Speakers

BA (Durham), MBA (Edinburgh), PhD (Cambridge).

Author, Speaker & Broadcaster. Former Interim CEO of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Third Church Estates Commissioner, and Chairman of Gordonstoun.

A recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, with a proven track record of delivering impactful AI solutions and driving innovation across top institutions and companies. Currently an NLP Expert at the University of Cambridge, Sebastian’s expertise in AI research and strategic application shapes key decisions within the academic environment.

Subject Matter Expert in AI, data governance, and cybersecurity. Certified Data Protection Practitioner (PC.dp), IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP).  A Solicitor with 25 years legal experience in IT, IP and Data Protection.

A seasoned IT leader with over 15 years of experience transforming businesses through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced technology. His expertise spans AI integration, data analytics, and software engineering across critical sectors like education, logistics, and service delivery.

Experience spanning academia, the UK public sector and private sectors, Jazz has a PhD in Neuroscience and extensive experience in applying data science to solve real world problems, ranging from public health models for COVID-19, operational intelligence in industry, to advanced data systems in national security contexts. The common theme throughout Jazz’s experience is trust and ethics in technology solutions -specifically to enable actions that serve society and to tackle inequality.

A non-technical generalist with 30 years of experience leading high-stakes technology adoption-from the cockpit as an RAF Top Gun Instructor to the boardroom as a Chartered Director. A problem solver and translator between deep tech specialists and leaders at all levels of an organisation, he believes technology exists to serve human needs- and is useless without the right people and processes to harness it effectively. A start up Founder helping public and private sector organisations turn their data into business outcomes by adopting AI in an ethical and human-centred way.

Catherine Nnamdi has nearly 20 years experience in financial services with the last decade spent in governance, risk management and regulatory change. Catherine is currently the UK and EMEA Regulatory Management Lead (Director) for Global Markets at a tier 1 investment bank.

Catherine is a multi-award winning business consultant, qualified Corporate & Executive Coach, Project Manager and NLP Master Practitioner and is passionate about coaching and immersive thought-leadership for global leaders.

FT 100 Most Influential BAME Leaders in UK Tech,
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