2026 General Speaker

John leads on privacy and AI product development at Securys, bringing fresh approaches to the challenges of international data governance. John has worked in a wide variety of leadership roles in diverse sectors. He is an IAPP-qualified privacy and information security professional and is a regular conference speaker and writer on data privacy and AI.

Dr Eliza McKee is the Principal Researcher for the Northern Ireland Digitisation Project at The National Archives. With a background in archival research and public history, Eliza leads the strategic development of a landmark initiative to digitise and make accessible thousands of government records relating to the Northern Ireland Troubles. Her work focuses on enhancing…

Jamie is the Welsh Government’s Head of e-Discovery. He supports the Departmental Records Officer with all Knowledge and Information Management aspects of Welsh Government’s involvements in public inquiries. He was heavily involved in the Welsh Government’s response to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry, developing processes for the identification and transferral of relevant information, creating workflows…

Mark has been working in Welsh Government since late 2024 as a E-Discovery Manager within the Knowledge and Information Management team. Before that they spent (nearly) 20 years working in higher education in various library related roles. Being a recent(ish) entrant to a new sector has meant getting used to lots of different acronyms, processes…

I have worked in the Home Office for over 25 years in roles spanning the whole organisation, from casework through to driving improvement projects. I have led the Home Office Knowledge Management Team for the last 3 years, re-energising existing initiatives such as the Learning from Experience Storytelling Programme and launching new ones such as…

Samira Teuteberg brings over fifteen years of records management and information governance experience across the academic, public, museum, and legal sectors. She began her career at the University of Sussex, working with personal collections of German-Jewish refugees before moving to London's museum sector, including a role at the National Portrait Gallery focused on digital preservation…

Maria Lim-Pittendrigh is a trusted leader in Information Governance and Digital Transformation, with extensive experience helping organisations across the UK and Ireland unlock the value of their information through Microsoft 365 and AI-driven solutions. As the UK & Ireland Business Development Lead at Infotechtion, Maria bridges the worlds of governance and innovation — guiding organisations…

I am a Data Protection and Privacy Consultant, specialising in practical, people centred approaches to privacy and information governance. My mission is to bring the human side of data protection to the profession. I was the runner up for the IRMS Professional of the Year Award in 2024 and and deliver and develop accredited training…

I am Jos Arends from Assen, the Netherlands. I work for several governmental organizations as an information advisor and policy maker. Next to that I train civil servants in becoming good information professionals and civil servants.

Iram Ditta serves as the Chair of the IRMS Legal Group, where she leads initiatives to advance records management and information governance within the legal sector. In this role, she brings together professionals to share insights, tackle emerging challenges, and promote best practices in the evolving landscape of legal information management. Iram has volunteered with…