The DataIQ World Congress in November 2025 brought together the brightest minds in data and AI. Our 2025 keynote speakers, panellists and knowledge exchange moderators were carefully selected, senior leaders from large global enterprise organisations, who are shaping the future of data and AI. 

Katie Adams
AI and Data Science Business Lead
Lloyds Banking Group
Abbi Agana
Fractional Chief Transformation Officer
Leathermarket JMB
Paul Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
Beyond: Putting Data to Work
Sarah Barron
Chief Marketing Officer
Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland Ltd
Caroline Bellamy
Chief Data & AI Officer, Deputy CIO
Ministry of Defence
James Benford
Director General, Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics
Office for National Statistics
Helen Blaikie
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Aston University
Kay Buckley
Business Platform Lead for Customer Data Services Platform
Lloyds Banking Group
Matthew Bumford
Marketing, Communications and Engagement Manager – Data Culture, Strategy, AI
Lloyds Banking Group
Paola Cagliani
EU Chief Data and AI Officer
Admiral
Joao Cazarotti Cruz
GenAI Special Projects Discovery (Secondment)
Elsevier
Davin Crowley-Sweet OBE
Director of Digital Technical Competence (CDO / CTO / Change)
National Highways
Trystan Davies
Group Head of Data Science
Lloyds Banking Group
Jonathan Davis
Head of Data Science
Zurich Insurance UK
Belinda Djamson
Managing Director, UKIA Financial Services Data & AI
Accenture
Yixiang Dong
Director of BI and Analytics
Virgin Media
Pete Edmonds
Head Group of Data Governance
Aviva
Ray Eitel-Porter
AI Expert and Senior Research Associate for Responsible AI
The Intellectual Forum, Jesus College, Cambridge
Niklas Ek
Group Head of Data, Insights & Analytics
PureGym
Jon Eklöf, PhD
Global Chief Data & Analytics Officer
GKN Aerospace
Yusuf Ermak
Partner
KPMG
Simon Ferriter
Chief Executive Officer
Anmut
Carlo Giovine
Leader of QuantumBlack Labs
QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
Gavin Goodland
Chief Data Officer
National Grid
Chris Gullick
Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer
Ofgem
Russell Harte
Group Chief Operating Officer
DFS
David Hayes
Chief Data Officer
The Open University
David Hepworth
Head of Quantum Data Community & Partnerships
Aviva
Louise Herring
Chief Digital & Strategy Officer
Brambles
Sophie Holland
Head of Data Platforms
Gallagher Re
Johanna Hutchinson
Chief Data Officer
BAE Systems
Nivedh Iyer
Head of Data Management, Group Data and Analytics
Danske Bank
Kshitij Jain
Senior Vice President, Global Analytics & AI Services
EXL Service
Kate Jones
Head of Data Strategy & Change
Coventry Building Society
Vishwa Kalmali
Global Head of Data and AI
Imperial Brands
Rishi Kapoor
Head of Worldwide Partner Sales Engineering
Alteryx
Shahina Khan
Executive Director, Head of EMEA Data Governance
SMBC Group
Oleg Kravets
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
The Travel Corporation
Susan Laine
Global Data CTO & Data & AI Thought Leader
Quest Software
Amy Lenander
Chief Data Officer
Capital One
Indhira Mani
Chief Data Officer
Intact
Sian McHenry
Head of Data Governance
Nationwide Building Society
James Miller
Director of Data Transformation
Anmut
Vikas Misra
EMEA Growth Leader
EXL Service
James Morgan
Chief Data Officer
The Crown Estate
Cayleigh O'Dwyer
Senior Manager Data & Analytics Culture & Strategy
Lloyds Banking Group
Rob Oomens
Managing Partner
iXperts – formerly of Enexis, Philips, ASML & ABN AMRO
Aman Patel
Head of Data Foundations
Data Reply
Perry Philipp
Chief Data Officer
Entain
Mara Pometti
Vice President Agentic Experience Strategy
Mastercard
Matt Prebble
CEO of Accenture United Kingdom. Ireland & Africa
Accenture
Enzo Ricciulli
Global Lead AI & Innovation at Mediaplus Group
Mediaplus Group
Sarah Self
Artificial Intelligence Director
Aviva
Joydeb Sengupta
Chief Technology Officer
Bamboo Connect
Sid Shah
Vice President, Data, Analytics & Audience, International
Live Nation Entertainment
Ian Spatz
Partner
Data Reply
Dan Taffler
Group Director of Data and Analytics
Reach PLC
Ming Tang
Chief Data and Analytics Officer & Chief Digital and Information Officer (Interim)
NHS England
Raman Thakral
Practice Director
WNS Analytics
Matthew Tyrrell
Data Strategy Director
SMBC Group
Matt Webb
Chief Information Officer
UK Power Networks
Neal Wells
Head of Data Culture
SMBC Group
Richard Wiles
Vice President of Technology, Data & Innovation
News UK