Barney founded his first business in
the bars and nightclubs of the north
of England in the 1980s aged just 16.
He was a pre-IPO team member at ARM
and was responsible for the adoption
of the ARM processor in the Apple iPod. Barney was one of the first adopters of digital technologies in the music business and grew revenues for the world’s largest record company from zero to $2bn in six years. He has held board-level positions in many multinational media companies, and recently completed a £200m turnaround of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global businesses. He is a passionate foodie and advises a number of independent restaurants.

Dr Peter Schroder is McLarens’ former
chief engineer for the racing team
and CTO for its in-house incubator
(Mclaren Applied). Peter Schroder has
a proven track record of innovation
in product development, engineering,
data and analytics across multiple
markets including Automotive,
Motorsport, Transport, IOT, Aviation
& Health. During his time as chief
engineer for the Formula 1 team Peter
oversaw the development and delivery
of leading-edge technology across all
aspects of car and race operations. He was also responsible for driving innovation in McLaren's incubator arm, McLaren Applied, which enabled the creation of high-performance products.