Yves Cornaz joined Google in 2010, and is a manager on the corporate development team, which is responsible for evaluating, negotiating and executing Google's acquisitions and investments.  Prior to Google, Yves worked as a director with KPMG transaction services providing financial and commercial due diligence assistance to San Francisco Bay Area strategic and private equity investors involved in M&A transactions.  Yves started his professional career as an equity analyst with HSBC Private Bank in Geneva.

Ray heads up the corporate finance efforts of 1st Corporate Technologies (“1CT”), a European and US based merchant banking, corporate finance advisory and investment firm focused on high-growth technology companies. Prior to joining 1CT, Ray was one of the original members of a US based international investment banking firm and was instrumental in growing this firm from its early entrepreneurial beginnings to an international reach.

Hubert Deitmers is co-founder and co-owner of Van den Ende & Deitmers.

Until 2005 he was a Member of the Executive Board of Endemol, the world’s largest independent provider of content for television, telephone and computer platforms. He joined Endemol early 1996 and has played a leading role in all acquisitions completed by the company since its IPO late 1996. Amongst others he was also responsible for Corporate Development and Legal Affairs.

Anu works with Zag, the corporate venturing arm of leading advertising agency, Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH). Anu has spent over 15 years in the technology and telecoms sector as an investor, advisor and entrepreneur and is responsible for assessing potential Zag ventures from a commercial and investment perspective. Anu has successfully managed companies from early stage development, venture funding through to exit and most recently headed up the European market entry of a major mobile services provider helping to establish the company as a leading player within Europe.

As Chief Executive Officer, Bertram Meyer oversees the company’s strategies and operations. Before joining Taulia, Mr. Meyer held positions as director at Railteam, Europe's high-speed rail alliance, and managing director at RailLink, Railteam's IT subsidiary. Prior to that, Mr. Meyer acted as chief sales and marketing officer at Ebydos, the SAP® solution provider widely known for its Invoice Cockpit solution which was sold to ReadSoft in 2006. Earlier, Mr. Meyer worked for 5 years as a top management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group.

With over 20 years experience in communications, Jane Gideon currently serves as CEO of Incendio International, which she founded in 1994.

Paul Cuatrecasas is the Founder and CEO of Aquaa Partners. Previously he was the Founder and a Partner of Alegro Capital (www.alegrocapital.com) from 2003-2010. Previous to Alegro, Paul was the co-founder and Managing Director of ARC Associates from 1993-2003. (ARC Associates was a leading independent London-based TMT mergers and acquisitions advisory practice with a full range of blue chip and entrepreneurial clients including Sonera, Cable & Wireless, Apax, Marconi, Equant, ICL Fujitsu, KKR, Permira and BT, amongst others).

A persuasive advocate who is passionate about inspiring business leaders to make the most of their talents and their people; Ashley is a Director of European Leaders and heads its performance services and leadership academies. Much of his work today is facilitating the rapid performance increase of management teams which is usually required in the countdown to exit.

Hanna joins the ink posse as Director of Public Relations & Social Media. She brings real world marketing and PR experience with a profound knowledge of mobile, broadcasting and telco industries. Hanna demonstrates a proactive approach to implementing PR strategies for her clients and cuts to the chase to find the best results for her clients. She knows a trick or three and made her bones in London’s competitive agency arena.
 

Toby Lewis is one of the key members of the burgeoning editorial team of Global Corporate Venturing, which is the only publication wholly dedicated to corporates doing venture capital deals. He was formerly news editor at Private Equity News, part of Dow Jones, where he secured a range of scoops including revealing a "coup" which was staged France's largest buyout firm PAI Partners. Before that he was a reporter at Private Equity International.