Connected North 2025 Speakers
Richard Adams, Head of Digital Architecture, LNER
Ian Adkins, Partner, Analysys Mason
Ali Akhtar, Head of Acquisition & Contracts, BT plc
Justin Anderson, Data and Digital Managing Director, Connected Places Catapult
Anne-Louise Arkle, Head of Service Design and Digital Adoption, North Yorkshire Council
Michael Armitage, Director, Seneca Enterprise
Rachel Arthur, Chief Learning Officer, Raspberry Pi Ltd
Jason Aspiotis, Global Director of In-Space Data & Security, Axiom Space
James Atkins, CEO, Synthetiko
Katie Atkinson, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Sustainability Research, University of Liverpool
Harry Baldock, Editor, Total Telecom
Patrick Ballantyne, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Liverpool
Paul Barnes, CEO, Overe.io
Joseph Beaden, Sector Head (Creative, Digital and Technology), MIDAS- Invest in Manchester
Iqbal Bedi, Director & Founder, Intelligens Consulting
Rob Benson, Digital Inclusion Lead, Liverpool City Region Combined Autority
Alex Blowers, Director Regulatory Affairs, CityFibre
David Bogg, Manager Campus Technology Hub, STFC Daresbury Laboratory
Paul Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, The One Touch Switching Company
Katriona Brooksbank, Innovation Lead, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Kate Bull, Director of Economic Strategy Skills and Sustainability, Liverpool City Council
Tatum Burgess, Senior Engagement Lead, UK Space Agency
Richard Cameron, CEO, Grain Connect Limited
Sophie Carr, BAYS Consulting
Drishdey Caullychurn, Chief Executive Officer, TEXpert AI
Mathangi Chandrasekhar, Investment Manager, Gresham House
Keith Churchill, Lead Architect - network orchestration & automation, CityFibre
Heather Clark, Head of Digital Projects, City of Wolverhampton Council
Nicki Clegg, Non Executive Director, Great Places Housing Group
Duncan Clubb, Senior Partner, Cambridge Management Consulting
Neil Conaghan, Chief Executive Officer, GoFibre
Eilidh Connolly, Connected Care & Wellbeing Project lead, Glasgow City Council
Malcolm Corbett, Director, Malvio Ltd
Ian Corden, CEO & Founder, Peira Consulting
Stuart Coulson, Cyber Ecosystem Project Manager, Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub (DiSH)
Rosalind Craven, Senior Analyst, STL Partners
David Crawford, 5G Projects Director, University of Strathclyde
Andrew Daly, Principal, Analysys Mason
Helen Datlen, People Director, Airband Community Internet
Ben Davies, Group Marketing Director, Praetura Ventures
David Davies, Vice President - Management Consulting EMEA, Cartesian
Francisco de Carvalho, Governing Board Member, The Linux Foundation
Osh Devlin-Cook, Consultant, Analysys Mason
Rebecca Dobson, Chief People Officer, MS3 Networks Ltd
Tony Doyle, Head of ICT Services, Blackpool Council
Paul Doyle, Operating Partner, Basalt Infrastructure Partners
John Duncan, Connected Places Lead, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Helen Ellerton, Head of Transport Policy, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Gareth Elliott, Director of Policy and Communications, Mobile UK
Edward Emerson, Head of Digital Economy, techUK
Nick Evans, CEO, Origin Matters
Ash Evans, EMEA lead for Data Center Strategy, Acquisition and Development, Google
Sarah Eynon, Broadband Programme Director, Scottish Government, Digital Connectivity
Katherine Fairclough, Chief Executive, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Sherelle Fairweather, Digital Strategy Lead, Manchester City Council
Mike Farrell, Associate Director, Arup
Jill Faure, Principal Technology Advisor, Ofcom
Shaun Fensom, Executive secretary, Cooperative Network Infrastructure
Jarlath Finnegan, CEO, APFN
Chris Founds, Director & Founding Partner, CJ Founds Associates
Katie Gallagher OBE, Managing Director, Manchester Digital
Tilly Gilbert, Director, Consulting and Edge Practice Lead, STL Partners
Emma Grant, Head of Programmes, Manchester Digital
Andy Grant, EMEA Director – Supercomputing and AI, Higher Education and Research, NVIDIA
Chris Grant, Community Team Lead, AbilityNet
Nicola Green, Chief Communications and Corporate Affairs Officer, Virgin Media o2
Peter Griffiths, Global Urban Futurist & UKI Lead, BABLE Smart Cities
Georgia Grimes, Director, Fibre Build, Openreach
David Halliday, Telecoms Adjudicator, OTA2
Rob Hamlin, Chief Strategy Officer, CityFibre
Lisa Hand, People Experience Director, Ogi
Dave Happy MBE, Chair Security WG at UKTIN & Non-Exec Chairman for, Transport for Wales Fibre
Kirsty Harraower, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Jonathan Harris, Programme Director, Connecting Cumbria
Shane Haslem, Chief Operations Officer, Fibrus
Karl Havard, Chief Commercial Officer, Nscale
Niomie Haynes, Commercial Manager, North West Cyber Resilience Centre
Daniel Heery, Director, Cybermoor
Conal Henry, Founder & Chair, Fibrus
Vicky Hicks, Senior Manager, BT Digital Voice Programme, BT Group
Tom Hindmarch, Digital Adviser, Local Government Association
Eva Holt, Head of Independent Living, Stockport Homes Group
Sophie Hope, Principal Skills Manager (Employer Engagement), GMCA
Marcel Horst, CEO, Common Wholesale Platform
Sarah Howells, Managing Director, Cuckoo
Ayesha Hussain, Data Governance and Quality Lead, University of Leeds
Naomi Hutchinson, Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, Sunderland City Council
Ali Imran, Professor of Intelligent Systems (Autonomous Systems & Connectivity), University of Glasgow
Carolyn Johnson, Regional Lead, BDUK
James Johnson, Head of Regional Programme Net Zero North West Hub, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Ashleigh Jordan, Business Development & Innovation Manager, Vodafone
Raj Kalia, MD, Arkal Limited
Rosemary Kay, Director, eHealth Cluster / Liverpool 5G
Joe Kelly, Strategic Lead for Hospitals and Manchester Community Response & Digital, Manchester City Council
Rachel Kennedy, Programme Manager, techUK
Ed King, Technical Advisor, DSIT
Victor Kwan, Senior VP, VICINITY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
David Lamb, Industrial Growth Strategy Manager, United Utilities Plc
Spencer Lamb, Chief Commercial Officer, Kao Data
Martin Land, Project Director – Mersey Tidal Power Project, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Ivo Lansky, Snr. Director Europe & Central Asia, Tarana Wireless, Inc.
Fran Lautman, Assistant Director of Customer Experience, Oldham Council
Megan Lawless, Senior Digital Strategy Officer, Manchester City Council
Jason Legget, Public Sector & Enterprise Solutions, Connexin
David Levine, Principal, Manchester Angels
Sam Li, Senior Innovation Officer, Transport for Greater Manchester
Felicia Liu, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sustainability, Department of Environment and Geography, University of York
Hugo Lough, Investor, Mercia Ventures
Oliver Loveless, Principal, Analysys Mason
Michael Mackay, Reader, Liverpool John Moores University
Hamish Macleod, Chief Executive, Mobile UK
Fabiana Marcondes, COO, Thinking Machine Systems Limited
Oscar Matthews, Partner, Knight Frank
Lizzy McDowell, Director of Marketing, Kao Data
Eilidh McLaughlin, Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance, Scottish Government
Julia McMurdie, Digital Renewal Manager, North Ayrshire Council
Barry McNally, Programme Manager - Smart & Connected Social Places Programme, Glasgow City Region
Neil McRae, Chair of Core Network Technology Expert Working Group, UKTIN
George Mensah, Principal, Sure Valley Ventures
Mark Menzies, Director, 8 Advisory
Guy Middleton, Director, Spirit Public Sector Ltd
Andrew Miles, Chief Architect, Telet Research
Connor Milligan, Lead Network Broadband, Converged Rural Broadband
Victoria Millsop, Head of Cyber Solutions Centre, University of Central Lancashire
Steven Mitchell, Client Director, BT Wholesale
Tony Morgan, Head of Regional Delivery North, BDUK
Alexandria Morgan, Digital Inclusion Officer, Trafford Council
Henri Murison, Chief Executive Officer, The Northern Powerhouse Partnership
James Muscat-Sharp, Director of Business Development and Partnerships, Good Things Foundation
Mr Clayton Nash, Strategy Director, CityFibre
Matthew Newton, Primary Care IT Operations Service Manager, NHS Tameside and Glossop ICFT
Jennifer Nicoll, CFO/Angel Investor, Investing Women Angels
Massimo Noro, Director Business Development, Science and Technology Facilities Council
Chris Northen, Digital Inclusion Co-ordinator, Manchester City Council
Adrian Nottingham, Business Development Manager, Community Computers
Joe Oughtred, Co-Founder, Axiom Sustainability
Paddy Paddison, CEO, INCA
Rod Parker, Co-Head of Technology Consulting, Analysys Mason
Josie Parmee, Head of Social Equity, Value & Impact, Virgin Media o2
Mr Steven Parsons, Business Development Manager, CovertSwarm Limited
Elena Parsons, Strategic Business Development Manager, National Physical Laboratory
Cllr Nick Peel, Leader of Bolton Council Digital Portfolio Lead, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Willy Pelhate, UK Marketing Manager, ACOME Group
Darryl Petch, CTO, Quickline Communications Ltd
Brian Potterill, Policy Director, Ofcom
Sara Prowse, Chief Executive Officer, UA92
Beena Puri, GM Digital Innovation and Partnerships Lead, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Steve Pyer, Highways and Integrated Transport Director, Connected Places Catapult
Clive Quantrill, Senior Partner, Cambridge Management Consulting
Mr Santi Quintana, Head of Marketing, CovertSwarm Limited
Colin Rae, Programme Delivery Director for the North of the UK, Virgin Media o2
Lee Reevell, Co-Founder & CIO, Healthy Homes Hub
Phil Reid, Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK
Tom Rigg, Chief Executive Officer, Broadband for the Rural North Ltd
Cath Ritchie, Transformation and Innovation Manager, North Yorkshire Council
James Robinson, Senior Analyst, Assembly Research
Matt Robinson, Head of Nations and Regions, techUK
Hannah Roden, Innovation Officer, Leeds City Council
Gavin Rodgers, Chief Executive Officer, Highland Broadband
Ms Lorna Rogers, Director of Digital & Transformation, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Giles Rowbotham, General Counsel and Chief Development Officer, nexfibre
Sean Royce, Chief Executive Officer, Quickline Communications Limited
Tony Sceales, Technology Director, Borderlands 5G Innovation Region
Elizabeth Scott MBE, Executive Director, Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester
Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir, Director Digital Connectivity & Innovation Centre, University of the West of Scotland
Ste Sharples, Assistant Director - ICT, Digital, Data, and Digital Governance, St Helens Council
Alan Shelly, COO, Simply Workflow LTD
Sarah Shepherd, Head of Digital Phone Switchover, techUK
Mark Shurmer, MD Regulation, Openreach
Tiffany Shurr, Associate Vice President Sales, Calix
Ranvir Singh, Investment Manager, GC Angels
Rosalind Singleton, Board Advisor, Independent
Lucie Smith, Director of Programmes, Mova
Matt Smith, Programme Manager River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region, Shropshire Council
Stefano Smith, Investment Associate, Praetura Ventures
Gita Sorensen, Managing Director of GOS Consulting & INCA TAR Advisor, GOS Consulting
Veronica Speiser, Senior UK Plus Broadband and Telecoms Analyst, Point Topic
Lee Spicer, Business Development Manager, ACOME Group
Chris Stening, Senior Advisor, Eight Advisory
John Steward, Digital Infrastructure Policy Advisor, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Ian Stoddart, Digital Connectivity Manager Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire County Council
Richard Stowe, VeriFleet
Natalie Strange, Managing Director, RPS Telecom
Phil Swan, Director for Digital & CIO, GMCA
Neerad Swaroop, Digital Infrastructure Project Manager, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Richard Tang, CEO and Founder, Zen Internet
Alastair Taylor, Chief Executive, NYnet Ltd
Claire Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, Sheffield City Council
Mike Taylor, Head of Customer Engagement, Electricity North West
Prof Chris Taylor OBE, FREng, Associate Vice President for Digital Strategy and Innovation, University of Manchester
Mark Thompson, Co-Founder and Chief Technologist, PsiQuantum
John Thompson, Managing Director, Advanced Power Technology
Ethan Thornton, Deputy Director, Data Infrastructure, DSIT
Tommy Toner, Chief Product Experience Officer, Cuckoo
Mr Daniel Usifoh, Co-Founder, Axiom Sustainability
Angus Verhagen, Client Acquisition Manager, Vodafone
Sue Waller, 5G & Advanced Wireless Technology Innovation Fund Lead, Glasgow City Region
Matt Warman, Former Broadband Minister, UKAI
Michael Watts, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Blum Health
Louise Whitaker, Circular Economy Manager, Virgin Media O2
Nick Wiggin, Partnerships Director, Wireless Infrastructure Group
Vicky Willett, Director Policy and Transformation, St Helens Council
Tom Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Lit Fibre
Ann Williams, Programe Director, Liverpool 5G
Dave Williams, Head of Business Development & Partnerships, Reconome
Gareth Williams, Manager and Head of Research, Fide Partners
John Wilson, Director, The Data Centre Campus, Cobalt Park
Paul Wilson, Chair, advisory board Smart Cities World, Open & Agile Smart Cities & Communities (OASC)
Rachel Woolf, Chief People Officer, Telecom Infrastructure Partners
Mark Yeeles, Vice President, Secure Power Division at Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric
Elizabeth Young, Investment Manager, Par Equity L.L.P
Alex Yoxall, Digital Inclusion & Engagement Officer, Wigan Council - Digital Wigan
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