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I am very interested in attending the events, but I may not know anyone there, what would you say?

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Next Talks

Mark Davies and Rich Brooks, Lecturers at Cranfield Business School

“How to create a customer value proposition with AI” September 17th, 6pm for a 6:15pm start

Buy tickets here for Sept 17th

Jayne Opperman, CEO of Consumer Lending, Lloyds Banking Group on October 8th, 5:30pm for 6pm

“Digitalisation in Practice: How AI is Reshaping Product Development and Customer Experience”

Buy tickets here for October 8th

Jayne will share how AI and digital innovation are helping shape new products and experiences for customers. She’ll discuss practical examples, what’s working well, where AI is making a difference, and some of the challenges encountered so far.

Mark Foster, Former Head of IBM Global Services on July 2nd

“AI, Ethics & Geopolitics: Navigating the New Frontier”

Mark shared his perspective on the evolution of AI, explored how to push its boundaries while drawing the lines as we map out ethical frameworks for ongoing development. He examined these challenges against an ever-changing Geopolitical backdrop.

The feedback was excellent:

“I really enjoyed yesterday Mark – thank you to you and to Mark Foster.”

“Thanks so much – the other Mark was excellent, really nice to see him, hear him speak (brilliantly as ever) and get to talk with him afterwards.”

“Excellent event. I really enjoyed hearing from Mark Foster on all these topical issues!”

“A thought-provoking discussion on AI, ethics, and geopolitics. I left with plenty of new perspectives (and even more questions!), which is the mark of a great speaker.”

“Another engaging and thought-provoking session. Taking time out to hear from great speakers, challenge your thinking, and gain new perspectives is always time well spent.”

“A special thank you to Mark Foster for delivering such a compelling and thought-provoking keynote on AI, Ethics & Geopolitics: Navigating the New Frontier. Your insights, expertise, and engaging delivery made for a fascinating discussion that left everyone with plenty to reflect on.”

“Really enjoyed the session”.

Mark was responsible for a $47 billion business with 240,000 employees between 2019 and 2021, and was Chair of IBM Consulting up to Dec 2022. He worked in Government and was a founding Commissioner for the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) overseeing the UK’s annual global aid spend of £11 billion from 2011 to 2015.

Mark retired after 27 years at Accenture in 2011, as CEO for Global Markets and Management Consulting.

Recent talks: Jonny White, CEO and Founder of Ticket Tailor on May 28th

“Doing Well by Doing Good: A Tech-Powered Growth Story”

Jonny shared his tech start-up and scale-up experience, and give insight in how to steer an organisation which looks beyond the bottom line.

Jonny was passionate about business as a force for good, bootstrapping, and designing a stress-free company that can punch way above its weight.

The feedback was excellent:

“Jonny was brilliant.  What a lovely guy!”

“It was a great talk from Jonny”

“Thanks for another great talk.  We need more people like Jonny running business that are so authentically and unapologetically aligned with personal values.”

“Great talk”

“Really enjoyed the talk”

“You are really getting some great presenters”

Got questions?
Feel free to reach out.

Past talks:

Jon Webster, Senior Managing Director and COO of CPP Investments. April 2026.

Jon shared his perspectives on the implementation of Agentic AI and its implications for an organisation.

Further website links from Jon: A 5 min read from the CPP Investments Insights Institute https://www.cppinvestments.com/insight-institute/rethinking-work-lessons-from-cpp-investments-ai-first-experiments/ 
And Jon’s substack https://educablemind.substack.com/

Nick Williams, MD Transport, Lloyds Banking Group. Talk on “How we have delivered technology transformation in our business”. Feb 2026

Thanks to Nick Williams for an outstanding and insightful talk on the motor finance business and the current state of the global market and technology in new cars and the implication for financing.

Professor Trevor Williams: Talk on “Economics with a Technology twist”, Dec 2025

Ever feel like economics can drift into the abstract? Professor Trevor Williams showed just how powerful, and practical, it can be. His ability to transform complex economic ideas into clear, engaging insights was genuinely impressive. The event took place on Thursday 4th December 2025 at the IET.

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Phil Knight, Group CTO and CISO, Bank of London. Talk on “Big Bank to Bold Fintech”, Sept 2025

 

Enlightening talk with multiple examples of differences and challenges around: culture, Cyber Security, regulation, Life cycle Delivery, AI, budgeting and Procurement. The event took place on Monday, 6th October 2025 at the IET.

Attendees commented on the interaction between the attendees in a face-to-face setting.

 

Barry Jones: Former Lloyds Banking Group CIO for Channel and Data. Talk on “Digital Run and Change”, July 2025

Insight into how these critical systems are kept an extremely high level of availablity whilst introducing new functionality. The event took place on Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 at the IET.

Attendees comments about what they liked (word for word):