Cheryl Allebrand
Mary-Ann Claridge
Phil Claridge
Stephen Clemmet
Michaela Eschbach
Julia Gwilt
With close to two decades of experience in tech and strategy, Cheryl is dedicated to finding solutions that work for organisations, their members and those they support. She previously played an important role in launching 5G and IoT solutions and is now working to expand and extend application of those and other technologies in meaningful ways.
For her, success involves a cross-platform approach, designing for a range of device and interaction preferences, while making the most complex solutions feel simple. Cheryl likes to turn the normal customer service model on its head to provide proactive support that guides customers and employees along the full length of their journeys; all while providing intelligent automation where applicable.
Mary-Ann is the Lead data scientist at Mandrel Systems. She started her career with research into sonar (think Hunt for Red October without Sean Connery). She is now embracing application and technical domains including education (all the analysis, modelling and visualisation for BestCourse4Me), smart city, retail, voice and speech recognition, and financial and logistical optimisation.
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Phil Claridge is a 'virtual CTO' for hire within Mandrel Systems covering end-to-end systems. Currently having fun and helping others with large-scale AI systems integration, country-wide large scale big-data processing, hands-on IoT technology (from sensor hardware design, through LoRa integration to back end systems), and advanced city information modelling. Supporting companies with M&A 'exit readiness', due-diligence and on advisory boards. Past roles include: CTO, Chief Architect, Labs Director, and Technical Evangelist for Geneva/Convergys (telco), Arieso/Viavi (geolocation), and Madge (networking). Phil's early career was in electronics, and still finds it irresistible to swap from Powerpoint to a soldering iron and a compiler to produce proof-of-concepts when required.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/claridge/
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Stephen is a chartered electronics engineer. Over the past thirty years, he has worked in several leading edge electronic companies, and run two high-tech businesses. He is currently working on machine learning for detecting cyber-threats and related operational performance of national critical infractures in renewable energy.
Michaela has an impressive track record as a Founder and Director, both in the not-for-profit and for-profit space.
As co-founder of Form the Future CIC, Michaela drove strategic direction and operations for this multi-award-winning organisation which connects young people with career opportunities. As Managing Director of Founders4Schools, Michaela led the operational, financial and cultural transformation of this ed-tech charity.
Michaela is known for her passion and dedication in successfully driving companies through growth and challenges.
She was winner of the Cambridge News ‘Cambridge’s Most Influential Businesspeople Award’ in 2017 and was included in the EU-Startups’ Top 100: Europe’s Most Influential Women in the Startup and Venture Capital Space in 2023.
Michaela says, "As CEO of Cambridge Wireless, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead this exceptional organisation through a period of dynamic change in the tech landscape. Together with our dedicated members, we will harness the power of innovation to not only adapt to the evolving industry but to also drive it forward, ensuring Cambridge Wireless remains the cornerstone of technological advancement and value creation."
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Julia has worked as a patent attorney in the Cambridge area for over twenty years. Her mathematics background is a natural fit to her work on software-implemented inventions including AI and bioinformatics. This work includes drafting patent applications and then prosecuting them in key jurisdictions such as Europe, UK and US. She enjoys working closely with both Cambridge based and international clients to help them develop and implement their worldwide IP strategy.