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Wednesday, October 8
Thursday, October 9
All
Main Stage
Stage 2
Roundtable Area
Off the Record
All
Main Stage
Stage 2
Roundtable Area
Off the Record

2:00 pm

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2:40 pm

Future of Things Stage

Writing our own cheques

Founders

10:40 am

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11:20 am

Future of Things Stage

Why we're not just talking about AI

Artificial Intelligence

4:40 pm

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5:20 pm

Tech & AI Stage

If Everyone Can use AI to Design an App, What’s the Point of Designers?

Artificial Intelligence

4:00 pm

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4:40 pm

Tech & AI Stage

Future of Software Development

Engineering

3:20 pm

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4:00 pm

Tech & AI Stage

Evolving Product Leadership in the Age of AI

Product & Marketing

2:40 pm

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3:20 pm

Tech & AI Stage

If data is not longer the limiting factor what is next for AI?

Artificial Intelligence

12:40 pm

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1:20 pm

Tech & AI Stage

Are We Ready for the Next Generation of Cyber Threats?

Big Ideas

4:00 pm

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4:40 pm

Big Ideas Stage

Can AI actually Drive Authenticity? In Conversation with the BBC

Artificial Intelligence

12:40 pm

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1:20 pm

Big Ideas Stage

Black Is Bankable: In Conversation with Cosmo and ELLE

Leadership

12:00 pm

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12:40 pm

Big Ideas Stage

Senior Government Guest

Leadership

11:20 am

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12:00 pm

Big Ideas Stage

In Coversation with Pam Maynard OBE

Leadership

10:40 am

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11:20 am

Big Ideas Stage

You have followers, but do you have an audience

Creator Economy

10:00 am

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10:40 am

Big Ideas Stage

IS AI GOING TO KILL US ALL?

Artificial Intelligence

4:40 pm

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5:20 pm

Future of Things Stage

What is the optimised 2027 marketing stack

Product & Marketing

3:20 pm

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4:00 pm

Future of Things Stage

Make Britain great again - What the UK innovation ecosystem can learn from the USA

Culture & Entertainment

2:40 pm

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3:20 pm

Future of Things Stage

Mastering the Pivot: How Founders Reinvented Their Path

Founders

1:20 pm

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2:00 pm

Future of Things Stage

How creators can build sustainable brands, careers and businesses using digital platforms

Creator Economy

12:40 pm

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1:20 pm

Future of Things Stage

Future of Finance: What Happens When Everyone Has Access?

Big Ideas

12:00 pm

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12:40 pm

Future of Things Stage

Career Longevity in the Automation Age

Leadership

11:20 am

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12:00 pm

Future of Things Stage

Future of Human + AI teams

Artificial Intelligence

10:00 am

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10:40 am

Future of Things Stage

Does it even make sense to go to university anymore?

Big Ideas

2:00 pm

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2:40 pm

Tech & AI Stage

450 Billion Data Points a Day: Building Products for Global Financial Markets

Engineering

11:20 am

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12:00 pm

Tech & AI Stage

Is the UK ready for AI?

Artificial Intelligence

3:20 pm

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4:00 pm

Big Ideas Stage

$100m Club

Founders

2:40 pm

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3:20 pm

Big Ideas Stage

Sport's Cultural Bloom: Why Relevance Is The New Reach

Culture & Entertainment

2:00 pm

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2:40 pm

Big Ideas Stage

Can You Build a Billion-Dollar Brand by Building for the Culture?

Creator Economy

1:20 pm

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2:00 pm

Big Ideas Stage

The Economic Impact of AI

Artificial Intelligence

9:50 am

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10:00 am

Big Ideas Stage

BTF Welcome

9:00 am

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6:30 pm

Registration Desk

Registration & Badge Pickup

General
Ayodeji Moshood
Founder and Software Engineer, Debly
Makda Sinit Kiros
Partnership Lead, Hearst UK
Tey Bannerman
Founder, The Purposeful AI Project
Simeon Agada
Director, Asset Management and Infratech Advisory, KPMG UK
Roger Hallam
Community Organiser, Rev21
Bella Powell
Government CISO, Department For Digital, Culture, Media And Sport
Dwayne Lynch
Senior Programme Manager, PwC
Toccara Baker
Partner Marketing Lead, EMEA, Amazon Ads
Oladimeji Ajegbile
Entrepreneur & Author, ODACITY
Farra Gomez
Partner & Technology Strategy & Transformation Competency Lead, EY
Tolu Osinubi
Director (Engineering, AI & Data), Deloitte
Ime Akpan
VP of Data, Blankstate
Vinous Ali
Public Sector Partnerships, ElevenLabs
Aldrick Delga
Senior Brand Marketing Manager, Uber
Paula Panarra
General Manager, Avanade UK & Sweden
Abigail Afi Gbadago
Vice President, Django Software Foundation Board & Senior Developer Advocate for Django at MongoDB
Kwaku Kyei-Manu
Director - Wealth Production Support, SS&C Technologies
Kingsley Nanner
Security Lead - Client Solutions, Avanade
Max Scantlebury
Director, Milltown Partners
Hameed Adigun
Co-founder, Black AI Futures
Robel Efrem
CEO, Pixel Systems
Kelly Kowal
Chief Operations and Portfolio Officer, BBC
Erol Morkoç
Co-founder, MarginMood
Aishat Ola-Said
HR Strategy & Planning Director, Colt Technology Services
Laureen Rwatirera
VP Talent, Prosus
Lauretta Asak
Talent Manager, Monzo
Snoochie Shy
Radio Host And Presenter, BBC 1Xtra
Ambi Mistry
Partner, Portfolio Operations, Phoenix Court
Alexander Aplerku
Global Creative Strategy Partner, Hearst UK
Karen Grillo
Client Solutions Manager, Meta
Georgia Bennet
Senior Manager and Transformation Leader, Deloitte
Damian Grimshaw
Professor of Employment Studies, King's College London University
Estelle Uba
Freelance Journalist & Primary Researcher At BLAM UK, We Are Black Journos
Tom Stoneham
Professor of Philosophy & Ethics Lead In Safe AI Systems, University of York - Spokesperson Pull the plug
Katya Kladkova
Enterprise GTM, Lovable
Hawi Abbajobir
Product Lead, Codat
Hawa Diallo
Senior Product Manager, Bloomberg
Debodun Osekita
Founder, Stock Pickers Academy
Chioma Nwankwo
AI Researcher, University Of Nottingham
Snoochie Shy
Radio Host And Presenter, BBC 1Xtra
David Savage
Group Technology Evangelist, Harvey Nash and Host of Tech Talks Pocast
André Wright
Chief Data & Technology Officer, Ice Travel Group
Mala Singh
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, Electronic Arts
Yvette Schmitter
CEO & Co-founder, Fusion Collective
Bonita Samuels
Director of Partnerships, WPP Media
Osman Ramadan
Co-founder, CodeWords
Deborah Okenla
CEO & Founder, YSYS & FirstDoor VC
Hannah Ngakane
Head Of Strategic Partnerships, Fashion & Beauty, Pinterest
Priscillia Mudiaki
Creator Manager, LinkedIn
Alexander Matambo
Account Manager, Bloomberg
Anjali Kapoor
Director of AI, Innovation & Growth, BBC News
Jasmine James Fuller
Engineering Lead - Hardware DX And Docs Engineering, Block
Renee Hunt
Chief Data & Information Officer, Mortgage Advice Bureau (mab)
David Houghton
Co-founder, Common Ventures
Michael Ebimomi
Product Designer, Coinbase
Alex Cave
Chief Data & AI Officer For Business & Commercial Banking, Lloyds Banking Group
Jossline Correia
Senior Data Analyst, Bloomberg
Laureen Chivere
VP Talent & Learning, Prosus
Abs Bulbuliya
Senior Investment Manager, British Business Bank
Trudianne Bedward
Senior Events Producer, BBC
Dr. Iretioluwa Akerele
Director, Cybarik Limited
William Isaac
Principal Scientist, Google DeepMind
Nathan Ashley
Public Policy Manager UK, Waymo
Kofi Ankomah
Enterprise Account Director, OpenAI
Michael Tefula
Investor, Ada Ventures
Damisola Sulaiman
Fintech Reporter, Sifted
Ree Sewell
Senior Artist & Label Relations Manager, Soundcloud
Mattias Scheek
Director, Mattias Scheek
Ade Rawcliffe
Chief People And Inclusion Officer, ITV
Kelvin Nyakundi
Senior AI Engineer, Bloomberg
Oli Ikechi-D’Amico
CEO & Founder, Fully Bossed
Felicitas Humphrey
Global Head Of Marketing, ActiveViam
Carl Hazeley
CEO, Finimize
Madiou Diallo
Engineer, Mistral AI
Nora Bavey
General Partner, Unconventional Partners
Anjola Adebowale
Data & AI Consultant, Microsoft
Kalbir Sohi
UK Government Chief AI Officer, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Emily Turner
CEO, HSBC Innovation Banking UK
Florian Döllner
Head of Public Policy And Government Relations - Europe, Samsara
Sophia Adhami
Senior Director, Product Performance and Execution Sage Group
Jasmin Thomas
Venture Partner, Ada Ventures
Sherry Dzinoreva
Director of Public Policy - Programs and Product, Africa, Middle East + Türkiye
Ope Fajemirokun
Software Engineering Team Lead
Femi Popoola
Engineering Manager
Samuel Esilaba
Data Analytics & Engineering Lead
Somto Nwobodo
Data Management Professional
Nakita Austin
Data Communications and Marketing
Shay Palmer
Environment Artist, Game Development, Electronic Arts
Eunice Baguma Ball
Co-Founder at Ishango.ai
Kelly Kowal
Director, Product Operations, BBC
Donatien Chedom Fotso
Director of Artificial Intelligence
Vivian Eni
Global HR Business Partner & Senior Manager, Epam Systems
Banke Balogun
Solution Engineer, Docusign
Karen Emelu
Founder & Business Consultant, Black Girls In Tech
Kenneth Thomas
Principal, BackFuture Ventures
Zina Alfa
Head of Startup & VC Lead, Colorintech
Nasir Qadree
Founder & Managing Partner, Zeal Capital Partners
Dionne Condor-Farrell
Senior Application Development Manager at Transport for London & Founder of Techfidence
Keji Mustapha
CMO, Partech
Abshir Ahmed
Founding / Principal Engineer, Popp AI
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