2026 General Speaker

Andrea McIntosh is a fierce advocate for the records and information management profession, bringing two decades of hands-on experience in information architecture, Microsoft 365 governance, and empowering organisations to make smarter decisions with their data. As consultant and coach, she is driven by a mission to raise the visibility, credibility, and energy of the IM profession—locally…

Helen joined the ICO’s team in Cardiff in January 2013, where her main areas of interest include health, education and central government.  Prior to that Helen was a civil servant for 17 years in Westminster and the Welsh Government, working mainly in health and sustainable development.

Ian Mangenga is a social designer and AI ethics & governance researcher whose work explores how algorithmic systems quietly shape identity, access, and power, with a particular focus on the experiences of African women. She is the founder of Digital Girl Africa, a community incubator advancing AI literacy and digital confidence for women across the continent.…

Sue Trory is an independent AI ethics consultant specialising in educational technology, organisational AI governance, and responsible AI implementation. She brings a distinctive combination of 25 years of senior commercial leadership in international educational publishing and formal academic training in AI ethics and society. Throughout her career, Sue has held strategic leadership positions at some…

Julia Bonder-Le Berre is Head of Global Privacy at Iron Mountain. Julia leads our global privacy program to ensure that Iron Mountain complies with applicable laws and privacy is embedded in our services and operationalised across the organization. Before that, Julia worked on global privacy programs at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Mastercard and advised multinational…

Self confessed information governance control freak.... Strong information governance professional with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Information and Records Management from Northumbria University and practical experience of all aspects of information governance to a senior level including data protection, records management and information security. Worked as a Data Protection Officer and IG lead with…

Idayat Ibraheem is an Information security executive with over fourteen years of progressive experience in Cyber security, IT risks assessments, Governance, Risk and Compliance at several large Fortune 500 companies. Idayat has  successfully led  strategic and tactical leadership for information security and compliance programs in different technology capacities at different organisations.She has served as a…

I'm Jacqueline Stockwell, the CEO and founder of Leadership Through Data. I LOVE what I do! I help information leaders around the world make a real impact. If you're tired of boring information management training, I'm here to change that! I'll show you how to get amazing results and make your voice heard. Being dyslexic…

Yağmur Şahin is the Head of Business Development and Data Protection at Data Privacy Simplified, leading strategic growth at the intersection of privacy, cybersecurity and business innovation. With extensive experience across corporate, public and third-sector organisations, she helps clients design and implement information governance frameworks that balance compliance, ethics and operational value. A qualified lawyer…

Ibrahim Hasan is a solicitor and director of Act Now Training Limited which he founded 23 years ago. He is recognised as a leading authority on information rights law. He writes a regular column for the Law Society Gazette and is often called upon by the media to provide comment and analysis on topical information…