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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Intelligent Systems space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sue Daley
Director – Tech and Innovation of techUK
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Matthew Evans
Director – Markets of techUK
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Julian McGougan
Executive Director of techUK
Julian supports 5G, digital communications infrastructure, spectrum, the Space sector, and drones for trade association techUK. Julian joined techUK from communications infrastructure company Arqiva, where he ran the policy team, responsible for relations with regulators, politicians and Whitehall. Prior to this Julian was the Digital Policy Adviser at the BBC, where he was on the launch teams for Freeview and Digital UK. Anticipating convergence, prior to the BBC Julian provided policy advice for both the television and telecoms regulators, before they merged into Ofcom. A spell in the Treasury preceded this, helping to privatise a whole range of public companies and working on a couple of Budgets.
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Emma Fryer
Associate Director of techUK
Emma leads the data centre programme for technology sector trade body techUK, representing the interests of UK operators to Government and other stakeholders. She influences policy, mitigates compliance burdens, alerts the sector to risks and manages specialist groups, including the UK Council of Data Centre Operators. She produces thought leadership, policy responses, white papers, briefings and infographics covering topics from generator emissions to Brexit. Emma is a recipient of two prestigious awards, is a regular speaker at industry events and sits on several judging panels.
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Emma Fryer
Associate Director of techUK
Emma leads the data centre programme for technology sector trade body techUK, representing the interests of UK operators to Government and other stakeholders. She influences policy, mitigates compliance burdens, alerts the sector to risks and manages specialist groups, including the UK Council of Data Centre Operators. She produces thought leadership, policy responses, white papers, briefings and infographics covering topics from generator emissions to Brexit. Emma is a recipient of two prestigious awards, is a regular speaker at industry events and sits on several judging panels.
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