The Sports, Media & Entertainment team at Barclays has a team of highly regarded bankers. Providing financial services and advice to many of the top individuals in football, golf, F1, music and film, the team is constantly working hard to stay ahead of the pack.

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Investments can fall in value and you may get back less than you invested.

Barclays has long been involved in the sports industry through sponsorships such as the Barclays Premier League and Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and is a major investor in grass roots sport through the successful Barclays Spaces for Sports programme.

We are very grateful for the support of the team at Crowe Clark Whitehill, experts in providing expert advice in audit, tax and advisory services to charities, not for profit, corporate business, professional practice, pension funds and private clients.

Their network extends to 167 accountancy firms in 109 countries, all driven by partner involvement and a focus on relationship. Podge Events is one of their clients as are several of the sports podge guests.

Getty Images inspires communicators and gives them the tools to create inspiring work of their own. They are one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of still imagery, video and multimedia products, as well as a recognised provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music.

Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring work which appears every day in the world’s most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and websites. Getty are the custodians of many iconic images from the world of sport and a regular supporter of Podge Events.

The Sport Practice at PSD has an outstanding track record of delivering high profile executive search and recruitment assignments for a wide range of sports businesses across the globe.

The team offer world class knowledge, contacts and networks in this hugely dynamic sector with specific expertise in Board Appointments, Elite Performance, Operational and Commercial roles at executive and senior management level. Current clients cover a diverse range of sub-sectors, including professional teams, rights holders, governing bodies, sporting goods brands and governments.

ICON delivers branding and live events for our clients in high profile sport, corporate, commercial and retail environments. This year, ICON will be responsible for dressing all Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games venues, host cities, and beyond that to wider audience in Scotland with a distinctive Glasgow 2014 design. A selection of other significant 2014 projects include the FIFA 2014 World Cup, The Open Championship and Ryder Cup, and The Wimbledon Championships.

ICON have supported sportspodge since its inception. John Francis and Graham Clark will be joining us at this year's sportspodge lunch.

Dave Marrable and Dave Hallam at Hub London always do a fantastic job in record-breaking time on our print collateral. The Hub London bring together decades of experience they provide a unique total print/media solution for clients and have been the official print partner of sportspodge since the first one at Langan’s in 2006.

In his spare time Dave Marrable is also heavily involved in the sports industry with many entrepreneurial ventures. More importantly he is one of the nicest blokes on the planet.

At the 2013 Sports Podge lunch Terry Venables asked if he could use one of Jon’s great images for the front cover of his autobiography. Jon Cole has once again agreed to point and click the great and the good at 2014's Commonwealth Games themed event.

The proud owner of a Campaign Photo Award this will be Jon’s fifth sportspodge as our official snapper.

The Rumpus Room is a creative studio that has been making award winning digital experiences for several years. We bridge social, mobile, events and broadcast to attract, engage and retain fans. We always aim to harness the power of participation to amplify brand communication.

We're an independent, integrated creative agency specialising in brand, environment and interaction design.

Our multi-skilled team has expertise in traditional channels and pioneering new technologies, and includes creatives, designers, writers, strategists, programmers, producers and project managers – some of the best in the industry.