Connecting investment and technology companies together
- 15th May 2025
- One London Wall, London







What is Cavell Invest?
Cavell Invest brings the investment and cloud technology communities together for an afternoon of keynotes, panels, insights and networking opportunities.
This event provides an abundance of opportunities to obtain, drive, and develop businesses with innovative technology platforms. With up-to-date information and analysis, you can make informed decisions and optimise your investment strategy.
Cavell Invest is for telcos, investors and investment advisors in the cloud communications markets who want to prepare for and identify potential deals in this market.
2024 Speakers

Aylesh Patel
Partner, Head of South – LDC

Daan De Wever
Group CEO – Dstny Group

Humphrey Baker
Partner – Inflexion

Tony Martino
CEO – Tollring

Frederic Laziou
CEO – Puzzel

Steve Harris
CEO – CloudClevr

Jay Ball
CEO – Flotek Group

Jolyon Parsons
Co-Founder, Strategic Director – Ciptex

Jason Roos
CEO – Cirrus

Bret England
CEO – CallTower

Matt Siemens
CEO – NUSO

Marc Horn
Partner – Acuity Advisors

Mike Wilkinson
Chief Product & Marketing Officer – Akixi

Akshay John
Principal Customer Solutions Architect – Dstny

Taimoor Hussain
Global Business Manager – Microsoft

Robin Bunevich
Product Marketing Lead, Zoom AI – Zoom

Mark Bunnell
Chief Operating Officer – Nuwave

Clark Peterson
Chairman – Cloud Communications Alliance

Mark Sher
SVP, Product Marketing – Intermedia

Tony Martino
CEO – Tollring

Jason Smith
VP of Sales Engineering – Broadvoice

Eric Hanson
Chief Marketing Officer – Mitel

Jonathan Rosenberg
CTO and Head of AI – Five9

Steven Karachinsky
CEO – ZIRO

Saif Ahmed
CEO – SCB Global

John Bell
Chief Product Officer – Bandwidth

Stephen Murray
Line of Business Director – IP Integration

John Cognata
Business Development – SOFTEL Communications

Sanjay Srinivasan
Chief Architect, GM, SVP, Business Services – Vonage

Armen Martirosyan
CO-Founder & CEO – BluIp

Bret Lathrop
VP of Products and Solutions – C1

Ari Rabban
Co-Founder & CEO – Phone.com

Donald McElligott
VP, Compliance Supervision – Global Relay

Lee Essex
SVP Global Sales & Marketing – Tango Networks

Jeff Schroeder
Sr. VP of Technology – CallTower

Dima Gutzeit
Founder & CEO – LeapXpert

Rick Garcia
EVP Product & Marketing – Momentum

Dom Kent
Content Marketing Consultant – UC Marketing

Michael Nowak
GM of Enterprise Solutions – BCM One

Justin Robbins
Evangelist – 8×8

Matt Bryars
Co-Founder – Aiphoria
2024 Event Schedule
Future Value Drivers in the Cloud Comms Market
- 15:00 - 15:20
Speaker:
Matthew Townend - Executive Director, Cavell
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The investment landscape in the cloud communications sector has undergone considerable change over the past few years. Cavell will provide a detailed overview of where they see value being created in the comms market in the next 5 years.
Is Investment in CX Limited to the Contact Centre?
- 15:20 - 15:50
Speakers:
Frederic Laziou - CEO, Puzzel
Jolyon Parsons - Strategic Director & Co-Founder, Ciptex
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With customer experience becoming increasingly important to enterprises of all sizes, this panel will explore investment opportunities in CX beyond the traditional Contact Centre. Leading players in the cloud communications market will discuss what other products and services they see as helping serve this growing customer requirement, and how it will in turn increase their own. company value
Channel Insights introduction
- 15:50 - 16:00
Speakers:
Dominic Black - Director of Research, Cavell
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An introduction to Channel Insights, our database of over 84,000 IT and Telecoms resellers which are exposed in a PowerBi dashboard. It can be used to identify new opportunities and see how other technologies are being adopted.
How to Roll-Up whilst Avoiding a Pile-Up
- 16:20 - 16:50
Speakers:
Steve Harris - CEO, CloudClevr
Aylesh Patel - Partner, LDC
Jay Ball - CEO, Flotek Group
Humphrey Baker - Partner, Inflexion
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Cloud comms providers have been rolling up companies at break-neck speeds to acquire scale and capability. This panel will bring service providers and the investment community together to discuss best practices for roll-ups, what investors are looking for from buy and build companies, and methods to avoid to ensure successful integration
Is International Expansion a Viable Investment Hypothesis?
- 16:50 - 17:20
Speakers:
Matt Siemens - CEO, NUSO
Marc Horn - Partner, Acuity Advisors
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In the last few years, international expansion has been a reliable way for cloud providers to increase scale and generate value, but this comes with challenges. This panel will approach this topic from a US and European perspective, with European providers discussing key learnings from their recent expansion and what opportunity US providers see from moving into Europe
AGENDA
Event Schedule

Join us this June for an opportunity to expand your business, gain knowledge and meet top-tier professionals. Discover investment opportunities in the growing industry and connect with the financial community.
Stay tuned for updates!
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TICKETS
Book tickets
General Admission
£150
plus VAT
This ticket type is intended for Private Equity and Technology/Telecom Executives.
- Private Equity Firms
- Tech & Telco Companies
Advisors Admission
£400
plus VAT
This ticket type is intended for Investment, Legal, and Diligence Advisors
- Investment Advisors
- Legal Advisors
- Diligence Advisors
2023 Speakers
Contact events@cavell.com if you’d like to speak at this years event on 4th June, 2024.
Why attend?

“Last year’s Invest event was an outstanding success, drawing over 40 investment firms and a plethora of C-level executives from top service providers and vendors in the industry. This mix sparked captivating discussions, and we’re thrilled to announce that we’re bringing this event back in person once again.”
Matthew Townend
Executive Director, Cavell
VENUE
EIGHT CLUB
- 1 DYSART STREET, LONDON, EC2A 2BX
- +44 0207 392 9410
Join us at The Eight Club – an extraordinary event space located in the heart of London for the Cavell Invest.
The Eight Club is an exclusive rooftop bar with three floors of terraces. Located adjacent to Finsbury Square and minutes from Liverpool Street station.
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