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Drax Group plc is helping change the way energy is generated, supplied and used for a better future. It operates across three principal areas of activity – generation of cost effective, reliable electricity; energy sales and services to business customers and sustainable wood pellet production. Drax is one of the largest business-to-business energy providers in the UK and our retail businesses Haven Power and Opus Energy supply electricity and gas to over 300,000 business premises large and small. Drax’s ambition is to help our business customers become more efficient, make more use of renewable power, take control of their energy costs and to reap the benefits of the revolution taking place in the electricity market.

Heathrow, the UK’s hub airport, is home to more than 80 airlines connecting to more than 190 destinations and welcomes over 76 million passengers each year. By providing frequent and direct connections, Heathrow drives the UK economy by connecting British businesses to the world’s established and emerging markets.

Heathrow is also Britain’s most important port, carrying more freight by value than all other UK airports combined. Last year, 30% of all non-EU exports were transported via the UK’s only hub airport. In today’s global economy, our success is Britain’s success.

As one of the UK’s largest single site employers, Heathrow also supports the local and national economy by working with our airlines, suppliers and other business partners throughout the UK. Stay up to date with Heathrow news at www.heathrowexpansion.com

Founded in 1836, Legal & General is today one of the UK’s largest investment managers, as well as a leading provider of life and general insurance, pensions and retirement financing. With over $1.2 trillion of assets under management, Legal & General is a major long term investor in the UK – not just through investments in equity and debt instruments but also by investing its own balance sheet directly in UK housing and infrastructure, urban regeneration, clean energy, health and growing SMEs. The firm has a particular focus on investing in regeneration and corporate scale-ups outside London. It intends to grow its current £12bn of UK direct investments to £15bn, including by expanding real asset investment portfolios to between £500m and £1bn in all our major city-regions.

The company’s strategy is driven by long-term growth trends including ageing populations, globalisation of asset management and the requirement to provide today’s capital. It occupies leading positions in the provision of intermediated and lifetime mortgages, pensions auto-enrolment and corporate pension de-risking, and is growing its US operations in asset management, insurance and pension de-risking.

By 2020, smartphones will account for two out of every three mobile connections, creating an online community of almost 6 billion people. This will create an incredible opportunity for businesses to engage with customers around the world. Ten years ago, international expansion was beyond the reach of all but the largest or most determined of businesses. Mobile is making the world smaller and more connected than ever. Join us to understand how it allows local business become global and small business become large.

At Facebook, our mission is to give people the power to share and to make the world more open and connected. That includes helping people connect with the businesses they care about.

NatWest is delighted to be sponsoring the Best use of Technology Award 2018.

The world we are operating in is changing rapidly not just in banking but across most parts of our daily life. The scale of change is driven by customers and what technology can now do to serve them. The pace of change means we as a bank have to evolve at a faster rate in order to stay relevant in a shorter period of time. To do this we are constantly looking for the solutions that make best use of technology to ensure our customers’ experience is effortless everyday.

Indeed is the #1 job site in the world with over 200 million unique visitors every month. Indeed strives to put job seekers first, giving them free access to search for jobs, post resumes, and research companies. Every day, we connect millions of people to new opportunities.

At Indeed, our mission is to help people get jobs. We have more than 6,100 global employees passionately pursuing this purpose and improving the recruitment journey through real stories and data. We foster a collaborative workplace that strives to create the best experience for job seekers.