Speakers

James is the founder of Voyage Control, a technology business focused on making logistics more efficient. He has run a number of businesses as well as serving as an officer in the Australian and British Armies with tours of duty in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was awarded the US Bronze Star, the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation's Outstanding Service Award and the Australian Joint Operations Command Commendation. 

He has bachelor degrees in Law, International Business and Arts, and a Masters in International Relations. He holds the Freedom of the City of London and the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers. In 2014, he received the City of London’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was named a Rockefeller Foundation's Resilience Innovator. He is on the board of the Britain Australia Society and Trustee of a regimental charity.