2026 General Speaker

Scott Sammons PC.rm, MNLP, AMIRMS, MBCS, FIIMA DP & IG Consultant Scott is an experienced freelance DP & IG consultant having now worked and volunteered for 18+ years in the profession across various sectors. Scott now works on various IG related projects and as an outsourced DPO for a number of organisations. As well as…

Deborah Varenna (she/her) is a Directorate Co-ordinator within the Organisational Knowledge Management Team at the Disclosure and Barring Service. With a strong focus on collaboration and inclusion, Deborah is one of the co-founders of KIM Coffee Connect. Deborah is passionate about improving how knowledge & information is captured and shared. In her current role, Deborah…

Lucy Maguire is an Information Sharing Manager within the Knowledge and Information Management team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). With a background in public sector records management and as a qualified archivist, Lucy brings an understanding of the value of information management throughout the information lifecycle to complex sharing initiatives.…

Carmel du Parc Braham is a Digital Information Manager, with a career spanning over a decade in Knowledge and Information management. Passionate about connecting people and ideas, Carmel is one of the co-founders of KIM Coffee Connect, a grassroots initiative designed to foster meaningful professional relationships in a friendly, low-pressure environment. Her work focuses on…

Sara Lloyd-Williams is a Privacy Manager at Oxfam GB. Previously she worked as a senior consultant in information governance and as a senior records manager for a county council. Her work sits at the messy edge where privacy, records, security and delivery meet, and her focus is simple: make privacy practical for real people. She…

Joetta Harty is a records specialist with over a decade of experience in information management spanning the public and private sectors, including government, utilities, not‑for‑profit, and higher education organisations in the UK and US. Throughout her career, she has led knowledge services teams, conducted large-scale records analysis, developed and implemented organisation‑wide records management programmes, introduced…

Paula McClure, MLIS, AMIRMS, is a records management and data protection specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in international organisations and financial services. She has led the development of records management programmes and has experience implementing information governance solutions in OpenText Livelink and Microsoft Purview. She is currently working with the BBC as a…

Klementyna de Sternberg Stojalowska is a copywriter, brand language strategist, and author of Brand Heroes. For over twenty years she has helped organisations - from global brands to ambitious consultancies -turn expertise into clear, credible communication. Through her business, The Good Copywriter, and her signature Story SPACE framework, she works with teams and leaders to…

Anne Grzybowski is currently the acting head of the Information Governance division at Heriot-Watt University. Where she has been Records Manager since February 2020 and has led the development of the University’s current Information and Records Management Programme and the University’s Optimising M365 Project. Anne is also the Chair of the IRMS HE/FE Special Interest…

Kate Valente is an information governance professional with 10 years experience in records management roles in central and local government and other public sector organisations. She has experience working with M365, Purview and has undertaken successful change management projects in previous roles as well as her current one at Jisc.