On the evening of March 27th, Spectrum hosted a Software Leadership Dinner in association with Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, and Wiggin, the technology law firm. We were delighted to welcome Kevin Loosemore, the Executive Chairman of MicroFocus plc, as our keynote speaker. As Executive Chairman, Kevin has led tremendous [...]

Spectrum’s first eCommerce Leadership Networking Evening took place on 30th January at The Lansdowne Club in Mayfair. In a change from the usual roundtable dinner discussions, this new format was a chance for attendees to network in a more informal setting.  Old friends were reunited and new business contacts made [...]

Spectrum’s 8th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 26th September in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. The roundtable dinner discussion began by examining the impact of the EU Referendum, and moved on to consider how the US presidential election might impact business. The most notable [...]

Spectrum’s 7th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 25th April in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. The roundtable dinner discussion began by examining the impending EU Referendum. The most notable points raised were: eCommerce pricing is a challenge, regardless of whether or not the UK [...]

What Black Friday means for you… Spectrum’s 6th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 23rd November in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. Perhaps it was the fast-approaching festive season that made this evening a particularly jovial affair – or, was it something to do with [...]

Spectrum’s 5th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 28 September in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. The discussion began by considering the 2015 European Commission’s Consumer ScoreBoard which suggests that cross-border eCommerce is still an under-developed market. The Commission seeks a Digital Single Market in the [...]

Spectrum’s 4th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 22 June in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. As usual, the debate was wide-ranging, this time with the customer experience, and, in particular, the role of the physical store explored in detail. The most notable discussion points were: The [...]

Goldman Sachs has described the Internet of Things (IoT) as the next technology mega trend, representing the 3rd wave of the internet. Samsung’s CEO has said that all of its products would be connected to the internet within five years. IoT has been reported as the number one trend at [...]

Spectrum’s 3rd eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 27 April in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. Unlike previous debates, this dinner focussed deeply on one topic: the role of content in eCommerce. The impact of mobile, and data security were also discussed. The key points of debate [...]

Following the positive feedback received after our inaugural eCommerce Leadership Dinner held in October last year, Thursday 22 January 2015 marked our second dinner debate. Held at The Lansdowne Club in London and co-hosted as before with Ardent, the eCommerce sector focussed corporate finance house, 15 ‘C’-level executives and institutional investors [...]