Andrew Western was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions on 21 July 2026. He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions from July 2024 to July 2026. He was elected as the MP for Stretford and Urmston in July 2024.

Reza has worked in the mobile industry for over 25 years, starting as a core network engineer working on a number of Ericsson technologies for switching and transmission from 2G Edge to UMTS 3G, as well as being involved in the development of four MVNOs in the UK and Europe. In 2010, he joined...

Andrea is responsible for leading the execution of VodafoneThree's mobile and fixed networks strategy, network consolidation, and delivery of mobile, fixed, and home broadband services. He had been Vodafone's Network Director since 2021, overseeing Vodafone's Mobile and Fixed...

Rajiv Datta, currently CEO at nexfibre, has over 25 years’ experience in the digital infrastructure and fixed telecoms sectors. He has vast experience building and managing large fibre-based networks and services across the US, Europe and Asia, including at Colt Technologies and AboveNet...

Natalie Black CBE joined Ofcom in 2024 as Group Director of Infrastructure & Connectivity and Executive Board Member. She is also responsible for leading Ofcom's work on the implications of Artificial Intelligence.  Previously, Natalie was the UK’s first His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner...

Simon has 30 years of experience working with Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT) companies. Before joining CityFibre, Simon was a partner at Goldman Sachs where he spent 18 years in London and New York. There he held senior roles in the Investment Banking division including Global Chief Operating...

Lutz Schüler is Virgin Media O2’s CEO, a position he has held following the £31bn merger of the Virgin Media and O2 businesses which established one of the UK’s largest telecoms companies. Lutz previously served as CEO of Virgin Media from June 2019 to May 2021, after spending ten months as the...

In this role, Ben is responsible for leading Sky’s connectivity strategy across all consumer touch points, including driving customer growth and P&L success. Ben is also responsible for Sky’s relationships with telecommunications providers Openreach, CityFibre and Virgin Media O2, and the UK...

John Duncan is an experienced leader in the digital sector, with a distinguished career spanning roles in local and regional government and the telecommunications industry. Currently, he serves as the Connected Places Lead at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), where he leads on...

Natalie Ceeney CBE is Chair of The Connection Project. She has spent her career helping organisations navigate major transitions in public services, financial services and regulated industries, with a particular focus on ensuring that innovation delivers better outcomes for customers and citizens. ...

Elizabeth Anderson is CEO of the Digital Poverty Alliance, which aims to end digital poverty in the UK once and for all.  Leading the DPA programmatic and operational team, she focusses across advocacy, community building and delivery work, talking to schools, industry partners, government...

Richard is founder and CEO of Zen Internet, the UK’s largest B Corp certified telecommunications and technology service provider. A multi-time Which? recommended broadband provider, and PC Pro’s best provider for 21 years, Richard started Zen in 1995 with only a handful of dial-up modems. The rise...

Pat Coxen is Chief Executive Officer of one of the UK's leading digital infrastructure companies, Cornerstone.He brings deep operational experience from the British Army (Royal Signals in Telecommunications and Cyber and Royal Engineers), BT and MBNL, with a track record spanning...

Neil leads CityFibre’s technology and systems strategy. With over 30 years’ industry experience – including senior roles across BT Group and Juniper Networks – Neil is known for his pioneering mindset and ability to turn bold technology vision into real-world outcomes.   Throughout his...

Dana Haidan joined Virgin Media O2 in November 2022 as the Chief Sustainability Officer, leading the delivery of the ESG strategy, the Better Connections Plan.Recently, Dana has led, and overseen the evolution of this work into the Responsible Business Plan, launched in April 2026. Through the new...

Amy Low is Chief Executive at AbilityNet a technology and digital accessibility charity whose vision is “A Digital World Accessible to All”. AbilityNet operates a scale network of digital inclusion support across the four nations, partnering with corporate, public and third sector to ensure no-one...

Stephen Monaghan is Chief Technology Officer of TalkTalk, which brings full fibre and smart Wi-Fi to millions of UK homes. He leads the technology strategy of the consumer business, focusing on raising the bar for reliability, security, and customer experience, in-keeping with TalkTalk’s origins as ...

Jan Oetjen has been CEO of FRITZ! since 1 October 2024. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry, he previously served as CEO of 1&1 Mail & Media Applications SE before joining FRITZ!, the European market leader in broadband and Wi-Fi products. Among other things, Oetjen was ...

Giles is the General Counsel and Chief Development Officer at nexfibre.  He leads on legal and regulatory policy as well as corporate development and corporate strategy. Previously Giles worked at Liberty Global where he was a member of the team responsible for more than £75 billion of telecoms...

Born in Portadown, Northern Ireland, Simon was educated at Portadown College and left Northern Ireland in 2001 to attend the University of Abertay Dundee, where he obtained a BSc (Hons) in Business Computing. Following a number of IT related roles, including nearly 4 years at NHS Tayside, Simon...

Councillor Anthony Okereke is Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Since becoming Leader in May 2022, he has championed innovation, inclusive growth and digital transformation across the borough, with a focus on ensuring emerging technologies deliver meaningful benefits for residents. He is a...