Julie Fitzsimmins

Julie is co-founder of London based Lodestar, a strategic consultancy to international companies and associations. Focused on supporting clients to develop strategic direction and then turning thought into action on an international stage. Julie has an interest in aligning the objectives of public and private sector organisations and supporting corporate direction to drive results in an international context. Clients range from IBM and Deloitte to U.S. based Playpower, the European Society of Cardiology and ECCO – the global federation for cancer organisations. She is also a consultant to the Messe Munchen and is managing the UK&Partners Pavilion this year at EXPO REAL. Julie believes in investing in start-ups and not-for-profits and is a founding investor in Infabode and as well stints as trustee for 5 charities including 12 years with St Martin in Fields in Trafalgar Square.

“We all should work out how to give back and not wait until we retire”.