Alex has 30 years’ experience in business strategy and change management. After completing his accountancy articles, he moved to the UK where he held senior management positions in the European HQs at IPSA Reuters and Hitachi Data Systems. Alex has been an advisor within the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta; as Director Strategic Business Development of Go, he was part of the senior management that oversaw the successful IPO on the LSE. Alex holds a CPA warrant, and is a visiting lecturer on entrepreneurship and business skills at the University of Malta. Alex was the founding editor of Technology Sunday, the technology supplement for the Sunday Times of Malta and serves on the advisory board of the local chapter for Mobile Monday. He is currently conducting PhD research on social media networks at the School of Arts & New Media, University of Hull @ Scarborough.

Ric is an entrepreneur passionate about startups, especially in the mobile sector. An experienced professional with broad management expertise in financial and marketing projects, Richard has extensive experience in managing cross-border projects and is actively involved in key business networks in Spain, including Mobile Monday Barcelona and First Tuesday Spain. He is also the founder of the EADA Business School Entrepreneurship Centre in Barcelona, following the completion of the school's International MBA programme. His career has involved key management roles in diverse sectors such as investment banking, manufacturing, telecoms and consulting in multinationals including Unilever, UBS and Michelin and he has acted as consultant within the real estate, consumer goods and banking sectors.

Check out his latest publication, Building Location-Aware Applications.