KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Andrew McAfee

Tuesday, April 28

Andrew McAfee (@amcafee) studies how technological progress changes the world. He is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management, co-founder and co-director of MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy, the inaugural Visiting Fellow in Google's Technology and Society group, and cofounder of the Al startup Workhelix. His most recent book is The Geek Way. His previous books include More from Less and, with Erik Brynjolfsson, The Second Machine Age. He and Brynjolfsson are the only people named to both the Thinkers50 list of the world's top management thinkers and the Politico 50 group of people transforming American politics.

Gary Foote

Wednesday, April 29

Gary Foote is the Chief Information Officer at GM Performance Power Units, a startup formed by General Motors and TWG Global to develop the Formula 1 power unit for the Cadillac F1 programme. With over 20 years in motorsport and technology, Gary has worked with teams including Brawn GP, Mercedes-AMG Petronas, and Haas F1. At GM Performance Power Units, Gary leads all technology systems, software, services, and teams, supporting the development of a next-generation F1 power unit for Cadillac. He has been named one of the UK's Top 100 ClOs for five consecutive years (2021-2025), and serves as a trustee of Tove Learning Trust, supporting STEM education.