About us
Plexal is the innovation centre and coworking space that believes in the power of collaboration. We're a diverse innovation ecosystem tackling some of the biggest challenges facing society – starting with cybersecurity, mobility and inclusion.
FIND US AT THE HERE EAST CAMPUS
Our story started back in 2012, when the Olympic Games created an opportunity to build a new technology hub for east London – with a difference.
The vision for Here East was to enable creatives, universities and technology-led businesses of all sizes to not just sit side by side, but create and innovate together. A place where differences aren’t tolerated, but exploited.
The campus is now home to everyone from University College London to Ford’s Smart Mobility Innovation Office, while its physical space is enabling new mobility solutions to be trialled in a uniquely diverse and controlled environment.
And Plexal is the campus’ innovation nerve centre.
INNOVATION CONSULTANCY
Our innovation team forges connections between industry, academia, investors, startups and scaleups.
We’re delivering LORCA: an innovation programme that scales the cybersecurity solutions needed most by industry and society to make the internet safer for everyone.
In the inclusion space, we ran the OpenDoor accelerator and are working with partners like UCL and Disability Rights UK to optimise our workspace for accessibility and champion disability-led innovation.
Most recently, we’ve delivered the Rapid Innovation Accelerator: a cross-border programme that brought innovators together in the UK and Oman to support Omani startups that are building solutions to pandemic-related challenges.
HOME FOR INNOVATORS: OUR WORKSPACE
We’re home to over 700 innovators who are working in areas like mobility, AI, healthtech, cybersecurity, fintech, the Internet of Things, VR and more.
They enjoy community events, access to the Eagle Lab at Plexal makers’ space and services designed to help them scale.
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OUR PARTNERS
NEWS AND VIEWS
Introducing DISH: our new innovation centre in Greater Manchester
Manchester City Council has appointed a consortium of partners led by Barclays Eagle Labs to create a cybersecurity innovation centre in Greater Manchester. Plexal will design the centre’s accelerator and
Shoppar’s pandemic pivot
Plexal member Shoppar helps brands harness the power of data to make smarter decisions. It specialises in delivering in-store analytics and capturing live customer data. But when shops shut for
Our new hot desking zone is optimised for accessibility
As a delivery partner of the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone, which aims to support disability-led innovation, Plexal’s made a number of changes already to optimise our physical workspace for
WORK AT PLEXAL
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MEET THE TEAM
Andrew Roughan
Managing director
Brandon Hucq
Chief financial officer
Kate Pearman
Chief operating officer
Saj Huq
Director of innovation
Tracey Bedford
Executive assistant to Saj Huq
Emily Merritt
Executive assistant to Andrew Roughan
Hollie Saville
Head of operations
Phoebe Dunning
Community manager
Ayan Osman
Community manager
Reece Morris
Operations and project manager
John Herbert
Facilities manager
Jennifer Underwood
Workspace sales manager
Amraj Chana
IT manager
Alex Jackevics
Infrastructure support engineer
Russell Gundry
Director of innovation programmes
Dave Rowley
Commercial director, cyber
Bruno Sussat
Innovation lead
Robert Kearney
Innovation ecosystem lead
Jason Mollring
Innovation programme and ecosystem lead
Ruby Motabhoy
Innovation consultant
Mike Blair
Innovation consultant
Diane Gilbert
Innovation delivery lead
Ketna Hirji
Innovation programme manager
James Lamb
Innovation programme manager
Will Sayer
Innovation associate
Carly Saunders
HR manager
Robert Sun
Management accountant
Maame Arthur
Accounts assistant
Jen Parker
Head of marketing
Hana Gilbert
Designer and events planner
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