Innovation Speakers

Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox

Martha co-founded Lastminute.com, where she and her business partner, Brent Hoberman, came to epitomise the new breed of internet entrepreneurs in London. She also co-founded and chairs Lucky Voice, a private karaoke bar group, and is the President of the British Chambers of Commerce.

Chris Barez-Brown

Chris is fascinated by people and what makes them tick. He brings out their potential by teaching them how to manage today’s world, rather than have it manage them. His keynotes cover culture change, leadership, innovation, and mental and emotional wellbeing, and leave people feeling inspired and energised.

Professor Kevin Fong

Kevin is both astrophysicist, medical specialist and a natural storyteller. After working with NASA he specialised in lessons from the effects of extremes on human physiology. He is also part of hospital Emergency Response and Major Incident Planning, an air ambulance Emergency Doctor, and worked as a National Clinical Advisor to NHS England during the Covid-19 pandemic. All of this provides a unique insight into how we all cope with risk, planning and making decisions under pressure, as well as teamwork. He’s the author of Extremes – probing the limits of the human body, and hosted 13 Minutes to the Moon, the acclaimed, international hit podcast about the 19...

Rory Sutherland

One of the most respected creative thinkers in the ad industry, Ogilvy’s Vice-Chairman once suggested to Microsoft that they enable people to share office documents on the internet. The idea was dismissed but Rory has gone on to build a career out of the counter-intuitive and the original. With a sharp wit he examines what influences our choices and why irrational thinking tends to win out.

Josh Valman

Entrepreneur and business strategist Josh, is the CEO at RPDK. He started designing and manufacturing at thirteen, was a consultant at fifteen, and in his early twenties headed an innovation and manufacturing strategy business. Josh seeks to disrupt established business models and challenges received wisdom on innovation strategy, out-sourcing and supply chain as well as how to become a more agile, creative business. He also looks at the future of R&D and technology.

Jeremy White

Previously responsible for WIRED’s coverage of all new products, Jeremy now looks at design and products pushing boundaries as Innovation Editor. He reflects on what makes a good new product, how innovation happens, and when technology can improve an existing idea. He also covers everything from AI to cybersecurity, wearables to fintech, and considers how rapid advances in technology, user interfaces and design will affect businesses and how they see themselves.

Dr Daniel Hulme

Working in academia, the public and private sectors, Daniel is a leading expert in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies as well as its applications and the social, commercial, economic and ethical implications. In a world where many believe access to more and more data will lead to ever better decision-making, he looks at what AI really is, what it can achieve, and the potential pitfalls. He also asks how organisations need to change their structure and why people feel addicted to technology.

Nile Rodgers

A Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger and musician, Nile stretched the boundaries of music and pioneered a new musical genre. As well as forming Chic he’s produced some of the biggest global pop hits of all time working with artists from Bowie to Madonna to Daft Punk. He explores the lessons in creativity, collaboration and hard work from a lifetime of music.

Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Tomas uses science and tech to help organisations predict human performance. He creates tools that help organisations predict human performance and improve the ability for people to understand themselves better.

Duncan Wardle

A thirty year veteran of Disney, Duncan worked in global PR and marketing roles before heading their Innovation & Creativity division. Working with all branches of the business from Pixar to theme parks, he and his team developed a strategic toolkit to encourage innovation, dispel the myths that hold it back, embed it into everyday practices, and make a difficult, abstract concept, real and relevant.

Cally Beaton

After joining the board of ITV, setting up her own company and serving as SVP in charge of International Sales at media giant Viacom, Cally has also started a parallel career in comedy. She brings humour and energy to workplace insights ranging from how to foster a creative, positive environment to how to inspire and lead through change.

Rahaf Harfoush

Exploring the intersection of innovation, culture and digital transformation, Rahaf has written bestselling books, lectured at Paris’ Sciences Po university, and worked for the World Economic Forum. She has explored how data has changed the relationship between organisations and employees, discovered new disruptive businesses, and considered the implications of digitisation in all aspects of society.

Jason Bevan

Jason was responsible for the creative development process at Warner Bros. Studios, marketing movies in EMEA from the Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts films, the Lego movies, The Hobbit trilogy, Joker, A Star Is Born, the Hangover films, and the Conjuring and IT franchises. He reveals how some of the best-known filmmakers, cast and studios he worked with come up with their iconic film ideas and stories, and how we can use their simple, powerful techniques to rocket-fuel our innovation and creativity.

Jeremy Schwartz

Jeremy has been a CEO of global consumer brands and ecom-focused retailers, and has led a number of business transformations. In his talks he shares the secrets to success with the turnarounds of Pandora and Sainsbury's and L’Oréal’s journey to market leadership in the UK.

Bernie Collins

With over a decade’s experience at the forefront of Formula 1 Bernie was Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula 1 team and is an accomplished strategy engineer. She has held senior strategy and performance engineering roles and played a central role in the teams she has worked for.