Matt Wotton’s Sports, Media and Entertainment team at Barclays is a team of highly regarded bankers in the sporting world. Providing financial services and advice to many of the top individuals in football, golf, F1, music and film, the team is constantly working hard to stay ahead of the pack. Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Investments can fall in value and you may get back less than you invested.

Barclays has long been involved in the sports industry through sponsorships such as the Barclays Premier League and Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and is a major investor in grass roots sport through our successful Barclays Spaces for Sports programme.

http://www.barclays.com/wealth

We are very grateful for the support of the team at Crowe Clark Whitehill, experts in providing expert advice in audit, tax and advisory services to charities, not for profit, corporate business, professional practice, pension funds and private clients. Their network extends to 167 accountancy firms in 109 countries, all driven by partner involvement and a focus on relationship. Despite balancing relationships in multiple sectors (including years of experience in sports and sports media), our man with the plan David Ford is allergic to the smell of liniment and has never quite worked out how to put on a gentleman’s athletic support.

http://www.crowehorwath.net/uk/

Sports Revolution is an international sports marketing agency inspired by today's content-hungry, super- social, record smashing sports fan. They provide many of the world's biggest brands and rights holders with innovative sports media and sponsorship solutions to complex challenges of engagement, growth, reach and revenue. They're also proud to be the largest multi-media rights owner in UK football stadia with a rapidly growing portfolio of assets across other sports in other markets. Their Rugby interests lie at Twickenham where they have helped the RFU deliver a 'Digital and Connected Stadium' vision ensuring it is the most advanced stadium in world rugby from a fan engagement perspective in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in 2015.

http://www.sportsrevolution.co.uk/

We are not the 'Connecting Users' brand nor the 'Connecting Consumers' brand. Guess what? We are a bunch of great, fun, quirky, offbeat, unusual, charming minds that speaks with people as a whole: people who love, laugh, learn, play, work, earn money, communicate, and much more. Our role at Nokia is to support every aspect of people's lives to have a richer, fuller life every day with connectivity, information, friendship and fun. Not tomorrow or some time soon, but today. That's why we make devices and experiences that empower people to look at the world with new eyes, to reach out and take risks, to push themselves, express themselves, share more and grow. It means to be truly alive. Nokia empowers people to live adventure everywhere. People - not consumers - is where we stand as a brand.

http://www.nokia.com/

Getty Images inspires communicators and gives them the tools to create inspiring work of their own. They are one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of still imagery, video and multimedia products, as well as a recognised provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music. Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring work which appears every day in the world’s most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and websites. Getty are also the custodians of iconic rugby images, including Fran Cotton caked in mud in New Zealand, Bill Beaumont swathed in bandages and Clive Woodward with a full head of hair.

www.gettyimages.co.uk/

Working with global sports brands, McKenzie Clark produce and deliver high quality and consistent branding projects for the retail, sport and corporate sectors. They have supported sportspodge for 5 years and really know their stuff, a pleasure to work with and they don't pull faces at tight deadlines. Graham Clark is joining us at this year's sportspodge lunch working with StartJG to bring the designs to life.

www.mckenzieclark.co.uk

StartJG are the creative brains behind this year's sportspodge theme, creating the look and feel for all our communications (from lanyards and menus to the website). Starting out in 1996, they've developed an enviable reputation for highly creative and measurably effective work that builds brands and engages customers. Their work is multi-award winning, and includes projects for this year's hosts the IoD, Adidas (including the ground breaking virtual footwear wall), Fred Perry, Barclays at the 02 and Virgin Galactic.

www.startjg.com

Ignition is a young and talented digital agency offering specialist UX & white labelled tech services. They primarily service other agencies, helping translate their client's ideas and requirements into beautiful, well-thought-out solutions for web, mobile and other digital products.

www.weareignition.com

Dave Marrable and the folk at Hub London always do a fantastic job in record-breaking time on our print collateral. Starting out in 2002, but bringing together decades of experience they provide a unique total print/media solution for clients and have been the official print partner of sportspodge since its first lunch. Dave is pretty good in the scrum and a pleasure to work with.

www.thehublondon.co.uk

Lightning quick winger, Jon Cole agreed to point and click the great and the good once again at 2013's rugby themed event. The proud owner of a Campaign Photo Award this will be Jon’s fifth sportspodge as our official snapper.

www.jonathancolephotography.com