Kate Copestake is a Director and founder of Copestake Ltd, the Public Relations and Business Communications company based in Wolverhampton, founded in 2004. She is also founder and Director of Synthetic Dimensions Ltd, the Digital Animation and 3D graphics company (1985). As Chairman Kate prepared Synthetic for its OFEX and subsequent AIM flotation, in 2000 and 2001 respectively, by creating a highly successful five year PR campaign to establish the business in the minds of investors, supporters and the media.

She has a number of years experience in partnership working and was Chairman of St John’s Urban Village, a £40m+ regeneration scheme in central Wolverhampton, for four years.

She is presently Vice President of the Wolverhampton division of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce and a Director of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce. Kate serves on the Board of Governors and the audit committee of The University of Wolverhampton. She is Editor of Prosper Magazine, the Official Magazine of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce.

Kevin Bulmer is Director of Copestake Ltd, and oversees full technological support to the company including IT, corporate design, website design, advertising and digital image manipulation. He is also Director/Founder of Synthetic Dimensions Ltd (created 1985) and is widely acknowledged as an expert in three-dimensional digital imagery, including fully immersive virtual reality and security holograms for leading technology companies, film companies and associated industries.

Synthetic have a chronicled history in developing award winning computer games, in addition to developing utilities.

Kevin sits on the Creative Industries Forum in Wolverhampton, The Steering group of the West Midlands Animation Forum and was Chair of the Serious Games Group for Advantage West Midlands. He is a member of the Wolverhampton Local Business Champions, a local authority-backed group of business leaders in the city.

Kevin received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Wolverhampton in September 2009.