Culture Change

Somayeh Aghnia

Founder and CEO, Geeks Lt

Annette Allmark

Director of Learning and Development Product Commercialisation, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Gillian Arnold

Managing Director, Tectre Ltd

Ellie Barrett

UX Designer, Yoyo Design

Adam Beaumont

Founder and CEO, aql

Edward Bissell

Sales Director, Stellium Data Centres

Scott Bowler

Digital Solutions Director, DCS Digital

Rich Burn

Digital Skills Partnership Manager, Digital Skills Partnership - Catalyst South

Piers Campbell

Head of Delivery, National Citizen Service Trust

Louis Childs

Founder & Innovation Consultant, Harness Innovation

George Cook

Chief Executive, Computers 4 Charity

Alex Coomer

Lead Product Manager, DWP Digital

Simon Dickinson

Programme Manager, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Digital

Kat Dixon

Third Sector Lead / Data Poverty Lab fellow, Snook / Data Poverty Lab

Aidan Dunphy

Founder, SameSapce

Sally Dyson

Head of Digital and Development, SCVO

Joanna Finlay

Consulting Manager - Financial Wellbeing, Inclusion & Vulnerability, Sopra Steria

Dr Katie Ford

Director, Founder and Coach, Vet Empowered

Scott Fulton

Director, Digital Rebels

Michael Gardiner

Digital Development Specialist, South of Scotland Enterprise

Richard Godfrey

Managing Director, Syncity Ltd

Jonny Green

Regional Cyber Protect & Prepare Officer, Northumbria Police

Simon Gurney

Director, Punk Security DevSecOps Consultancy

Denise Hampson

CEO, Desire Code

Simon Harris

Chief Growth Officer, ekko

Ruth Harrison

Founder and Global Head of Industry Domains, Limitless

Jenny Hartley (Moderator)

Director, Invest Newcastle

Helena Hill

UX Strategist, Helena Hill Consulting

Curtis Horne

Researcher and Intelligence Analyst, Westminster Council

Luke Hussey

Delivery Lead, Transforming Digital Programme

Phil Jackman

Director, North East Initiative on Business Ethics Ltd

Dr. Josie Barnard SFHEA

Associate Professor in Creative and Digital Practice, De Montfort University

Cate Kalson

Chief People Officer, Opencast Software

John Keegan

DWP Head of Digital Security, DWP

Harry Keen

CEO and Co-founder, Hazy

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

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

Jacqui Leggetter

Head of Integration, DWP Digital

Jonathan Ley

Founder, Make Time Count

Tom Lowe

Head of Policy and Communications, Digital Poverty Alliance

Simon Mabey

Founder and CEO, DigitalUrban.place

Emily Marsh

The Literacy Pirates (Fast Stream secondment from Civil Service), Strategy Manager

Michael McLaughlin

Social Value Lead, HACT

Silke Mehrgott

Service Delivery and Improvement Manager, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

Penny Mitchell

Service Manager – Council Tax at Salford City Council, Salford City Council

Ian Moore

Comedian and Author

Clare Morris

CEO, Rethink Partners

Dr Jo Morrison

Director of Digital Innovation and Research, Calvium

Shona Munro

Director, Mhor Collective

Tech NExt

Kerry Nicolaides

Consulting Director – Financial Inclusion, Wellbeing and Vulnerability, Sopra Steria

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

Neil Owen

Collaboration and Communication Lead, DWP Digital

Lindsay Phillips

Former Executive Vice President, Sage Product Delivery

Danielle Phillips

Founder, Inside Out Consulting

Freddie Quek

Chair/Chief Technology Officer, Digital Poverty Alliance/Times Higher Education

Natalia Riley

Service designer, Snook

Siân Rodway

Chief Operating Officer, MDRxTech

Neil Ross

Associate director, Policy, techUK

Neil Samson

Senior User Researcher, Westminster Council

Pippa Savill

Communications Lead, DLUHC (Local Digital)

Paul Scully MP

Minister for Digital, DSIT

Paul Shepherd

Founder and CEO, Logicdialog

Aaron Slater

Digital Inclusion Manager, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

Matt Spurway

Exectutive Director, GEO Nova Scotia

Lesley Tait

Director & Coach, Her Supreme Self

Hermione Taylor

Founder, Do Nation

Ian Todd

Co-Founder and CEO, SalesLynk

Praveen Tomar

Technology Lead, Office for National Statistics

Irene Warner-Mackintosh

Director, Mhor Collective

Jude Williams

CEO, The Literacy Pirates

Rosemarie Wilson

Director, Pragmatica Coaching & Training

Martin Wilson

Head of Student Services, North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC)