John Knapton

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Institute of Directors provides informative events and professional development courses. The non-profit company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Parmesvari Natesan has been the CEO of the South African company since 2010.

Crescent Capital NI Ltd. (Crescent) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Colin Walsh. The firm headquartered in Northern Ireland.

Founded in 2002, Axis Three is the only company offering 3D simulation tools for cosmetic and plastic surgery. Using actual clinical data to enhance physics based tissue typing, the TBS (Tissue Behavior Simulation) algorithm delivers, anatomically accurate images of a patient's own body - in 3D. Through its exclusive partnership with Siemens, Axis Three has created a 3D capture engine tuned to deliver precise, accurate, high definition 3D images in seconds. Plastic and cosmetic surgeons across the globe currently use Axis Three's simulation system to show patients a more accurate picture of the surgical outcome prior to surgery. When combined with a surgeon's expertise, the result is a better patient experience and consultation, ultimately leading to increased surgical conversions.

Experts in Audio for over 20 years, Audio Processing Technology Ltd. is passionate about the Integrity of Sound. It provides non-destructive, transparent, audio compression solutions that retain the full integrity of the original digital audio. They are also all about the moment. Instant delivery is a fundamental, and their solutions are tuned to provide real-time audio play-out. When Audio is converted to the digital domain, signal processing techniques can be employed to code the information for energy efficiency and bit rate reduction. The apt-X suite of audio compression algorithms provide; outstanding audio quality, an extremely low latency and a strong resilience to errors. apt-X audio codecs are proven to deliver for Wireless, Broadcast and Professional Live Performance applications and are available to license as Intellectual Property (IP).

Replify Ltd. provides wide area network optimization solutions. Its virtual software based application acceleration and wide area network (WAN) optimization solutions are designed to accelerate applications, data and file transfer bi-directionally across the WAN, increasing bandwidth throughput and reducing latency. It serves a range of sectors, including financial services, education, construction and utilities. The company was founded by Wesley Darlington and Kevin Donaghy on April 19, 2006 and is headquartered in Belfast, the United Kingdom.