BHCC - Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

Enterprising Engineers in the iPhone era

Panel chaired by Jonathan Markwell founder of Inuda Innovations.

This year's Enterprising Engineers panel will explore what it takes to build successful Brighton-based businesses that provide unique products and services, while standing on the shoulders of technology giants.

The Panel

Jon Markwell - Local entrepreneur, Sussex engineering graduate and Britain's first Twitterer! He is passionate about bulding communities of technology people; has spent the last 3 years building web applications for start-ups and agencies; and also runs a co-working space in Brighton.

Nik Fletcher - QA & Support at RealMac Software. Manages the world-wide community of this popular Brighton-based Apple Mac software development company. Also an independent iPhone developer and widely-published technology writer.

Aral Balkan - Creator of 'Avit, the iPhone app for Safari Books Online. A designer, developer, author, teacher, entrepreneur and performer; a Renaissance Geek with a passion for designing user experiences and a desire to make the world a better place via technology and oratory.

Jay Caines-Gooby - Head of Technology at Charanga. A multi-faceted technologist with over a decade of experience and an excellent practical and commercial understanding of the web, internet, mobile and interactive TV.

Antony Ribot - Co-Founder and CEO of mobile design agency, Ribot, and Sussex Informatics MSc graduate. Antony started in London, winning an award for his interactive project for Levis, before working as a developer and lead designer for Future Platforms.

This event is run in conjunction with the IET Institution of Engineering & Technology and Inuda Innovations.

Time: Doors open at 5.30pm, talk starts at 6.00pm
Venue: Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) at Sussex Univeristy Campus
Cost: Free

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