Business Transformation in the Age of AI

Victoria Odubore

IT Customer Services Director, Experis UK

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Dex Hunter-Torricke

Former Head of Communications for Elon Musk at SpaceX & Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook,

Dex Hunter-Torricke is one of the tech industry's leading communicators. Over the last two decades he has advised some of the world's most influential leaders including as head of communications for SpaceX, where he reported to Elon Musk, head of executive communications for Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook, and as Google's first executive speechwriter. Dex began his career as speechwriter and spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. A New York Times-bestselling ghostwriter, he is a frequent public speaker on technology's impact on society and a visiting research fellow for the University of Cambridge Thinklab

Michael Stull

Managing Director, ManpowerGroup UK

Michael is Managing Director of ManpowerGroup UK, responsible for overseeing the Group’s Manpower, Experis, Brook Street, and Talent Solutions businesses. Michael joined ManpowerGroup in 2010 as Vice President of Global Marketing before becoming Brand Leader for Manpower North America in 2016.  Michael has a wealth of experience in strategic workforce management and is passionate about putting people into meaningful careers. 

Prior to ManpowerGroup, Michael developed a broad range of experiences that included strategic, financial, technology and large-scale implementation expertise from organisations including Accenture, JPMorgan Chase and a variety of financial institutions.

Mina Van Piggelen

Director of Operational Excellence and Transformation, Experis

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Matt Stagg

Senior Consultant & Founder, MTech Sport, Media & Entertainment

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Tom Noble

Engineering Leader - South West | Engineering, AI & Data, Deloitte

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Jon Hammant

UK & Ireland Specialist Leader, Amazon

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Mary-Jane Newton

Group Head of Digital Education Product, Nord Anglia Education

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Guy Franklin

Head of Talent Acquisition (Technology, Product & Corporate Functions), BBC

Guy Franklin is a talent professional currently working at the BBC, responsible for the inclusive recruitment and sourcing vision across the BBC Corporate, Tech, and Product divisions. His focus is on aligning talent strategies with the people plan and business objectives to ensure diverse, world-class talent is in the right roles at the right time. With experience in global organisations and start-ups, Guy is skilled in recruitment strategy, senior stakeholder management, and team leadership, leveraging data and technology to inform talent decisions and support growth and transformation.

Michael Noone

Head of Experis Academy UK, Experis

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Stephanie Lee

TA Lead - Digital Engineering , BT

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Mark Ebden

National Lead, STEM Learning

I’ve worked in education since 2008; firstly, as a teacher of Chemistry, more latterly as head of faculty and finally as deputy head. My teaching career took me from Kent to Brighton, and landed me in Somerset; however, I left teaching in 2022 to join STEM Learning, as Regional Lead for the great South West – a region full of natural beauty, wonderful people and undeniable challenges of demography, geography and infrastructure. I’m passionate about improving STEM outcomes, primarily attainment and aspirations, for all young people through our work and relish working strategically with schools, trusts and employers. I’ve recently become a National Lead and begun seeking to make those same links more broadly.

Stephen Peacock

Chief Executive, West of England Mayoral Combined Authority

Stephen Peacock has a commercial background in international energy and technology along with a track record of public sector leadership.  A former partner with a major professional services firm, Stephen was Chief Executive of Bristol City Council where his achievements include the creation of the award-winning City Leap public-private partnership.

As Chief Executive of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority Stephen is responsible for £1bn of investment to drive sustainable and inclusive growth across the most productive and fast-growing UK city region outside London.  Priorities include housing, strategic transport, net zero and nature recovery, inward investment and support for innovation and skills.

Sue Daley

Director, Technology and Innovation, techUK

Sue leads techUK's Technology and Innovation work at techUK.

This includes work programmes on cloud, data protection, data analytics, AI, digital ethics, Digital Identity and Internet of Things as well as emerging and transformative technologies and innovation policy. She has been recognised as one of the most influential people in UK tech by Computer Weekly's UKtech50 Longlist and in 2021 was inducted into the Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame. A key influencer in driving forward the data agenda in the UK Sue is co-chair of the UK government's National Data Strategy Forum. As well as being recognised in the UK's Big Data 100 and the Global Top 100 Data Visionaries for 2020 Sue has also been shortlisted for the Milton Keynes Women Leaders Awards and was a judge for the Loebner Prize in AI. In addition to being a regular industry speaker on issues including AI ethics, data protection and cyber security, Sue was recently a judge for the UK Tech 50 and is a regular judge of the annual UK Cloud Awards.

Karin Rudolph

Founder, Collective Intelligence

Karin Rudolph is the Founder of Collective Intelligence, a Bristol-based AI Ethics and Governance consultancy that provides resources and training to help startups, and SMEs embed ethics into the design and development of technology.

She is also the founder of the Ethical Technology Network, a pioneering initiative aimed at helping businesses identify, assess, and mitigate the potential ethical and societal risks associated with AI and other emerging technologies.

Karin is a regular speaker at universities and conferences and an active member of the tech community in Bristol and the South West of England.

Benedict Gaster

Associate Professor Physical Computing, University of the West of England

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Surya Mukherjee

Head of Technology Research for Europe , Accenture

Surya Mukherjee is the Head of Technology Research for Europe at Accenture. He is a well renowned futurist has over two decades of experience as an advisor to technology providers and their users. He has been quoted on the Wall Street Journal, HBR, ZDnet, the MIT Sloan Journal, and Computer Weekly and regularly speaks at technology events. His interest lies in exploring the transformative impact of technologies on industries, companies, and brands.

Stephen Peacock

Chief Executive, West of England Mayoral Combined Authority

Stephen Peacock has a commercial background in international energy and technology along with a track record of public sector leadership.  A former partner with a major professional services firm, Stephen was Chief Executive of Bristol City Council where his achievements include the creation of the award-winning City Leap public-private partnership.

As Chief Executive of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority Stephen is responsible for £1bn of investment to drive sustainable and inclusive growth across the most productive and fast-growing UK city region outside London.  Priorities include housing, strategic transport, net zero and nature recovery, inward investment and support for innovation and skills.

Simon Crichton

Managing Director, Experis UK

Simon is a senior leader with 25 years of experience, currently the MD of Experis UK, where he builds profitable businesses focused on culture and purpose. Renowned for his turnaround and transformation skills, he promotes operational discipline and drives sustainable growth through high-performing teams. Previously, he was the CEO of Akkodis UK and Senior Vice President at Adecco Group UK & I. Simon specialises in strategy and commercial optimisation, enhancing employee value propositions across organisations. Passionate about social impact, he is also the Executive Sponsor for the partnership between ManpowerGroup and Centrepoint, a leading UK youth homelessness charity.

: https://www.experis.co.uk/
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