Paul Johnson CBEProvost, The Queen's College OxfordPaul Johnson CBE is one of the UK’s leading economists and economics commentators. Having worked in economic research, in consultancy and in government he became director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2011, serving for nearly 15 years. In that role he helped cement the IFS’s place as the UK’s go-to organisation for high quality independent analysis in economics and public policy. Paul is also a columnist for The Times, a regular contributor to other broadcast and print media and author of the bestselling book Follow the Money: How Much Does Britain Cost? His expertise spans the UK economy and public finances, tax, pensions, education, health, climate change, and other areas of economics and policy.

Tina Brown CBEJournalist, editor and author, Tina Brown Live MediaLegendary editor, journalist, CEO, and New York Times bestselling author Tina Brown is an expert on leading through extreme disruption. Brown transformed Vanity Fair, increasing sales from 200K to 1.2M, reinvented The New Yorker, and pioneered online journalism as the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast. Now CEO of Tina Brown Live Media, she was the visionary Founder of Women in the World Summits and served as the CEO from 2010-2020.

Margaret Casely-Hayford CBELawyer, Governance expertMargaret Casely-Hayford CBE is a lawyer and governance expert who has served on the Institute of Directors’ Governance Board and Commission on the Directors’ Code of Conduct. Formerly Chair of Shakespeare’s Globe and ActionAid UK, and a Co-op Board member, she is now a Non-Executive Director at the Department for Education. A strong advocate for ethics, diversity, the arts, and education, she is a Trustee of the Radcliffe Trust and Patron of several charities. She was awarded a CBE in 2018 for services to charity and diversity, and an Honorary Doctorate from Coventry University in 2025 for her tenure as its first female Chancellor.

James SprouleChief Economist, Handelsbanken UKJames Sproule was appointed as Chief Economist of Handelsbanken UK in May 2020. For much of 2019 he was a Senior Business Adviser to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, prior to which he worked with the think tanks UnHerd and the Legatum Institute. Between 2014-2017 he was the Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors. Before joining the Institute of Directors, he was the Head of UK Research with Accenture. He started his financial career as a merchant bank economist working with Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort. He later helped to found the boutique bank Augusta and Company.

Dr Katharina Bryan LLMFormer Head of International Sustainability Reporting Policy, AmazonKatharina is a senior sustainability policy advisor with 20 years of experience at the intersection of international organisations, governments, and global business. Her career combines public and private sector sustainability management, reporting and audit experience. She provides strategic advice on sustainability policy and strategies, navigates through sustainability reporting frameworks and enjoys building resilience by growing capacity in organisations. Until August 2025, she was Head of International Sustainability Reporting Policy at Amazon. Katharina is currently a Senior Policy Advisor to GRI (Global Reporting Initiative).

Temi Labor CAChief Internal Auditor, Pay10 GlobalTemi Labor is a risk and innovation pioneer with over 17 years of experience across Europe, Asia, and the MENA region, specialising in Internal Audit, Financial Crime Compliance, Forensic Investigations, and Risk Management. She currently leads the Group Internal Audit at Pay10 Global, driving scalable frameworks that balance innovation with compliance across all regulated entities. Her forward-thinking approach integrates Artificial Intelligence and advanced analytics into assurance processes, enabling confident innovation while maintaining regulatory integrity.

David Nussbaum CANon-Executive Director, Trustee and Board Chair, PortfolioFollowing an executive career in international organisations in the private and NGO sectors, David has a portfolio of Chair, Non-Executive Director and Trustee board roles.  David was for five years the Chief Executive of The Elders, a group of independent global leaders – mainly former Presidents and UN Secretary-Generals – founded by Nelson Mandela working together for peace and human rights, until October 2021.  Prior to that he was Chief Executive of WWF-UK from 2007 and chaired WWF’s Global Climate and Energy Initiative. 

Reysha Shah CAHead of Propositions, Octopus EnergyReysha is Head of Propositions at the Collective, a renewable investment platform from Octopus Energy. She is also a Director of Younity, Octopus Energy’s joint venture, which provides community energy groups with PPAs. Reysha, a Chartered Accountant, is on the ICAS Ethics Board.

Laurence GoodmanChief Financial Officer, Octopus EnergyLaurence Goodman is the Chief Financial Officer at Octopus Energy Services, part of the Octopus Energy Group, overseeing finance across divisions including solar, heat pumps, EV charging, and smart metering. With a background in scaling clean tech and energy businesses, Laurence leads on commercial strategy, pricing, and operational efficiency - driving growth while improving unit economics. He has extensive experience in financial planning, capital structuring, and partnerships, including customer financing and working capital optimization.

Caroline MonkPartner, Menzies LLPCaroline is a Partner within Menzies LLP, providing their clients with a service that is friendly, no-nonsense and not short on expertise.  She works across audit, accounting and tax compliance, helping businesses navigate challenges and make informed decisions. Caroline qualified with an international audit firm, before becoming Executive Partner at Beever and Struthers and leading the firm into its merger with Menzies in 2025.  While at Beever and Struthers, she led the firm’s Technical Strategy Team and entered into a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Alliance Manchester Business School and Aston University Business School , focusing on the use of technology within their audit process. 

Jake UpfieldData and AI Director, CybitJake Upfield joins Cybit as Head of Solutions Advisory. With a proven track record in delivering high-impact networking and cybersecurity solutions, Jake brings a wealth of technical expertise, leadership experience, and commercial acumen. In his previous roles, Jake has overseen a multi-disciplinary teams, worked with enterprises across the fortune 250 and drives business transformation. With deep experience in operational transformation, technical solution design, and the creation of modern security portfolios, Jake is poised to drive Cybit’s solutions strategy forward, helping its clients build secure, scalable, and future-ready digital environments.

Bruce McDougall CADirector, Black Arrow Cyber ConsultingBruce supports clients on governing cyber security risk management in line with leading practice. Cyber security requires the aligned controls across People, Operations and Technology; Bruce has experience in all those areas, but he is particularly passionate about Governance because without that, the rest can fall apart. Bruce has several leading qualifications in cyber security, as well as HR and finance (Chartered Accountant, ICAS) with an extensive career in management consulting and in-house transformation and strategy. Prior to Black Arrow, Bruce was the Head of Cyber Security Governance, Metrics and Reporting at HSBC, where he designed and produced governance papers to the Group Board in London and Hong Kong.

Nick FryNon-Executive Chairman, Motion AppliedNick Fry is the Former CEO and co-owner of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 and was responsible for building the teams that won the 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 F1 Drivers and Constructors Championships. After leaving F1 Nick has built a portfolio of business interests including AI and data security. He was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman at McLaren Applied (renamed Motion applied in 2025) in 2021.

Dame Wendy Hall DBE, FRS, FREngRegius Professor of Computer Science, University of SouthamptonDame Wendy Hall, DBE, FRS, FREng is an advisor to the UK government and international governments and organisations, including the United Nations, on AI. In 2017 Dame Wendy co-chaired the UK government's AI Review and was appointed as the first UK AI Skills Champion in 2018. She began her academic career in computer science researching multimedia and the influence of her work has been significant in many areas including digital libraries, the development of the Internet and the development of Web Science as a research discipline. Through her leadership roles on national and international bodies she has shattered many glass ceilings and actively promotes the role of women in science, engineering and technology.

Lloyd McAllister CAHead of Sustainable Investment, CarmignacLloyd is Head of Sustainable Investment at Carmignac, a European investment management boutique. He leads a team of sustainable investment specialists who deliver portfolio construction advice, investment research, stewardship activities and reporting.

Youssef Hounat CAHead of Product & Engineering, ComplianceWiseYoussef Hounat is the Head Product and Engineering at ComplianceWise, where he’s helping shape the next generation of compliance technology for accountants. Before that he led product at DataSnipper where he experienced first-hand the challenges of leveraging AI in an ethical way for accountants, he speaks candidly about the realities of building toward an AI driven future — and the vision, resilience, and leadership it demands. He got his CA while training at EY in the banking and capital markets practice and he enjoys speaking the languages of accounting and technology together to build a better working world.

Franceska van DijkCEO of One Stone Advisers Ltd and Council Public Interest Member, ICASFran is CEO of One Stone Advisors Ltd, a global strategy and communications team supporting companies to develop leading sustainability strategies and practices. One Stone is a founding BCorp and a Best for the World honouree.Fran is a distinguished scholar and published author. She holds master's degrees from the University of Cambridge, the European Association for Environmental Management Education and is co-author of Creating a Culture of Integrity: Business Ethics for the 21st Century. Notably, Fran is Chair of the Macaulay Development Trust, was Deputy Chair of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and served on the advisory board of Montanaro Asset Management.

Bruce Poon Tip OCEntrepreneur, leader and philanthropist, G AdventuresBruce Poon Tip, is the founder of G Adventures, an award-winning small group adventure travel company. Bruce’s work with organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), has led to more than 100 community development projects being supported globally, meaning 90% of travellers on a G Adventures tour visit a social enterprise project.  Built on a company culture that celebrates happiness and freedom and rewards disruptive innovation through risk-taking and fun, G Adventures has been named one of the 50 Best Managed Companies for more than 10 years and a “best place to work” in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 

Susie Warran-Smith CBE DLPortfolio, Non-Executive DirectorSusie Warran-Smith CBE DL founded the multiple award-winning company, Breakthrough Funding, which was sold to EY in 2020. She was a Non-Executive Main Board Director at HMRC and is currently on the board of the British Library. Susie regularly appears on TV and radio as an expert on entrepreneurship and her five star rated autobiography Swimming On My Own, The Business Case for Kindness and Equality was published in 2022.

Omar Shaikh CAManaging Director, Global Ethical Finance InitiativeOmar is the Managing Director of the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) and Board Member of the UK Islamic Finance Council (UKIFC) A Chartered Accountant by profession, he specialises in ethical/responsible finance, Islamic finance, and private equity. He has extensive experience in financial services and has advised multiple governments and regulators on ecosystem building as a leading advocate for sustainable and Islamic finance.

Tim Peake CMGFormer astronaut, European Space AgencyTim Peake CMG is a former Apache pilot, test pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut. A veteran of 18 years in the military, he has flown over 3,000 hours on operations worldwide. In 2015, Tim became the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station and complete a spacewalk, even running the London Marathon from space. A passionate STEM ambassador, he’s engaged over two million students in education outreach and supports The Prince’s Trust and the Scout Association.