Our Speakers

Rachel Adedoyin

Product Strategy and Innovation Professional

Rachel Adedoyin is a product strategy and innovation professional with over six years of experience helping deliver digital products that create meaningful impact. She bridges strategy and execution, supporting businesses as they move towards product-led growth while keeping user experience at the centre. As a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate with Yammayap and Bournemouth University, she develops frameworks and practices for scalable product delivery. Rachel combines data, creativity and empathy to shape inclusive, responsible products that balance user needs with business results.

Rich Allen

Socio-technical Architect

Rich Allen is a sociotechnical architect and independent consultant who helps organizations achieve sustainable fast flow by optimizing team design, reducing cognitive load, and aligning around user needs. With over two decades of hands-on experience as a developer, tech lead, architect, and CTO, Rich brings a deep technical foundation to his work at the intersection of software delivery and organizational design. As one of the longest-serving Team Topologies Valued Practitioners (https: //teamtopologies.com/all-ttvp/rich-allen-ttvp), Rich has supported a wide range of organizations in applying Team Topologies patterns and principles in real-world contexts. He is the author of the book [User Needs Mapping: Aligning Teams Around What Matters](https://userneedsmapping.com/book) and the creator of several widely used tools and practices, including the [Fast Flow Toolkit](https://fastflowtoolkit.com/), [Flow Decision Records](https://flowdecisionrecords.com/), and [User Needs Mapping](https://userneedsmapping.com/). Rich co-founded the Developer South Coast technology user group and holds a BEng in Microelectronics and Computing from Bournemouth University.

Tiago Amoroso

Game Developer

They are a software engineer specializing in data science and game development. They have an upcoming Unity based commercial mobile game release called 'Scrolly Rolly' and a first-class dissertation exploring drone swarm technology for Search & Rescue applications.

Dr Rushan Arshad

Productivity Data Scientist

Dr. Rushan Arshad is a Data Scientist and holds a PhD in Computer Science. They have a passion for solving complex business challenges through data-driven solutions. With extensive experience Rushan specializes in building innovative data products that enhance efficiency in the retail and hospitality industries.

Harris Bashir

Data Engineer @ Kidoz

Harris Bashir is a Full-Stack Data Engineer and Applied AI Engineer specialising in building and deploying production-grade AI systems across LLMs, computer vision, and reinforcement learning. He has worked on large-scale platforms at companies including Amazon and Kidoz, and currently focuses on developing AI governance, monitoring, and optimisation tools for SMEs. Harris holds an MSc in Computer Science with Distinction and has led and delivered multiple real-world AI products used in commercial environments. He is passionate about bridging the gap between research prototypes and reliable, scalable systems in production.

Claudia De Jeu Boronat

Lead AI Engineer

AI Engineering Lead with a strong track record of driving innovation and breaking down complex AI topics into practical, accessible insights. Currently leading the strategy and development of Agentic AI workflows, following a successful demonstration of their potential to senior leaders in the insurance industry. My expertise spans Agentic AI, Generative AI, Drift Detection, and Computer Vision.

Richard Brough

Software Professional (Machine Learning and Applications)

Highly experienced software professional specialising in machine learning and application development.

George Buckingham

Head of Development at Yammayap

As the head of development at Yammayap, I manage a team of developers that create bespoke software solutions that help businesses to grow. I have a passion for developing great software and helping others to do the same.

Stuart Caborn

Distinguished Engineer

Stuart Caborn is a seasoned software engineer, architect and team leader with experience across a range of delivery roles. Known for his technical expertise and customer focus, he has led teams through demanding client work and complex inherited architectures, bringing fresh thinking and practical results. He is committed to designing and delivering high-quality software.

Desmond Ezo-Ojile

Senior Software Engineer

As a lead software engineer at Lite Services, I manage a team of five software engineers and coordinate development efforts across multiple projects, using agile methodologies and Jira tools. I collaborate with product management and UX design teams to develop a responsive design system for the company's suite of applications, ensuring a consistent user experience across all products. I also designed the architecture for a social media bot platform, leveraging Docker, AWS, Http Proxies, Nestjs, Nextjs, and Puppeteer technologies.

Masha Gaganova

Digital Transformation Catalyst

Masha Gaganova is a certified change management practitioner and Agile coach with more than 15 years of experience across health technology, pharmaceuticals and the public sector. She helps organisations turn complex change into lasting adoption by anticipating risks, engaging the people affected, representing users and building a shared vision. Her work has supported digital health strategies, medical device launches and large-scale transformation programmes, including achieving 80% adoption of a digital health strategy and activating more than 1,600 employees. Masha blends strategy with empathetic leadership, creativity and practical delivery, helping teams make change sustainable rather than exhausting.

Chloe Greenstreet

Graduate Software Engineer

Graduate Software Engineer, working on cloud migration and infrastructure as code in a fast-paced DevOps environment. I recently completed my BSc in Software Engineering with First Class Honours and now, I'm refining my dissertation project privately with the goal of publishing and potentially commercialising it. While I'm not working on any public projects at the moment, I occasionally post personal development work on GitHub: https: //github.com/Choggsy

Vicky Hawley

Front end developer

Victoria Hawley is an AI artisan, developer and designer exploring how technology can support creativity and human expression. She founded AIRTISAN, focused on grassroots AI solutions, creativity and empowerment, and is part of the AI & Arts group at the Alan Turing Institute, where she focuses on human-centred and culturally grounded AI. Her work has included AI solutions for independent businesses, an operations agent, and a movement app applying AI to choreography and fitness.

Steve Hayles

Founder - Fifty One North Limited

Steve is a professional sailor who's spent years racing at a high level, and a long-time tech enthusiast. When he's not on the water, he enjoys building things—both in software and hardware—usually involving embedded systems and pushing them a bit further than they probably should go.

Dan Lambeth

Technology Lead

As a Cloud & Technology Leader, I specialize in designing and scaling secure, cloud-first infrastructure that helps startups grow with confidence. I've led technology teams at Skyports and 288 group, designing scalable Azure-based cloud platforms, ensuring security compliance with security regulations, and optimizing cloud costs while maintaining high availability.

Dr Sofia Meacham

Principal Academic

Experienced academic with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Computer Science, model-based engineering, embedded systems and domain-specific modeling. Strong education professional with a PhD Thesis focused in Electrical and Computer Technology Department from University of Patras.

Dayton Meyer

Dayton Meyer is a Salesforce software engineer and certified Salesforce administrator who brings an artist’s eye and craftsman’s attention to detail to digital solutions. After building a career in furniture-making and design, he transitioned into software engineering, combining a strong focus on client needs with expertise in Salesforce. Outside work, Dayton enjoys landscape and wildlife photography, and creative pursuits including leatherwork, woodworking, metalwork and 3D rendering.

Frank Milsom

Retired Lecturer in Software Engineering

Frank Milsom is a retired lecturer who spent more than 34 years teaching computing and software engineering at Bournemouth University. He led undergraduate and postgraduate units, tutored students through placements and projects, and served as course tutor for Computing and Software Engineering Management. His teaching covered software quality and testing, software engineering management, programming, and project management. Frank is remembered by former students as a dedicated, engaging teacher who made software engineering practical and rewarding.

Kevin Ocansey

AI Engineer

Kevin is a recent Data Science and AI Graduate with a passion for building intelligent systems, primarily with Python. A multiple hackathon winner, he considers himself an AI Engineer at heart, with a strong foundation in both software engineering and data Science. Still exploring where to specialise, Kevin is driven by curiosity and a love for community, most recently volunteering at the Reconnect conference through the Sam and Ray podcast.

Mark Oliver

Principal Software Engineer

Mark Oliver is a seasoned Principal Software Engineer and Team Leader with over 25 years of experience in the software industry. Throughout his career, he has developed multi-million pound software solutions for the aerospace, e-commerce, and telephony sectors. With more than a decade of team leadership, Mark has successfully guided teams of various sizes, leaving a lasting impact on both his colleagues and the projects they have delivered. He is also the founder of the {dev.talk} community.

Kerry Oliver (JustPickOneUK)

Content Creator

JustPickOneUk is a YouTube channel made by an almost 40 something looking to have adventures and share them in the hopes of making it a career.

Oliver Pauffley

Haskell Nerd

Oliver Pauffley is a self-taught software engineer with over five years of experience building well-tested, efficient software. He works with Haskell, Rust, Go, Linux, API design, Kafka and event-driven systems, gRPC, SQL and PostgreSQL, and test-driven development. His experience includes planning and designing new projects as well as supporting and improving legacy systems. Outside work, Oliver enjoys his Haskell book group and creating Emacs packages.

Andrew Poole

Lead Software Engineer

Andrew Poole started writing code for a living in 2005, most recently as a Senior Backend Engineer at Flagstone, and ClearBank before that. He loves solving problems, design and architecture, communicating ideas and the incredible creativity of software engineering, especially now with LLMs and agentic tooling. He's interested in event sourcing, immutable architecture and distributed systems. He also enjoys mentoring others and building great team culture. He has previously been a successful team lead, but what really drives him is striving to write elegant, intentional code which is easy to understand and maintain. He absolutely loves C# and only really dabbles in other languages in order to write better C#. Outside of work Andrew is a husband and father of 2 who enjoys making music, especially playing bass guitar and making things in his shed. Andrew started speaking at meetups and conferences in 2024.

Paul Reardon

Principal Engineer

During my 15+ years in enterprise technology, spanning Australia’s Judicial and London’s FinTech scene, I have woven a tapestry of expertise in: robust software architecture, scalable distributed systems, event driven architecture, security, and cloud infrastructure. Passion fuels my work; I contribute to open-source software and champion DevOps collaboration, believing shared responsibility unlocks the true potential of technology.

Andy Ross

Tech Recruiter

Advised multiple start-ups who achieved successful exits and built teams that serviced the hiring needs of enterprise orgs including Microsoft, Sony PlayStation, Epic Games, Electronic Arts (EA) and Rockstar Games.

Miguel Salvador

Full stack Software Engineer

A Full stack software engineer with more than 3 years of development experience in the industry.

Jamie Savin

Software Architect at Graphnet Health

Jamie Savin is a software architect with extensive experience developing healthcare software. His career spans software development and architecture, including work on legacy web applications, mobile and web interfaces, system integrations, and new product features. A Bournemouth University graduate in Applied Computing and Electronics, Jamie brings deep .NET experience and a practical, hands-on approach to software architecture. He believes developers learn through writing code, debugging, and evaluating trade-offs, and sees AI as a powerful aid when used to support rather than replace those fundamentals.

Adam Scholey

Software Engineer

A highly self-motivated software engineer with a focus on backend microservices and event-driven architecture.

Chris Sherry

Engineering Manager at Passenger

Engineering Manager specialising in web and backend systems, building high-performing, people-first teams with strong commercial focus. Active in the PHP community, I've organised initiatives, spoken at conferences, and lead digital delivery for a charity festival that has raised over £850,000.

Seemin Suleri

VP of Engineering

I help companies navigate cultural transformation through emotionally intelligent strategy, narrative insight, and systemic clarity. My work lives at the intersection of human presence and organizational truth, making culture not just visible, but deeply felt and sustainably changed. The result? Teams shift. Tension softens. Coherence returns. And high performance becomes a natural outcome of alignment not pressure. Some call it magic. I call it what happens when people feel safe enough to show up fully.

Will T.

Senior Threat Intelligence Advisor at Team Cymru

Currently working as a Senior Threat Intel Advisor at Team Cymru. Previously Will was a CTI Researcher and Threat Hunter at the Equinix Threat Analysis Center (ETAC). Prior to this, I worked for Cyjax, a UK-based CTI vendor. His other main commitment is as the co-author of the SANS FOR589: Cybercrime Intelligence course. I have also volunteered my spare time to being the co-founder and main organiser of the Curated Intelligence trust group, Bournemouth 2600, and BSides Bournemouth.

Ganesh Tambat

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Highly accomplished and results-oriented technology leader with 20+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, consistently driving the conceptualization, architecture, and successful delivery of complex software solutions within the Microsoft .NET/Azure and Salesforce ecosystems. Proven expertise in building and scaling cloud-based automation platforms with a focus on high volume, high availability, and distributed computing on Azure. Deep understanding of Clean Code, Clean Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design principles, coupled with hands-on experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

Menahil Tanveer

Senior Software Engineer | Mentor

Menahil Tanveer is a senior software engineer who builds TypeScript systems for the moment success arrives: when users multiply, data grows, and early shortcuts start costing real money. Her work spans fintech, healthtech and high-growth startups, from a Dutch company-registration platform for notaries to Snap!Raise, a US fundraising platform for school and youth teams. She contributes to open source, including a merged fix to Forem, the platform behind DEV, and is the creator and maintainer of Express 5 + TypeScript Snippets on the VS Code Marketplace. She has spoken at TechSpark and mentors early-career engineers through code review, with a focus on writing maintainable code and building sound engineering habits.

Herve Tribouilloy

Solution Architect

Herve brings two decades of hands-on experience building and evolving complex platforms, with a strong focus on eCommerce, React-based frontends, and decoupling legacy systems. They focus on system clarity, performance, and long-term maintainability — not just code delivery

Shalom Vic-Jumbo

Medical Doctor

Shalom Vic-Jumbo is a medical doctor transitioning into digital health. After eight years in clinical practice, she discovered her passion for improving healthcare through technology. She is pursuing a Master’s in Digital Health at Bournemouth University, where she is deepening her understanding of technology-driven healthcare solutions. With a strong interest in human-centred design and user experience (UI/UX), Shalom aims to combine her clinical expertise with design and management to create impactful, patient-focused digital health innovations.

Liam Westley

Head of Engineering and loud suit wearer

Currently working for Clear.Bank, Liam Westley was previously Head of Engineering at FreemarketFX, a fintech startup specializing in foreign currency trading, with a cloud native platform in Azure, helping expand a single development and QA team from eight people, to five teams, while obtaining an Ireland banking licence and implementing full Azure regional redundancy. Previous to FreemarketFX, Liam worked at Huddle helping the mobile and desktop teams create apps to play nicely with microservices. At Criteria MX, a digital media startup and he has worked as a consultant specialising in software for Broadcast Television. His Niagara SMS moderation system was used by QVC UK for eight years to display SMS messages from viewers, live, on screen. Liam is also responsible for the ticketing system for Hat Trick Productions which provides e-tickets to shows such as Have I Got News For You and Room 101. Liam has worked for chellomedia, GMTV, BSkyB, SmashedAtom and Original Thinking Group. In his time he created the first in house weather system for Sky News using Visual Basic 1.0, acted as architect for two general election systems, project managed the launch of the GMTV web site, was key to delivering the first interactive television chat service in the UK for BSkyB and helped launch the first live shopping channel in the Netherlands.