
Partner, Head of Operations Team - BC Partners
Jérôme is a Partner at BC Partners, where he has lead the development of the global operations team since 2012, and where he chairs the Portfolio Review Committee. At BC, Jérôme has been involved in a number of investments (Acuris, Antelliq,CarTrawle… Read full bio
James Magor
Responsible Investment Director, Actis
James joined Actis’ Responsible Investment team in January 2016, where he works with portfolio companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects to enhance value.James has over 15 years of experience in responsible investment, primarily… Read full bio
James Markham
Partner, Portfolio Management - Graphite Capital
James joined Graphite Capital in 2002. Currently, he is on the board of four portfolio companies and works on a number of others. He is responsible for the monitoring of investments and for implementing best practice across Graphite’s portfolio. He f… Read full bio
Alex Mathers
Digital Director – Digital Team, Inflexion
Alex is an Assistant Director in the digital team and is responsible for helping our portfolio businesses and investment teams get the most out of digital, across topics ranging from technology to marketing to data science to the internet of things.… Read full bio
Joy McCormack
Director, Board Development, Private Equity - 3i
Joy heads up 3i's Business Leaders Network working as part of our investment team with a focus on connecting with Chairmen, CEOs, Advisors and other senior Board level management for our existing portfolio assets and new investment opportunities, int… Read full bio
Sara McMunn
Operating Partner, Keen Venture Partners
I joined Keen Venture Partners in 2018 as Operating Partner from Octopus Investments where I was Head of VCT Finance. Previously, I worked on listed venture capital trusts and in private equity at Albion Capital for three years where I was a Finance… Read full bio
Marc Metzner
Vice President, Alexander Group
Marc Metzner is a vice president in the Stamford office. He has over 20 years of experience working across media, software/SaaS, medical products, business services and manufacturing to improve sales and marketing strategy and effectiveness. As natio… Read full bio
Nicolas Monnier
Senior Director SAP Private Equity, SAP
Nicolas started his career in the Private Equity space working for 5 years in a mid-market fund focusing on both growth capital and LBO operations. Then, he switched career and relocate to Australia in order to open and run the regional office of a F… Read full bio
Trupti Mukker
VP and Global Head of FS Digital Operations, Wipro
Trupti Mukker heads Wipro’s Digital Operations business for Financial Services globally and works with 30+ clients, which includes engagements with leading Private Equity firms. She has over two decades of experience in operations transformation driv… Read full bio
Warwick Nash
Non-Executive Director, Independent
Warwick Nash has worked for the last decade in private equity on both sides of the table: firstly he was the European CEO of a PE owned global services company which he helped to turnaround and exit successfully. And most recently, he was the operati… Read full bio
Tony O'Carroll
Managing Director and Head of Investment-Ops Team, SVPGlobal
Tony O’Carroll is a Managing Director of SVPGlobal and Head of the investment-operating team in Europe. Tony works with SVP’s investee companies, as well as in new investments, and is currently on the boards of Vita Group, Pfleiderer and Koeckner Pen… Read full bio
Karen O'Mahony
Managing Director,PEAL Investments
Karen O’Mahony is the Founder and Managing Director of PEAL Investment Partners Ltd. Established in 2014, PEAL is a private equity firm that targets single assets and portfolios of direct investments previously owned by Institutional Investors and Fa… Read full bio
Gabriele Questa
Director, KKR Capstone
Gabriele Questa joined KKR Capstone in 2018. At KKR Capstone, Mr. Questa leads value creation efforts for KKR’s Special Situations and Credit funds in Europe. He was previously a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal in London where he led large-… Read full bio
Duncan Ramsay
Investment Director, ECI Partners
Duncan Ramsay is a member of the ECI Commercial Team. Duncan’s focus is on both assessing potential investments, as well as working with the portfolio to drive incremental growth. He has a tech and data focus leveraging his prior growth strategy and… Read full bio
Paul Reading
Portfolio Director, Mayfair Equity Partners
Paul joined Mayfair Equity Partners in 2019. He works with portfolio companies across the transaction lifecycle to identify, quantify and unlock portfolio performance improvement opportunities. Prior to Mayfair, Paul was a partner at EY, leading the… Read full bio
Richard Riboe
Investment Director, Nordic Capital Advisors
Richard is an Investment Director with Nordic Capital Advisors and focuses on investments within Healthcare and Financial Services. Richard was a member of the investment advisory team for AniCura, a leading provider of specialized pet care in Europe… Read full bio
Gregory Salinger
Chief Digital Officer, Apax Partners SAS
Grégory Salinger joined Apax Partners in 2017 as Chief Digital Officer. He works with the leadership teams of the portfolio companies to help them accelerate the value creation and transformation of their companies related to digital and tech. Gregor… Read full bio
Matthias Sander
Managing Director, BC Partners
Matthias is an Operating Partner at BC Partners in London. He works with portfolio companies on driving value creation, with a focus on commercial effectiveness and cost excellence, and is actively contributing to making new investments. Among others… Read full bio
Stefano Santarelli
Director, Private Capital - OTPP
Stefano Santarelli joined Ontario Teachers' Portfolio Management team in 2015. He looks after Private Capital's European portfolio performance, focusing on Value Creation, Talent and Governance. He also leads Innovation & Digital globally across Onta… Read full bio
Abhinav Saxena
Senior Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services
Abhinav Saxena is a Senior Business Development Manager for Private Equity in EMEA at Amazon Web Services and is based in London. In this role he supports PE firms in increasing the value of their portfolio through a thoughtful combination of access… Read full bio
Mala Shah-Coulon
Head of Corporate Governance, EY
Mala leads EY's Corporate Governance team which conducts governance diagnostics, performs bespoke reviews of narrative reporting and provides board training for UK listed companies and private or PE backed companies that are embarking on an IPO journ… Read full bio
Moti Shahani
Managing Director, Blue Ridge Partners
Moti serves as a Managing Director of Blue Ridge Partners, based in London and serving PE firms and their portfolio companies across Europe. Moti has more than 25 years' experience of driving value-creating growth. Before joining Blue Ridge Partners,… Read full bio
Jamie Smith
Director, International Technology - Eze Castle Integration
Jamie Smith is Director of International Technology at Eze Castle Integration. Jamie has over 15 years of IT experience specific to the hedge fund and alternative investment sector. Jamie served as head of technology for a financial-focused managed s… Read full bio
Darrell Stein
Director and Operations Advisor to Private Equity Funds (KKR), HBF Solutions
A globally experienced CIO with an impressive track record of execution excellence across PE Businesses. Darrell has experience of delivering accelerated solutions across a number of private equity industries such as the rapid carve out of business u… Read full bio
Lisa Stone
Independent Chairperson
Lisa joined Mercury Private Equity in 1999, shortly before the creation of HgCapital, of which she was a founding partner. Over a career at HgCapital spanning 19 years, the firm grew AUM to €10bn with over 120 people. During this period, Lisa establi… Read full bio
Jean-Philippe Syed
Principal, Development Partners International
JP is a Principal at DPI, an Africa focused emerging market PE fund with US$1.5bn AuM, which he joined in 2016. He looks after 10 portfolio companies in sectors such as banking, higher education, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agri-business, packaging,… Read full bio
Lisa Telford
Portfolio Talent Director, Montagu Full Potential Partners
Lisa Telford joined Montagu Full Potential Partners in February 2017. Previously, she spent over twenty years in commercial and general management roles at Lucent Technologies, Warner Brothers and Canal Plus followed by four years in executive search… Read full bio
Franck Temam
Portfolio Performance Group - PAI Partners
Franck Temam joined PAI Partners in 2011 in the Portfolio Performance Group. He has been involved in more than 15 portfolio companies in Industrial, Healthcare and Consumer Goods – more recently ADBSafegate, Ethypharm and Albea. After 7 years in line… Read full bio
Victor Vadaneaux
Operating Partner, Cairngorm Capital
Victor is an operating partner and an executive or non-executive director, working with various private equity firms to build significant value in their portfolio companies. Victor is helping transform businesses, acting on strategy, operations, orga… Read full bio
Susanne Vanner
Partner - Transaction Strategy & Execution, EY
Susanne is a Partner in the Transaction Strategy and Execution (TS&E) practice of EY and has more than 17 years’ industry experience in transformational change and integrations in global organisations. Susanne specialises in Customer functions e.… Read full bio
Mark Veldon
Managing Director, AlixPartners
Mark co-leads AlixPartners Private Equity practice across Europe. He works extensively in guiding companies through M&A transactions and operational transformations. He has two decades of experience in advising PE and corporate clients in due dil… Read full bio
Stijn Vos
CEO, ESDEC
Stijn Vos, chief executive officer of Esdec Solar Group, on this: "The mounting system only makes up 10 percent of a complete installation, nevertheless it must carry everything for 20 years". We continue to focus on product development, with the aim… Read full bio
2020 Sponsors
For more information on available sponsorship opportunities in 2021 please fill in the enquiry form or contact Christopher Wagland at chris.w@peimedia.com or call +44 (0) 207 566 5475.
