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Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech 2015

Judging Panel
Dilip Joshi MBE
Chair - Diversity UK [Chair of the Judging Panel]
Dilip Joshi MBE is a seasoned professional with extensive senior level management experience who
was awarded the MBE in June 2000 and the prestigious citation of ‘Videsh Samman’ for contributing to
Indo– British understanding by the High Commissioner of India. He holds a Masters degree in Transport
and Logistics Management. He is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and a
Fellow of Royal Society of Arts. Previously Dilip has coordinated the Hindu Council UK (HCUK) relationship with the Greater
London Authority and Central Government and lead the HCUK drive in making private and public sector organisations more
representative. Dilip is chair of Asian Welfare and Cultural Association, Eastleigh and a special advisor to the chair of Ethnic
Minority Business Group (EMBG). He is an interim Strategic Adviser on Economic Development and International UK-India
Trade relationships.

Rob Chapman
Director - Founders Intelligence
Rob Chapman runs Founders Intelligence, a consultancy which helps clients like Sky, News Corp, Diageo,
Unilever and Visa to innovate by understanding and working with the digital start-up ecosystem. Its
work ranges from setting digital strategies to helping clients find, partner with and invest in emerging
technology companies from across the globe. Founders Intelligence was born out of Founders Forum,
an exclusive membership network for the world’s most successful digital entrepreneurs. Prior to joining Founders Intelligence,
Rob worked for a business intelligence start-up in France and the M&A strategy team at PwC. He has a Masters in Natural
Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Patrick Imbach
Head of High Technology Growth Group - KPMG
Patrick Imbach leads the High Growth Technology team at KPMG, based in Shoreditch, London and
has a strong background in audit and finance advisory. The team is focused on helping early stage
and high growth technology companies succeed through providing advice and assurance as well as
contacts in the ecosystem for UK technology startups. The team’s remit includes advising companies
on: successfully scaling their business, understanding what tax incentives might be available, corporate structuring and
expanding internationally, accessing equity and M&A transactions.
Patrick has a strong background in audit and finance advisory, prior to his current role, he worked for 9 years for
KPMG in Germany and the UK on a variety of assurance and advisory projects across industries with a focus on Media,
Telecommunications, and Technology companies. He holds an MBA from the John Molson School of Business, Montreal,
Canada and a doctorate in economics from Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Shivvy Jervis
Head of Digital Media - Telefonica
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