Management
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Julian is a pioneer of the mobile entertainment industry. He co-founded Purple Software, one of the world's first mobile games companies, in 1995 where he led the development of licensing and strategic partner relationships with companies such as 3, Microsoft, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Psion, Sony Ericsson, Symbian and Texas Instruments. Julian has over thirty years international business management experience gained predominantly in high-technology firms. He has had operational involvement in numerous hardware and software technology projects in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. A recognized expert on issues surrounding the development, licensing and adoption of interactive entertainment, Julian speaks regularly at industry conferences and events. He is the former chairman of iomo Limited, the UK's leading independent mobile games development studio, acquired by InfoSpace Mobile and is a special adviser to the board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum, the mobile entertainment industry's global trade association. Julian holds an M.Sc. in Management from the University of London and is a Sloan Fellow of the London Business School. | ||
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Chris has played an influential role in the introduction and exploitation of novel information and communication technologies for over twenty years. Having trained as an Economist and obtaining a B.Sc. from the University of Exeter, Chris worked as a consultant, implementor and manager specialising in the areas of corporate information systems, business analysis, project and system development processes, change management, software system design and human factors. Chris founded Right Hand Software in 1993 to focus on the development of software for the then emergent product category of mobile computing devices and, prior to joining Purple Software in 1995 worked with companies such as Ericsson Nokia, Psion, Symbian and Vodafone to design and develop some of the first products integrating the capabilities of mobile phones and PDAs. At Purple Software, Chris was responsible both for the alignment of the company's product portfolio with the development of new mobile devices, technologies and services and for the conception, design and development of many individual products. Chris has a wide ranging experience of the major mobile device platforms, server side technologies and associated communication protocols but believes that for adoption of products and services to be optimal, such technical details must be utterly transparent to the consumer. The best products simply, "do what you want", "work how you expect", "do the right thing - first time" and most likely make you smile. | ||
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John is one of the most experienced mobile software architects in the world. Having obtained a first class honours degree in Computer Engineering from City University, London, John commenced a ten year career with Psion Computers where he contributed significantly to the body of software code that lies at the heart of Symbian OS, the world's leading mobile phone operating system. John was a founder of Purple Software, which grew rapidly to become the industry's leading independent developer of software applications for mobile devices. His role as Chief Technical officer culminated in the company being awarded the first ever BAFTA for a mobile computer game in October 2002. John's twenty year experience of designing compact software applications includes a deep understanding of all the leading mobile operating systems. | ||
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Yulia graduated from the State Linguistic University of Kiev where she studied English, German and Management, obtaining a Master's degree in Organizational Management. Yulia has been a consultant / interpreter at International House, North Carolina, USA, where she was involved in the Citizen Diplomacy Programme that hosted groups of professionals from CIS countries. In 2005, whilst working in the scientific and industrial concern “Science”, she was involved in the European project on Technology Transfer and participated in the international conference on “Company Networking for Improved Innovation and Industrial Performance” which took place in Fribourg, Switzerland. |
