Kate Arthur is the founder and CEO of Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ), a national charity that introduces computational thinking, coding, artificial intelligence & ethics to communities across Canada. KCJ’s #kids2030 initiative will educate 1,000,000 kids and 50,000 educators on artificial intelligence, ethics, and on using technology to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Global Goals by 2030.

Previously the Director Apple Education EMEA, then Director Apple Education Asia. Alan Led the team who built Education Podcasting, project managed launch of iTunes U throughout UK, Europe then China and Asia PAC. Technology VC, brand, scale, and international BD.Founder/CEO gradience.co technology architect, software engineering, Ui/UX, data/Ai and design company.

James Semple is working in innovation and business development at Oxford University, leveraging Oxford’s research strengths in areas including Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science. His current focus is in applications of research to sectors including novel sensors and computing paradigms. James collaborated with the Saïd Business School and the University of Toronto to establish the Creative Destruction Lab.

Dr Ling Ge is Chief European Representative at Tencent. She leads the company’s efforts in Europe, focusing on strategic investment and partnerships with technology startups, universities, government and industry around Europe. Ling received her doctorate in Quantum Computing at Oxford University. She also serves as a board director / advisory board member for several venture capital and technology firms.

Jon Crowcroft has been the Marconi Professor of Communications Systems in the Computer Laboratory since October 2001. He has worked in the area of Internet support for multimedia communications for over 30 years. Three main topics of interest have been scalable multicast routing, practical approaches to traffic management, and the design of deployable end-to-end protocols.

Michael Luck is Professor of Computer Science at King's College London, where he undertakes research into agent technologies and artificial intelligence. He has published over 300 articles twelve books in these and related areas. Michael is currently Director of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe and Trusted Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Advisor to the Board for Aerogility and a member of the AI Board for ContactEngine.

Pierre joined Amadeus Capital Partners in 2012 and leads early stage Health & Bio investments. He is on the boards of Inotec, Ori Biotech, PhoreMost, Quibim, Doctify, V7 and oversees our investments in Congenica, Lumeon and Organox. Pierre has over a decade of entrepreneurial experience, having built and managed the growth of several life science businesses in Asia and Europe, from population genomics to medical nutrition.

Sana is currently the Head of the UK Government’s Office for AI – a joint DCMS/BEIS unit. Holding a BSc in Computer Science and MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sana has over 20 years’ experience in technology and business across the private and public sectors in corporate, software engineering and management consulting roles.

Sarah has a PhD in Bioprocess Engineering from the University of Cape Town and a passion for innovation to solve environmental challenges. She worked in University Technology Transfer at Imperial College and the University of Oxford before joining CDL. Sarah is now the lead for CDL-Oxford's Climate program.

Dr Robert Hercock is a Chief Research Scientist in the British Telecommunications Security Research Practice. He has over 20 years’ experience in managing Security research projects in the UK, and was theme leader for Networks and Cyber Security in the UK MOD Information Fusion Centre. His research interests include Cyber Security, A.I, Robotics and Complex Adaptive Systems. With over 30 filed patents.

Terry works with companies in the start-up and private equity space, focusing on Digital Transformation, Omnichannel and China B2C. He helped build the European presence of both Amazon and Alibaba. His work has ranged from creating and scaling Online Marketing channels to guiding European brands to connect with the Chinese consumer.

Thomas supported hundreds of Tech start-ups in the Paris region in the last 10 years. For 2 years, he leads the Paris Region’s consulting practice for the digital and industrial Deep Tech sectors. He advises foreign companies looking to expand and plug into this regional ecosystem. He holds an engineering degree and a master's in Innovation and Technology management.