In a 2019 report we wrote and published for the London Technology Club: Future Technology in Wine, we featured Mike T Barrow, the pioneering winemaker who, in 2003, gave up his thriving career in IT in the US to move to Mendoza, Argentina and start a boutique organic winery named Costaflores. Fast forward to 2021 and Mike has established the most progressive and forward-thinking winemaking lab in the world.

He has been described as flamboyant, visionary, driven, exceptional, genius, volatile and probably not surprisingly, arrogant. Napa Valley winemaker Jayson Woodbridge affords every detail money can buy to make the best wine possible. It is a quest for perfection. Often against common wisdom and making less than fiscal sense, it is however, brutally simple. He does whatever is necessary to make the best possible wine for each vintage. Hundred Acre Winery is his Capstone.

The UK and especially London, is the ‘fintech’ capital of the world with the highest concentration of financial and professional service firms alongside being Europe’s foremost technology hub. There is a real shift in the world of finance from banks with technology advantages to technology companies with banking licence, means the UK really can’t underestimate the strategic importance and potential around technology and finance combined

Nutrition is something we should all want to understand and be guided by in our lives, because it’s crucial to well-being. Alongside sleep and physical activity, nutrition is a foundation for health – for ourselves and our families.

A new space race for global dominance and market access is taking shape amongst governments but the space economy is being fuelled by billionaire’s Capstone projects. We explore why the Space Economy Matters and why the sector needs private individuals to fund their adventures.

Many do not realise just how the space sector plays such an indispensable role in the global economy. The highest grossing economic sectors – agriculture, mining, transportation, information technology, finance, and insurance – all rely heavily on space systems. That reliance is about to increase with AI and the fourth industrial revolution, which will be fuelled by big data captured and transmitted via satellite constellations.

Biomimetics are considered the pathway between biology and engineering. Biomimicry literally means imitation of the living. “We’ve come back full circle to realise the power and importance of nature. The question we like to ask in our thinking is ‘what would nature do? We need to keep an open mind that nature, as an engineer, was here first” says Lars-Uno Larsson, Founder of Swedish Biomimetics 3000

The London Technology Club Future Technology in Property report. This could be a typical day in the future for a property developer: It’s funny to think that not so long ago, real estate was considered an illiquid asset.

A recurring theme came through whilst curating the report: the third sector and non-profits run the risk of being left behind, especially by digital technology. Whilst technology is transforming other industries, the sector that would harness it for the most good needs it the most.

Sports teams have traditionally been a family-owned business. 109 billionaires own the top 140 global sports brands. But 2019 was the year that PE houses and investment groups made it clear sport is firmly on their radars for alternative investment.

Wingman outlines what makes a maverick individual. We've worked with HNW, CEOs, entrepreneurs, celebrities, sportsmen/women, F1 team owners, politicians, philanthropists, billionaires and all things in between. This is what we've observed

A summary from the London Technology Club report into Longevity: a quick guide to living longer, living healthier for longer and the opportunities both in terms of economics but also changing societal mindsets. 30 summary points from the report.

We are entering into an accelerated era of precision viticulture whereby advances in technology in fine wine making are enabling producers to make the right decisions and grow with greater precision. The wine maker of the future is as much a data analyst as a farmer. Technology is helping growers do less in the wine making process, not more

Future technology is without doubt going to be the key accelerator of the capability for investors to be able to buy, sell and collect art. Who wouldn’t be excited about the prospect of taking fractional ownership in their favourite artist’s work? Something that in the past was just not feasible – now we can say that art could in the future belong to everybody.

Uri Levine is an Israeli serial entrepreneur. The most impressive thing about Uri is his awareness of his purpose, strategy for action and focused amplification. Acting immediately after the sale to Google for $1.1bn was his Venture Capstone project.

As the COO of the London Technology Club, I was lucky enough to host Luke Nosek in London for a special lunch with our club members. Here are learnings from some amazing conversation. Luke is nothing short of remarkable.

Owning a vineyard and making your own wine; one of the more romantic capstone dreams. There are so many alluring elements, from the beautiful wine estate with green vine canopies stretching into the horizon, the connection with nature and the land.

Wingman has worked with some of the top Venture Capitalists, investors and entrepreneurs. For those looking at the Venture pillar as their Capstone, the process remains the same - the first step is awareness. We sat down with one UHNW client that outlined what they look for when they are considering venture investments..

Overall the city has cultivated high-value knowledge-based economy. MK is now second only to London in the UK for the number of startups relative to the city's population…Part of the Oxford Cambridge Arc and perfectly placed for tech, motorsport, spin outs, MBAs and UK HQs… Time for MK to thrive…

We spoke with Jeremy Williman the British Entrepreneur and former chief executive of Tensator, the world’s largest crowd control company. Jez scaled the Tensabarrier that is familiar to anyone queuing in any venue from airports to clubs to cinemas. ‘Dragonfly’ is Jez’s new Capstone project, the hyperscooter which brings luxury to the future of micro-mobility.