Speaker profiles
Keynote speaker: 5 in 5: Five innovations which will change our lives in 5 years Professor Andy Stanford-Clark, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor Professor Andy Stanford-Clark leads transformational innovation projects for clients as part of IBM's Corporate Strategy organisation. He is an IBM Distinguished Engineer, a Master Inventor with more than 40 patents, and leads IBM's Quantum Ambassador team in the UK. Andy is based at IBM's Hursley Park laboratories near Winchester, and has been working in the area that we now call the Internet of Things for more than 20 years. He has a BSc in Computing and Mathematics, and a PhD in Computer Science. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Newcastle, an Honorary Professor at the University of East Anglia, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southampton, and a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
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Deborah Turner, Summit Chair, founder of Deborah Turner Ltd, National Policy Chair for Women in Enterprise, Federation of Small Businesses A chartered surveyor providing property asset management advice to clients, Deborah Turner works mainly with local authorities, assisting them to make best use of their property assets. Dedicated to supporting small businesses, Deborah is the Federation of Small Businesses National Policy Lead for Women in Business. She is co-founder of Breakthrough Women, a not-forprofit organisation, hosting events focused for women at work who want to meet likeminded women and hear from real role models. Deborah recently joined the advisory board for University of Kent’s Kent Business School MBA Programme. Kitty Ussher, Chief Economist, Institute of Directors Kitty Ussher is a UK macroeconomist and public policy research professional, and works as the Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors. A former MP for Burnley, she served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury (“City minister”) during the early phase of the financial crisis and subsequently as a junior minister at the Department for Work and Pensions. She then moved to the private sector, delivering public policy thought leadership research projects for large corporates and charities. She has served on the FCA consumer panel and in addition to her work at the IoD is also a NED for an asset manager and a fast-growing fintech.
