Speakers, Chairs, & Hosts

Eluned Morgan MS - First Minister of Wales, Welsh Government

Rebecca Evans MS - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government

Anna McMorrin MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Samantha Job CMG MVO - UK's Ambassador to Sweden

Chair: Aled Miles - CEO of Intellistack & Welsh Government Envoy to the United States

Matthew Griffin - Globally renowned ‘Fanatical Futurist’

Roy Shoshani - COO Semiconductors & CTO, Vishay

Michael O'Sullivan - EVP, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer, Vishay

Dr Drew Nelson OBE - Founder and Chairman, NetZero Semiconductors Ltd

Rolf Hellinger - Vice President , Siemens AG Digital Industries, Motion Control Erlangen, Germany

Jutta Meier - Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer, IQE

Host: Chris Jones - Presenter, Podcaster & Events Host

Host: Mariclare Carey-Jones - Presenter & Broadcast Journalist

Host: Jennifer Jones - TV & Radio Presenter

Dave Cole - Chief Technology Officer, Intellistack

Host: Geraint Hardy - Presenter

Stella Peace - Managing Director, Innovate UK

Host: Ameer Davies-Rana - Presenter, Content Producer & Founder

William Todd-Jones - Founder Director, Wild Connect

Jessica Dowdall - Head of Data Operations, BBC

Sinead Greenaway - Director for Broadcast and End User Technology, BBC

Jacob Willemsen - President, Tabs inc.

Christi Jackson - Partner & Head of US Practice, Laura Devine Immigration

Nick Gliddon - Business Director, Vodafone Three

Nicki Lyons - Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer, Vodafone Three

Ruth Patterson - Managing Director UK and Ireland, HP

Malcolm Joy - Managing Partner, Frazier & Deeter UK

Heather Lowrie - Director, Resilionix

Susi Marston - Head of Public Sector, Wales, BT

Justin Walker - VP Digital Solutions, Thales UK

Sarah Jones - CEO, FinTech Wales

Alan Moore - CEO, Intellagentic

Richie Saville - CTO, Healthversant

Professor Pete Burnap - Data Science and Cybersecurity, Cardiff University

Dr Nicola Millard - Principal Innovation Partner, BT

Matthew Morgan - Group Director of Intelligence and Cyber, Amentum UK

Chris Williams - Owner, Sustainable Industries Ltd

Caroline O'Brien - CEO, CSA Catapult

Tomos Lewis - Partner, Blake Morgan

Eamon Tuhami - Founder, Investor, UK Government Dealmaker

Dr Lucy Sykes - CEO, MeOmics Precision Medicine

Rick Delbridge - Professor of Organizational Analysis, Cardiff Business School

Luciana Ciubotariu - Chief Executive, Celtic Freeport

Huw Evans - Head of Insurance , KPMG

Kevin Smith - CEO, Venture Comet

Amanda Widdowson - Head of Human Factors/UX Capability, Thales UK

Oliver Conger - Managing Director , Rototherm

Elke Edwards - Speaker Author Founder, The Ivy House

Bill Cogan - Founding Partner, Seven Legal

Denise Rae-Murray - VP, Global HR BPO, DHL Supply Chain

Matt Lucas - Director of Technology, Digital & Data, Valleys to Coast Housing

James Smith - CEO , Critical Cloud

Sarah Curzon - Partner, MHA

Simon Pritchard - CEO, Philtronics Ltd

Lesley Williams - Chief Executive Officer, Welsh Innovation Centre For Enterprise (ICE)

Henry Whorwood - Managing Director – Research & Consultancy , Beauhurst

Aidan Taylor - Director, Medrau Maindee Makers CIC

Mike Beck - Business Development Director, tiQtoQ - Quality Engineering

Arit Eminue - Talent Management Consultant, All Things People & Talent Ltd

Graham Foster - CTO, Marine Power Systems

Owen Guy - Director of the Centre of Nanohealth, Swansea University

Zen Gregory - Head of Supply Chain and Automation, British Rototherm Co. Ltd.

Lucy Adams - Policy Advisor, Electrify Industry, powered by Make UK

Sarah Williams-Gardener - Chair Fintech Wales, Fintech Wales

Paul Brooks - Head of Commercial Accounts & Partnerships, The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Kothar R - Cybersecurity Consultant, PWC

Leanne Connor - Wales Strategic Lead, Thales UK Ltd

Alison Ettridge - Global Talent Intelligence Director, Lightcast

Stewart Powell - Hwb Lead EdTech Delivery Manager , Hwb Welsh Government

Louise Robinson - UK Client Director with a focus on Semiconductors, Government and R&D, Arcadis

Chris Curley - Director of Cloud and Networks, CGI

Morgan Withers - Senior AI & Automation Consultant, CGI

Marloes Pomp - Member of the Welsh Government’s Strategic AI Advisory Group Welsh Government , Welsh Government / Independant advisor Dutch Government

Professor Anthony Bennett - Professor , Cardiff University

Sarwar Khan - Sustainability Director, BT, BT

Mike Brough - Director for Regional Growth and Investment, Cardiff Capital Region

Sonny Kong - Co-Founder & CEO, Ventrix Labs

Daniel Sawko - Co-Founder & CEO, shipshape.vc

Sarah Galyon - Senior Director of Healthcare Solutions, Intellistack

Adrian Coles - Director of Finance Growth, Hexa Finance

Helen Corsi-Cadmore - Business Coach, Helen Corsi-Cadmore

Duncan Gray - Director, Technology Venture Investments , Development Bank of Wales

Dr Rodney Pelzel - COO CTO, IQE

Walter May - Founder & CEO, Global Welsh

Richard Harris - Head of Trade, Welsh Government

Gemma Casey - Editor , Business News Wales

Nicola McNeely - Commercial Lawyer, HCR Law

David Blake - Investment Director, Deepbridge Capital

Beth Bannister - Senior Investment Manager, British Business Bank

Dr Andy Rees OBE - Head of Waste Strategy, Welsh Government

Dija Oliver - Digital Project Manager, Swansea Bay City Deal

Dai Lewis - Programme Manager, Offshore Wind Growth Partnership

Emma Stone - Director of Evidence and Engagement , Good Things Foundation

Paul Taylor - Head of Public Sector, Vodafone Business

Madeline Cowley - Project Manager, Marine Power Systems

Emma Everard - Head of Customer Service , Wealthify

Eoin Bailey - UK Innovation & Circular Economy Lead, 7Steel UK

Barry Kirby - MD & Human Factors Practitioner, K Sharp

Nicola Rylett-Jones - Human Accountability Leader / Executive Coach

Michael Lord - Senior Industry Analyst, Climate Change Committee

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

Julie Fazackerley - CEO, MicroLink Devices UK

Michael Groves - Head of Digital Economy , Welsh Government

Th Right Hon Alun Cairns - Business and Strategy Consultant / Former UK Cabinet Member and Member of Parliament

Robert Learney - Head of Distributed Systems, Digital Catapult

Marley Crumb - Manufacturing engineer apprentice, General Dynamics

Andrew Granville - Head of Net Zero & Digital Skills, Welsh Government

Dan Awais-Dean - Founder, Fractional Founders

David Harlow - CEO, Quote Detective

Ammar Akhtar - Founder and CEO, Finalrentals

Rebecca Cook - Chief Data Officer, Digital Health & Care Wales

Dr Elizabeth Shaw - Venture Scout, Ada Ventures

Dr. Bettina Bockelmann-Evans - Innovation Lead, CCR Energy

Toby Williams - Head of the Investment Zone, Cardiff Capital Region

David Sullivan - Data Director, Starling Bank

Paul Ceely - Director of Technology – Quantum and Emerging Technologies, Digital Catapult

Jocelle Lovell - Director of Inclusive Communities, Cwmpas

James Adams - Director, Maconda Solutions

Matt Crole-Rees - General Manager (Motor), Confused.com (RVU)

Rachel Hillier - Director of Fintech Wales, Partner at Capital Law, Fintech Wales, Capital Law Ltd

Josh Haskell - Manager, Mechanical Engineering, EMEA, Vantage

Jinel Fourie - Director of Public Policy, EMEA, Vantage

Steve Edwards - Director of Energy Policy and Regulation, KPMG

David Ferguson - Head of Innovation, EDF

Bethan Evans - CEO, Excelerate Technology Ltd

Mateus Mendonca Oliveira - Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy Manager, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

John Jackson - CEO, EsportsWales CIC

Holly Lidbury - Cyber Wales Lead, University of South Wales

Owain James - CEO and Founder, Darogan

Matt Wintle - Head of Talent Acquisition and Development, Admiral

Chris Woods - Knowledge Transfer Advisor, Innovate UK Business Connect

Tomos Owen - Co-Founder, Pelly

Tristian Griffiths - Director, Your Empowered Mindset Ltd

Emily Mcloughlin - Early Careers Apprentice: Digital / AI, BBC

Llio Roberts - Chief Commercial Officer, 42able

Dr Kirsty Perrett - Lead Cyber Engineer & OT Product Authority, Thales

Adam Munn - Solicitor, HCR Law

Gareth Milton Griffiths - Founder and CEO, Athro.ai

David Janczewski - Co-Founder , Coincover

Stewart Lane - Head of Business Development - EMEA, Renishaw Plc

Jaime Hindle - Founder & Lead Consultant, Jaime Hindle Consulting

Jaymie Thomas - Co-founder, AI Wales

Klaire Tanner - Founder & Creative Director, CreuTech

Thomas Rees-Jones - Marketing Manager, Pugh Computers Ltd

Barry Lloyd - Customer Experience and Innovation Leader, Transport for Wales

Annabel Berry - Founder , Leading Cyber

Jack Abis - Network Designer, BT Group

Daniel Parry-Evans - Founder / VP Supervisor, Vedri Studio

Matthew Baynes - Vice President, Strategic Partners, Cloud & Service Provider Segment, Schneider

Andy Grant - EMEA Director, Supercomputing, Higher Education and AI,, NVIDIA

Andy Morgan - Director, Microlink Devices UK

Nick Miller - Director, Miller Research

Sara Boltham - Co-Founder and Director, Butterfly Data

Mike Williams - Security Consultant, PureCyber

Janis Richards - Membership Director for Wales, Make UK, the Manufacturers’ Organisation

Julian Mensah - Founder & CEO, Voltric

Eve Eliza Rose Oliver - Marketing Manager, Computer Services Group Ltd

Aran Jones - CEO, SaySomethingin.com

Tom Taylor - Deputy Director for DBT Wales, Department for Business and Trade

Liz Jones - Senior Partner for Wales, Deliotte

Richard Casey - Global Semiconductor Cabinet Lead, Arcadis

Walter Pasquarelli - Expert on AI strategy and synthetic reality

Helen Donovan - Senior Industrial Transformation Manager, Welsh Government

Lewis D'Ambra - Director of Communications and Public Policy, Space Forge

Louise Jones - Regional Manager for Wales , Innovate UK

Basit Mohammed - Knowledge Transfer Manager, Innovate UK

Sameer Savani - Transport Managing Director, Connected Places Catapult

Cai Gwinnutt - Co-Founder , Open Moove

Alice Shields - Owner and Director, Solva Group Ltd - eeziQS

Ben Davies - Managing Director, Hexa Finance

Jacqui Murray - Director, High Value Manufacturing Catapult for South Wales

Brandon Jones - Skills Manager, CSconnected

Matthew Davies - Founder & CEO, The Social Work Way

Tom Kinnear - Director, Amey

Helen Crisostomo - Business Development Director, de Novo Solutions

Ghan Varsani - Experienced Independent Consultant

Joanna Syrda - Lecturer in Business Economics, University of Bath

Stephen Milburn - Founder & CEO, Nellie

Mark Sweeny - Group Chief Executive, de Novo Solutions

Juliette Alban-Metcalfe - Chief Executive , Real World Group

Leatham Green - Transformation Director, Oracle

Jonathan Petrie - Co-founder & CEO / CTO, Dot On

Afroditi Konidari - CEO & Co-founder, Tendertec

Stu Higgins - Strategic Advisor - AI, Cisco

Lisa Mytton - Strategic Director, National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW)

Leigh Hughes - Managing Director, Felicitas Consultancy Ltd

Zoe Davidson - Research Technical Manager, BT

Timothy Barnett - CEO, Credas

Alex Coldea - Founder, Dill

Kellie Beirne - Chief Executive, Cardiff Capital Region

Iwan Davies - Group Technology Director, IQE plc

Louise Harris MBE - Co-Founder & CEO , Tramshed Tech

Dr Imtiaz Khan - Associate Professor of Data Science , Cardiff Metropolitan University

Gina Neff - Professor of Responsible AI, Queen Mary University London

Dr Hazel Hung - Business Development Manager, CS Connected

Dr Mike Pitts - Deputy Director, Innovate UK

Dr Jon Blackburn - Deputy CTO, HVM Catapult

Richard Theo - CEO & Cofounder, Zero Fintech Ltd

Jay Ball - CEO, Flotek

Prof. Patricia Mawuli Porter OBE DL - Managing Director, Metal Seagulls Ltd

Ifan Evans - Executive Director of Digital Strategy, Digital Health & Care Wales, NHS Wales

Greg Stephens FCCA - Client Manager, Xeinadin

Ruby Godrich - Investment Manager, Foresight Group

Elliot Thornton - Space Resilience Manager, UK Space Agency

Joe Miles - Founder , Atamate Ltd

Emma Hayhurst - CEO & Co-Founder, Llusern Scientific Limited

Nick Tune - CEO , OptimiseAI

Owen Wilce - Senior Innovation Manager , Senior Innovation Manager

Nigel Griffiths - Lead Growth Architect and Co-Founder, Tailwind Group

Rhian Blake - National Business Development Manager, Euroclad Group

Mark Sterritt - Senior Investment Director, British Business Bank

Anke Lohmann - Director, Anchored In

Sally Fuller - Mobile and Unified Mobility Director, BT

Mat Thomson - CEO & Co-Founder, Gopher Zero

Dr Tom Wantock - Community Energy Consultant, Challoch Energy

Luke Alexander - Chief Digital and AI Officer, Four Agency

Brogan Williams - ServiceNow Consultant, de Novo Soultions

Joaquin Perez-Grande - Space Ecosystem Manager, Satellite Applications Catapult

Tina Owen - Account Executive, Microsoft

Grant Day - ESA Business Applications UK Regional Ambassador, ESA Regional Ambassador Programme

Andy Hunt - Interim Bid Director, Anglesey Freeport

Lucy Murray - Junior Business Analyst, Companies House

Simon Drinkwater - Founder, The HR Partnership - Your People and AI Conscience

Jayne Brewer - CEO, 2B Enterprising

Charlie Boundy - Chief Data Officer , Companies House

Rohan Gye - Director of Digital and Technology, Companies House

Will Roberts - Managing Director, WebBox

Eloise Bond - Senior Etch Process Engineer, KLA

Darren Kingsnorth - Head of Threat Intelligence & Analytics, Admiral Group

Cai Davies - Data Scientist, Cardiff University

Eve Piffaretti - Partner & Head of Office (Wales), Blake Morgan LLP

Martin Arnold - European Patent Attorney, WP Thompson

Gareth Gooding - Head of South Wales Engineering, IQE plc

Iftikhar Ahmad - Cyber Security Skills Trainer, Cyber Innovation Hub

Greg Mothersdale - Research and Development Producer, Research and Development Producer

Dr David Gold - CEO, Ecodetect

Ryan Lewis - Chief Technology Officer, Stable

Danny Askew - Senior Design and Manufacturing Engineer, Rusty Design Limited

Matt Patching - Principal Engineer - Manufacturing Automation and Digitalisation, WMG

Craig Russell - FinTech Lead, Google

Wayne Ellis - CIO, Admiral Money

Thomas Easterby - Head of FinTech, HSBC Innovation Banking

Nancy Powell - Manager Sustainability UK&I and EMEA Markets, HP

Frances Jenkins - Founder, Co-CEO, Protem Lighting Ltd / Protem Power Ltd

Liam Kurmos - Digital Advisor, M-Sparc

Jarrad Morris - CEO & Founder, FleetEV Limited

Joanna Pontin - COO, Fortium Tech

Kamal Ali - Founder, My ABC Piano

Elliot Riley-Walsh - Founder & CEO, Valart

Amy Hubbuck - Mental Health Lead , Hidden Strength Foundation

Andy Silcox - Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

Dr Gary Walpole - Director, Circular Economy Innovation Communities, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Fran Lucraft - Founder, CEO, Grace & Green

Chris Butt - Founder & CEO, DeepLearn Human Science

Dr Declan Hughes - Research and Development Engineer, Microlink Devices UK Ltd

Howard Rupprecht - Managing Director, CS Connected

Gareth Llewelyn - Chief Commercial Officer , IE Hub

Tara McNeil - Head of Statistics, Companies House

Lawrence Walker - DevOps Engineer, Companies House

Rita Akonobi - Cyber Security Change Lead, Admiral Group

Dr Paul Ellsmore - Programme Manager, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Steph Locke - Co-founder, Nightingale HQ

Clive Williams - Group Environmental Manager, Sinclair Group

Cyril Charron - Head of Data Science, Companies House

Dr Phylis Makurunje - Researcher - Nuclear Fuels for Space, Nuclear Futures Institute, Bangor University

Declan Lee-Merrion - Sustainability Manager, Bluestone Resorts Ltd

Katherine Hooper - Software Development Engineer in Test, DVLA

Lee Gainer - CEO, Nisien.ai

Nick Ray - Chair, Finchetto Limited

Nicolas Pitrat - CEO & Chairman, BRUSH Group

Heba Bevan OBE - Founder & CEO, UtterBerry

Ashley Rogers - Investment Manager, Foresight

Laura Gemmell - Founder & Technical CEO, Taught by Humans

Phoebe Radford - Senior Interaction Designer, Companies House

Brad Davies - Survey and Consents Manager, Celtic Sea Power Ltd

Bill Whyman - Commercial Manager, Hyppo Hydrogen Solutions

David Sadler - Director , Sadler Recruitment

Jessica Walton - Tech Founder, Software Developer , Mintr