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CONVERGENCE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 2020
SPEAKERS ROSTER
Kevin Arnold CEO Nixie: Nexia International member firms operate in 115 countries with over
(Invited) 600 offices and 28,000 professional and support staff generating aggregate fee
revenues of US$ 3,207bn.
Stephen Blundell Head of Acritas Advisors at Acritas, Steve has been one of the leaders in consulting
to professional firms for more than a decade. Having worked originally for Deloitte and
PwC, Steve was one of three founders of Gracechurch Consulting in 2001. He then
formed Redstone in 2014 to provide an international management consultancy for
professional firms in all parts of the world.
Matt Byrne Deputy Editor, The Lawyer, University of Westminster
(Invited)
Stephen Denyer Director of Strategic Relationships at The Law Society of England & Wales.
He is responsible for all the Society’s strategic relationships with leading stakeholders in
Al Giles private practice, in ‘new law’ enterprises and working in-house as well as with local law
societies, governments, universities and law schools in the UK and internationally; and
(Invited) for promoting London as a global legal hub. Prior to joining the Law Society in 2014 ,
Stephen spent more than 36 years with Allen & Overy. During his career with that firm
Graeme Gordon he was responsible for establishing, expanding or managing 11 of the firm's international
Vincent Huck offices and had management responsibility for teams comprising several hundred fee
earners and support staff from many different countries.
Stephen Hamlet
Executive Vice President Axoim, a recognised leader in the business of law, provides
(Invited) tech-enabled legal, contracts, and compliance solutions for large enterprises. Axiom’s
solutions combine legal experience, technology, and data analytics to deliver work in a
way that dramatically reduces risk, cost and cycle-time.
Praxity, CEO/Executive Director Graeme is a chartered accountant and prior to
joining Praxity was Managing Director and Senior Tutor of Emile Woolf Group, the
international training and development firm. He was also previously Group Finance
Director of a technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Group Editor - Accountancy, International Accountancy Bulletin; The Open
UniversityPostgraduate Certificate in Human Rights and Development Management City
University London, International journalism Rhodes University, Journalism Universidade
de Coimbra, International relations INSEEC, ECE Lyon, Diplôme de commerce Business,
marketing, finance.
CEO Russell Bedford International (Invited) Business development specialist with track
record in re-energising, enhancing and expanding global membership organisations.
Twenty years’ experience in professional services; moved rapidly into business
development roles with increasing responsibility. An expertise in developing
international groups on a global scale, with proven skills in building international
relationships, consolidating membership in key business locations, and creating an
expanding range of practical benefits and service offerings to encourage generation of
new business opportunities for member firms.
SPEAKERS ROSTER
Kevin Arnold CEO Nixie: Nexia International member firms operate in 115 countries with over
(Invited) 600 offices and 28,000 professional and support staff generating aggregate fee
revenues of US$ 3,207bn.
Stephen Blundell Head of Acritas Advisors at Acritas, Steve has been one of the leaders in consulting
to professional firms for more than a decade. Having worked originally for Deloitte and
PwC, Steve was one of three founders of Gracechurch Consulting in 2001. He then
formed Redstone in 2014 to provide an international management consultancy for
professional firms in all parts of the world.
Matt Byrne Deputy Editor, The Lawyer, University of Westminster
(Invited)
Stephen Denyer Director of Strategic Relationships at The Law Society of England & Wales.
He is responsible for all the Society’s strategic relationships with leading stakeholders in
Al Giles private practice, in ‘new law’ enterprises and working in-house as well as with local law
societies, governments, universities and law schools in the UK and internationally; and
(Invited) for promoting London as a global legal hub. Prior to joining the Law Society in 2014 ,
Stephen spent more than 36 years with Allen & Overy. During his career with that firm
Graeme Gordon he was responsible for establishing, expanding or managing 11 of the firm's international
Vincent Huck offices and had management responsibility for teams comprising several hundred fee
earners and support staff from many different countries.
Stephen Hamlet
Executive Vice President Axoim, a recognised leader in the business of law, provides
(Invited) tech-enabled legal, contracts, and compliance solutions for large enterprises. Axiom’s
solutions combine legal experience, technology, and data analytics to deliver work in a
way that dramatically reduces risk, cost and cycle-time.
Praxity, CEO/Executive Director Graeme is a chartered accountant and prior to
joining Praxity was Managing Director and Senior Tutor of Emile Woolf Group, the
international training and development firm. He was also previously Group Finance
Director of a technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Group Editor - Accountancy, International Accountancy Bulletin; The Open
UniversityPostgraduate Certificate in Human Rights and Development Management City
University London, International journalism Rhodes University, Journalism Universidade
de Coimbra, International relations INSEEC, ECE Lyon, Diplôme de commerce Business,
marketing, finance.
CEO Russell Bedford International (Invited) Business development specialist with track
record in re-energising, enhancing and expanding global membership organisations.
Twenty years’ experience in professional services; moved rapidly into business
development roles with increasing responsibility. An expertise in developing
international groups on a global scale, with proven skills in building international
relationships, consolidating membership in key business locations, and creating an
expanding range of practical benefits and service offerings to encourage generation of
new business opportunities for member firms.
