Author name: Monika Tomczak

Caroline is a social entrepreneur, international speaker and leading authority on diversity and inclusion. Since taking a life-changing decision at 28 to leave her successful career in management consulting and travel across India on an elephant, Caroline has been committed to building a global movement to create an equal society for the 1.3 billion people […]

Shelton Newsham has over 17 Years’ experience in law enforcement and is currently a manager at the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Cyber Crime Unit He has regional responsibilities for: Protect – (Cyber threat mitigation advice for public and private sector) Prevent –(Disruption, diversion, education and support). Shelton works alongside UK Government agencies, international law enforcement

Erich lives outside Boston with his wife and 2 daughters. He works in accessibility at IBM, as part of the team ensuring accessible solutions, finding new approaches to access technology, and contributing to the global accessibility standards. Erich is an avid marathon runner and triathlete, and has competed in races throughout the United States. In

Christopher M. Lee, Ph.D., is an international expert in accessibility field. He is an author and public speaker on learning disabilities and assistive technology. He has received and served as principal investigator on numerous research grants and contracts. Christopher serves a Managing Director of the International Association of Accessible Professionals (IAAP), and  Chief Learning Officer of

Joanna Bryson is a transdisciplinary researcher on the structure and dynamics of human- and animal-like intelligence. Her research covering  topics from artificial intelligence, through autonomy and robot ethics, and on to human cooperation has appeared in venues ranging from a reddit to Science. She holds degrees in Psychology from Chicago and Edinburgh, and Artificial Intelligence from

Frances West is an internationally recognized thought leader, speaker, strategy advisor, and women-intechnology trailblazer known for her work in innovation, technology, and business transformation. She is the founder of FrancesWestCo, a global s t r a t e g y a d v i s o r y c omp a n y f o

Roy Lilley built up his first enterprise from scratch, turning it into a multi-million pound turnover business. Roy’s position as a former chair of the NHS Trust and a commentator and analyst of healthcare policy has contributed to his unparalleled reach over social media in the NHS. He has been voted the top UK speaker

Robert Neuhauser about himself… I’m deeply rooted in a strong science background – however I am captured by responsibly shaping powerful technologies, leading complex organizations, developing successful global businesses and enabling exceptional talent to grow. And while doing this, I’m always looking for the powerful, simple, universal guiding principles that make all this work effectively.

In 2005 Gareth joined the bbc.co.uk management team and founded the BBC’s Digital Accessibility Team. This team was tasked with ensuring all future services delivered by IP would be fully accessible and the service that would later become known as BBC iPlayer would lead by example. The delivery of broadcast style access services in an on-demand environment

With a background in psychology and an expert in human–computer interaction, Alastair Campbell is a leading light in the understanding of where man meets machines. He is driven by a desire to make the digital world accessible through the best possible user experience. The result is that those he works with can implement more humane