Catherine is the 'face' of eBusiness Forum. She organises and hosts all of the events, builds relations with businesses and organisations and manages all of our communications.

Catherine is a Business Adviser accredited by IBC and her specialisms include advising on Internet marketing, use of technology and development of related IT skills.

Catherine's business career started in retailing at Harrods followed by several enjoyable years working for Boots where she became the company's Buyer for Fine Fragrances and Prestige Cosmetics - Great job!

After a break for children, Catherine re-trained to become front-line IT support and software trainer.

Catherine who puts her energy down to being powered by Juice Plus, is a member of the Business Cafe and in her spare time enjoys Jazzercise and singing.

Contact Catherine on 07967 384 575

Peter's knowledge and gifted communication style means he is often called upon to talk at our events.

Peter manages internet application development company, datapartners who specialise in creating on-line systems replicating typical offline business processes.

Also on his CV: Peter was sidetracked from a possible career in the teaching profession after university by an initial career in pop music. He was with the 1980’s band After The Fire whose popularity culminated in a top five chart hit in the USA in 1983. Peter continued in music as composer until 1990 when interest in computers became a career.

1990 became Managing Director of The Maldon Computer Company before shifting into all things Internet and becoming Sales and Marketing Director of KeConnect Internet. Subsequently joined WR-Inter.net to set up their Website division before creating datapartners in 2001

Contact Peter on 01206 381 881

Ipswich ITEC Services is a learning provider specialising in computers for the business environment. As Managing Director of this family-owned business Christopher is responsible for strategic planning and its profitable operation and has established it as a preferred training partner for local businesses.

Also on his CV: Christopher has an engineering background and served in the RAF as a navigator. For the past 30 years he has been involved with small businesses in a variety of roles including as the proprietor of a service station.

In 1998 he joined Historic Flying, a leading Spitfire aircraft restorer, as General Manager and was responsible for establishing the business on a sound commercial basis. He has worked with the Prince’s Trust, Livewire and Young Enterprise in Suffolk and set up and ran a Jobclub, two enterprise centres in Ipswich and Cambridge and established a Business Growth Scheme in Norfolk.

Christopher has also served as a Chair and Vice Chair of the Institute of Business Advisers.

Greatest achievement – removing the then England captain (Denness) and wicket keeper (Knott) in the same over. In the days before Sunday League cricket!

Greatest disappointment – not being good enough to play cricket professionally

Contact Chris on 01473 407 310

After 20 years in journalism, Adrienne Lowing founded Words Worth PR 16years ago. Specialising in business-to-business communications with a major focus on media relations, Adrienne has promoted companies in a wide variety of sectors including manufacturing, technology, drinks, mobile telecoms, cleaning and government departments.

Spare time interests include yoga, reading and gardening.

David is our ideas man - strictly commercial revenue increasing ideas!

David has been involved in the electronic payments industry since 1988. He has spent time with First Data Corporation, has managed a Credit Card centre for a large non UK bank and spent two years as CEO of one of the UK’s leading Payment Gateways. He has been operating as a consultant in recent years and has a wide range of Business and social contacts.

David does not, and never will, own a Blackberry!

David has been in the IT industry for 20 years, in a variety of roles across many industry sectors. David was an early adopter of Internet technologies, and has delivered class leading solutions to some of the world's largest organisations namely AOL and the United Nations. David's role as a business analyst allows him to understand the positive impact the Internet can bring to any business, he uses this knowledge to help organisations both large and small embrace the power of the Internet.

What little spare time David has is devoted to his young family and the pursuit of a decent nights sleep.

With fifteen years experience within the business development and support sector, Alan Briggs is an experienced and qualified business mentor/consultant/trainer & assessor.

Alan has considerable strategic business & financial planning experience, together with an extensive sales & marketing background including new product/service development and e-commerce strategies and is a trained Business Process Re-engineering Practitioner. His consultancy practice, www.dynamicbusinessstrategies.co.uk . His services also include high growth start-up and existing business support, business financing, mentoring/coaching/training, change management and quality system development.

In his spare time Alan dances at modern jive classes, reads and enjoys DIY.