Geoff Raw - Strategic Director Place, Brighton & Hove City Council Commencing in November 2010, his portfolio covers economic development, environmental services and housing. Previous roles include: Director of Design, Strategy & Planning at the LDA, Assistant Director of Investment, Housing Corporation London and Head of Strategic Options HM Treasury.

Oliver Heath - Heath Sustainable Design Oliver Heath, enjoys great success in projects ranging from products, interiors & exhibitions to sustainable building design. Design clients include ING Real Estate, Barratt Homes, Islington Council and the Geffrye Museum. His design and sustainability knowledge have made Oliver a trusted expert in the national media including BBC1, 2, ITV, Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel and an author of 3 design books.

Damian Tow - Programme Director Brighton Energy Co-op Having originally read Business Studies at Hull University, Damian completed a Masters in Leadership for Sustainable Development at Forum for the Future in 2009. Prior to that he had 14 years' experience as a project and programme manager at Cable & Wireless and BT and was a Director of a small software company. He has Prince 2, MSP and APMP project management qualifications and jointly set up Brighton Energy Co-op in August 2010. Damian's interest in the environment comes from a countryside upbringing, a love of nature and working as a mountain leader.

Zoe Osmond - Business Development Manager - Environment at University of Brighton Zoe has over 10 years' experience in business development and project management in environmental, international development and regeneration sectors. Her current role of Business Development Manager - Environment at the University of Brighton involves linking academics with expertise in environmental and engineering fields to companies and public/third sector organisations. She facilitates knowledge exchange between the university and external partners and helps to secure funding to support resulting projects.

Tom Chute 10:10 - Project Manager Tom Chute has project managed the vibrant citywide Brighton and Hove 10:10 campaign for two years creating links with people, businesses, and a wide range of organisations. As a carbon footprint consultant and then through work at 10:10, Tom focuses on the positive opportunities environmentally friendly living can present and tries to convey this to everyone - not just deep greens.

Cheryl Finella - Brighton and Hove Council Cheryl has managed the Economic Development team at Brighton & Hove since 2007. The teams remit is to identify gaps in services and/ or provision that have a negative impact on business growth, inward investment, jobs and skills and to work with partners to find sustainable solutions that ensure the economic prosperity of the city. Cheryl sits on the officer group for the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership and supports the Brighton LEP Board member on the entrepreneurship strand of the LEP work plan. Previously based in London Cheryl has worked for the local authorities in Lewisham and Lambeth as well as the Department for Employment. Her work has included managing the award winning construction training project CRS, (the Community Refurbishment Scheme) in Lewisham; the Information, Advice & Guidance service, Opening Doors; the roll out and embedding of the Lewisham Modern Apprenticeship programme and the creation of "People into Employment" the first public, private and third sector skills partnership in Lambeth.

Sarah Springford - Brighton and Hove Chamber Of Commerce

Tom Shaw - Hyde Housing

Michael Yeoman - South Downs Solar - Director has broad business experience and currently works in the field of eco technology as founder and Director of South Downs Solar, a photovoltaic panel supply and installation company and is heavily involved within the sustainable sector around Sussex and the south of England.

Vicki Hughes Vicki runs Fugu PR and has been delivering PR and communications consultancy for technology brands and events for more than 15 years. An eco-minded Brighton resident and ethically minded business owner, Vicki and her team most recently delivered the PR campaign for The Gadget Show Live, securing more than 400 national, trade and broadcast media attending the event which had more than 100,000 consumers and trade through its doors at the NEC in Birmingham from 10-15 April. The team is delivering PR campaigns for tech and digital companies including Pure360 (email marketing) and Crunch (online accounting), as well as a number of events for United Business Media. Vicki is heavily involved in developing and promoting TedX Brighton and the recent Open Data Cities Conference (took place 20 April) and she sits on the steering group for Brighton Digital Festival.

Bill Mauseth - Event Director of the Eco Technology Show and brings to this role his experience in organising small to large-scale events all over Europe as Regis Director, preceded by over 15 years events and conference management industry experience. William has ran events for numerous blue chip companies and has been responsible for organising major product launches, large scale gala dinners, awards, conferences, concerts, business team building, workshops and incentive business trips.

Nicola Gunstone - Commercial Director has 11 years senior management experience with companies ranging from global commercial corporations, to start-ups and not for profit organisations. While working at senior management level for global conference and exhibition organisers including Marcus Evans, Informa, Reed Exhibitions and Clarion events she has launched and managed groups of exhibitions, confex, conferences, film premieres and awards dinners across both B2B and B2C industries.

RIP Gill - Sales Manager

Jim Mitchell - Sales Executive