Speakers
Stephen Kelly
Stephen Kelly is the CEO of Sage and has over 30 years’ leadership experience in high growth businesses (ranging from start-ups to multi-nationals), Stephen has been CEO of three public companies in California and Europe.
Roland Bone
Vice President at Barclays specialising in economic sanctions compliance. He has worked in both insurance and banking matters in the UK and abroad.
Christopher Baker-Brian
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at BBOXX, a company that improves access to energy across Africa and the developing world using innovative solar systems.
James Turing
Founder and Director of the Turing Trust, whilst doing a PhD in International Development in Edinburgh as a Leverhulme Perfect Storm Doctoral Scholar
Dr Geoffrey Siwo
Research Scientist at IBM Research-Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa where he is initiating new projects in data driven healthcare.
Eva Kaplan
Innovation Specialist at UNICEF Jordan, working with vulnerable children and refugees to create game-changing solutions to social challenges. Data enthusiast targeting the intersection of technology, global governance, and development.
Dr Alasdair Allan MSP
Alasdair Allan is the Scottish Government Minister for International Development and Europe and MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
Mark Beaumont
Athlete, Broadcaster, Ambassador and Rector of Dundee University. World firsts, ultra endurance, inspiring journeys and helping businesses to perform.
Judith Hermetter
Head of Communications at onebillion. A non-profit focusing on EdTech, onebillion develops software and designs scalable pilot solutions to provide children with quality education in their own language.
Charlotte Scott
British-born Zambian social development specialist, who served as the First Lady of Zambia from October 2015 to January 2016, and as Second Lady for three years prior to that.
Steve Clayton
Steve Clayton is Microsoft’s Chief Storyteller and General Manager of Microsoft’s Image & Culture team. He has worked at Microsoft for over 18 years in a range of sales and technical roles.
Hayley Sudbury
Hayley Sudbury is the founder and CEO of WERKIN. Designed for the talent pipeline, WERKIN’s technology accelerates inclusivity in the workplace by challenging cultural and organisational barriers to success.
Amanda Regan
Amanda Regan is an engineer and TEDx speaker who has worked at the European Space Agency for more than 15 years. She is a graduate of Brunel University and the University of Texas.
Professor Sir Tim O’Shea
Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh. A computer scientist, he is a graduate of the Universities of Sussex and Leeds.
Bernie Hollywood OBE (Chair)
Social Entrepreneur, Adventurer, Author, Film Maker, Inventor and World Record Holder.
Sir Dermot Turing (Chair)
Alan Turing’s Nephew, Trustee of The Turing Trust and author of the biography ‘Prof’ – Alan Turing decoded.
