Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon

Co-founder,
Stemettes

From child prodigy to MBE, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon is Head Stemette and co-founder of Stemettes, the award-winning social enterprise inspiring the next generation of females into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) roles.

One of the youngest ever to be awarded a Masters’ degree in Mathematics & Computer Science by the University of Oxford at age 20, Anne-Marie, unsurprisingly, continued to soar. In 2018 alone, she was listed among the top 50 women in tech in the world by Forbes, voted the 5th most influential woman in IT by Computer Weekly and was the recipient of the prestigious Barclays UK ‘Woman of the Year’ award.

In recognition of her significant influence and achievements, Anne-Marie was awarded an MBE in the 2017 New Year’s Honours for services to young women and STEM sectors. In June of the same year she was also made an Honorary Fellow at Keble College, Oxford.

Anouska Ramsay

VP of Group Talent, Capgemini

As the VP of Group Talent for Capgemini, Anouska has responsibility for designing and implementing strategies and programmes to attract, develop and retain people, talent and skills.

Having a background in business psychology, Anouska has worked in both consultancy and in large organisations focusing on defining recruitment, learning and development services, projects and programmes that deliver business value through people and through their talent agenda.

From apprenticeships to returnships, executive leadership development to graduate selection, digital skills to schools programmes, inclusivity to branding and engagement; Anouska’s passion is in creating opportunities and environments in which people can unlock their potential and recognise and realise their strengths.

Dan Murray

MC, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor & Podcast Host

Our MC for the day, Dan is a multi-award winning entrepreneur, public speaker, angel investor, and podcast host. His latest venture, Dawn – The Human Potential Company, dishes up bite-size portions of the latest developments in neuroscience, nutrition and psychology.

Dan’s weekly Podcast Secret Leaders features some of the most influential people in the UK from HRH Prince Andrew, to the founders of businesses such as Shazam, Babylon and King.com.

David McCandless

Founder, Information is Beautiful

The man who created Information Is Beautiful and Knowledge Is Beautiful sees his role as information design and data-journalism. In his presentations, David shows how we can tell stories with big data sets by transforming them into simple diagrams that tease out previously unseen patterns and make powerful connections.

Julian Treasure

Founder,
The Sound Agency

Julian is a sound and communication expert, and author of the books How to be Heard and Sound Business. Julian’s five TED talks have been watched more than 40 million times, and his latest, 'How to speak so that people want to listen', is in the top 10 TED talks of all time. Julian is regularly featured in the world’s media, including TIME Magazine, The Times, The Economist and the BBC.

Lizzie Carr

Environmentalist, Author & Founder of Plastic Patrol

Lizzie has a heartfelt and remarkable journey from a successful career in a corporate job, to travelling the world, being diagnosed with cancer and coming to terms with the reason of life.

Lizzie is an environmental activist, adventurer, author and Founder of Plastic Patrol. She has dedicated herself to exploring the globe on paddle boarding adventures, whilst using her journeys to capture important data to highlight and educate on environmental issues affecting our planet. She explores the concepts of ‘good’ work and the importance of meaning in our daily lives.

Meik Wiking

Founder & CEO, The Happiness Research Institute

Meik is the CEO of The Happiness Research Institute and a New York Times best-selling author, having written several books on happiness, subjective well-being and quality of life. Previously, he worked for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilstrup Research and as a director for the think tank Monday Morning.

Niklas Zennström

CEO & Founding Partner, Atomico

Niklas Zennström is CEO and Founding Partner at Atomico. He is an experienced technology investor and entrepreneur, having previously co-founded and managed globally successful technology companies including Skype, Kazaa and Joltid.

In 2007, Niklas co-founded Zennström Philanthropies with his wife, Catherine. They focus their efforts in two areas: human rights and the environment. Niklas also founded the Race for the Baltic, a foundation for a well-managed and sustainable Baltic Sea, one of the most threatened major bodies of water in the world.