Our Mission
The Asian-Jewish Business Network (AJBN) is dedicated to fostering business ties between the Asian and Jewish communities in the UK.
Our mission is to create a collaborative environment where Professional leaders and leading business figures from various sectors, including Finance, Property, Legal, Tech, Marketing and others, can share best practices and drive growth.
Our Story
Founded in 2019, the AJBN is the only network of its kind in the UK, promoting business relationships between these two vibrant communities.
What started as a small initiative has grown significantly, with our face-to-face members club continuing to grow from strength to strength. Our network includes the London Members Club, Women Inspired Members Club and our annual flagship networking event, which is the highlight of the year, attracting over 600 attendees.
All our networking events are designed to support our members and their businesses.
Thank you for visiting our website. We look forward to connecting with you and supporting your business growth!
MEET THE TEAM
Russell Bahar
Director & Co-founder
Over 25 years in sales, of which 15 years in media sales, over 15 years in Exhibition sales and Events, 12 years in senior management and project management. I now run my own consultancy company. Be who you want to be, do what you want to do and succeed in what your good at.
Bianca Weber
Director
I am a highly motivated and a passionate individual with initiative, drive and I have large industry contact base. I have successfully developed, launched and grown events and exhibitions where I have identified opportunities to grow revenues. I rise to any challenge I am faced with and have a strong desire to succeed and exceed expectations.
Experienced and commercially driven, senior level business professional with demonstrable success over a 20 year career within several industry sectors including events and exhibitions, fundraising, publishing and media.
I have worked with numerous clients in the private, commercial and non profit sectors. Skilled and expertise in Advertising, Sales, Fundraising, Event Planning and Management.
Justin Cohen
Co-founder
Experienced journalist, news editor and publisher for 17 years, now shaping the direction of a growing media business as well as editorial. Regularly provides comment on the BBC, Sky, Channel 4 and LBC and columns for The Times, Independent, Telegraph and Evening Standard.
Having started on work experience at Jewish News in 2001, I’ve gone on to interview the last four prime ministers, six leaders of the Opposition, three Archbishops of Canterbury and two Chief Rabbis as well as figures from Shimon Peres and Ellie Wiesel to Sir Tom Jones, Simon Cowell and Sarah Ferguson. Also conducted the first and still only Jewish media interview with Jeremy Corbyn.