Speakers

Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae

Chairman of the Board, Finnair

Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae, Board Chair. Sanna is an experienced board chair who has been a member of over 25 boards across Northern European countries. She currently chairs notable companies such as Finnair, BoConcept, Posti, and Orthex. Throughout her extensive career, she has developed a broad range of skills in strategy, profitable growth, turnarounds, reorganizations, IPOs, changes of ownership, and mergers and acquisitions.

Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae has experience chairing boards with diverse ownership structures, including publicly listed companies, private equity, family-owned businesses, and also acts as an investor and trusted advisor. Sanna has gained deep insights into what drives the success (or failure) of executive teams.

She is also an experienced presenter, known for her energetic, straightforward, and engaging style. As a Danish-Finnish individual, Sanna has been recognized as the most influential businesswoman in Finland seventh times and is among the top 10 most influential Non-Executive Director (NED) women in Denmark.

Andy Murray

Former World No. 1, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist & 3-time Grand Slam Champion

Andy Murray is the former world number one tennis player. He won 46 ATP Tour singles titles, including 14 ATP 1000 Masters events and three Grand Slams at the 2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 Wimbledon Championships. He was the first male player to win consecutive gold medals in tennis singles events at the Olympics (London 2012 and Rio 2016) and helped guide the British team to Davis Cup success in 2015 (winning all eight of his singles rubbers throughout the Davis Cup campaign). He was winner of the 2016 World Tour Finals, which also saw him clinch the year end ranking of number one, a title he held for 41 weeks. Murray was ranked in the top 10 for all but one month from July 2008 through to October 2017.

Murray was officially knighted at Buckingham Palace in May 2019 for his services to tennis and charity.

Since retiring from tennis Murray spent a short stint as coach to former world number one tennis player and previous rival Novak Djokovic.

Murray was born in Glasgow, on 15 May 1987 and grew up in Dunblane, where he started playing tennis at the age of three. It is also where he first picked up a golf club. Murray now lives in Surrey, with his wife Kim and their four children.

Murray is an ambassador for WWF, Unicef and the Dunblane Centre and uses his profile to raise awareness and funds for the charities.

Garry Kasparov

Chess Grandmaster

Garry Kasparov is widely regarded as the greatest chessplayer in history, becoming the youngest world champion ever at 22 in 1985 and spending twenty years as the world’s top-rated player. His legendary matches against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in 1996 and 1997 made him a central figure in artificial intelligence and the evolution of the human-machine relationship. He retired from chess in 2005 to become a leader of the Russian pro-democracy movement against the rising dictatorship of Vladimir Putin. He is the chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative in New York and has become a powerful voice for individual freedom worldwide.

Kasparov speaks and writes frequently on innovation, decision-making, and risk. His latest book is Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins. His earlier books include How Life Imitates Chess (2007), Winter Is Coming: Why Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped (2015) and two acclaimed series of chess books, My Great Predecessors and Modern Chess. The Kasparov Chess Foundation promotes chess in education around the world with five centers on four continents.

Peter Hinssen

Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Peter Hinssen is a global keynote speaker, bestselling author, business school lecturer, LinkedIn Top Voice, serial entrepreneur, active startup and scaleup investor and the world’s leading innovation, technology and leadership expert. He likes to describe himself as a pathological optimist. He firmly believes that companies can and should help build a better, brighter and bolder Day After Tomorrow and has written about this vision in his 2025 book The Uncertainty Principle.

Peter is a top ranked and world class speaker on technological evolution, innovation strategy and adaptive leadership. He brings his content with a unique combination of depth, clarity, positivity, and a dry sense of humor.

Peter has collaborated with Fortune 1000 companies and leading brands like TSMC, L'Oreal, Decathlon, Medtronic, CBRE, Pepsico, SWIFT, Bloomberg, Novo Nordisk, BMW, Astra Zeneca, Rolex, Unilever, Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Accenture, LVMH, HP, SAS, Microsoft, Gartner, Danone, HSBC, Sanofi, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the WorldWide Speakers Group and many more. He also lectures at renowned business schools like the London Business School.

Peter is the author of six bestselling business books. 'The Uncertainty Principle' (2025) is a guide for those bold leaders who want to better grasp the opportunities that lie in the challenges and uncertainties presented by our constantly shifting Never Normal era. 'The Phoenix and The Unicorn' (2020) is a book about Phoenixes: companies that are able to rethink themselves in cycles, just like the mythical bird. ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (2017) is about the benefits of long-term thinking in times of radical innovation. ‘The Network Always Wins’ (2014) explains how and why companies have no choice but to become a network when the outside world has evolved into one. In ‘The New Normal’ (2010), Peter writes about how companies should explore the limits of the digital world, and what happens when technology just becomes ‘normal’. ‘Business/IT Fusion’ (2008) is a guide about how to solve the conflict between business and IT.

For more than fifteen years, Peter led a life of technology start-ups. His first company e-COM was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent and his second, Streamcase, by Belgacom. His third venture (Porthus) was quoted on the stock exchange in 2006 and acquired by Descartes. Between start-ups, he has been an Entrepreneur in Residence with McKinsey & Company, with a focus on digital and technology strategy. Peter’s current company nexxworks helps inspire and connect organizations to thrive in the Never Normal. He is an extremely active investor in startups and scaleups around the world, as well as a passionate collector of vintage technologies.

Salil Parekh

CEO & MD – Infosys

Salil Parekh, as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, sets and evolves the strategic direction for the company and its portfolio of offerings, while nurturing a strong leadership team to drive its execution. Salil has nearly three decades of global experience in the IT services industry with a strong track record of driving digital transformation for enterprises, executing business turnarounds and managing successful acquisitions. He is a member of the National Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Salil topped the IT services ranking in Brand Finance's Brand Guardianship Index (BGI) 2024 for the role of CEO as brand custodian and steward of long-term shareholder value.

Elin Sandnes

COO & Group EVP- Tech & Services, DNB

Elin Sandnes is the Chief Operating Officer and Group Executive Vice President Technology and Services at DNB. Her responsibilities cover technology, security, and operations for DNB Group, which includes overseeing a total of 3,700 staff, including consultants, business operations in Norway, Latvia (in-house Business Process Outsourcing), as well as in India through partners. She joined DNB in 2020 as EVP Group Strategy and Wealth Management, after which she took on the position of COO and Group EVP Technology and Services in June 2024. Previously, Elin worked with McKinsey as a partner with an 8-year tenure in the company.

Fiona Humphreys

CDO, E.ON UK

Fiona leads the digital transformation for E.ON UK, where she is focused on understanding our customers’ needs and turning those needs into technology services and sustainable solutions for our customers’ homes and businesses. As a black female leader, creating an inclusive workplace and improving our diversity is professionally and personally important to me. It’s the right thing to do.

Throughout her 20 years’ experience in all areas of IT and business transformation she has led transformational changes, supporting sustainable growth and multimillion cost efficiencies, to transforming legacy technology estates, enabling organizations to reduce costs and effectively compete in the market. Prior to joining E.ON in 2019, she was the Chief Information Officer for Compass Group UK and have worked in fast moving consumer goods, food service and retail across FTSE 100 and 250 companies.

Françoise Russo

Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Aramex

Françoise started her career working for Procter & Gamble, in various global and regional roles. Following that, Françoise worked for Diageo PLC, in several IT and Business roles. These included an eTransformation change programme, Sales and Commercial IT systems, the IT Director of Diageo Great Britain (Diageo’s second largest market and led a Business Change HR Transformation programme. She then joined British American Tobacco, working in senior IT Leadership roles covering Sales, Marketing, Innovation, Manufacturing, Leaf, Supply Chain and R&D. She was the Regional CIO first covering Europe, Middle East and Africa. All senior roles have involved team leadership and talent development, business engagement and delivery of major transformation projects. As a long-time champion of Diversity and Inclusion, Françoise was the Group IT sponsor for this in BAT. Françoise took on the role of Global CIO, Toll, reporting to the CEO. In that role, leading a three-year transformation of Toll Group’s IT function at a global level, underpinning the business turnaround strategy. The transformation involved restructuring a legacy, misaligned and disconnected IT environment to create a future-fit digital ecosystem in strategic alignment, beginning with the foundation elements all the way through to customer systems. Françoise has also been the CIO at Tabcorp, where she developed a Technology transformation strategy, underpinned by a fit for purpose operating model. In addition, the technology separation for the Tabcorp demerger, the largest and most complicated stream of work, fully delivered its planned scope in time for legal separation in June 2022 and was on track at the separation point in June. Master Supply Agreement for the Professional Advisory Services: SS-04-2019 Most recently, Françoise joined Aramex as the Chief Digital and Technology Officer, reporting to the CEO and leading a significant, multidimensional technology transformation focused on innovation and modernization.

Gemma Connell

Chief of Assessment, Planning & Monitoring Branch, UN OCHA

Inge Meeusen

Head of IT&D – Manufacturing, Logistics & Quality, Toyota Motor Europe

Inge Meeusen is a technology executive with deep expertise in digital transformation across the automotive value chain. A Belgian national, she holds a Master’s degree in Business and Financial Sciences and brings a strategic mindset to the intersection of IT and operational excellence.

Inge began her career managing IT projects for startup telecom companies in Brussels, London and Amsterdam before joining Toyota in 2003. Over more than two decades at Toyota, she has held key leadership roles across Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Quality IT functions, consistently driving innovation and cross-functional collaboration.

Since 2020, Inge has served as Head of IT&D for Manufacturing, Logistics, and Quality, where she leads digital transformation initiatives across Europe, enhancing operational agility and data-driven decision-making.

She is also a committed advocate for diversity and inclusion, recognized as one of the pioneers of this movement within Toyota Motor Europe.

Jonquil Hackenberg

CEO, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Jonquil Hackenberg is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a charity launched in 2010 to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. She brings more than 20 years of experience in climate response and business transformation to her role.

Before joining the Foundation in November 2024, Jonquil was CEO of Eunomia Research & Consulting. Her career also includes significant roles at PA Consulting where she served as Global Head of Sustainability and Climate Response, and a 13-year tenure at Infosys which culminated in the position of Global Head of Sustainable Business.

Dr. Laura Gilbert CBE

Senior Director of AI,Tony Blair Institute

Dr Laura Gilbert is a leading expert in artificial intelligence, data science, and digital transformation in government. Amongst other roles she has served as the Head of the AI for Government Program at the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), as an Expert Advisor in AI to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), and works in partnership with the Tony Blair Institute as Senior Director of AI. Laura also held senior roles at the heart of UK government, where she was the founding Director of 10DS, the Downing Street Data Science and Analytics team, Director of the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI), and joint Chief Analyst for the Cabinet Office. Her teams delivered cutting-edge data-driven modelling, AI solutions, and analytical support for policymaking, while spearheading a radical digital transformation agenda across Whitehall. Laura also founded the Evidence House programme, a government-wide initiative providing technical skills and AI-powered solutions to public services, delivering thousands of hours of free training and driving innovation. She led national programs on AI for Public Good, critical service automation, and infrastructure modernisation.

Prior to joining government, Laura spent a decade as CTO of a medical technologies company, leading innovations in wearable tech, data integration, and AI, and holds four patents—two as lead inventor. Earlier in her career she worked in financial services and asset management and construction. Laura holds a doctorate in Particle Physics and Computing from the University of Oxford and undergraduate degrees from the University of Cambridge. She is a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, and a Fellow of both the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Analytics, throughout which she has honed her skills as an accomplished communicator of complex ideas and cutting edge research.

Payal Dalal

EVP, Global Programs, Mastercard

Payal is the Executive Vice President of Global Programs at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. In her role, she spearheads the Center’s global philanthropic initiatives, guiding investments that span Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. Payal leads a dynamic team dedicated to program delivery, directs cutting-edge thought leadership encompassing research, insights, and learning and drives the Center’s data, AI and tech for good efforts.

Previously, she was Global Head of Community Programs for Standard Chartered Bank. In this capacity, she designed the Bank’s new community investment strategy and oversaw all programs related to education, girls’ empowerment, global health, emergency response, employee volunteerism and disaster relief. Payal joined Standard Chartered in 2008 as the Head of Public Affairs for the Americas.

With a professional background in international philanthropy and politics, Payal has worked for a wide range of organizations including Citi, the World Affairs Council, the Global Philanthropy Forum and the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Payal also worked on foreign policy for the Office of President William J. Clinton.

Payal currently serves as a trustee for Women Win, Steering Board member for RISE and a member of the Programs and Strategy Committee for CAREUSA. She is an Executive Committee Member of the World Bank’s CGAP. She’s held official positions during the G20 Indonesia, India, Brazil presidencies and currently serves on a taskforce for the G20 South Africa presidency in 2025. She’s also held advisory positions with the G7, United Nations and the Clinton Global Initiative.

A Texas native, Payal has a BA with honors from Stanford University and an MBA and an MPA from New York University.

Sarah Armstrong-Smith

Former Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft-EMEA

Sarah Armstrong-Smith is one of the most influential cybersecurity leaders in the industry With three decades of front-line experience, including roles as Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft and Group Head Crisis Management at The London Stock Exchange, Sarah delivers transformative strategies to help organisations build resilience to digital disruptions and global crises.

In 2022, Sarah published her debut book ‘Effective Crisis Management’ which explores the traits and leadership skills required to thrive in the face of adversity. Her second book is Amazon best seller ‘Understand the Cyber Attacker Mindset’, which dives deep into the psychology of cyber warfare.

Violaine Gomar

General Counsel, CRO & CCO, AXA Group Operations

Violaine GOMAR has been AXA Group Operations’ General Secretary and Chief Risk Officer since October 2019, coordinating the second line of defense (Legal, Compliance, Data Privacy, Risk and Control)and overseeingthe General Managers of AXA GO’s 15 subsidiaires.

Prior to AXA, Violaine worked at Europ Assistance where she was Group Chief Audit Officer, covering 30 countries and 50 legal entities (7 of which regulated insurance companies).

Qualified to practice law in both New York and Paris, Violaine started her career primarily as a cross-border M&A, before becoming a capital markets lawyer with Skadden Arps in NY and Paris, then Norton Rose in Montreal.

She then moved in-house as the VP Legal & Corporate Affairs and Chair of the Business Improvements Committee for an international manufacturing company based in Montreal.

After relocating to Europe, she became deputy General Counsel for Aviva France before moving to London as Head of audit, first for the Group Controls team, then for the UK direct to customer and digital activities.

Violaine has a double BA in Economics and International Affairs from Northwestern University in Chicago, a business degree from ESCP Europe, as well as a Law degree from Ivy League University of Pennsylvania.

She is a mother of three and in her spare time she enjoys Swedish Fit, which she also teaches

Benjamin Stewart

Business Information Security Officer, Avon International

Ben Stewart is the Business Information Security Officer (BISO) at Avon International, where he is spearheading the firm's comprehensive Cybersecurity Transformation Program. Ben is instrumental in translating complex security challenges into clear, actionable, and scalable strategies, bolstering Avon International's resilience across its global operations.

With a career including significant time both living and working in the US and in the UK, Ben brings a useful international perspective to both the people and technology aspects of business transformation. His background includes driving large scale change as the Change and Transformation Lead for the Avon cyber programme, following project and programme leadership roles in cloud infrastructure and security at Safelite in the US. Ben spent his early career as a Senior IT and Security consultant, working with critical infrastructure for oil companies in the Appalachian region.

Cyrus Mewawalla

Head of Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

Cyrus Mewawalla is a strategic advisor to C-suite executives and investors on technology themes. Cyrus has studied the technology sector for the last 25 years, first as a management consultant at PwC and then as an equity research analyst at Nomura. In 2010, Cyrus left investment banking to found CM Research, an independent investment research boutique where he developed a market-leading thematic scoring system to predict the best performing tech stocks in the world. In 2017, Bloomberg ranked him the top analyst in over 25 tech stocks. In 2018, GlobalData acquired his thematic research-led software business. Cyrus now leads the development of GlobalData’s Strategic Intelligence solution. Cyrus is a regular commentator on tech themes on CNBC, Bloomberg and the BBC. He is also the best-selling author of City of Thieves, a novel published under his pen name Cyrus Moore (Hachette, 2010).

David Campos

General Counsel, Zurich Insurance

David Campos is Zurich Insurance Data, Technology, Operations and IP General Counsel and Chiel Data Privacy Officer. He has broad experience as an attorney working in diverse international markets and expertise in a wide range of subjects, ethics, compliance and privacy and data protection.

Prior to Zurich Insurance, David was eBusiness, Digital and IT General Counsel and Group Data Privacy Officer at Nestle and before Nokia Chief Compliance and Chief Data Privacy Officer. He was previously Latin America Legal Director for Sun Microsystems and before Legal Director for Sun Microsystems Spain, Portugal and Italy.

Enrique Rodriguez

EVP & CTO, Liberty Global

Enrique Rodriguez joined Liberty Global as Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer in 2018, leading Liberty Global’s technology development and operations teams.

Liberty Global’s technology organization powers the product development and operations as well as tech strategy for common service platforms across Liberty’s operating companies and partner markets. Enrique has over 35 years of experience at high-technology, Fortune 500 global businesses, including TiVo where he was president and CEO, AT&T, Cisco, Thomson, SiriusXM and Microsoft. He is a recognized industry expert in the media, television and Internet service provider business with strong reputation for execution of complex, large-scale, multi-billion dollar service programs.

Gonzague Noel

Group COO, Coface

Gonzague began his career at GE Healthcare in 2001 before holding various management positions within GE Corporate and GE Capital, overseeing strategic projects, M&A operations and operational transformations in Europe, Asia and America. In 2018, he joined HSBC Global Trade Finance Solutions in London as Director of Transformation, before becoming Regional Head of Transformation for Asia-Pacific in 2019 and leading the operational and digital transformation of HSBC CIB in the region. From 2022 to 2024 he was Head of Global Business Administration & Strategic Initiatives in London and responsible for optimizing resources and improving efficiency. He joined Coface in 2025 as Group Chief Operating Officer. Gonzague holds a Master of science (MSc) from Emlyon Business School.

Jeff Dodds

CEO, Formula E

Jeff Dodds is the Chief Executive Officer of Formula E – the first FIA-sanctioned electric world championship and the world’s first net zero carbon sport since inception.

Prior to joining Formula E in June 2023, Jeff served as the Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Media O2 since its creation in June 2021 and before that at Virgin Media from 2019. In addition to his role at Virgin Media O2, Jeff lived and worked in the Netherlands as the CEO of the telecoms business Tele2 and has also held executive roles at Callaway Golf, Honda, and Volvo.

Jeff currently sits on the board of the disability equality organization, The Valuable 500, and is a Non-Executive Director for the UK Government at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities. Jeff holds an MBA and an MSc in International Marketing and received an honorary Doctorate in Business from Bournemouth University last year.

Julien Escribe

Partner & MD, SEMEA, ISG

Julien oversees ISG’s IT and technology consulting and advisory teams across South Europe, Middle East and Africa. He works to make sure that clients are using the right technology to optimize their IT and Network/Telecoms operations, including workflow, efficiency, and that they’re getting the most from every interaction with their technology service providers.

Julien’s background has given him an indispensable mixture of client-facing experience and hands-on technical knowledge. Before joining ISG in 2009, he held various leadership and operational roles at several technology companies, including head of international sales for Vodafone in France.

Julien earned his MSc in engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris. He is ITIL V4 Foundation certified and holds a project management professional certification from the Project Management Institute.

Jonathan Birdwell

Global Head, Policy & Insights, Economist Impact

Jonathan Birdwell is Global Head of Policy & Insights at Economist Impact, the policy and thought leadership arm of The Economist Group. He leads a global team that conducts research to inform business and policymaking on the world’s most pressing issues—including sustainability, technology and innovation, health, and global trade. Jonathan’s recent work explores the role of innovation and policy in accelerating sustainable transformation. Before joining The Economist Group, he held senior research and strategy roles in public policy and the non-profit sector.

Prof. James Fergusson

Executive Director, Data Intensive Science & Infosys-Cambridge AI Centre - Cambridge University

Professor James Fergusson is a theoretical cosmologist and award-winning university lecturer. He is the Executive Director of the Data Intensive Science programmes in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, and Director of the Infosys Cambridge Enterprise AI Centre.

His research group operates at the interface of physics and artificial intelligence, focusing on areas where AI has the potential to fundamentally transform the way science is conducted. Key research themes include AI for simulations, using physics to deepen our understanding of AI, employing AI to explore equations, advancing AI interpretability and error quantification, and developing agentic automation for scientific discovery.

James frequently delivers talks and workshops on the application of AI in science and business, and his work has been featured in the Financial Times. Before entering academia, he worked as a consultant designing and implementing supply chain optimisation systems across sectors in North America, Europe, and Australasia.

John Fergusson

Global Lead - New Globalisation, Economist Impact

John leads research on Globalisation's newest chapter at Economist Impact. In this role, he spearheads and develops comprehensive studies on trade, geopolitics, finance and economics. As the global economy is being transformed by the unprecedented convergence of shifting geopolitics, climate change, and an AI-driven industrial revolution, John’s research provides clients with crucial insights to navigate these structural shifts. His work is instrumental in guiding conversations towards global progress and helping clients adapt to an evolving economic landscape.

A frequent public speaker, his delivery style helps provide context for many global issues in an insightful and accessible way, supported by his 15 years of experience in policy and economic analysis.

At The EIU, he was Director of Country Analysis and Global Forecasting, responsible for guiding the economic and geopolitical analysis of the global economy. John holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from Sussex University, where he specialised in macroeconomics and trade, and an Honours degree in Psychology from the Australian National University.

Laurent Karoly

SVP -Deputy Group CITO & CIO Shipping, CMA-CGM

In his current role, Laurent oversees the architecture of information systems, manages projects, and maintains client, operations, and support function platforms, as well as the information systems. He is also responsible for the production and operations of information systems for shipping, along with testing and validation methods.

Previously, Laurent Karoly has had an extensive career in the Asia Pacific region, holding prominent positions in both CMA-CGM and Bolloré Logistics. Most recently, he served as the Group CIO for Bolloré Logistics from 2019 to 2025, based in Paris.

Luk Bruynseels

CTO, Telenet

Luk Bruynseels is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Telenet, with 20+ years in technology and telecom. He has led major network integrations, post-merger synergies, and the agile transformation of Telenet’s engineering teams. Luk played a key role in launching TADAAM, Telenet’s digital Fixed Wireless Access service, and now heads the Product & Technology circle, driving customer-centric technology strategy. He holds degrees in Civil Engineering Electronics and Corporate Finance from KU Leuven.

Mayur Bharath

VP & Global Head, GSI Partner Ecosystem, HPE

Mayur has been with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) since 1996. During his 27 years with HPE he has played a variety of leadership roles in Global Sales, HPE Services (Business Process & IT Outsourcing) and Human Resources.

Mayur has led large complex transformational programs that have had a significant impact on HPE P&L and managed Global Sales Teams across all three regions. Mayur was instrumental in starting and running HPE’s Global Centers of Excellence in India, Mexico, Poland, Romania and China.

Over his 28 years at HPE, Mayur has had the opportunity to live in 5 countries across three continents and has a healthy understanding of varied cultures, a true global leader.

Currently, Mayur is the Vice President for Global Ecosystem Sales managing the Global System Integrator Partner Ecosystem. Mayur manages a global business of $150+M, having grown the portfolio 20% year-on- year consistently over the last 4 years.

Prior to taking on the current Global Ecosystem Sales Role, Mayur was part of Hewlett Packard’s (HP) core Separation Management Office in Palo Alto which worked on the largest split in the Technology Sector, that of HP and HPE. Mayur led the Global work stream for Shared Services and Analytics responsible for deciding the go forward Strategy for both Companies.

Mayur is currently based in Bangalore, India. Mayur serves as an advisory member on the board of a nonprofit healthcare organization that is focused on bringing affordable and quality healthcare into India’s rural areas.

Mayur actively mentors students aspiring to study overseas and does a lot of career counselling to fresh graduate students.

Petteri Naulapää

CIO & SVP, ICT & Digitalization, Posti Group

Petteri Naulapää is the CIO & SVP, ICT and Digitalization for Posti Group. He is responsible for leading the digitalization and information technology (IT) of Posti supporting the strategy and transformation of the company. Petteri has worked in multiple companies in different industries driving transformation and major technology and operational model changes. Prior to joining Posti, he worked as CIO for a leading Nordic retail company and as CIO for a global high-tech company. Before that he held various sales and business leadership roles in software industry and consulting.

Samir Cairae

CTO, Titan Cement Group

Samir Cairae is a global executive with long experience in driving growth in energy, materials, metals and climate tech. Currently, CTO for Titan Materials, he is leading one of Europe’s largest cement-sector CCS project, co-funded by the EU. A former CEO and senior business leader with Rio Tinto and Lafarge across North America, Europe and Asia, Samir has extensive expertise in business leadership, technology development, partnerships, and scaling low-carbon technologies to accelerate the energy transition. A graduate of Indian Institute of Technology, he speaks English, French, Hindi and Mandarin and currently shuttles between Montreal and Athens.

Sebastian Oberst

Head of Corporate IT & Governance, TK Elevator

Steve McKenna

CTO, Musgrave Group

Steve McKenna is CTO(CIO) for the Musgrave Group. In his role Steve is responsible for the delivery of all IT Services and Projects for Musgrave operations across all areas and countries.

Musgrave support a vibrant local retailer partner network with access to modern technologies that allow them to compete with major global retail players, across the Island of Ireland and in the Levante region of Spain through their Retail Brands of Supervalu, Centra, Daybreak and Mace NI.

Additionally the Musgrave Wholesale Business are a key provider to the Food Service community of customers who interact largely through the Musgrave Marketplace digital eco-system. Prior to Musgrave Steve held positions with Dell, Accenture and CSFB.

Tom Dannatt

Founder & CEO, Street Child

Tom Dannatt, Founder & CEO, Street Child - Tom founded Street Child in 2008 and has led the organisation since its inception. He provides hands-on leadership to all aspects of the organisation’s work to ensure children in the most marginalised countries are safe, in school and learning. Tom holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and is a qualified barrister. Until 2012, Tom worked for JohnsonMagill, a City recruitment firm he co-founded shortly after graduating from Oxford in 2001.

Vlado Koljibabic

Director Global IT Operations, Mercedes Benz

Inderpreet Sawhney

Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Infosys

Inderpreet is the Group General Counsel and the Chief Compliance Officer of Infosys. In this role she leads the legal and compliance function for the Company. She is a strategic business partner ensuring success for Infosys in legal and regulatory matters, while spearheading its compliance and ethics program. Inderpreet also has additional responsibility for Privacy and Data Protection at Infosys.

Merinda Owusu

Head of CSR, UK & Europe, Infosys

Merinda Monica Owusu is an accomplished leader in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and international development, with over a decade of experience driving impact across Europe, the Middle East, and emerging markets. Currently serving as Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Infosys UK & Europe. Merinda leads strategic initiatives that advance digital inclusion, education, and social innovation across the region.

At Infosys, Merinda established the region’s first CSR Charter, embedding a unified vision for digital equity and educational empowerment. She has launched transformative programmes such as the Education in Emergencies initiative in Ukraine, creating hybrid learning centres and a digital education platform supported by the Ukrainian Government. Her leadership extends to forging strategic partnerships with organisations including INCO, Fête le Mur, London Youth, Chapter One, Tech She Can, and several others across Europe,

Previously, Merinda held positions at Street Child and Save the Children, where she managed global education and technology programmes, built multi-market private-sector partnerships, and spearheaded advocacy efforts. Her earlier career in corporate partnerships and communications provided a strong foundation in business development, stakeholder engagement, and strategic storytelling — skills she continues to leverage in building bridges between the private sector and social impact.

Merinda holds an MA in International Relations from Queen Mary, University of London and a BA in English Literature with Philosophy from Royal Holloway, University of London.

Ambeshwar Nath

EVP & Industry Head - CRL, Infosys

Ambeshwar (Amby) has over 25+ years of experience working with his clients successfully to execute complex transformational and outsourcing programs. He has helped his clients in shaping and developing their digital capabilities that has helped them build a competitive advantage. He is a trusted advisor for many of the leading consumer goods, retailer and logistics companies headquartered in EMEA.

Karmesh Vaswani

EVP & Global Head – CRL, Infosys

Karmesh leads a global team of purpose driven executives, focused on accelerating sustainable performance improvements in the Consumer Tech & Goods, Retail and Logistics (CRL) industries. This team partners with Executive Boards and operating leadership teams of global / regional enterprises to strategize, shape, and execute new-generation business models embracing AI & Gen AI, Cloud, and new-age Digital Technologies. They also help modernize and migrate enterprises into new operating models by assisting in the retirement of technology and process debt, improving operational efficiency across existing enterprise capabilities, and navigating performance outcomes towards industry north stars. Karmesh also serves as a Chairman at Infosys Consulting, Infosys BPM, and EdgeVerve (Finacle).

Karmesh is passionate about driving meaningful change, to amplify human potential in purpose-led enterprises. He champions the promotion of meritocracy-led equity, inclusivity, and diversity, both for Infosys and Infosys client enterprises. He is very actively involved in shaping the futuristic AI and Machine Learning-led business & technology models, partnering with Big Techs, innovative startups, and select client industry leaders. He blends these journeys with the unique capabilities of Infosys, to create a purposeful and positive impact on the P&L and balance sheet performance of global enterprises.

Rafee Tarafdar

EVP & CTO, Infosys

Rafee is a Unit Technology Officer and heads the Strategic Technology Group at Infosys that focuses on building next generation platforms, capabilities and solutions. The Strategic Technology Group comprises of Technology Strategists defining and driving large transformational programs and platforms, Power Programmers who work as full stack developers on complex engineering projects for clients and Expert Trackers who bring in deep technical expertise in emerging technology areas and are involved in building platforms and solution for Infosys.

He has over twenty years of IT experience and the first phase of his career focused on coding and developing products for the Manufacturing and Banking industry. In the second phase, he concentrated on consulting, architecting and delivering transformational solutions for the Retail, Consumer Goods and Logistics industries. Now, in the third phase, he is directed towards building deeper architecture, technology and programming capabilities within Infosys, developing new Go-To Market solutions and building platforms for Infosys and their clients. His current research interests include operating models for sustainability and skills development, published in The Live Enterprise: Create a Continuously Learning and Evolving Organization (McGraw-Hill).

Ruchir Budhwar

EVP & Industry Head, Infosys

Ruchir is the Executive Vice President and Industry Head for Manufacturing in Europe at Infosys. In a career that spans over two decades at Infosys, he has played an instrumental role in establishing the company’s presence in the manufacturing sector, which includes automotive, aerospace, discrete/industrial, and chemicals/resources. Leading with a consultative, problem-solving approach, his teams have been pivotal in building alliances and partnerships and a well-defined go-to-market strategy, on both sides of the Atlantic. In the age of Digital Autobahn, Ruchir and his team have helped clients set up best-in-class service operations leveraging people amplifiers and using technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Automation/Robotics, IoT/Industry 4.0, and DevOps/Agile.

Ruchir also serves on the Board of Directors of Infosys Sweden AB and Infosys Germany GmbH.

Sumit Virmani

EVP & CMO, Infosys

Sumit heads marketing and communications at Infosys, with responsibility for realizing Infosys’ brand ambitions globally.

A transformative marketing leader, Sumit has, for over 25 years, shaped brand experiences and narratives across industries and geographies. He joined Infosys in 2004 and has since helped navigate Infosys into the league of the world’s Top 100 brands, and to evolve into the fastest growing IT services brand globally.

He champions the role of brand purpose, brand promise and brand performance as the foundational pillars that position the business for short-term growth and long-term market share gains. Sumit is also the Trustee at Infosys Foundation and serves on the Board of WongDoody – Infosys’ experience design company. Prior to joining Infosys, Sumit worked with Polaris Software and the Tata Group where he honed his skills in business development, brand strategy, marketing effectiveness and corporate communications. Forbes ranked Sumit among the top 50 most influential CMOs globally in 2023. CNBC Storyboard 18 recognized him as a global marketing visionary in 2024.

He serves on the steering committees of The Drum, International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and the Association of National Advertisers to help further the marketing agenda in boardrooms.

Umashankar Lakshmipathy

EVP & Co-Head, CIS, Infosys

Umashankar is the Executive Vice President & Co-Head of Cloud, Infrastructure and Cyber Security Services (CIS) business based in London. As Co-head he is responsible for Sales, Delivery, Operations and Client Satisfaction across all Industry Verticals. He joined Infosys in 2010 and is currently a member of the Executive Leadership team.

He has over 33 years of I.T experience of which the last 23 years have been based in London to build and develop the Cloud, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity and Outsourcing business across North America, EMEA and APAC markets. He has also developed a strong ecosystem of alliances and partnerships for the CIS business.

Umashankar is an Electronics Engineering graduate from Coimbatore Institute of Technology, India and has completed the Global Leadership Development Programme, from Stanford University (USA).

Katharina Moser

Master Of Ceremonies

Katharina has designed, organized, and moderated around 300 events. Since 2020 she has specialised in the design and moderation of in-person, hybrid and online events with a focus on how to make them more human. 2022 she joined the Executive Board of the Inner Development Goals, leading the summit 2023.

Previously, she worked for the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the British Council, and the European Forum Alpbach, before she founded the creative agency MOSAIK in 2015. (one of her projects was awarded the State Prize on Europe).

She is on the board of Bürgerforum Europa; the Austrian Society for European Politics, a founding member of Alliance4Europe, and a member of the BMW Responsible Leaders Network.