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Adarsh Jain
Director of Engineering
Omnissa

Andrea Capera
Tech & Data Strategy Consultant
Independent Consultant

Andy Cripps
Executive Vice President
Commerce Decisions

Angelo McCaw
CRM Manager
Flawless

Anna Mankowska
Employer Branding Specialist
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Annalise Hayward
Early Professionals Foundation Manager
IBM United Kingdom Limited

Anshoo Kapoor
Head Talent Engagement UK&I
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Babs Akinkugbe
Technology Platform Lead for Protection at Scottish Widows
Lloyds Banking Group PLC

Blessed Pepple
Founder
Setlwork

Brendan Keenan
Senior Security Transformation Manager
BT Group

Celeste Olayinka
Tech Founder and Product Consultant
Studio 3 Launchpad & MedTech Solutions Global

Chijioke Okoye
Security Analyst
Landmark Information Group

Chris Parker MBE
Government Director
Fortinet (UK) Ltd

Christian Amos
Senior Project Manager
Government Commercial Agency (GCA)

Christina Cole
Head of EMEA, AWS Skills to Jobs
Amazon Web Services UK

Claire Agutter
Director & Founder
Scopism

Claire Harrison
Advisory Board Member
MHRA

Daniel Wilson
Founder, Galagog
Galagog

David Bell
Founder & CEO
Simboc Limited

David Hawken
Deputy Head of Digital Strategy, MOD
Ministry of Defence

David Muir
Founder & Managing Partner
Code Nation

Dominic Hay
Founder
CareerGuard Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Dr Claire Thorne
Co-CEO
TechSheCan

Ed Hayes
Data Protection and IT Lawyer
TLT LLP

Elizabeth Barr
Business Development Manager
Cisco International Limited

Ella Shuter
Junior Programme Manager
techUK

Ellen Sayles
Graduate Data Analyst
Evri Group

Emma Gibson
People Capability Partner
Evri Group

Gemma Penson
Senior Technology Consultant
EY

Gita Singham-Willis
Non Exec Director
Transform UK

Grace Burdett
Platform Engineer
IBM United Kingdom Limited

Greg Guilford
CEO/Investor
Aeon Nexus Growth Partners

Haydée Agras
First Team Analyst
Brentford FC

Helen Epega
Founder
Well Tuned Human

Helen Rantsevitch
CEO, founder
Reputy

Ignacio Rondini
CEO and Software Developer
Axoly Tech

Isabelle Ugochukwu
CEO
Medtech Solutions Global

James Talbot-Potts
Global Talent Lead
EY

Janhvi Vyas
Business Development Manager
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Jenny Taylor MBE
UK Foundation Leader
IBM United Kingdom Limited

Joanne Leniewski
Founder
Smart Start Careers

Joel Thomas
Senior Manager
IBM United Kingdom Limited

John Machin
Foundation Graduate Scheme Scholar & Technology EPH Programme Leader
IBM United Kingdom Limited

John McNamara
IBM Master Inventor and UK Universities Program Lead
IBM United Kingdom Limited

Joshi Madivada
Sr Associate Global Academic Program Manager
SAS

Julianne Miles MBE
Co-Founder
Career Returners

Kamaraj Chinnasamy
Head of Retail Domain Solutions
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Katie Goode
Corporate & Payments VP Service Manager
Barclays Bank PLC

Kerry Umoh
Head of Supplier Service Management, Operations Governance and QA and Acquiring Complaints
Barclays Bank PLC

Laura Hyatt
Senior Cloud Architect
Google UK Limited

Leonard Burger
Product marketer, advisor and fintech investor
Lenvi / Fintech Marketing Hub

Louise Reed
Future Skills Director
Reed Talent Solutions

Luke Pilfold-Thomas
Founder
Elevorix

Mark East
Early Careers Manager UK and Australia
CGI UK

Matt Elliott
Head of IT (Interim)
dnata Catering & Retail UK

Matt Evans
Director | Market Programmes
techUK

Matthew Salmon
GDD Capability Lead - Digital Talent
Justice Digital, Data and Science, Ministry of Justice

Mayank Jain
Senior Product Manager
Infosys Limited

Melanie Nethercott
Director, Education Programmes
STACK Infrastructure EMEA Ltd

Mike Curtis-Dagg
Leader of Security
Pod

Monica Mahay
Co-Founder/CEO – Compliance Specialist | AI Governance Leader
Mahay Consulting Services Limited mcsl.io

Mustafa Mansoor
Unit HR Head
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Nana Agyemang
Proposition Delivery Manager
Barclays Bank PLC

Natasha Barker
Domain Architect
Matalan

Nicola Drury
Independent Consultant
Nicola Drury Consulting Ltd.

Nigel Armstead
Head of Customer Education & Social Impact – Northern Europe
SAS Software Limited

Petra Abbam
Principal Responsible AI Manager
BBC

Rahul Chakkara
Founder, AI Startup
Magikx

Ram Soyao
Product Manager
Gifftid Ltd

Rana Bhattacharya
Chief Digital and Information Officer
Cynergy Bank

Richard Kerridge
Chief Strategist, Advisory & Professional Services
HPE

Richard Starnes
Consultant
Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT)

Ricky Whitmore
Assistant Director – Architecture, Transition and Project Portfolio Management
Surrey County Council

Ritesh Jagzape
Business Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Rob Hunter
Lead Consultant
CGI UK

Rob Illidge
CEO
Vulse

Robert Black
CEO & Director of UK Cyber Leaders Challenge
Team Cyber Medici

Rory Daniels
Head of Emerging Technology and Innovation
techUK

Rushab Shah
Founder & CEO
OneHive

Sam Hastings
Solutions Engineer
Cisco International Limited

Sarah Langford
Advisory Board Member
BBC

Sarah Swatman
Advisory Board Member
Omnissa

Shakun Vaid
Technical Architect, Coforge
Coforge

Sophia Swain
Chief Technology Officer
LRG

Steve Taylor
Strategic Data Lead
National Fire Chiefs Council

Steve Tellwright
Head of People and Quality Assurance
Capula

Steven Lane
OT Cyber Lead
Capula

Sue Daley OBE
Associate Director, Tech and Innovation
techUK

Tim Cockle
Solution Architect, Digital Strategist and Technologist
CGI UK

Tom Hubbard-Green
Head of Product, NHS England
NHS England

Toni-Ann Grant
Principal Security Architect
BT Group

Venu Gudimetla
Head of AI and Market Development
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Vic Djondo
SRO, Security Culture & Education
BT Group

Yalin Zhao
Senior Manager, Workforce Strategy and Skills-based Organisation Advisor
PwC

Zeshan Sattar
Director
The Cyber Scheme

Zoltan Vass
AI Transformation and Delivery Director
www.futureofwork.uk

Zuhair Hasan Raza
Business Intelligence Engineer & Placement Student
Amazon UK Services Ltd
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