Our Speakers
This year’s speaker line-up is shaping up to be our most inspiring yet, and we’re just getting started. Here’s a first look at the leaders, innovators, and visionaries you’ll hear from, with more big names to be announced soon.”
Ash Hunt
Ash Hunt is a technology, information security, risk and product executive.Formerly FTSE 250 CISO for Sanne Group and Global CISO for Apex Group, he has worked extensively across UK Government, FTSE, Fortune 500 and CNI organisations, leading multi-million dollar enterprise programmes and multi-disciplinary teams in highly-regulated, acquisitive and high-growth environments.He operates as a Board & VC advisor, supporting global technology product innovation and strategy, as well as an international keynote, having previously served as a media commentator for Sky News & ITV on cyber security issues.
Caroline Carruthers
Caroline is a renowned globally recognised Data Leader. With extensive exposure managing large complex data and technology transformations from both internal and consulting positions. Caroline brings real-life experience and knowledge to coach and train organisations, business leaders and data professionals on successful modern data approaches and leading strategies. Working with them on delivering data-driven business transformations.
Christina Stathopoulos
Christina Stathopoulos is a global keynote speaker, award-winning educator and Founder of Dare to Data, helping individuals and corporations take the next step in their data and AI journey. After most recently building a successful career at Google and Waze, she shifted her focus to scaling impact through education, training and product evangelism. She is trusted by an extensive client list of Fortune 500 and Big Tech organizations. Christina also holds an Adjunct Faculty position at several universities where she lectures on data and AI for business, serves as an instructor for LinkedIn Learning and hosts a podcast for EM360.
Conor O'Neill
Conor O’Neill has spent decades at the forefront of new technologies from mobile to AI. His Open Source journey began as a user in 1992 with GNU tools and eventually led to launching the first Open Source smartwatch powered by Machine Learning in 2019 and a groundbreaking performance tool for Node.js.
He has worked with some of Ireland's biggest startup success stories including S3, Integral Design, FeedHenry (Red Hat) , NearForm, Tines and now ServisBOT.
At ServisBOT, he focuses on wrangling powerful new tech into useful products for businesses. Working with the ServisBOT teams in Product, Engineering and Bot Building, Conor is leading the charge in getting the incredible capabilities of LLMs safely into production so they can solve real-world problems for customers.
Erdoo Tor-Agbidye
Erdoo Tor-Agbidye is a global data and analytics leader with a career spanning federal government, non-profit, and corporate sectors. She has led international teams in the development and adoption of data, analytics, and AI/ML products that make analytics accessible and impactful across diverse audiences. Passionate about the intersection of human behaviour and data, Erdoo earned a master’s in Applied Psychology from NYU and an MBA in Technology and Big Data from IE Business School. She leverages this unique blend of expertise to bridge people, processes, and data—helping organizations translate insights into action.
From the New York City Department of Education, United Nations, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to the Olympics, Erdoo has championed data literacy as a core competency for modern organisations. Her mission is to improve how people speak, read, and communicate data—empowering both technical and non-technical audiences to make confident, data-driven decisions.
Jamie Heaslip
Jamie is the Irish Growth Lead for Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform. He helps companies of all sizes use Stripe to launch new business models, enter new markets, and accelerate their growth. Jamie is a former Ireland rugby captain and start-up investor and mentor. He holds an MBA and a degree in Medical Engineering,
Jordan Morrow
Jordan Morrow is known as the "Godfather of Data Literacy", having helped pioneer and invent the entire field. He is also the founder and CEO of Bodhi Data and currently is the Senior Vice President of Data & AI Transformation for AgileOne, helping to utilize data and AI in the total talent management space. Jordan is a global trailblazer in the world of data literacy and enjoys his time traveling the world speaking and/or helping companies. He served as the Chair of the Advisory Board for The Data Literacy Project, has spoken at numerous conferences around the world, and is an active voice in the data and analytics community. He has also helped companies and organizations around the world, including the United Nations, build and/or understand data literacy.
Jordan is the author of three books: Be Data Literate, Be Data Driven, and Be Data Analytical, with his fourth book coming out in December 2024.
Louise McCormack
Louise McCormack is pursuing her PhD at the ADAPT Centre, University of Galway, where her research focuses on the responsible assessment of AI systems. Alongside her academic work, she serves as an AI consultant, guiding organisations on compliance with the EU AI Act and alignment with ISO/IEC 42001 standards. A TEDx speaker and published scholar in the Journal of AI and Ethics, she combines rigorous research with over ten years of professional experience in digital innovation and strategic leadership. Her work has been recognised with a number of industry and academic awards for her work in AI.
Marion Shaw
Marion Shaw is an award-winning data leader, currently serving as Senior Director Data, Analytics and Data Management at Cencora. With deep expertise in building high-performing data functions, accelerating data maturity, and unlocking business value through data, Marion is passionate about transforming how organizations leverage their information assets.
A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, she creatively adapts process improvement principles to the data domain, driving measurable outcomes and operational excellence. In 2024, Marion was recognized as Data IQ’s Data Leader of the Year and Corndel’s Data-Driven Leader, while her team at Chaucer earned the Data Team of the Year award from the London Market Forum.
Marion is a strong advocate for Women in Data & IT and champions Neurodiversity in the workplace. Known for her innovative approach to embedding data culture, she even designed the widely celebrated Data Escape Room to engage teams in data-driven thinking.
When she’s not shaping the future of data strategy, Marion enjoys life as a proud mom of two young daughters—and continues to inspire the next generation of leaders in tech and data
Oliver Williams
Oliver Williams leads the Tableau business across the UK & Ireland, driving the adoption of data visualisation and analytics platforms to empower organisations of all sizes. Originally with Salesforce’s UK&I FinTech division, Oliver brings deep experience supportingchallenger banks, payment firms, BaaS (Banking as a Service) providers, and broader financial services. His background includes leadership roles in Financial Services, working on risk analytics, market-facing solutions, and digital transformation. He is especially focused on translating data into actionable insight, fostering data-driven cultures, and helping customers makesmarter decisions faster.
Oliver holds a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) from the University of Edinburgh.
Tiankai Feng
Tiankai is a data leader by day, a musician by night, and an optimist at heart. He is the author of "Humanizing Data Strategy", and is currently working as the Director for Data & AI Strategy at Thoughtworks. With 12+ years experiences in Data Analytics, Data Governance and Data Strategy, he found a passion for the human aspect of data: how to collaborate, communicate and be creative around data. He is passionate about making data more understood, approachable and fun through unconventional methods like music and memes.
More coming soon.
