Speaker Details
Julie Meyer
CEO, Ariadne Capital
Julie Meyer is one of the leading champions for entrepreneurship in Europe. With over 20 years' investment and advisory experience helping start-up businesses, she is the well known founder and CEO of Ariadne Capital, founder of Entrepreneur Country, co-founder of First Tuesday, dragon on BBC's Online Dragons Den and weekly columnist in London's City AM. Through these intertwining roles of entrepreneur, advisor, investor and industry commentator, Ms Meyer has set her mission to build a growth story for the UK and Europe. This passion and entrepreneurial flair are what have earned her awards as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, World Economic Forum Global Leader of Tomorrow and one of the Wall Street Journal's Top 30 Most Influential Women in Europe. Ms Meyer is Chief Executive of Ariadne Capital, the investment and advisory firm she founded in August 2000. Ariadne backs entrepreneurs in the media (music, broadcast, publishing, advertising, gaming), mobile internet and communications, and internet sectors. Most recently she founded Entrepreneur Country. Managed by Ariadne Capital, Entrepreneur Country is a dedicated community for leading and emerging entrepreneurs, investors, the media and corporate partners who service the start-up industry across the UK and Europe.
