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Innovation – why good ideas fail at procurement, and how to fix it Wednesday @ 3:45 PM
Dani joined techUK in February 2025 as a Policy Manager in the Digital Regulation team.
Prior to this, Dani worked in political monitoring where she was a consultant for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. In this role, she developed a strong understanding of parliamentary procedure, closely following all of the major developments in the tech centre and working with several key stakeholders and regulators.
She has an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Bristol and an MPhil in Modern European History from the University of Cambridge.
Outside of tech, Dani has a strong interest in addiction policy, particularly towards drugs, having written her dissertation on the topic as well as several subsequent research projects. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and following all things motoring, whether that be F1, MotoGP or Formula E.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniella-bennett-remin
Data – turning information into passenger and organisational value Wednesday @ 1:55 PM
Michelle Craven-Faulkner is a Partner at Shoosmiths LLP and one of the UK's leading advisers to the transport and rail sector. She leads the firm's National Rail practice and heads its Complex Contracting team, advising clients on some of the industry's most significant commercial, procurement, regulatory and supply chain matters.
With more than 25 years' experience working across transport, manufacturing, supply chain and infrastructure, Michelle began her career in-house at Alstom Transport before moving into private practice. Her experience spans all aspects of the transport sector looking at operation, manufacturing, regulation, supply chain, engineering and major projects, giving her a unique understanding of both the commercial and operational challenges facing the sector.
Michelle has a particular specialism in rail and advises a broad range of organisations across the rail ecosystem, including manufacturers, operators, infrastructure providers, technology businesses and supply chain companies. She is particularly recognised for her expertise in complex commercial arrangements, public procurement, supply chain resilience and rail industry reform. Recent work has included advising on major rolling stock and infrastructure programmes, strategic supply chain projects and matters connected with the future structure of Britain's railway
Beyond her client work, Michelle is a longstanding industry leader and advocate. Having served on the Rail Forum board since 2004 and having recently been appointed its Chair, she works closely with industry stakeholders, government departments and sector bodies to support the development of the UK rail industry. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events and is regularly sought out for her insight on rail policy, investment, procurement and supply chain issues. In 2025, she gave evidence to the Transport Select Committee as part of its inquiry into rail investment pipelines.
Michelle is valued for combining deep sector knowledge with practical commercial insight, helping organisations navigate change, manage risk and deliver successful outcomes in a rapidly evolving transport landscape.
Innovation – why good ideas fail at procurement, and how to fix it Wednesday @ 3:45 PM
Sue leads techUK's Technology and Innovation work at techUK.
This includes work programmes on cloud, data protection, data analytics, AI, digital ethics, Digital Identity and Internet of Things as well as emerging and transformative technologies and innovation policy. She has been recognised as one of the most influential people in UK tech by Computer Weekly's UKtech50 Longlist and in 2021 was inducted into the Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame. A key influencer in driving forward the data agenda in the UK Sue is co-chair of the UK government's National Data Strategy Forum. As well as being recognised in the UK's Big Data 100 and the Global Top 100 Data Visionaries for 2020 Sue has also been shortlisted for the Milton Keynes Women Leaders Awards and was a judge for the Loebner Prize in AI. In addition to being a regular industry speaker on issues including AI ethics, data protection and cyber security, Sue was recently a judge for the UK Tech 50 and is a regular judge of the annual UK Cloud Awards.
Innovation – why good ideas fail at procurement, and how to fix it Wednesday @ 3:45 PM
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorydaniels28/
Autonomy – delivering the next big theme in transport Wednesday @ 1:20 PM
Julian David is the CEO of techUK, the leading technology trade association that aims to realise the positive outcomes that digital technology can achieve for People, Society, the Economy and the Planet.
He leads techUK’s 100+ strong team representing 1,100+ British based tech companies, comprising global and national champions and more than 600 SMEs and ScaleUP companies. techUK is the voice of the tech industry in the UK with 21 member led programmes covering all of tech from ‘Chips to Clicks’ and addressing 11 market sectors from Defence and Central Government, through to Health, Consumer Electronics and Financial Services.
In 2021 techUK launched TechSkills, the employer-led accreditation organisation that aims to improve the flow of talent into the digital workforce and open up access for all to high value tech jobs.
Julian represents techUK on a number of external bodies including the Digital Economy Council, the National Cyber Security Advisory Council and the Department of Business and Trade’s Strategic Trade Advisory Group. He is member of the NTA Advisory Board of DIGITALEUROPE and is a member of the Board of the Health Innovation Network the South London Academic Health Science Network.
Julian has over thirty years of experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining techUK, he had a series of leadership roles at IBM including Vice President for Small and Medium Business and Public Sector. After leaving IBM he worked as a consultant helping tech SMEs establish successful operations in the U.K. His personal interests include Football (West Ham, Balham FC and Real Madrid) and Art.
Welcome and Introductory Remarks Wednesday @ 1:00 PM
Gareth joined Mobile UK in 2017. He heads up policy and communications with a focus on mobile coverage and future infrastructure requirements and deployment.
Before coming to Mobile UK, Gareth spent three years as a Public Affairs Manager with HS2 Ltd. During this time Gareth worked to deliver the hybrid Bill through its Parliamentary stages to Royal Assent and worked with key stakeholders across the country to build support and advocacy for the project. Prior to HS2 Ltd. Gareth worked as a consultant at Insight Public Affairs with clients across the transport and infrastructure spectrum and before that with the British Chambers of Commerce as a Senior Policy Advisor.
Presentation: Mobile connectivity as transport infrastructure Wednesday @ 1:10 PM
Mark Ferguson runs the Supply Chain and Digital Infrastructure Twin practice for InterSystems UK&I.
Clean, real time, trusted data from multiple and disparate (often legacy IT) sources is critical for most public/ private sector organisations, projects and initiatives. InterSystems has spent 45 years helping to solve complex challenges for many clients and partners in this arena.
In the digital twin infrastructure environment for healthcare and other sectors (including transport, energy, water and heat), InterSystems provides the Data Backbone to manage real time data from multiple sources to support timely decision-making, cross organisation collaboration and overall data governance.
With 25 years in supply chain digital transformation and business technology, Mark is driving innovation, where he helps (public and private sector) organisations orchestrate real-time data to accelerate operational performance. Mark works closely with InterSystems partners and their clients to design and implement interoperability-driven data solutions (for supply chain infrastructure, digital twins, and many other use cases) built on InterSystems’ AI enabled, high-performance, intelligent data platforms.
Data – turning information into passenger and organisational value Wednesday @ 1:55 PM
Innovation – why good ideas fail at procurement, and how to fix it Wednesday @ 3:45 PM
Dr Liz James is a Managing Security Consultant at NCC Group, specialising in Cyber Physical Systems across Operational Technology (OT) and the Transport sector. Her work spans components, functional clusters, full vehicle platforms and wider industrial environments including ships, cars, trucks, buses, trains and energygeneration systems.
Bringing a researchled, engineeringdriven approach, Liz applies core security principles to help organisations operating under the NIS Directive and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) strengthen asset visibility, architectural resilience and cyber hygiene. Her methodology enables operators to understand risk more deeply than compliance requirements alone typically allow.
She leads assessments across complex CyberPhysical environments where operational uptime is critical, ensuring threats are surfaced even when intrusive testing is not feasible. Through rigorous risk management and alternative testing strategies, Liz provides robust assurance while protecting live critical systems.
Panel: Securing the transport system – cyber resilience for critical infrastructure Wednesday @ 2:50 PM
Chris Parker MBE is a strategic level expert in Cyber Governance. He is Visiting Professor of Cyber Security at the University of South Wales, an NCSC Gold Award Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education.
A strategic leader, Chris is Co-Chair of the techUK Cyber Resilience Committee Industry and Co-Chair for the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Integration Working Group. In addition, he chaired the DESNZ Cybersecurity Supply Chain COPP from 2023-2024, is a board member of the techUK Cyber Growth Partnership and a guest lecturer for the UK Government’s Chevening Fellowship. He is a judge and Advisory Board Member for the UK National Cyber Awards. Chris holds a master’s degree in technology and has two post-graduate diplomas in Strategic Management
Panel: Securing the transport system – cyber resilience for critical infrastructure Wednesday @ 2:50 PM
