Somayeh Aghnia
Founder and CEO,
Geeks Lt
Dion Allen
Scheme Manager,
BSI Group
Emily Allison
Head of User-Centred Design,
Opencast
Annette Allmark
Director of Learning and Development Product Commercialisation,
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Zoe Amar
Director / Podcast host,
Zoe Amar Digital
Neil Anderson
Chief Technology Officer,
Sopra Steria
Kieran Anson
Technical Product Owner,
Softcat
Gillian Arnold
Managing Director,
Tectre Ltd
Victoria Baines
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT),
Policy Advisor, Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF)
Ken Banks
Director of Future Data,
Macmillan Cancer Support
Ellie Barrett
UX Designer,
Yoyo Design
Sam Bassett
Digital Care and Innovation Lead,
Suffolk County Council
Adam Beaumont
Founder and CEO,
aql
Francine Beleyi
founder,
nucleus of change
Siobhan Benita
Spokesperson,
Global Government Forum
Shuvarthi Bhattacharjee
Early stage researcher, Ph.d candidate,
School of Sport & Health Sciences in the University of Brighton (UK)
Edward Bissell
Sales Director,
Stellium Data Centres
Stephen Blackburn
Digital Innovation Lead,
Leeds City Council
Liz Bohler
Senior Delivery Manager,
MI-GSO | PCUBED
Scott Bowler
Digital Solutions Director,
DCS Digital
Paul Brennan
Head of Architecture,
DWP Digital
Alan Brown
Professor in Digital Economy,
University of Exeter
Tom Burke
CEO,
Haia
Rich Burn
Digital Skills Partnership Manager,
Digital Skills Partnership - Catalyst South
Piers Campbell
Head of Delivery,
National Citizen Service Trust
Daniel Cannon
Founder,
North Green Security
John Carney
Executive leader,
SPS
Irene Carson
Managing Director,
Rethink Partners
Coco Chan
Senior Agile Business Analyst,
Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Louis Childs
Founder & Innovation Consultant,
Harness Innovation
Anatoli Colicev
Professor of Marketing,
Strategy and Analytics Marketing at the University of Liverpool Management School
Roni Colling
Software Engineer,
DWP
Nicola Conquer
Solution Consultant,
FlyForm
George Cook
Chief Executive,
Computers 4 Charity
Alex Coomer
Lead Product Manager,
DWP Digital
Simon Cowen
Service Transition Manager,
Leeds City Council
Professor Keeley Crockett
Professor in Computational Intelligence,
Manchester Metropolitan University
Sinéad Cummings
Senior Consultant, Software Development, Opencast,
Opencast
Kevin Cunnington
Former Director General,
GDS and the UK Digital Envoy
GovCamp Cymru
Kate Dalton
University of Liverpool Management School,
External Engagement Officer
Paul Davidson
Somerset Council
Simon Dickinson
Programme Manager,
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Leeds Digital
Hazel Dixon
Senior Consultant, User Research,
Opencast
Kat Dixon
Third Sector Lead / Data Poverty Lab fellow,
Snook / Data Poverty Lab
Ryan Duce
Technical Team Lead,
FlyForm
Aidan Dunphy
Founder,
SameSapce
Sally Dyson
Head of Digital and Development,
SCVO
Yetunde Elebuibon
Director,
Knowledge Pool
Gareth Elliott
Director of Policy and Communications,
Mobile UK
Judith Esrome Rosario
Senior Consultant, Agile Delivery Management,
Opencast
Steve Fairhurst
Managing Director,
The Branded Items Group
Jen Fenner
Managing Director,
DefProc Engineering
Joanna Finlay
Consulting Manager - Financial Wellbeing, Inclusion & Vulnerability,
Sopra Steria
Dan Fitzpatrick
Author,
The AI Classroom
Dr Katie Ford
Director, Founder and Coach,
Vet Empowered
Anna Fowlie
Chief Executive,
SCVO
Steven Fry
Director of Digital & Customer Services,
Salford City Council
Scott Fulton
Director,
Digital Rebels
Orsolya Galantai
Co-founder, Leader,
Spark Institute
Daniel Gale
Digital Inclusion Manager,
GRCC
Christopher Gale
Business Development Director,
We Are Digital
Srilekha Ganesan
Developer,
Opencast
Marc Garcia
Global Leader - Solutions Architecture and Transformation,
Amazon Web Services
Michael Gardiner
Digital Development Specialist,
South of Scotland Enterprise
Deven Ghelani
Director and Founder,
Policy in Practice
Richard Godfrey
Managing Director,
Syncity Ltd
Georgia Goncalves
Partnerships and Project Officer,
VONNE
Richard Goodwin
Managing Director,
The JGA Group
Henry Grech‑Cini
Senior Consultant,
Triad
Jonny Green
Regional Cyber Protect & Prepare Officer,
Northumbria Police
Jack Greenhalgh
Artificial Intelligence Director,
Skin Analytics
Jonathan Gregory
Digital Healthcare Consultant,
Macmillan Cancer Support
Alasdair Greig
Director,
Northstar Ventures
Mary Guettel
Senior Principal Consultant,
Slalom
Simon Gurney
Director,
Punk Security DevSecOps Consultancy
Faris Haddad
Data & Insights Lead (strategic Pursuits),
Amazon Web Services
Mark Hall
Lead Consultant – agile delivery manager,
Opencast
Denise Hampson
CEO,
Desire Code
Jack Hanson
Core Digital Services, DWP,
Director
Simon Harris
Chief Growth Officer,
ekko
Ed Harrison
Junior User Researcher,
Opencast
Ruth Harrison
Founder and Global Head of Industry Domains,
Limitless
Colette Harrison
Partnerships and Project Officer,
Community Foundation (Tyne & Wear and Northumberland)
Jenny Hartley (Moderator)
Director,
Invest Newcastle
Kaylea Haynes
Lead Data Scientis,
Netacea
Katie Heard
Head of Research and Data Insights,
Good Things Foundation
Roxane Heaton
CIO,
Macmillan Cancer Support
Christine Hemphill
Managing Director,
Open Inclusion
Alice Hendy
CEO & Founder,
Ripple Suicide Prevention Charity
Adam Hill
Founder,
Tech for Good North East
Helena Hill
UX Strategist,
Helena Hill Consulting
Tiina Hill
Head of Delivery, Single Digital Presence for Libraries,
The British Library
Adam Hill
Founder,
Tech for Good North East
Curtis Horne
Researcher and Intelligence Analyst,
Westminster Council
Luke Hussey
Delivery Lead,
Transforming Digital Programme
Mo Isap
CEO IN4 Group,
IN4
Phil Jackman
Director,
North East Initiative on Business Ethics Ltd
Jeannette Jackson
Founder & Director,
Manchester Stress Institute
Dr. Josie Barnard SFHEA
Associate Professor in Creative and Digital Practice,
De Montfort University
Cate Kalson
Chief People Officer,
Opencast Software
Kerry-Anne Kane
Opencast Software,
Practice Lead (QA)
Abraham S Kebede
Early stage researcher, Ph.d candidate,
School of Sport & Health Sciences in the University of Brighton(UK)
John Keegan
DWP Head of Digital Security,
DWP
Harry Keen
CEO and Co-founder,
Hazy
Hazel Kennedy
External Engagement Manager,
University of Liverpool Management School
Caspar Kennerdale
Managing Director,
ClearCommunityWeb
Sue Keogh
Founder and Director,
Sookio
Russell Kerr
Head of UX Design,
Whitespace
David Kibble
Lead Integration Architect,
DWP Digital
Jaki King
CEO & Founder,
If Everyone Cares CIC
Dr Henry Kippin
Managing Director,
North of Tyne Combined Authority
Robin Knowles
Founder and CEO,
Digital Leaders
Becky Kuang
Senior Service Designer,
Snook
Wiktoria Kulik
Senior Sustainability, Digital Ethics & Social Impact Consultant,
Sopra Steria
Libby Kurien
Transforming Digital Programme Director,
UK Parliament
Nikki Labrum
Tech Director,
The Brilliant Club
Hamish Laing
Chair,
Digital Inclusion Alliance Wales
Paul Landau
CEO and Founder of Careology,
Careology
Shelley Langan-Newton
CEO,
SQR Group Ltd
Andy Lee
Head of Tech & Data,,
WAD
Jacqui Leggetter
Head of Integration,
DWP Digital
Jonathan Ley
Founder,
Make Time Count
Tom Liptrot
Freelance Data Scientist, Founder,
Ortom
Tom Lowe
Head of Policy and Communications,
Digital Poverty Alliance
Simon Mabey
Founder and CEO,
DigitalUrban.place
Fraser Macdonald
Deputy Director,
Data for Children Collaborative
Kevin Macnish
Digital Ethics Consulting Senior Manager,
Sopra Steria
Sally Magnusson
Broadcaster
David Mann
CEO,
dxw
Dr Margaret Whoriskey
Head of Technology Enabled Care and Digital Healthcare Innovation,
Digital Health and Care Directorate, Scottish Government,
Professor Helen Margetts
Director, Public Policy Programme,
Alan Turing Institute
Kate Marks
Deputy Director - Digital Services (IM&R),
Environment Agency
Emily Marsh
The Literacy Pirates (Fast Stream secondment from Civil Service),
Strategy Manager
Anthony Mason
CTO,
CoreAzure
Tracy Mawson
Chief Executive,
St Helens Chamber
Don McIntyre
Design Director,
The Digital Health & Care Institute
Dylan McKee
CEO,
Nebula Labs
Alison McKenzie-Folan
Chief Executive,
Wigan Council
Jill McKinney (Moderator)
Head of Skills and Director,
Dynamo
Michael McLaughlin
Social Value Lead,
HACT
Nathan McNally
Health and Life Science Director,
Capital Enterprise
Silke Mehrgott
Service Delivery and Improvement Manager,
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
Tommaso Migliore
CEO & Co-Founder,
MDOTM Ltd.
Penny Mitchell
Service Manager – Council Tax at Salford City Council,
Salford City Council
Ian Moore
Comedian and Author
Polly Morgan
Programme Director,
iDEA Foundation
Clare Morris
CEO,
Rethink Partners
Dr Jo Morrison
Director of Digital Innovation and Research,
Calvium
Emma Mulqueeny OBE
Chief of Staff,
SUSE
Shona Munro
Director,
Mhor Collective
Khaled Nawaz (Moderator)
Learning and Development Business Partner,
Opencast
Tech NExt
Julie Nicholson
Managing Director,
Digital Voice for Communities
Kerry Nicolaides
Consulting Director – Financial Inclusion, Wellbeing and Vulnerability,
Sopra Steria
Gary Norton
Content designer,
Salford City Council
Freddie Norton
Acting CEO,
Apps for Good
Daniel Oates-lee
Director/ DevSecOps Evangelist,
Punk Security DevSecOps Consultancy
Glen Ocskó
Head of Local Government,
Made Tech
Chi Onwurah MP
Labour MP for Newcastle Central and Shadow Minister Science, Research & Innovation,
House of Commons
Neil Owen
Collaboration and Communication Lead,
DWP Digital
Scott Patterson
Senior UX Designer,
Salford City Council
Lindsay Phillips
Former Executive Vice President,
Sage Product Delivery
Danielle Phillips
Founder,
Inside Out Consulting
Tom Pieroni
Learning Manager,
Open Data Institute
Tonis Pihlakas
Technical Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services, Worldwide Public Sector,
Amazon Web Services
Steven Pink
CEO,
Verve Healthcare
James Poulten
Lead Data Scientist,
Made Tech
Beena Puri
GM Digital Innovation and Partnerships Lead,,
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Mike Quate
Chair of Leeds Digital Charity Ball,
Leeds Digital Charity Ball & byDiffusion
Freddie Quek
Chair/Chief Technology Officer,
Digital Poverty Alliance/Times Higher Education
Bradley Quinn
Associate Director of Insight,
Health Innovation Manchester
Moonika Raja
Early stage researcher, Ph.d candidate,
Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Norway
Jazz Rasool
Director, Metaverse Coaching,
Energy Diamond Consultancy
Niall Reilly
Project Lead,
Open Age
Jessica Riley
Digital Delivery Lead,
Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Natalia Riley
Service designer,
Snook
Mark Roberts
Business Development Director - Identity and Fraud,
GBG
Brian Roche
Director & Founder,
BDR Management Consulting Ltd
Susan Rodaway
Director,
Vocaleyes Democracy CIC
Siân Rodway
Chief Operating Officer,
MDRxTech
Neil Ross
Associate director, Policy,
techUK
Neil Samson
Senior User Researcher,
Westminster Council
Rada Sandic Spaho
PhD student, Early stage researcher,
Nord University, Norway
Dr Sanna Rimpiläinen
Head of Research & Skills,
Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre
Lipi Sarkar
Director,
ZenD Transformation Ltd
Pippa Savill
Communications Lead,
DLUHC (Local Digital)
David Scott
Head of Service Design,
WAD
Paul Scully MP
Minister for Digital,
DSIT
Paul Shepherd
Founder and CEO,
Logicdialog
Miaolung Shih
Main,
OLLI UTMB
Michael Short
Professor (Research),
Teesside University
Mohammed Sijelmassi
Chief Technology Officer Sopra Steria,
Sopra Steria
Professor Simeon Yates
Professor of Digital Culture,
Liverpool University
Aaron Slater
Digital Inclusion Manager,
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
Kieran Smith
Digital Transformation Lead,
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Ellen Smyth
Programme Lead,
CAST
Matt Spurway
Exectutive Director,
GEO Nova Scotia
James Stephens
Wales Air Ambulance Charity,
Director of Finance & Commercial Services
Mark Stevens
Wales Air Ambulance Charity,
Head of Fundraising
Joe Stevens
Founder,
Red Rover Interactive
Mike Stewart
Intelligent Automation Practice Lead,
Arvo CRM Solutions
Emma Stone
Director of Evidence and Engagement,
Good Things Foundation
Tony Sudworth
Sustainability Lead,
DWP
Dan Sutch
Director,
CAST
Liam Sweeney
Senior Creative Partner,
Hubbub
Lesley Tait
Director & Coach,
Her Supreme Self
Hermione Taylor
Founder,
Do Nation
Paul Thomas
Director / Podcast Host,
Paul Thomas Digital
Jennifer Thomas
Skills and Project Manager,
Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre
Ian Todd
Co-Founder and CEO,
SalesLynk
Praveen Tomar
Technology Lead,
Office for National Statistics
Pete Trainor
Consulting Partner,
MMT
Edward Twiddy
Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer,
Atom Bank
Alex Ventisei
Co-Founder,
Rove
Dulcie Vousden
Head of Data Science,
DataKind UK
Holly Waite
Solutions Manager,
Reed Professional Services
Dr Ann Wales
Programme Lead, Knowledge and Decision Support,
DHI Scotland
Matt Wall
Technology and Architecture Lead,
Salford City Council
Irene Warner-Mackintosh
Director,
Mhor Collective
Paulette Watson
Managing Director and Founder,
Academy Achievers
Zoe Webster
AI Director,
BT Group
Tom Weeks
Director,
Informed Solutions
Hannah Whelan
Advocacy Manager,
Good Things Foundation
Jude Williams
CEO,
The Literacy Pirates
Rosemarie Wilson
Director,
Pragmatica Coaching & Training
Martin Wilson
Head of Student Services,
North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC)
Chris Winter
Ambassador,
Digital Poverty Alliance
Ren Yi Hooi
Founder and CEO,
Lightning Reach
Jo York
CEO,
Ignite Accelerator
