2023 Speakers, agenda and previous speakers

Last year more than 170 delegates took part in this three day online event on how digital technologies and data can empower communities to connect and communicate as they build a smart future together.

Day One	Wednesday, 21 June
	Andrew Elliot, Deputy Director for Cyber Security, Innovation and Skills, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Securing the UK's Connected Places: Why Cyber Security Matters
	Eddie Copeland, Director, London Office of Technology & Innovation (LOTI) Smarter London
	Anna Broberg, COO & co-founder, Maptionnaire  How Citizen Engagement Creates Sustainable Communities with Location-Based Data
	James Perrineau, Sales Manager, Maptionnaire  How Citizen Engagement Creates Sustainable Communities with Location-Based Data
	Sarah King, Curriculum Achievement Officer, Cardiff Council Utilising Maptionnaire for Pupil Engagement
Day Two	Thursday, 22 June
	Colin Birchenall, Chief Digital Officer at Glasgow City Council and Chief Technology Officer for the Digital Office for Scottish Local Government  Progress from pilots to business as usual
	Dan Clarke, Head of Innovation and Technology, Greater Cambridge Partnership                                      Harnessing Innovation for a Better Public Transport System
	Stu Higgins, Head of Smart and IoT, Sustainability Ambassador, Cisco Communities Reimagined
	Sherelle Fairweather, Digital Strategy Lead, Manchester City Council                                            Implementing a people-centred Smart Cities strategy at local level
	Peter Takacs, Network Services Commercial Lead, Crown Commercial Service                                      Network Services 3 and IOT & Smart Cities
Day Three	Friday, 23 June
	Liz St Louis, Director for Smart Cities, Sunderland City Council                                                        Sunderland Smart City: From Strategy to Reality
	Georgina Maratheftis, Associate Director, techUK                                                                                          How collaboration can harness place-based innovation
	Rebekah Brown, IoT Project Delivery Manager, Royal Borough of Kingston                                                South London Partnership
	Theo Blackwell, Chief Digital Officer for London, Greater London Authority                                            Smarter, inclusive, London

2022 Speakers:

• Dr Colin Birchenall, CTO, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government
• Tim Kidd, Head of UK Public Sector, Hitachi Solutions
• Andrew Parsons, IoT Programme Manager, South London Partnership
• David Grasty, Corporate Head of Digital Strategy & Portfolio, Kingston Upon Thames Council
• Linda Chandler, Smart City Lead, Microsoft
• Robert Goldsmith, GIS & Mapping Manager, Devon and Cornwall Police
• Sumitra Appan, UK Public Sector Lead, Precisely
• Liz St Louis, Assistant Director of Smart Cities, Sunderland City Council 
• Jenny Nelson, Head of ICT and Digital Transformation, Newcastle City Council
• Philip Maguire, Chief Executive Officer, Inakalum
• Dr Johanne Parker,Information & Intelligence Manager, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
• Chris Howarth, Local Government Sector Lead, Alteryx
• Aruj Haider, Chief Digital & Innovation Officer, Westminster City Council 
• Julie McCann, Professor of Computer Systems
• Phil Beecher, President & CEO, Wi-SUN Alliance

2021 Speakers:

• Adrian Walker, T-Projects Manager, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
• Andrew Parsons, IoT Programme Manager, South London Partnership
• Professor Andrew Wilson, Chair in Forensic & Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford
• Bradley Coupar, Social Worker and Smart Place Project Manager, South London Partnership
• Dan Clarke, Strategy and Partnerships Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council
• Liz St Louis, Assistant Director of Smart Cities, Sunderland City Council
• Nathan Pierce, Head of Smart London Team & Programme Director of Sharing Cities, Greater London Authority
• Stu Higgins, Head of Smart Cities and IoT, Cisco
• Liz St Louis, Assistant Director of Smart Cities, Sunderland City Council

2020 Speakers:

• Adam Jennison, ICT Principal Lead (Smart City), Hull City Council
• Andrew Waterworth, Director EMEA, Precisely
• Balazs Csuvar, Head of Delivery, DG Cities
• Ben Hawes, Associate, Connected Places Catapult
• Carol Valentine, Highways Project Manager Live Labs, Kent County Council
• Dan Clarke, Strategy and Partnerships Manager, Greater Cambridge Partnership
• David Stevenson, Housing Energy Officer, Renfrewshire Council
• Geoff Connell, Director of IMT & Chief Digital Officer, Norfolk County Council
• Jenny Nelson, Digital Newcastle Programme Manager, Newcastle City Council
• Marc Evans, VP of Client Solutions, Precisely
• Mike Warr, Programme Manager, Essex + Herts Digital Innovation Zone
• Nathan Pierce, Head of Smart London Team & Programme Director of Sharing Cities, Greater London Authority