Graphcore

Simon Knowles

Co-founder, CTO and EVP Engineering of Graphcore and original architect of the 'Colossus' IPU. Previously co-founded Element14 (acquired by Broadcom in 2000) and Icera (acquired by Nvidia in 2011).

Nigel Toon

CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder of Graphcore. Previously CEO at two VC-backed processor companies and co-founder at Icera (sold to NVIDIA for $435M in 2011). Member of the UK Prime Minister's Business Council and senior non-executive director on the UKRI board.