Team

Nanik has spent over two decades working in asset management, financial services, and entrepreneurial ventures. After spending many years advising clients on their global investments, Nanik now works with early-stage technology businesses in validating ideas and commercialising their proposition. He has studied and worked in 12 cities across Asia, the Middle East, USA, and Europe. He has an MBA from INSEAD and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Calcutta.

Zakwan is a distinguished cybersecurity expert. He obtained his PhD degree from Edinburgh Napier University, his MSc from ESIGELEC, and his BSc from HIAST. His dedication to research is underpinned by over seven years of industry experience, where he served as a Principal Security Engineer with Dell SecureWorks. His recent work has not only led to the filing of a UK patent application but has also received significant recognition from Innovate UK. He has published many research papers in several highly-cited journals and international conferences.

Dipankar Sarkar is a seasoned technologist and entrepreneur in the field of blockchain and machine learning. He holds an M.S.(Cybersecurity) from Arizona State University and a B.Tech (Computer Science) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is a published author, academic scholar and filed over 60 provisional patents (Hike Messenger).

Buchanan was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2017. He was the first person in the UK to received an award for services to Cybersecurity. Core lead in investment opportunities. Has led three research projects to spin-out success (Cyan Forensics, Symphonic and Zonefox). Published over 300 research papers, 30 academic books, and has links into collaboration networks around the World.