CO-LOCATED SHOWS

Leadership Programme

Essential Sessions for Leaders

Across the two days of Tech Show London we've pulled together a cross-section of talks and networking opportunities that feed into meeting the needs of today's busy technology leader.

This specially curated programme will help you to see quickly which sessions can give you the best insights into the challenges facing you today and give you the opportunity to speak to your peers directly.

09:30 10:15

Where Technology Meets Humanity: Power, Behaviour and the Systems We Build

Mainstage

In an era shaped by algorithms, platforms, and artificial intelligence, technology doesn’t just chan ...

Professor Hannah Fry, Mathematician, Broadcaster and Author

Louis Theroux
10:30 11:10

Building the Internet- Then, Now and The Next

Mainstage

Martha Lane Fox is a digital entrepreneur, public policy leader, and co-founder of lastminute.com, o ...

Baroness Martha Lane Fox, Co-Founder - Lastminute.com, gov.uk and Lucky Voice
11:25 11:45

The Future with Hannah Fry: Stories from the Edge of Technology and Science

Mainstage

If science could predict the day you’ll die, would you want to know? If technology allowed us to tal ...

Professor Hannah Fry, Mathematician, Broadcaster and Author
12:00 12:40

Engineering for Scale: From Early Code to Enduring Infrastructure with the CTO & Founding Engineer of Reddit

Mainstage

What does it take to build technology that lasts decades, not quarters? As Reddit’s founding enginee ...

Chris Slowe, CTO & Founding Engineer - Reddit

Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor
14:25 15:00

Human at the Core: How Mumsnet Is Adapting in the Age of AI

Mainstage

Mumsnet" and "AI” in the same sentence still surprises some people — and that’s exactly why this con ...

Sue Macmillan, CEO - Mumsnet

Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor
16:00 16:30

She Leads the Disruption: Mindset, Influence & Balance for Women in Tech

Mainstage

In an era of constant change, women are redefining leadership in industries not built with them in m ...

Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor

Sue Daley OBE, Director of Technology and Innovation - TechUK

Ana Reiley, Europe Chief of Staff - Visa

Rav Bumbra, Advisor, Diversity Consultant and Founder - Cajigo & Structur3dPeople

10:30 10:55

Building an AI-Native Engineering Function

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

Nic joins a conversation with Ben Pearce, founder of Elevated You and stage chair, to discuss the jo ...

Ben Pearce, Founder - Elevated You

Nic Neate, CTO - Nimbus Maps
11:40 12:05

The Inference Imperative: A New Playbook for AI-First Infrastructure

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

The AI conversation has moved on. While the industry obsessed over training—bigger models, more para ...

Nirmal Ranganathan, Chief Technology Officer, Managed Public Cloud - Rackspace Technology
14:35 15:00

What Women Want: Attracting the Next Generation of Tech Talent

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

Early-career women are choosing tech for its creativity, impact and opportunity – yet many still hes ...

Emily Hall-Strutt, Director - Next Tech Girls

Ama Annan, Infra Transformation Specialist - Accenture

Ishita Narsiker, Data Engineer - Bloomberg

Hannah Adegun, Project Manager Degree Apprentice - IBM
15:05 15:30

Why App-First Transformations Fail — And How to Modernise at Scale

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

Declaring an app-first strategy is easy; making it work at scale is not. This session shares a real- ...

Vladimir Pronin, Principal Product Manager - Holland & Barrett
15:40 16:05

Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Women Building the Future of Tech

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

Trailblazing women in engineering, AI, and cloud infrastructure and beyond share their journeys, cha ...

Ellie Rahimi, Senior Software Engineer - Trainline

Callie Cromer, Director - WOMEN IN TECH

Emily Hall-Strutt, Director - Next Tech Girls

Kasia Dutch, Software Engineer - Starling Bank
16:15 16:30

Redefining Hybrid Cloud: Sovereignty, Simplicity, and Trust

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

Cloud strategies were tested in 2025, with service incidents, rising complexity, and cost volatility ...

Sponsored by:

Chris Cowdry, Cloud Solutions Architect - Trust Systems

10:30 10:55

Sweating the Stack - How The Gym Group switched up DevOps practice while transforming and scaling

DevOps Live Keynote

Building effective DevOps culture is never simple. There are extra challenges to doing it while repl ...

Colm Campbell, Head of Engineering - The Gym Group
15:10 15:40

Disrupting the Leadership Journey: Changing Direction in Tech

DevOps Live Keynote

Leadership is a career switch, not just a promotion.” This Women in DevOps panel explores the transi ...

Brittany Woods, Head of Systems Engineering - Man Group

Dominika Kodadova, UK & Ireland Lead - Woman in DevOps

Olga Kosmylina, Engineering Manager - MASABI

Sami Ali, Senior Strategic Solutions Engineer - Teleport

13:55 14:25

DevSecOps in the Real World: From Banks to Breweries

Cloud, DevOps & Applications

DevSecOps sounds great on paper — but how does it work in the wild? From highly regulated banks to f ...

Petra Vukmirovic, Head of Information Security and IT - Numan

Mahendran Selvakumar, Cloud and DevSecOps Engineer - Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Patrick Flanagan, DevSecOps Specialist - GitGuardian

Afeez Kareem, Test engineer - Pecometer

10:30 11:00

Ransomware 3.0, The Duality of AI, and Front-Line Lessons That Are Working for CISOs

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Keynote

Ransomware has become a systemic business risk. In the era of Ransomware 3.0, attackers combine AI, ...

Frank Satterwhite, Principal Cyber Security Consultant - 1600 Cyber GmbH

Ray Stanton, CISO - AI DIONIC

Stephen Khan, Chief Information Security Officer - Cognizant Technology Services
11:45 12:10

From Heritage to Innovation: Securing Dr. Martens' Digital Retail Journey

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Keynote

With a rich heritage rooted in brick-and-mortar retail, Dr. Martens is reimagining the shopping expe ...

Sponsored by:

Theo Botha, Global CISO - Dr Martens

Christian Reilly, Field CTO - Cloudflare
12:55 13:20

Immutable Change: Context Engineering and The Future of Data-Centric Security

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Keynote

For years, security teams have been able to answer nearly every question about enterprise activity – ...

Ash Hunt, VP of Strategy - Cyera
14:05 14:30

The AI Trust Gap

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Keynote

How do you scale AI at full throttle when trust is the biggest barrier? This session cuts through t ...

Sponsored by:

Charlotte Wilson, Head of Enterprise - Check Point

13:30 13:55

Building Resilient Organisations: The True Value of Cybersecurity Frameworks in Risk Management

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Theatre 1

Speakers will explore how frameworks enable organisations to make calm, defensible decisions around ...

Soji Agboola, Cybersecurity Program Director - UBS LTD

Sebastian Wood, IT Lead Engineer - Numan

Ashley Barrett, Business Continuity Manager - Vantage Data Centers

Rachael Coul, Executive Lead - Scotland - Woman in Cyber Security

Moona Ederveen, Founder - Resilia Connect
14:40 15:05

Are Today's Biggest Cyber Threats Caused by Artificial Intelligence or Active Inertia?

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Theatre 1

For months, we've been saturated with headlines warning of an AI-powered cyber apocalypse—a relentle ...

Gavin Millard, Product Vice President - Tenable

12:15 12:40

Examining Cognitive Bias in Cybersecurity and AI Adoption

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Theatre 2

Cybersecurity professionals see risk everywhere, but partialities like salience bias, loss aversion, ...

Keavy Murphy, Vice President of Security - Net Health
14:35 15:20

Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Women Leading in Tech

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Theatre 2

Women are shaping the future of technology, yet challenges remain. This panel brings together inspir ...

Purvi Kay, Advisory Board Memeber - Cyber London

Anya Bridges, Channel Partner Manager - Keepnet Labs

Felicia Omoediale-Samuel, Professional Doctorate Researcher - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge UK

Moona Ederveen, Founder - Resilia Connect

Franky Biles, Security Engineer - Lloyds Banking Group

Rebecca Taylor, Researcher - Sophos

11:10 11:35

Enterprise AI: A Sustainable Pathway to Production at Scale

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

In this session, we will share Dell Technologies’ journey in adopting AI and the key lessons we have ...

Arash Ghazanfari, CXO Advisor - DELL TECHNOLOGIES
11:50 12:15

Winning the AI Race: Turning Enterprise Data into a Strategic Asset

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

Most AI initiatives don’t fail because the model is wrong—they fail because the data isn’t ready, tr ...

Shantanu Goswami, Vice President - SAP Customer Advisory
12:30 13:00

Building Trust in AI Through Governance and Accountability

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

As AI transforms decision-making across the enterprise, the financial sector faces a new challenge: ...

Rohit Dhawan, Global Head of AI - Lloyds Banking Group
13:15 13:40

Democratising AI: Citizen Developers and the Rise of Lightweight Agents Abstract

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

AI is no longer the sole preserve of engineering teams. This session explores how citizen developers ...

Vicky Crockett, AI Portfolio Director - QA
14:35 15:00

Reimagining Financial Services: How Data and AI Are Transforming Customer Experiences at Scale

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

In this keynote, Aritra Chakravarty, the Head of Agentics AI at Lloyds Banking Group, will explore h ...

Aritra Chakravarty, Head of Agentic AI - Lloyds Banking Group
15:15 15:45

Inclusive by Design, Examining Diversity & Equity in AI-Driven Workplaces

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

As AI reshapes roles and structures, inclusion must remain front and centre. This discussion will ex ...

Ifeoluwa Ogunbufunmi, Founder & Chief Strategist - SWIF

Chetna Arora, Head of Software Engineering and Data Science - GoFibre

Taonga Banda, Cloud Solution Architect (Data & AI) - Microsoft

Anupama Hatti, Head of Programme Delivery for Digital, Data & Technology Services - NHS Blood and Transplant

13:50 14:15

AI Breakthroughs Don’t Create Real-World Value on Their Own – Partnerships Do!

Data & AI for Business

In this session, Dr. Edward Steele, IT Fellow for Data Science at the MET Office, shares how cross-s ...

Edward Steele, IT Fellow - Data Science - Met Office
14:30 15:00

The New Leadership Challenge: Creating Teams That Adapt as Fast as Technology

Data & AI for Business

A practical, human led look at how AI is changing the pace of work and what leaders and teams need t ...

Arlene Hewitson-Townley, Analytics Transformation Senior Manager - Lloyds Banking Group
15:15 15:45

Scaling AI For Real Impact, From Experiment to Enterprise

Data & AI for Business

Explore how organisations move beyond pilots to full-scale deployment of AI agents and co-pilots. Th ...

Bhavin Kapadia, CTO Senior Advisor - AI Security Financial Services

Suzanne Brink, Head of Responsible AI - Lloyds Banking Group

Benjamin Faife, AI, Data, and Tech - Real Estate - Investec

Nirmal Ranganathan, Chief Technology Officer, Managed Public Cloud - Rackspace Technology
16:00 16:30

From Data to Decisions: How Leaders Turn Intelligence into Business Impact

Data & AI for Business

Data isn’t the problem — decision-making is. This panel brings together leaders and founders to expl ...

Taha Ali, AI & E-commerce Technology Advisor - Pakistan eCommerce Association

10:30 10:55

How to Influence Culture to Deliver AI Success

Data & AI Innovations

Kevin Cassar, Chief Data & AI Officer - TalkTalk
11:10 11:35

From Pilot to Platform: Designing AI Agents at Enterprise Scale in Financial Services

Data & AI Innovations

AI agents are increasingly shaping how financial organisations operate — yet scaling them beyond pil ...

Himanshu Chaturvedi, Data Scientist - Nationwide
12:30 12:55

AI governance: setting up an AI policy and approvals process so that an NHS Trust can benefit from AI

Data & AI Innovations

AI technologies offer huge potential for the NHS and wider public sector. However use of AI is a big ...

Megan Morys-Carter, Director of Digital Innovation - Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT
13:10 13:40

How to Balance Innovation & Responsibility, Exploring AI for Social Good

Data & AI Innovations

Since 2013, DataKind UK have been applying cutting-edge data science approaches to the third sector’ ...

Avelin ., Data Analyst - Cardiff University

Tosin Oyeladun, Data & Performance Analyst - Southend-on-Sea Council

Kingsley Okonkwo, Consultant

Jesubukade Ajakaye, Data Science Intern
13:55 14:20

Looking Past the Buzzword: Operational AI Readiness for the EU AI Act

Data & AI Innovations

As AI races into production, the real risk isn’t the model, it’s the system around it. This session ...

Ulf Herbig, CEO - Kreios
15:15 15:40

From Code to Culture, How to Build an Engineering Team from Scratch

Data & AI Innovations

This fireside chat will explore a journey of building a team from the ground up, from a lone enginee ...

Azahara Corrales, AI Strategist, Tech Trend Forecaster & Founder - Azahara Corrales Ltd

Miguel Rodrigues, Data Engineering Manager - Trainline

11:50 12:15

Rising Above Emissions: When Sustainability Frameworks Aren’t Enough

Keynote: Global Strategies, People, Environment & Innovation

Sustainability frameworks play a vital role in measuring and managing emissions, but they don’t alwa ...

Helen Munro, Head of Environment & Sustainability - Pulsant
13:50 14:15

Unlocking AI Performance: Innovative Designs for high-density Data Centres

Keynote: Global Strategies, People, Environment & Innovation

This session explores the chip-to-grid approach and its impact on AI deployment in the white space. ...

JP Buzzell, Vice President, Data Centre Chief Architect - EATON
14:30 14:55

The Technology Trends Shaping the Future of the Data Centre

Keynote: Global Strategies, People, Environment & Innovation

This session will summarize the findings from the Vertiv Frontiers report which identifies macro for ...

Stefano Mozzato, Vice President of Marketing, EMEA - Italian Datacenter Association

13:00 13:30

The Good, the Bad, and the Path to Greener Data Centres

Energy Efficiency, Cost Management & DCIM

Rising energy demands, embodied emissions, and resource consumption are shaping industry perceptions ...

Steve McFadden, EMEA Data Centre Sales & Marketing Director - Prism DCS

Vicki Worden, CEO - Green Building Initiative

Kennedy Miller, Global Program Manager, Sustainability - Leviton

Sumayyah Theron, CEO & Founder - Avant-garde Sustainable Solutions

12:15 12:40

From Cables to C-Suite: Women Rewiring Data Centre Leadership

Design and Build & Physical Security

Women aren’t just changing data centres – they’re essential to their growth. With capacity targets r ...

Claire Keelan, Managing Director UK - Onnec

Joyce Wady, Head of Communications - Digital Infrastructure Ireland
15:10 15:40

Scaling Circularity: How to create a Resilient, High-Value Data Centre Infrastructure

Design and Build & Physical Security

The AI-fuelled 'gold rush' has exposed a systemic bottleneck: current linear models prioritise rapid ...

Fiona Charnley, Professor of Circular Innovation and Co-Director - Exeter Centre for the Circular Economy

Astrid Wynne, Head of Sustainability, AI and Automation - www.techbuyer.com

Diego Bermudez, DICE N+ Research & Impact Fellow - University of Exeter Business School

Matt Craggs, CTO - Deep Green Technologies Ltd

Anthony Levy, CEO - Circularity First

14:50 15:20

Technology, Power and Equality: The Role of Policy and Leadership

Operational Transformation & Resilience

As technology reshapes economies and societies, it is also redistributing power, often amplifying ex ...

Jinél Fourie, Director, Public Policy - Vantage Data Centres

Candice Henderson, Director of Health, Safety and Security - Red Engineering

Elizabeth Bentley, General Counsel and Head of Ethics and Compliance - Red Engineering

10:00 10:40

Building for the Agent Era: Adapting Snyk and Tessl for a New Age

Mainstage

The rise of AI agents is fundamentally reshaping how software is built, deployed and secured. In thi ...

Guy Podjarny, Founder & CEO at Tessl - (Ex- Founder & CEO, Snyk)
10:55 11:35

Silence in the Breach: The Leadership Crisis Undermining Cybersecurity

Mainstage

The most dangerous breach in your organisation isn’t technical - it’s the silence you’ve normalised. ...

Sarah Armstrong-Smith, Former Chief Security Advisor - Microsoft
11:50 12:25

No One Solves This Alone: Scaling the Digital Economy Through Skills, Platforms and Partnerships

Mainstage

As the pace of digital change accelerates, organisations face growing pressure to scale securely, in ...

Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor

Susan Bowen, CEO - Digital Catapult

Anna Brailsford, CEO - CodeFirstGirls

Guy Podjarny, Founder & CEO at Tessl - (Ex- Founder & CEO, Snyk)
12:40 13:10

Putting AI To Work

Mainstage

AI is moving from pilots to production as agents become a second workforce inside modern organisatio ...

Piers Linney MBE, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman - Implement AI
14:05 14:30

Defending the Backbone: Protecting UK Critical Infrastructure in an Era of Escalating Cyber Threats

Mainstage

Chatham House Rule - This session is held under Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the ...

Tom Billington, Chairman and Chief Content Officer - Billington CyberSecurity

NCSC Senior Representative
14:45 15:30

The New Rules of Scale: How the U.S. Is Rewriting the Data Centre Playbook

Mainstage

A never-before-seen panel bringing together leading voices from the US data centre market — where hy ...

Mark Gusakov, CEO - Digital Infrastructure Alliance

Anahita Mouro, Global Leader, Google Data Centre - Field & Reliability Quality - Google

Jeff Ivey, VP Data Centre Construction - Crusoe

Buddy Rizer, Executive Director - Loudoun County Department of Economic Development

Adrian Mountstephens, Financial Services, Market Development Director & Disability ERG Leader - Equinix

Cliff Grossner, Ph.D, Chief Innovation Officer - Open Compute Project Foundation

10:05 10:30

Scalable AI Infrastructure: Structuring for Innovation

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

AI may be described as “just another tool,” but its pace of evolution and breadth of impact demand d ...

Sponsored by:

Charles Ewen, Chief Information Officer - Met Office

Leigh Smith, Product Director - AI - Freshworks

Usman Ikhlaq, Programme Manager - Artificial Intelligence - TechUK
11:50 12:20

How Open Models Transform AI Economics

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

Facing soaring AI costs and a lack of control? Hear why embracing open models is the only way to sec ...

Sponsored by:

Seif Mazigh, Head of European Solution Engineering - Crusoe
12:30 12:55

Be More Valuable. Build Your Human Skills That AI Can't Replace

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

AI just can't replace some skills. So those skills become more valuable. In this interactive session ...

Ben Pearce, Founder - Elevated You
15:25 15:40

Re-Engineering Corporate Engagement: A New Model for Scaling Enterprise Growth

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

Enterprise technology markets such as cloud and AI infrastructure are increasingly shaped by complex ...

Deryk Williams, Managing director - Inception Outreach
15:50 16:05

AI and Sovereignty in AWS

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Keynote

Noventiq’s session on AI and Sovereignty in AWS explores how organisations can harness cutting-edge ...

Sponsored by:

Muhammad Basit, AWS Sales Lead UKI - Noventiq

12:50 13:15

Is DEI Dead in the Digital Age? Algorithms, Platforms, and the Future of Inclusion

Cloud, DevOps & Applications

As digital platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI-driven systems increasingly shape how work is des ...

Amri Johnson, CEO & Founder - Inclusion Wins

Mario Chatzidamianos, EU Cultural Ambassador and R&D Strategic Partner - Cultural Infusion
13:30 13:55

Refactoring Team Culture: Building Teams People Actually Want to Be On

Cloud, DevOps & Applications

In this talk, Brittany explore practical approaches and best practices for building healthier, more ...

Brittany Woods, Head of Systems Engineering - Man Group
14:50 15:15

The resilience premium: How you can strengthen your systems with an anti-fragile Incident Management system

Cloud, DevOps & Applications

Every minute of downtime has a price tag. But while most organisations see cost, forward-thinking CI ...

Sponsored by:

Rob Preston, Solution Engineering Lead - Freshworks

Rupert Bradley, Enterprise Account Executive - Freshworks

11:15 12:00

AI, Humanity & Security: Protecting Trust in an Autonomous Digital World

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Keynote

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping every part of human life, from how societies function and how e ...

Asim Khwaja, Government Cyber Risk & Policy, AI - Confidential Government Entity

Fahad Burney, Head of Operational Risk - ICBC Bank

Nasser Arif, Cyber Security Manager - London North West Healthcare NHS Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Toni-Ann Grant, Principal Security Architect - BT

Fatiha Zeghoudi, CEO - CySafe Consulting

Priyanka Chatterjee, CEO - London School of Cybersecurity
13:55 14:20

Vendor-Neutral Endpoint Resilience in a Hyperscaler-Dominated World

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Keynote

As organisations increasingly reply on a handful of hyperscalers for endpoint management, identity g ...

Romanus Prabhu, Director of Product Support & Security Evangelist - ManageEngine

10:40 11:05

Managing your Security Operations in the wake of Geopolitical Changes

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Theatre 1

Geopolitics is now a core cybersecurity risk. From state-sponsored attacks and supply chain exposure ...

Bharat Thakrar, Board Director, ISACA London Chapter

11:50 12:15

Delivery at Scale, Risk at Speed: Balancing Security and Innovation at Evri

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Theatre 2

Lee Howard, Group Head of Cyber Security and Data Protection - EVRI
12:25 12:50

Breaking Out of Optimised Failure: Is there a Case for a Post-Risk Cyber World?

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Theatre 2

Risk management practices sit at the core of information security - and yet the NSCS Annual Review ( ...

Petra Vukmirovic, Head of Information Security and IT - Numan
13:00 13:25

Hydra-Power: How to Thrive through Geopolitical Uncertainty

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Theatre 2

From the first few days of 2026 have shown, the only certainty in the current geopolitical environme ...

Melanie Garson, Associate Professor, International Conflict Resolutoin and International Security - UCL

10:05 10:35

Racing Into Intelligence: The Future of AI in Motorsport

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

Motorsport has always pushed the limits of innovation — and AI is set to drive one of its next great ...

Ben Buckley, Head of the Technology and Innovation Group - Atlassian Williams F1 Team

Ifeoluwa Ogunbufunmi, Founder & Chief Strategist - SWIF
10:45 11:10

How to Make AI Stick: Scaling from Curiosity to Capability at Travelopia

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

AI adoption doesn’t fail because of technology, it fails because of difficulty around scaling. In th ...

Chris Storey, Technology Director - travelopia
11:25 11:55

From Incubation to Impact: Virgin 02's Real World Journey with AI

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

"AI promises transformation, but is it worth the investment? and what does success actually look li ...

Vanessa Barone, Head of Product - Ecommerce & AI - Virgin Media o2

Ifeoluwa Ogunbufunmi, Founder & Chief Strategist - SWIF
12:10 12:35

How Can the Tech-Sector Build Earlier, More Inclusive Talent Beyond Graduate Hiring?

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

Drawing on work with schools, universities, and corporate partners, this session will explore how ea ...

Christine Kinnear, Founder & CEO - With Insight Education
12:50 13:15

Making AI Work: Best Route for ROI and Real-World Use Cases Transforming Financial Service Operations

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

The session focuses on the AI use cases that generate the quickest ROI with the least operational ri ...

Hamid Raza, Head of Data & BI - Just
13:30 13:55

The Magic Ingredient for High Performing AI Teams

Big Data & AI World Keynote Theatre

Enterprises have invested heavily in data science teams, yet many still struggle to demonstrate thei ...

Michail Vamvakaris, Head of Data Science and MLOps - William Hill

11:25 11:50

AI Engineers and the Emerging Economy

Data & AI for Business

While the capabilities of AI models continue to climb rapidly, with month-by-month improvements, dee ...

Dr. Robert Steele, Academic Program Director, Artificial Intelligence & Software Engineering - Quantic School of Business and Technology
12:05 12:30

How to Make AI Count: Identifying High-Impact Opportunities at Scale

Data & AI for Business

AI delivers value only when it aligns with a company’s strategy. Yet 67% of projects shut down withi ...

Vera Modenova, Chief Operating Officer - Flowwow
14:55 15:20

AI: The Mirror That Magnifies Humankind

Data & AI for Business

Artificial Intelligence has moved from theory to force. It is reshaping economies, accelerating scie ...

Bhavin Kapadia, CTO Senior Advisor - AI Security Financial Services

Ken Mulvaney, Founder - BenevolentAI
15:35 16:00

The Reality of Agentic AI in Financial Services

Data & AI for Business

Agentic AI promises to transform banking and financial services, but how much real value is it deliv ...

Bhavin Kapadia, CTO Senior Advisor - AI Security Financial Services

12:50 13:20

Operationalising AI, Aligning Technology, Design and Sustainable Growth

Data & AI Innovations

As AI rapidly reshapes industries, the real challenge lies in turning complex technologies into resp ...

Aisosa Omere, Senior Product Design - Asoro Automotive
13:35 14:00

How to Balance Innovation & Responsibility, Exploring Ethical AI at Scale

Data & AI Innovations

Scaling AI responsibly means navigating competing pressures, speed vs. safety, cost vs. compliance, ...

Azahara Corrales, AI Strategist, Tech Trend Forecaster & Founder - Azahara Corrales Ltd

Sandra Nwobi, Data Insight Officer - South East London Integrated Care System

Sonali Kinra, Deputy Medical Director - North Central London Integrated Care Board

10:40 11:05

Automating Operations Beyond the Build

Design and Build & Physical Security

As AI and cloud computing drive unprecedented data center growth, operational complexity inside faci ...

Jacob Cummings, Vice President Of Business Development - PHS West

Joel Chakkalakal, Director - Data Centres & Sustainability - Americase

Chris Markstein, Ignition Data Centre Lead - Inductive Automation
14:50 15:20

The Great DCA Net Zero Debate

Design and Build & Physical Security

Session in Partnership with The DCA – Data Centre AllianceA lively debate exploring the opportunitie ...

Venessa Moffat, Executive Director - The Data Centre Trade Assocation

John Booth, Managing Director - Carbon 3IT Ltd

Nick Morris, Associate Director - Carbon3IT

Jon Summers, Scientific Lead, Data Centres - RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Ian Bitterlin, Professor Emeritus