With over 24 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Victoria is a serial entrepreneur, educator, and board member with a passion for responsible tourism and sustainable business practices.

Jo de Sylva is a Director one of the most well recognised and decorated hospitality brands in the North, MacGregors Hospitality which includes bars, restaurants, and a wedding and events venue. She is also part of the stage show, MacGregors Gathering, which currently tours Scotland taking the bar/hospitality and music of the Highlands to communities across Scotland.

Joshua Ryan-Saha is Director of Tourism, Travel and Festivals at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh. With the support of Scottish Enterprise he established Traveltech for Scotland to cement our position as a European leader in travel technology innovation, delivering £20m+ of inward investment.

Head of Tourism, Food and Drinks, Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Head of Commercial Operations, Crieff Hydro

John works with charities to assess and improve their digital capability - finding tools, sharing best practice and changing culture.

Kirsten is a passionate advocate for young people, and drives the strategic vision of Young Scot, a leading youth charity in Scotland.

Peter was medically retired from the PSA, Civil Service Construction Department at Faslane Submarine Base, as a Contracts/Projects Manager, and then studied BSc Computer Networking.

Ewan is an experienced youth leader with diverse experience in equalities and public health policy, and currently studies Philosophy and Politics at the University of Glasgow.

Clarrie works as a Business Advisor for Impact Hub Inverness, providing business support to social enterprises and SMEs mainly across the Highlands and Islands but also nationally and internationally.

Lynn has twenty years’ experience in events, marketing, project management, press and communications, in the private and third sectors.

Lingsay is the founder of a tech startup dedicated to building sustainable tools for SMEs, with over 15 years of experience across diverse industries.

Hina brings over 30 years of experience in architecture, urban design, and community engagement, dedicated to creating inclusive and resilient environments for diverse communities in the UK and India.

Julie Sart is a Lead Consultant at Values Into Action Scotland, an organization dedicated to creating an accessible world for all.

Lauren is a Scotland-based artist, specialising in video, installation, and participatory art.

An advocate for responsible AI, Angus played a pivotal role in launching the award-winning MoneySavingExpert Chatbot, an anthropomorphic AI system designed for fraud prevention in banking, as well as AI-powered financial advice for an asset manager. He brings a pragmatic, people-centric approach to helping organisations of all sizes seize opportunities for innovation.

Yunhyong Kim is a Lecturer in the School of Humanities, University of Glasgow. She works across multiple topics related to information management and analysis, with a particular focus on areas that bring together artificial intelligence, digital curation, and forensics as part of an information ecosystem, especially within cultural heritage.

Linzi is a Partner at DLA Piper who provides strategic and commercial advice on technology, AI and data protection issues. She has assisted in several significant outsourcing and complex technology transactions; particularly high-value business-critical transformation projects.

Verena Rieser is a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, leading interdisciplinary research on integrating diverse viewpoints into Large Language Models to improve their safety and alignment.