Innovation

Dion Allen

Scheme Manager, BSI Group

Zoe Amar

Director / Podcast host, Zoe Amar Digital

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)

Adam Beaumont

Founder and CEO, aql

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)

Stephen Blackburn

Digital Innovation Lead, Leeds City Council

Scott Bowler

Digital Solutions Director, DCS Digital

Tom Burke

CEO, Haia

Irene Carson

Managing Director, Rethink Partners

Louis Childs

Founder & Innovation Consultant, Harness Innovation

Anatoli Colicev

Professor of Marketing, Strategy and Analytics Marketing at the University of Liverpool Management School

Nicola Conquer

Solution Consultant, FlyForm

Alex Coomer

Lead Product Manager, DWP Digital

Kevin Cunnington

Former Director General, GDS and the UK Digital Envoy

GovCamp Cymru

Kate Dalton

University of Liverpool Management School, External Engagement Officer

Leeds Digital

Ryan Duce

Technical Team Lead, FlyForm

Yetunde Elebuibon

Director, Knowledge Pool

Steve Fairhurst

Managing Director, The Branded Items Group

Jen Fenner

Managing Director, DefProc Engineering

Dr Katie Ford

Director, Founder and Coach, Vet Empowered

Steven Fry

Director of Digital & Customer Services, Salford City Council

Scott Fulton

Director, Digital Rebels

Marc Garcia

Global Leader - Solutions Architecture and Transformation, Amazon Web Services

Alasdair Greig

Director, Northstar Ventures

Jenny Hartley (Moderator)

Director, Invest Newcastle

Katie Heard

Head of Research and Data Insights, Good Things Foundation

Christine Hemphill

Managing Director, Open Inclusion

Helena Hill

UX Strategist, Helena Hill Consulting

Tiina Hill

Head of Delivery, Single Digital Presence for Libraries, The British Library

Mo Isap

CEO IN4 Group, IN4

Cate Kalson

Chief People Officer, Opencast Software

Abraham S Kebede

Early stage researcher, Ph.d candidate, School of Sport & Health Sciences in the University of Brighton(UK)

Hazel Kennedy

External Engagement Manager, University of Liverpool Management School

Russell Kerr

Head of UX Design, Whitespace

Dr Henry Kippin

Managing Director, North of Tyne Combined Authority

Robin Knowles

Founder and CEO, Digital Leaders

Wiktoria Kulik

Senior Sustainability, Digital Ethics & Social Impact Consultant, Sopra Steria

Shelley Langan-Newton

CEO, SQR Group Ltd

Jonathan Ley

Founder, Make Time Count

Simon Mabey

Founder and CEO, DigitalUrban.place

Fraser Macdonald

Deputy Director, Data for Children Collaborative

Kevin Macnish

Digital Ethics Consulting Senior Manager, Sopra Steria

Tracy Mawson

Chief Executive, St Helens Chamber

Don McIntyre

Design Director, The Digital Health & Care Institute

Nathan McNally

Health and Life Science Director, Capital Enterprise

Penny Mitchell

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

Ian Moore

Comedian and Author

Tech NExt

Gary Norton

Content designer, Salford City Council

Freddie Norton

Acting CEO, Apps for Good

Chi Onwurah MP

Labour MP for Newcastle Central and Shadow Minister Science, Research & Innovation, House of Commons

Scott Patterson

Senior UX Designer, Salford City Council

Tom Pieroni

Learning Manager, Open Data Institute

James Poulten

Lead Data Scientist, Made Tech

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

Mark Roberts

Business Development Director - Identity and Fraud, GBG

Susan Rodaway

Director, Vocaleyes Democracy CIC

Neil Ross

Associate director, Policy, techUK

Rada Sandic Spaho

PhD student, Early stage researcher, Nord University, Norway

Paul Scully MP

Minister for Digital, DSIT

Paul Shepherd

Founder and CEO, Logicdialog

Michael Short

Professor (Research), Teesside University

Professor Simeon Yates

Professor of Digital Culture, Liverpool University

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

Hermione Taylor

Founder, Do Nation

Paul Thomas

Director / Podcast Host, Paul Thomas Digital

Pete Trainor

Consulting Partner, MMT

Edward Twiddy

Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer, Atom Bank

Alex Ventisei

Co-Founder, Rove

Jo York

CEO, Ignite Accelerator