IT Sector: Focus on the US Tech Market

Amy Davies

Managing Director, PGC Group

Amy Davies is an expert in contract recruitment, employment and payroll in both the UK and US.    As the Managing Director of PGC Group; she works with some of the biggest brands in the US contract recruitment space and supports UK recruitment firms expand to the US, enabling high growth and success quickly.

Amy Davies will expertly guide you through US market projections for the next 12 months and how the US market could be the key to your future growth or exit strategy.  Amy will walk you through the potential roadmaps to US expansion and success stories of clients she has worked with who have achieved the ultimate Recruitment American Dream of cross Atlantic border capabilities, increased profits and maximum business valuation.

Mike Hodges

Tax Partner, Saffery

Mike is a tax partner with more than 20 years’ experience advising wealthy individuals, entrepreneurs and their businesses across a wide range of industry sectors, including professional partnerships, on tax planning and wider financial matters.

A good deal of Mike’s work focuses on corporate finance and transaction advisory work. Mike began his career and qualified with a ‘Big 4’ accountancy firm, and following this, was a tax partner and head of the North West tax practice for a top 10 firm. He joined Saffery in October 2013.

Mike is also a regular speaker at seminars and presentations for clients and contacts and is a frequent contributor to the firm's private wealth podcast channel.

McKenzie Powell

Operations Director, Strive

McKenzie Powell is the Operations Director of Strive, a Go-To-Market Recruitment business Head Quartered in Manchester, UK. Strive opened up their first international office in Tampa, FL in February last year. McKenzie led the expansion project from the research stage, right up to the launch. Now operationally leading the US office from the UK. With lots of successes and challenges along the way, Strive has lots of lessons learnt and a wealth of advice to share from the VISA process, Business set-up, Internal Hiring, Client Relationships and making placements.