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The barman said: "We don't serve snails" and threw him out. A year later the snail came back in and said "Oi, why did you do that?" What was your first job? Painter and decorator, then labourer, on a construction site, both pre-university. What are the best and worst parts of your job? Best: every day is different. Worst: lots of travel – station platforms on cold January mornings and nights. What's your dream job and why? Owner and CEO of ewcastle N United – move over, Mike Ashley. What's your most treasured possession? The family would say my BlackBerry. Otherwise, my pet- In the Hollywood film of your life, who would play you? George Clooney: i) my wife loves him; ii) like me, he's handsome and debonair. Reveal something about yourself not many people know. I have run the Great North Run (1/2 marathon) 22 times. What album is currently in your car CD player? Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes. My son downloaded it (at my expense) so I'm listening to it. It's good. 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DON'T MISS Smart Homes & Cleanpower 2013 Conference Expo 5 November 2013 Venue: Cambridge University, Buckingham House Conference Centre Organiser: CIR Strategy 01223 303500 Web: www.hvm-uk.com/smarthomes Registration: events@cir-strategy.com. 30 | 4th - 10th October 2013 | UTILITY WEEK Prices to attend: £100-£325 Sponsorship/Exhibition stands: A few places remain Themes: Connected intelligence & Homes IoT: Energy efficiency & the £1,500 bill; The right kind of regulation: competitive; The comfortable, convenient home; Automation via devices; Future Cities, smart cities; Entrepreneur programmes; Access to innovation funds for the smaller players; Smart Demand; heating; Storage & controls; Water & gas; Microgeneration. Who attends? CxOs, Heads of x, TD, marketing directors, StartUps/SMEs/MNCs Benefits: Business development, marketing. Conference co-located with HVM Graphene 2013 – pay for one event and you can roam. Sponsors: ARM, Hitachi Smart Cities, Anglian Water, AlertMe, Sentec. Selected Speakers: Enmodus, Umbrellium, ARM, Sensinode, Decc, Ofgem, TalkTalk Chairman: New head of UK Digital Policy Alliance, Dr John Riley