BILL BAILLIEU is a non-practising barrister with 20 years corporate finance and licensing experience in the development and funding of creative and growth businesses, where know-how is the main asset. His career began in the venture capital industry in the City of London, and he now specialises in the management, exploitation and valuation of intellectual property rights ranging from copyright portfolios to patented technology. A regular contributor of articles on franchising, film finance and knowledge management, he is a business angel and an avid fan of the cinema,

JOHN GOODCHILD is an experienced investment analyst and currently an associate with the London stockbrokers Walker Crips Weddle Beck plc. He heas been fascinated by the British cinema since childhood when he first heard his aunt's recollections of life as a wardrobe assistant at Gainsborough Studios in the 1930s. He is also joint editor of Professional Investor where Bill Baillieu's articles on the industry were the starting point for The British Film Industry. John Goodchild recently (with Clive Callow) edited Double Takes and Brands:Visions and Value for John Wiley.