SPEAKERS

We are delighted to introduce this year’s incredible speakers and thought leaders to our virtual tech conference,  Disrupt. Innovate. Lead. on 26 June.

SPEAKERS

We are delighted to introduce this year’s incredible speakers and thought leaders to our virtual tech conference,  Disrupt. Innovate. Lead. on 26 June.
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Keynote Speakers

Joanna Shields

Baroness Joanna Shields OBE | Group CEO, BenevolentAI

Professor Sue Black featuered

Professor Sue Black OBE | Professor of Computer Science & Technology Evangelist

Anne Ravanova

Anne Ravanona | Founder & CEO, Global Invest Her

Seyi Akiwowo

Seyi Akiwowo | Founder and Executive Director, Glitch

Graeme Hackland

Graeme Hackland | Chief Information Officer, Williams F1

Debbie Forster

Debbie Forster MBE | CEO, Tech Talent Charter

Deborah O'Neill new

Deborah O’Neill | Head of UK Digital, Partner, Oliver Wyman

Andy Gibson

Andy Gibson | Founder & Head Gardener, Mindapples

Mattie Yeta

Mattie Yeta | Head of Sustainability, IT Defra, UK Government

Nancy Doyle featured

Dr Nancy Doyle | Occupational Psychologist & CEO, Genius Within

Dr Pippa Malmgren | Founder and Chairman, Datifly

Emma Kendrew

Emma Kendrew | Cloud, Infrastructure & Engineering Lead, Accenture Technology UKI

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino | Author, consultant, public speaker, entrepreneur & designer

James Heggs

James Heggs | CTO & Co Founder of Tech Returners

Marieke Flament

Marieke Flament | CEO, Mettle

Sharmadean Reid

Sharmadean Reid | Founder, WAH Nails & Beautystack

Jeremy Dalton

Jeremy Dalton | Head of XR, PwC UK

Sheridan Ash

Sheridan Ash | Technology Innovation and Women in Technology Leader, PwC & Founder and CEO of Tech She Can

Sherry Coutu

Sherry Coutu CBE | Chair of Founders4School, Workfinder & The Scaleup Institute

Wincie Wong

Wincie Wong | Head of Services Workforce Technical Capability, NatWest

Bianca Miller-Cole

Bianca Miller-Cole | Award-winning entrepreneur, author, business mentor & personal brand expert

Brittani Bobowick

Brittani Bobowick | Dell Technologies

Christopher McLarnon

Christopher McLarnon | Senior Programme Manager (Master), BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Wendy Hall

Dame Wendy Hall | Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President (International Engagement) & Executive Director, Web Science Institute, The University of Southampton

Dr Anand Narasimhan

Dr Anand Narasimhan | General Manager, Cloud Supply Chain Sustainability, Microsoft

Dr Catriona Wallace

Dr Catriona Wallace | Founder & Director, Flamingo AI

Dr James Somauroo

Dr James Somauroo | Founder, SomX

Elina Naydenova

Elina Naydenova | CEO & Co-Founder, Feebris

Harjeet Singh Rekhi

Harjeet Singh Rekhi | Director of Digital Cities, Dell EMC

India Gary-Martin

India Gary-Martin | Principal, Leadership For Life

Inma Martinez

Inma Martinez | Artificial Intelligence & Digital Scientist

Jim Shook

Jim Shook | Director, Cybersecurity & Compliance Practice Global Technology Office, Dell Technologies

Jo Hannaford

Jo Hannaford | Head of EMEA Engineering, Goldman Sachs

June Angelides

June Angelides MBE | VC at Samos Investments, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Speaker, Writer

Katie Ward

Katie Ward | Global VP of Data and Analytics, Sage

Liz Green

Liz Green | Cyber Specialist, Dell Technologies

Luciano Floridi

Luciano Floridi | Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information, University of Oxford

Mariquit Corcoran

Mariquit Corcoran | MD – Head of Barclays Ventures U.S., Barclays

Mark Martin

Mark Martin | Computer science lead, South Bank Engineering UTC aka Urban Teacher – UK Black Tech

Michelle Mendelsson

Michelle Mendelsson | Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Diversity and Inclusion, Credit Suisse

Mike Cohen

Mike Cowen | Head of Products & Innovation for UK, Ireland, Nordics & Baltics, Mastercard

Bissan Al-Lazikani

Professor Bissan Al-Lazikani | Head of Data Science, The Institute of Cancer Research

Rachel Keane | Co-Founder, Women in Data UK

Sam Smethers

Sam Smethers | Chief Executive, The Fawcett Society

Sarah Burnett

Sarah Burnett | Founding Partner, Emergence Partners, BCS book author and AI Accelerator founder

Sarah Chapman

Sarah Chapman | Technical Manager & North Europe STEM Champion , 3M

Suw Charman-Anderson

Suw Charman-Anderson | Founder, Ada Lovelace Day & The Finding Ada Network

Tim Dinsdale

Tim Dinsdale | CTO Europe, OpenFin

Panellists

Adam Toms

Adam Toms | CEO, OpenFin

Alessandro Tucci

Alessandro Tucci | COO, Business Development, MainStreaming

Alice Leguay

Alice Leguay | Partner, Clim8 Invest

Alison Macpherson

Alison Macpherson | Managing Director, Head of Talent and Workforce Strategy for Global Technology and CIB Digital & Platform Services, J.P. Morgan

Anna Brailsford

Anna Brailsford | CEO, Code First Girls

Anna Gudmundson

Anna Gudmundson | CEO, BioSelf Technology

Anne Boden

Anne Boden MBE | CEO & Founder, Starling Bank

Antoinette O'Neill

Antoinette O’Neill | Chief Information Officer for Risk and Finance, Barclays

Chelsea Slater

Chelsea Slater | Co-Founder & Director, InnovateHer

Christina Scott | Chief Technology Officer, News UK

Claire Curry

Claire Curry | Head of Digital Industry, Bloomberg NEF

Darshita Gillies

Darshita Gillies | Founder & CEO, Maanch

Dayne Turbitt

Dayne Turbitt | SVP & GM, Dell Technologies

Didem Un Ates

Didem Un Ates | Head of Applied Strategy, Data & AI, CDO Office, Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions Group

Dominic O'Regan

Dominic O’Regan | Early Stage Life Science & Impact Investment and Commercialisation Consultant

Dominie Moss

Dominie Moss | Founder & CEO, The Return Hub

Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE | Founder, STEMettes

Hanine Estephan featured

Dr. Hanine Estephan | Health Tech Executive, Advisor

Ed Lascelles

Ed Lascelles | Partner, AlbionVC

Geraldine Gallacher

Geraldine Gallacher | Founder & CEO, The Executive Coaching Consultancy

Gillian Doyle

Gillian Doyle | CEO & Co-Founder, Cerebreon Technologies

Graham Joyce

Graham Joyce | Co-Founder, DuoMe

Heba Bevan

Heba Bevan OBE | CEO & Founder, Utterberry Ltd

Helen Jervis

Helen Jervis | Architect Scrum Master, Morgan Stanley

Holly Armitage

Holly Armitage | Head of Data Services, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence

Jaione Pagazaurtundua-Alberte

Jaione Pagazaurtundua-Alberte | Digital Transformation & Edge consultant; Leading 5G Cloud Edge product development, Vodafone

Jazz Rasool | Research Fellow in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), AR & VR, Ravensbourne University London.

Jo Obstoj

Jo Obstoj | Head of Income, Currencies & Commodities (FICC), Technology, Marquee Engineering & Private Investor Product Group Engineering, Goldman Sachs

João Bocas

João Bocas | The Wearables Expert ™

Julian David

Julian David | CEO, TechUK

Karen Mattison

Karen Mattison MBE | Co-Founder, Timewise

Kevin Monserrat featured

Kevin Monserrat | Co-Founder, PK2M & Co-Founder, Consilience Ventures

Laura Barrowman

Laura Barrowman | Group Chief Information Officer, Credit Suisse

Lee Newman featured

Lee Newman | Station Officer & Drone Project Lead, London Fire Brigade

Liz Walker

Liz Walker | Solutions Architect, Goldman Sachs

Lorraine Tew

Lorraine Tew | Supply Chain Sustainability Manager, Microsoft Cloud

Margarete McGrath

Margarete McGrath | Chief Digital Officer, Dell Technologies

Matt Hodges-Long | Co-Founder & CEO, TrackMyRisks

Nadine Thomson

Nadine Thomson | Global Chief Technology Officer, MediaCom

Paul O'Sullivan

Paul O’Sullivan | Managing Director, Accenture

Rav Bumbra

Rav Bumbra | Founder, Structur3dpeople & Cajigo

Rebecca Fairlamb

Rebecca Fairlamb | Vice President, J.P. Morgan Chase

Rob McCargow 2023

Rob McCargow | Technology Impact Leader, PwC

Shefali Gera

Shefali Gera | VP, Human Capital Management Division – London, Goldman Sachs

Sheree Atcheson

Sheree Atcheson | Group Vice-President of Diversity & Inclusion, Valtech

Simon Stretch | Sub-Officer – Drone Team, London Fire Brigade

Steve Allen

Steve Allen | Chief Operating Officer for Corporate Banking, Barclays

Tom Evans

Tom Evans | Founder & CEO, BleepBleeps

Tracey Groves

Tracey Groves | CEO, Intelligent Ethics

Vanessa Vallely OBE | CEO, Founder, WeAreTheCity

Victoria Knight

Victoria Knight | Strategic Campaigns Director, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence