Syed is the Founder and CEO at Savortex Ltd, and a partner to the RBS Innovation Gateway. Syed was awarded Lloyds Banking Group, English Asian Entrepreneur of the Year 2015. His vision is that energy and waste cannot be reduced in commercial buildings unless pinpoint source data is collected from smart devices and converted into actionable intelligence. This enables informed decision making, cross-collaboration with suppliers, employee’s and stake holders across multiple locations for profit boosting insights and transformational business models. As the visionary and strategist behind Savortex's innovative product range, big data business model and transformational partnerships with sustainability focused multinationals such as Intel, Carillion plc and RBS. In that context, Savortex engineers have created game changing technology by combining British manufacturing, Innovation with IoT (internet of things) to produce a new paradigm of smart and revenue producing hand dryers, providing building intelligence, significantly reducing cost and waste in facilities, whilst improving hygiene, resource efficiency and boosting profitability. Under Syed’s leadership, Savortex has won numerous eco awards and been selected as one of the UK’s top 16 high growth Cleantech companies backed by the UKTi. The company, which continues to grow, also receives funding from Innovate UK to bring innovative technology to market.