Spectrum’s Annual Reception took place on 28 September 2017 in the Churchill Room at the House of Commons. The evening provided an informal network opportunity for executives, entrepreneurs and investors. As well as the Spectrum team, the event was attended by our overseas colleagues from Glasford International, visiting London for [...]

Spectrum is the exclusive UK representative of Glasford International Coöperatief U.A., a Dutch registered retained global executive search group, headquartered in Amsterdam. We were delighted to host Glasford’s Annual Conference in London on 27-30 September 2017 at the St Ermin’s Hotel in Westminster. Delegates attending represented executive search firms in [...]

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 [...]