Russell Haggar - Director, Enlightened Technology

Russell has been involved in the deep technology arena throughout his career. Whether as an engineer, product manager or commercial executive, he has majored in commercialising technological innovation using strong engineering capabilities that are focussed on solving real-world customer needs. At 42 Technology, he brought his experience of technologies across the spheres of computing, connectivity, electronics, software and machine learning together with his commercial background in Smart Grid, Industrial IOT and Smart Homes to offer user-led and well-engineered innovative solutions to thier clients. Russell led 42T’s business development around the themes of Smart Grid and Industrial Internet of Things, and is a SIG Champion at Cambridge Wireless. He also holds a first-class MA degree in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.

Ed Hemphill - Director, Pelion Ltd

Ed Hemphill is currently Director Pelion Edge Ecosystem at Pelion where he creates relationships with hardware and software partners for Pelion Edge. Previously, Ed led the engineering teams focused on delivering Pelion Edge solutions. Prior to Pelion, Ed was Co-founder and CEO of WigWag, a start-up focused on IoT gateway and edge computing technology acquired by Arm. He holds a BS in Computer Science and an MBA.

Krister Landernäs - Principal scientist, ABB Corporate Research

Dr. Krister Landernas has more than 15 years’ experience of applied research at ABB Corporate Research. His research in the area of industrial wireless communication has led to numerous publications and patents. He is currently the technical coordinator for the H2020-ICT19 project 5G-SMART.

Sylvia Lu - Corporate Strategy, u-blox UK, Member of Advisory Board, UKTIN

Sylvia Lu is an award-winning Chartered Engineer and Non-Executive Director. Sylvia has over 15 years of experience in the Telecom industry for four mobile generations with chipset vendors, currently with u-blox at the Corporate Strategy group – a Swiss vendor of positioning and wireless communication chipset, modules, and services.

Sylvia serves on several national and global industry Boards: she is an elected board director of CW (Cambridge Wireless), and serves on the Advisory Board of UKTIN, which provides independent advice on the telecoms sector, champions the opportunities in telecoms research, development, and innovation for the UK, and helps UKTIN provide impartial input to government. She also serves on the Board of 5G-ACIA (5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation), and joins forces with global industry stakeholders to influence 5G development and deployment in line with industrial imperatives to accelerate Industry 4.0.

She holds a first-class Electronic Engineering degree from Birmingham University and a Master of Science degree in Communications and Signal Processing from the University of Bristol. She graduated with a Distinction from the University of Oxford in PGDip Strategy & Innovation, and an Executive MBA degree from the University of Cambridge. Sylvia is also an artist.

Sally Atkinson - Director of Account Management, Edge Impulse

Sally’s career started in academic science, however she rapidly found herself working in Tech with a passion for partnerships and building ecosystems. Initially managing UK and then EMEA partnerships for ISVs from start-ups to listed companies, she moved into the world of IoT in 2018, joining Arm to develop the Mbed ecosystem and subsequently leading the global Partner Program at Arm Pelion. An interest in innovative edge technologies led Sally to Edge Impulse, the leading development platform for machine learning on edge devices, where she works with enterprise customers and partners bringing machine learning intelligence to their devices.

Paul Bearpark - Head of Electronics & Software, 42T

Paul is an experienced engineer, engineering manager and product manager. He has spent over 30 years working in the field of electronics in both product development companies and technology consultancies. During his career he has led the development of products through their entire life-cycle from concept to volume manufacture and on-going support and upgrade. He specialises in radio communications, sensor systems and systems engineering. He has worked in the defence and security, telecommunications, and test and measurement industries. 

Paul studied Physics with Electronics at the University of Manchester and has an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Sylvia Lu - Corporate Strategy, u-blox UK, Member of Advisory Board, UKTIN

Sylvia Lu is an award-winning Chartered Engineer and Non-Executive Director. Sylvia has over 15 years of experience in the Telecom industry for four mobile generations with chipset vendors, currently with u-blox at the Corporate Strategy group – a Swiss vendor of positioning and wireless communication chipset, modules, and services.

Sylvia serves on several national and global industry Boards: she is an elected board director of CW (Cambridge Wireless), and serves on the Advisory Board of UKTIN, which provides independent advice on the telecoms sector, champions the opportunities in telecoms research, development, and innovation for the UK, and helps UKTIN provide impartial input to government. She also serves on the Board of 5G-ACIA (5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation), and joins forces with global industry stakeholders to influence 5G development and deployment in line with industrial imperatives to accelerate Industry 4.0.

She holds a first-class Electronic Engineering degree from Birmingham University and a Master of Science degree in Communications and Signal Processing from the University of Bristol. She graduated with a Distinction from the University of Oxford in PGDip Strategy & Innovation, and an Executive MBA degree from the University of Cambridge. Sylvia is also an artist.

Shahzad Nadeem - Director Business Growth, Itron

Shahzad is the Director Business Growth at Itron Metering Solutions. Previously he worked at Plextek as the Head of Smart Cities Business and later as Head of Industrial Sensing Business. . His focus is delivering business value utilising technology innovations. Development of a major IoT connectivity platform is one of Shahzad’s recent works. He specialises in EVs, DEMs (Distributed Energy Management Systems), Smart Cities, mobile networks, MNOs, MVNOS, MVNEs, Wholesale, m2m and IoT and has keen interest in both technical and commercial aspects. Working cross functionally with businesses, customers, technology, marketing and suppliers – he has delivered complex solutions in the mobile networks and IoT industry. Shahzad has spent 15 years in different technology roles and a decade in business development roles.