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120+ World Class Speakers

have spoken at CAN DO Innovation Summit and Art of Possible since 2019

Previous speakers

Craig Foster (San Francisco)
Craig Foster (San Francisco)

Art Director, Pixar Animation Studios

Kate Forbes MSP
Kate Forbes MSP

Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy

Wade Davis (LA)
Wade Davis (LA)

Wade Davis, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant (consulted with Viacom, Google and Netflix)

Lolita Jackson (New York)
Lolita Jackson (New York)

Special Advisor Climate Policy & Programs, New York City Mayor's Office

Morgan Walker
Morgan Walker

LEGO, Design Director - Denmark

Mari-Anne Chiromo
Mari-Anne Chiromo

Business Growth & Effectiveness Specialist (worked at Hogal Lovells, UnLtd, EY and Apple)

Stuart Patrick CBE
Stuart Patrick CBE

Chief Executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce

Jenn Gustetic
Jenn Gustetic

DigitalHKS Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School - Boston

Allan Cannon
Allan Cannon

CEO and Co-Founder - R3 IoT

Chloe Demrovsky (New York City)
Chloe Demrovsky (New York City)

President, Disaster Recovery Institute International

Dan May
Dan May

Art Director, Painting Practice (Black Mirror, Gravity and His Dark Materials)

Dr Susie Mitchell
Dr Susie Mitchell

Programme Director, Glasgow City of Science and Innovation

Andy Sime
Andy Sime

Director, Oxido Limited

Gayemarie Brown (Boston)
Gayemarie Brown (Boston)

CEO of Wintam Place Consulting and listed as one of the top tech futurists in the world by Forbes

Dr Graeme Malcom OBE
Dr Graeme Malcom OBE

CEO and Founder, M Squared Lasers Ltd

Louise Macdonald OBE FRSE
Louise Macdonald OBE FRSE

National Director, The Institute of Directors Scotland

Stephen Ingledew
Stephen Ingledew

Chief Executive, FinTech Scotland

Michelle Kinnaird
Michelle Kinnaird

Head of Investment Management, Scottish Enterprise

Alex Croucher
Alex Croucher

Director, VKY Intelligent Automation

Gillian Docherty OBE
Gillian Docherty OBE

CEO, The Data Lab

Dr Stuart Fancey
Dr Stuart Fancey

Director of Research and Innovation, Scottish Funding Council

Ifey Kanu
Ifey Kanu

Founder and CEO, Intellidigest

Ken Sutherland PhD FRSE
Ken Sutherland PhD FRSE

President, Canon Medical Research Europe

Caroline Parkinson
Caroline Parkinson

Director of Creative, Edinburgh Futures Institute

Ryan Cochrane
Ryan Cochrane

Chief Operating Officer, Good-Loop

Jo Halliday
Jo Halliday

Chief Executive Officer, Talking Medicines Ltd.

Allan James
Allan James

Managing Director, Semefab Ltd

Vicky Brock (Tallinn)
Vicky Brock (Tallinn)

CEO, Vistalworks

Dr Hagen Wenzek
Dr Hagen Wenzek

Managing Director, CorporateHealth International

Benita Rajania
Benita Rajania

Product Director, Liberty Produce

Ed Craig
Ed Craig

Deputy Director, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation

Caroline McKenna
Caroline McKenna

CEO & founder, Socialgoodhq

Martin Welsh
Martin Welsh

Managing Director, Booth Welsh

Christine Bamford
Christine Bamford

CEO, Women's Coin | Founder, Stepping Up Diversity Education

Damien Smith
Damien Smith

Founding Partner, Isodesign

Dr Carol Clugston BSc PhD CMgr FCMI FLF
Dr Carol Clugston BSc PhD CMgr FCMI FLF

Dean of Corporate Engagement & Innovation Chief Operating Officer Director, Living Laboratory for Precision Medicine College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow

Mark Martin MBE
Mark Martin MBE

Founder, UK Black Tech

Loral Quinn
Loral Quinn

CEO and co-founder, Sustainably

Michael Groves
Michael Groves

Founder and CEO, Topolytics

Deborah Gilshan
Deborah Gilshan

Founder, The 100% Club

Dane Ralston
Dane Ralston

Managing Director, iOpt

Abigail Hird
Abigail Hird

Acting Head of Design & Design Innovation Network Lead, KTN

Don McIntyre
Don McIntyre

Design Director, Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre

Dr Alicia Greated
Dr Alicia Greated

Chief Executive Officer, Innovate UK KTN

Alisdair Gunn
Alisdair Gunn

Project Director – Glasgow City Innovation District

Dr Hannah Rudman
Dr Hannah Rudman

Co-Director of the Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, SRUC

Annabel Thomas
Annabel Thomas

CEO, Nc'Nean

Dr Duncan Booker
Dr Duncan Booker

COP26 Stakeholder Manager, Glasgow City Council

Dyan Finkhousen
Dyan Finkhousen

CEO, Soshin Works - Boston

Faisal Ghani
Faisal Ghani

CEO and Founder, SolarisKit

Gill MacAulay
Gill MacAulay

Director, Gabriel Investments Limited

Indro Mukerjee
Indro Mukerjee

CEO, Innovate UK

Sarah Middlemiss
Sarah Middlemiss

COO, Ecometrica

Jeremie Warner
Jeremie Warner

Founder, Power a Life

Sarah Hardy
Sarah Hardy

Chief Investment Officer, Archangels

Keith Mitchell
Keith Mitchell

Partner, Clyde Blowers Capital

John Reid
John Reid

CEO, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)

Moira Mackenzie
Moira Mackenzie

Deputy Chief Executive, DHI

Josiah Lockhart
Josiah Lockhart

Chief Executive, Firstport for Social Entrepreneurs Group

Derek Gilchrist
Derek Gilchrist

Co-Founder, CEO and CSO of Causeway Therapeutics

Susan Fouquier
Susan Fouquier

Managing Director of Business Banking, Royal Bank of Scotland

Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith

Partner at Greenbackers

Sarah Jardine
Sarah Jardine

COO, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)

Monder Ram OBE
Monder Ram OBE

Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME)

Nick Jones
Nick Jones

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zumo

Emma Stewart MBE
Emma Stewart MBE

CEO and Co-Founder, Timewise

Prof Colin Lindsay
Prof Colin Lindsay

Professor of Work & Employment Studies, Strathclyde Business School

Dr Lynne O’hare
Dr Lynne O’hare

CCO, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland 

Robert Hokin
Robert Hokin

Chief Executive and Managing Partner at Greenbackers

Amanda Pickford
Amanda Pickford

Director, ThermaFY Group

Steve Jelley
Steve Jelley

Co-founder & Joint Managing Director, Dimension

Debbie Forster MBE
Debbie Forster MBE

CEO, Tech Talent Charter

Colin Loveday
Colin Loveday

Founder, PredictMobile; 4G Scotland; Goodcall

Rachel Jones
Rachel Jones

Founder, Snapdragon

Dr Steve Welch
Dr Steve Welch

Director of IDEAS, KTN

Hazel Jane
Hazel Jane

Convenor, Can Do Collective

Hamish Menzies
Hamish Menzies

Creative Director, ROCIO

Dr Lynne MacLachlan
Dr Lynne MacLachlan

Lynne MacLachlan Studio

David Sime
David Sime

CTO and Co-Director Riiot Digital and Director Oncor Reality

Prof Ruth Aylett
Prof Ruth Aylett

Professor in Computer Science, Heriot–Watt University

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