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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business

The Future 500

Adam Arnold, CEO, Smarter Group Ltd

Adam Freeth, managing director, Shaker UK Ltd

Afsheen Nasir, business manager, Clever Little Things

Ajay Ahuja, property entrepreneur, Ahuja Holdings

Alan Mak, trainee solicitor, Clifford Chance LLP

Alex Bellinger, founder and CEO, SmallBizPod (BizPod Media Ltd)

Alex Fleetwood, director, Hide and Seek

Alex Gordon, founding director, Sign Salad

Alexander Gordon Smith, founder and director, Egg Box Publishing Ltd / Dark Invention Studios

Amanda Boyle, film director

Amanda Zuydervelt, founder and editor, Stylebible Ltd

Amelia Jane Dickman, zoologist, Institute of Zoology (University of Oxford, from 2009)

Ammo Talwar, CEO, Punch Records

Ana Cruzalegui, makeup artist

André Peypers Grobler, artist

Andrew Baddeley, athlete

Andrew & Lorraine Lund, proprietors, Crème de la Crème delicatessen

Andrew Lang, creative director, Andrew Lang Product Design Ltd

Andrew Phouli, chairman, Rush London

Andy Spain, photographer, asvisual Ltd

Angeline Bayly, head of events, The Drinks Business

Anna Eden, director, Fusion Promotions

Anna Liu, director, Tonkin Liu

Annette Mees, artist, theatre director and experience designer

Anthony Akingbade, music producer and web developer, iBrowze.com / Neo Creatives

Anthony Grant, managing director, genius

Anthony Roussel, designer, Anthony Roussel

Anton Hiscock, main man, Trailer Media

Arnaud Delange, intal development director, toptable.com

Arsher Ali, actor

Aubrey de Grey, chairman and chief science officer, Methuselah Foundation

Ben Addy, founding director, Moxon Architects Ltd.

Ben Bartlett, food development manager and founder, British BBQ Association

Benjamin James, director, jotta

Bill Skinner, founder, Bill Skinner Studio

Blue MacAskill, director, explorer and pathfinder, i-am associates

Bob Bayman, artist, filmmaker and curator, MOCA Cymru

Brett Cattlin, company director, Leaderball Ltd

Carl David Jewitt, global head of communications — people, Ernst & Young

Carol Brown, business development and marketing manager, Thomson Bethune Ltd

Caroline Hill, managing director, Virtual PA Ltd

Carter Stewart, managing director and futurist, Trans World Consulting

Celeste Henney, designer and lecturer, The Inqubator

Charles Jordan, founder, Interactyx Limited

Charlie Carpenter, director, Taptx ltd

Charlie Cooper, managing director, Sports International

Charlotte Lean, founder and director, Charlotte Lean Cornwall Destination Management Company

Chloe Regan, illustrator, INK Illustration

Chris Gould, managing director, All In Media Ltd

Chris Kay, head of account management, Fallon

Chris Moffatt, merchandise consultant and musician, Mercado

Chris Richmond, director, Atticus Finch Ltd

Chris Roche, design director and architect, 11.04 Architects Ltd

Christopher Sweeney, founder and manager, Capital Inventions

Claire Ainsworth, managing director, SciConnect

Claire Rushton, property developer

Claire Sharp, business director, Tiabenny

Clive Payne, freelance film and TV editor, Cortexblu Ltd

Col Spector, writer and director, Someone Else Ltd

Dale Allen, managing director, Ethos Solution Ltd

Damien Marchi, senior producer, FremantleMedia

Dan Matthews, chief executive, Point & Fire Media Ltd

Dan Tennant-Ralphs, student, One Game For All

Dan Ziglam & Elliot Brook, directors, Deadgood (UK) Ltd

Daniel Clark, conference banqueting manager, Ashdown Park Hotel

Daniel Jenkins, company director, Daniel Jenkins Ltd

David Apparicio, founder and managing director, The Chrysalis Programme/The Chrysalis Foundation

David Archer, director, David Archer Architects

David Briggs, partner, Onegreen International Marketing

David Peto, CEO, Unit Post Production Ltd

David Roberts, owner, FUSION

Debbie Williams, owner, Amychloe Bridal

Deedam Gaborit, designer, DeedamG

Drew Davies, playwright and director, The Infamists

Edward Mellett, director, WikiJob Ltd

Elin Isaksson, glass designer and maker, Elin Isaksson Glass

Elizabeth Harrin, project manager, Spire Healthcare

Emile Emiabata, founder and CEO, Social Gold Ltd

Emily Chalmers, interior stylist, author, and shop owner, Caravan Style Ltd

Emily Fleuriot, freelance consultant, creative content solutions

Emily Martin, designer and consultant, Empathy

Emma Reynolds, co-founder, e3unlimited and Ask Gen Y

Emma Rios, illustrator

Erik Lorincz, mixologist, The Connaught Bar

Fabien Duverneuil, Fabien Duverneuil

Fabien Riggall, founder and creative director, Future Shorts Ltd

Farhad Nezhadpournia, director, First Defence Consultants Ltd

Frank Miller, managing director, Track Record Global

Gareth Johnson, managing partner business affairs, National Australia Bank

Gavin Finney, writer

Gillian Meyer, director of marketing, Sauce Communications

Gillian Jeffery, artist and owner, Pinman Designs

Giuseppe Ruo, bars director, Lanesborough hotel,

Glen Gathard, Foley ADR Mixer (Film Post Production Sound), Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Group

Glenn Keiles, composer

Guy Mattinson, director, Go Find Me A Gift

Hannah Alphey, artist and European legal counsel

Hannah Reynolds, chief mischief maker, Mischievous Marketing

Hattie Hasan, chairman, Extraordinary Balls Ltd

Heinrich Van Der Westhuizen, managing director, Gameplan Group Ltd

Helen Hanson, director, Hel's Angels

Helena Peacock, head of international development, Videotext Communications Ltd

Henry Peirse, commander, Global Radio News Ltd

Henry Yates, CEO, estatecreate.com

Hilary Alexander, artist

Ian Bruce, portrait painter and singer/MC, Ian Bruce Portraits & The Correspondents

Ian Bush, CEO, The Bottom Drawer Limited

Ian Houston, CEO, Origo Industries Ltd

Jack Horner, founder and creative director, FRUKT Music

Jacob Bettany, managing director, Money Science Ltd

James Frost, managing director, Coast Digital

James Mann, managing director, ESPI Group Ltd

James Nottingham, education consultant, JN Partnership Ltd

James Wallman, journalist

Jamie Alexander Shaw, fine artist

Jane Tappuni, managing editor, ICUE

Jay Bregman, founder and chief technical officer, eCourier.co.uk

Jennifer Irvine, founder, The Pure Package

Jess Natalia Emelton Tully, head of communications, Studioilse

Jessica Lux, filmmaker

John McKenzie, managing director, Airolusion Ltd

John Noble, party organiser, Boys Army Party

John Straw, internet entrepreneur, Linkdex

Jonathan Philp, Canister UK & Lambda Sports

Joseph Steele, cultivator, getonthewall.com

Julie Skinner, PR Manager EMEA, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment

Justin Gayner and Will Harris, co-founders, ChannelFlip

Katcha Bilek, eco-accessories designer, re-Collect by Katcha Bilek

Kate Warren, managing director, Brightlife

Kay Vasey, director, MeshMinds.com

Keshava Moorthy Chandrashekar, director, Inventest Ltd

Keith Fearon, sport artist

Kevin Munday, youth service development manager, London borough of Tower Hamlets

Kevin Points, creative director, Points (UK) Ltd

Kieran Miles, co-founder, RapidFlite LLP

Kirsty Loveday, director, Love Drinks Ltd

Laura Vane, singer songwriter

Lauren Hamilton Diggle, professional golfer

Lee Baker, music producer and visual artist, audioputty

Leigh Caldwell, chief executive, Inon

Lesley Chapman, director, The Little Big Ideas Company

Lisa Tyrrell, singer

Liz Hingley, freelance photographer and arts organiser

Lorlett Hudson, managing director, One Hand Can't Clap

Lucian Tarnowski, founder and managing director, Brave New Talent

Lucy Jade Sylvester, jeweller, Lucy Jade Sylvester

Lucy Johnston, executive editor, GDR Creative Intelligence

Luke Ashworth, managing director, Netbasic Limited

Luke Wright, poet and literature development officer, New Writing Partnership

Lye, artist, Lye Spectrum Design

Margaret Livingstone, artist

Maria Lusia Hernandez, painter

Mark Andrew Webber, artist

Mark Maddox, founder and director, Que Pasa

Mark Thomas, manager, Holiday Inn Brand Family EMEA and commercial director, Pie Sports, InterContinental Hotels Group (Holiday Inn Division) and Pie Sports

Martin Herglotz, inventor, salesman and administrator, Pension Holdings Ltd (Varna)

Mary Rouncefield, artist and illustrator

Michael Berliner, film producer

Michael Smith, Firefox

Michelle Gallen, director, Talk Irish Ltd

Michelle Keaney chartered marketer, the Walt Disney Company

Mike Beukes, co-founder and strategic director, Warp and Woof

Mike Martin, managing director, Paragon Sports Management,

Mike Tonkin, director and architect, Tonkin Liu

Monique Borst, founder, Savvy Cook UK Ltd

Mr Joel Palous, managing director, AIM Vineyards

Nadia finer, director, More to Life Than Shoes

Nahid de Belgeonne, mistress of the Good Vibes universe, Good Vibes

Natasha Faith, CEO and co-founder, La Diosa

Nathaniel Peat, CEO and managing director, The Safety Box Ltd

Neil Cartwright, managing director, Million

Neil Poppleton, director, 3dcom

Neville Hornsey, director and digital retoucher, Morph Retouch UK Ltd

Nick Moore, publishing director, The Magazine People Ltd

Nick Thistleton, managing director, Lucky Voice

Nigel Fox, director, Annapurna HR

Nurus Saba Khall, fashion designer, Saba's collection

Olivia Bellas, arts producer

Oscar Armelles, art director, illustrator and photographer, Illustrationsbyoscar

Paola Bassanese, director stress management, Energya Ltd

Patricia Holloway, director

Patrick Nelson, managing director, UnderDesign Ltd

Paul Jonas, managing director, Tru Thoughts Records

Paul Karslake, artist, Paul Karslake Fine Art

Paul Massey, solicitor, K&L Gates LLP

Paul Tvaroh, managing director, Lounge Bohemia Ltd

Dr Paul Williams, NERC Fellow, University of Reading

Rachel Dormor, designer and maker, Rachel Dormor Ceramics

Raj Anand, founder and operations director, Kwiqq

Rebecca Devlin, director, The London Hive Limited

Renato Benedetti, director, McDowell Benedetti

Richard Canterbury, founder and managing director, Love Smoothies

Richard Leighton, managing director, We Create*

Ricky Audain, owner, ButtLess Personal Ashtrays

Rob Earnshaw, casting director, Rob Earnshaw Casting

Robert Elliott, development executive and founder, Camden Creative

Robin Croft, principal lecturer, University of Glamorgan

Robin Mayes, partner, Bean

Roddy Mathieson, sculptor, Alchemy — the Mobile Foundry

Rory Sullivan, head of responsible investment, Insight Investment

Rosamund Farmer, artist and illustrator, Rosamund Farmer

Roz Colthart, founder, Black Essentials

Sabrina Cant, artist

Saleem Arif, acquisitions director, House Of Lords Ltd

Sarah Kirby-Ginns, graphic designer, Sarah Kirby Design,

Sean Reel, Greener Living/Seedbeds

Semhal Zemikael, co-founder and CEO, La Diosa,

Shariff El Rafaey, sales and marketing director, CrystalRoc

Simon Bobbett, artist manager, SB Management

Simon MacDonald and Mark Jackson, writer and graphic artist

Sinead Mac Manus, founder, Creative Business Cafe and Creative Business Campus

Sofi Nowell, clothing store owner and events promoter, Donuts

Sokratis Papafloratos, co-founder and CEO, Trusted Places

Sophie Saunders, print and accessory designer, Kimchi Uk Ltd

Spike Marchant, consultant, gorgeousgroup

Stef Schmidt, managing director, Schmidt's Cafe

Stephen Burford, company director, Wealthystudent.co.uk

Steven Bookbinder, senior design engineer, Intelligent Development

Steven Hudson, managing director, Ingenuity Records Limited

Stewart Ferris, managing director, Summersdale Publishers Ltd

Sudarghara and Ajmail Dusanj, CEO / COO, Cains Beer Company

Sunny Soomal, director, ClubGel

Suzie Webb, creative director and interactive designer

Tarriana Lee, founder, Tarriana Lee Luxury Collection

Terry Guy, owner and director, Monorex / Secret Wars

Thomas Haimovici, senior A&R manager, Mercury Records

Timothy Winey, founder and director, Torpedo Golf LLC

Tom Chalmers, managing director, Legend Press & Paperbooks Publishing

Tom Critchlow, head of search marketing, Distilled

Tony Conigliaro, Haiku Drinks

Tony Wright, consciousness researcher

Trisha Hills, bodywork therapist/yoga teacher, Trisha Hills

Tristan Cowell, managing director, IC Innovations

Victoria Larder, radio presenter on 'The Confessional', Bauer Radio

Victoria Moore, events manager

Will Ingham, managing director, Wing Prodcutions

William Rowe, founder and CEO, Protein Ltd

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