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Insights and inspiration

Wales Tech Week 2023 brought together world-class speakers from across the globe to share insights, expertise, and inspiration.

(Please note that the roles and organisations of the Speakers, Chairs and Hosts may have changed since the event).

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Aled Miles - Welsh Government's Envoy to the United States

Danilo McGarry - Top 20 people in the world for AI

Vaughan Gething MS - Minister for Economy

Eluned Morgan MS - Minister for Health and Social Services, Welsh Government

Gareth Davies - MP

Sarah Armstrong-Smith - Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft

Indro Mukerjee - CEO, Innovate UK

Neil Sawyer - Head of MPS Go to Market Strategy, HP

Zoe Kleinman - Technology Journalist, BBC

Sarah Dickins - Sustainable Economics Adviser, former BBC Economics Correspondent

Chris Jones - Presenter

Avril Lewis MBE - Managing Director, Technology Connected

Josie d'Arby - Presenter

Stephan Kuester - Partner, Head of Ecosystem Consulting, Startup Genome

Natalia Ruiz Saez - Managing Partner, NZ Ventures

Sarah Williams-Gardener - CEO, FinTech Wales

John Davies MBE - Co-Founder & Board Director, Cyber Wales

Mariclare Carey-Jones - Presenter & Journalist

Inga Doak - Head of Sustainability, The Royal Mint

Professor Pete Burnap - Professor of Data Science & Cybersecurity, Cardiff University

Philippa Glover - Industry Manager UK & Ireland, OMRON

Detective Superintendent Paul Peters - Managing Director, The Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales

Dr Parves Khan - CEO, ESOMAR

Duncan Gray - Technology Venture Investments Director, Development Bank of Wales / Banc Datblygu Cymru

Henry Whorwood - Head of Research & Consultancy, Beauhurst

Chris Meadows - Director, CSconnected

Jess Phillips-Harris - Senior Manager for Wales, UK Network, British Business Bank

Jonathan Oates - Head of Clean Growth, Welsh Government

Nish Kotecha - Co-Founder & Chairman, Finboot

Gareth Williams - Vice President Operations & International, Thales

Paul Evans - CEO, Box UK

Samantha Toombs - Business Leader for Devolved & Local Government & Higher Education, BT

Prof. Rob Rolley - Knowledge Transfer Adviser Wales, IUK/KTN

Alex Leigh - Investment Director, Future Planet Capital

Sean Giles - Growth Director, WebBox

Heba Bevan OBE - Founder and CEO, Utterberry

Dr David Banner MBE - CEO & Co-founder, Wales Interactive

David Blake - Associate Investment Director, DeepBridge Capital

Ben Allwright - CEO, Ogi

Louise Jones - Regional Manager Wales, Innovate UK

Jim Fell - CEO and Co-Founder, Credit Canary

Kate Methuen-Ley - Programme Manager, Technology Cluster, Welsh Government Export Cluster Programme

Roly Mercer - Head of Operations, Sotic

Ammar Akhtar - Founder and CEO, Finalrentals

Eleri Gibbon - Services Partners UK, Microsoft

Mike Jackson - Dealmaker , Global Entrepreneur Programme at the Department for Business and Trade.

Jakub Sršeň - CTO, Talkative

Victoria Mann - CEO, Near Me Now Ltd

Juan M. Pérez - CEO & Co-founder, Finboot

Louise Harris - Founder & Director, Tramshed Tech & Big Learning Company

Subhu Swain - Head of Business & Digital Consulting, BT

Nan Williams - Chair, GlobalWelsh

Alex McClaren - Senior Manager, Ernst and Young

Debbie Green - VP, Chief Operating Officer, UKI Applications, Oracle EMEA

Karl Hoods - Group Chief Digital and Information Officer, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero and Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Ana Matic - Director of Digital Development, Scott Brownrigg

Paul Matthews - Chief Executive, Monmouthshire County Council

Kate Maunsell - Managing Director, Sotic

Michael Rees - Investment Executive, Praetura Ventures

Caroline Jerrett - Programme Delivery Manager, Graduate Programme Wales, Cnect Wales

Oliver Conger - Managing Director, Rototherm

Dr Nandini Chakravorti - Associate Director, Manufacturing Technology Centre

Martin Downes - Learning and Development Programme Lead, Cwmpas

Jill Jones - Lead Angel Investor, Women Angel of Wales

David Teague - Regional Manager (Wales), Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Penny Roberts - Co-Founder / Director of Partnerships, BankAbility

David Barton - Director/Co-founder, Kaydiar Ltd

Florence Keelson-Anfu - Private Markets Community Manager, LSE plc

Neil Cocker - Entrepreneur, Consultant and Start Up Mentor, NeilCocker.com

Beverley Flood - Head of People, Monmouthshire Building Society

Dr. Chris Haley - Head of Research, Startup Genome

Lisa Goodwin MSc MCIPD - Head of Human Resources, General Dynamics Land Systems UK

Adam Cullinane - Senior Lecturer/Programme Director Sport Performance Analysis, Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences/Cardiff Metropolitan University

Sian Rowlands - Innovation & Funding Manager, Wales & West Utilities

Kayam Iqbal - Chairman & Founder, The OppO Foundation

Liz Jones - Partner, Consulting, Deloitte

Ged Murphy - Head of Concepts, General Dynamics UK

Bethan Richmond - Digital Inclusion Programme Manager, Capgemini UK Plc

Dylan Jones - CEO, IE Hub

Jennifer Foster - Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager, Citi Bank

Rowena OSullivan - Skills & Talent Manager, Cardiff Capital Region

Prof. Matt Jones - Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and the Founding Director , Morgan Advanced Studies Institute, Swansea University

Louise Pennell - Associate Dean of Partnerships and Business Development, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales (USW)

Rohan Gye - Director of Digital and Technology, Companies House

Tara Williams - Degree Apprenticeships Lead, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Nicki Young - Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at RS Group, President of Okdo

Charlie Boundy - Head of Advanced Analytics, Companies House

Anna Roberts - Head of Market Development, iov42

Professor Carol Featherstone - Cardiff University

James Smith - Founder | Entrepreneur | CEO | CTO, FiveSmiths

Matt Lucas - Cross Programme Technical Oversight, Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

Sara Hydon - Head of IT Services, Companies House

Zack Ahmed - Director, zckmed

Faye Perry - Head of Employer Engagement, Welsh Government

Adam Thomas - Founder and CEO, Genletics

Mark Sweeny - Chief Executive, de Novo Solutions

Ellie Coyte - Founder & COO, Haelu

Bruce McLelland - Knowledge Transfer Manager, Emerging Technologies and Industries, Innovate UK

Phoebe Radford - Interaction Designer, Companies House

Dr Russell Hall - Lead for Sustainable Manufacturing and Circular Economy, Warwick Manufacturing Group

Andrew Steele - Olympian, Health Tech Entrepreneur & CEO, Stride Health Group

Dave Mann - HR Director People Services, Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

Amy Taaffe-Evans - Senior Leader with DVLAs IT Directorate, DVLA

Neil Allen - Head of Strategy, Credit Risk Business Services UK & I, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Meg Gregory - Art Director, Animated Technologies

Will Roberts - Managing Director & Founder, WebBox

Eva Fryc - Regional Network Lead, STEM Learning

David Sadler - Director, Sadler Recruitment

Cllr Jane Mudd - Leader, Newport City Council

Adam Thomas-Brown - Sourcing Partner, Mentra Ventures

Mr Barry Maybank - European Manufacturing Advisory Lead, Avanade

Justin Leese - Chief Technology Officer, Ogi

Julie Fazackerley - CEO, MicroLink Devices UK Ltd

Dr Tony Bradshaw - Managing Director, Biosocius

Andrew Bacon - Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Space Forge Ltd

John Jackson - CEO, Esports Wales

Jason Davis - CTO, SudoCyber

Josh Western - Founder and CEO, Space Forge

Dr Clare Johnson - Cyber Capability Consultant, ITSUS Consulting

Mark Woods - EMEA Chief Technical Advisor & Field CTO, Splunk

Sherryl Evans - Sales Director, Splunk

Elliot Tanner - Founder, Stashed Products

Ben Stoffelen - Strategic Development Manager AI, imec

Louise Dixey - Sustainability Manager, Ffilm Cymru Wales

Greg Mothersdale - R&D Producer, Media Cymru

Dr Marie Neal - CEO, Vibrat-Ion

Valentin Canales - CTO and co_CEO, B2Space

Susan Oliver - Counsellor, Defence, Security, Cyber, Space & Civil Aerospace for the Department for Business & Trade, British Embassy Tokyo

Sumitaka Matsumoto - Director, Cyber Hiroshima Japan

Leanne Jones - Business Development Manager, SudoCyber

Faheem Azhar - Board Director & International Adviso, Cyber Wales, UK & UAE

Dr Gareth Hughes - Biomedical Engineer and Entrepreneur

Lyndon Falkner

Jan Griffiths - Head of the USA Hub, Global Welsh

Kellie Beirne - Director, Cardiff Capital Region

Ieuan Leigh - Co-Founder and CEO, Validient

Tim Barnett - CEO, Credas

Lucy Heskins - Director, OhBlimey

Andy Morris - Senior Investment Executive, Development Bank Wales

Elliot Davies - European and UK Patent Attorney , Wynne-Jones IP and AIPEX B.V.

Sharon Bromage - Account Executive, Hexa Finance

Ben Davies - Associate Director, Hexa Finance

Prof Andy Doherty FREng - Chief Technology Officer, GCRE

Jessica Leigh Jones MBE - Chief Executive Officer, iungo Solutions

Tony Burton - Managing Director Cyber Security & Trust Secure Communications and Information Systems (SIX), Thales UK

Sally Meecham - Independent Transformation Consultant

Leanne Connor - Business Manager, Thales UK

Scott Jones - CEO & Founder, Illustrate Digital

David Coleman - Chief Product Officer, iov42

Tom Thomson - Cyber Apprentntice, Thales UK

Richard Little - Director, RWE's Pembroke Net Zero Centre

Iwan Lewis - Talent Acquisition, Development and Acquisition Partner, General Dynamics

Chris Bailey - Business Development Manager, SPECIFIC IKC

Luke Blackaby - Strategy Manager - Strategy & Decarbonisation , Ofgem

Sara Boltman - Founder & CEO, Butterfly Data

Gareth Banks - Head of Sustainability, Orangebox

Lewis Dean - Head of the Wales Innovation Network (WIN) and Assistant Director, Universities Wales

Professor Jarred Evans - Managing Director, PDR

Chris Probert - Innovation Specialist , Welsh Government

Honourable Stephen Smith - Head of Mission, Australian High Commission

Sam Wheeler - Co-Founder and Director, Big Lemon

Dr Kirsty Perrett - Lead Cyber Engineer, Thales UK

Lisa Rovira - Cloud and Custom Application Apprentice, Capgemini

Sheena Preema - Multi-Cloud Offerings Manager, PwC

Ahmed Abdulla - CEO, Digipharm

Dr Imtiaz Khan - Reader in Data Science, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Dritan Kaleshi - Director, 5G Technology

Hamed Amiri - Chief of Staff, Operate Digital

Walter May - Founder & CEO, Global Welsh

Kevin Hegerty - Technology Lead (WM5G) and Clusters Lead , UKTIN

Lesley Holt - Director of Acceleration & Adoption - WM5G, UKTIN

Tudor Williams - Director of Technology, Filtronic

Professor Caroline Gray OBE - Director, OpTIC Technology Centre, St Asaph

Emma Dunbar - Head of Engagement, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Swansea University

Rhys Wilson - Head of Research and Development, Diamond Centre Wales

Gemma Helyer - Senior UX Designer, Box UK

Dr. Albert Sabater - Serra Húnter Associate Professor and Director, The Catalan Observatory for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

Sandra Busby - Managing Director, Cnect Wales

Nick Crew - Chief Operating Officer, Airbus Endeavr

Matthew Hopkins - KTP Researcher, Airbus, Cardiff University

Mike Jennings - Professor, Swansea University

Sophie Masin - Founder & CEO, Thinkedi

Professor Jon Platts - Dean, Cardiff School of Technologies at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Professor Rab (Robin) Scott - AMRC

Jeremy Jones - CTO, BlociCarbon

Andy Dodge - Partnerships and Business Manager, Cyber Innovation Hub

Jade Lesh - Digital Growth Executive, iungo Solutions

Lee Phillips - Wales Manager, Money and Pensions Service

Rhys Driscoll - Deputy Skill Lead, Cyber Innovation Hub

Nyala Noe - Senior Data Scientist, Empirisys

Nzube Ufodike - Advisor

Ieuan Rosser - CEO, Freight Logistics Solutions

Terry Carr - LINX

Hannah Curwen - Data Consultant, Vantage UK

Dr Andrew Griffiths - Process Engineer, Cardiff University's Institute for Compound Semiconductors

Jake Spanswick - Founder and CEO, clear_pixel VR

Damon Rands - CEO, PureCyber

Kiki Rees-Stavros - Smart Towns Wales Project Manager, Menter Mon

Jeremy Howitt - Future Flight Lead, Spaceport Snowdonia

Ffion Llewellyn - Design and Test Engineer, Oshen

Anthony Tucker - Quality and Compliance Officer, Finalrentals

Lucy Bulkeley - Manufacturing Research Engineer, AMRC Cymru

Jacob Mitchell - Senior Engineer, Industry and Customer Collaboration, KLA

Leanne Waring - Business Development Manager, Cardiff and Vale College

Paul Sandem - Kodergarten

Katy Quantick - Head of Decision Science, Pepper Money UK

Tom Burke - Co-founder, Haia

Owen Davies - Consultant

Nurudeen Adedeji - Graduate, University of South Wales

Sarah Chick - Junior Software Developer, Wealthify

Emma Rose / Emzii - - Professional Player, Team7AM

David Evans - Wrexham County Borough Council

Emily Roberts - Outreach and Community Manager, M-SParc

Richard Immerglück - Academii

Zara-lea Field - Apprentice Workshop Technician, AMRC Cymru

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