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Strategy and Change

Practical approaches to leading tech-driven change, embedding new systems, and overcoming the people and culture challenges that determine whether a project sticks.

  • SESSION

    14:50 - 15:30

    Beyond the Buzz: What’s Really Shaping Tech Strategy for NFPs Today

    by Alan Perestrello, Managing Director at Hart Square

    • Charity & Membership
    • Change
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • CRM & Digital
    • Data
    • Strategy

    Strategy and Change

  • SESSION

    13:40 - 14:00

    Making better decisions with the data you already have

    by Nick David , Head of Growth at Cantarus
    Steven Madden, Commercial Director | CRM at Cantarus

    Strategy and Change

  • SESSION

    09:15 - 09:55

    Session 1 - Reserved

    Strategy and Change

  • SESSION

    10:30 - 11:10

    The Reality of Change: Lessons from a BI & Tech Overhaul

    by Darren Mooten, Director of Data and Technology at Operation Smile UK
    George Milne, Director of Development and Comms at Operation Smile UK

    • Change
    • Strategy
    • Data
    • Charity

    Strategy and Change

  • SESSION

    11:15 - 11:55

    Turning Digital Strategy Into Real Change

    by Johannes Strack, NfP and Customer Engagement Sales Exec at FormusPro

    Strategy and Change

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Tech Innovation

Real examples of what works, what doesn't, and how organisations are taking innovation from proof of concept to something that actually changes how they operate.

  • SESSION

    13:40 - 14:00

    Optimising Business Decisions with Agentic AI

    by Tory Cassie, Director of Nonprofit at mhance
    James Glover, Chief Technology Officer at mhance

    Tech Innovation

  • SESSION

    09:15 - 09:55

    AI Done Right: How AI Increased Reach While Keeping the Human Touch

    by Marios Chrysanthou, Managing Director at Bluelight
    Kathryn Hughes, Services Manager at Epilepsy Action

    Tech Innovation

  • SESSION

    10:30 - 11:10

    Comms, Culture and Change: Navigating the Real Work of Transformation

    by Jenny Peat, Director of Income and Engagement at Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care
    Sarah Maisey, Chief Operations Officer at Off the Fence Trust

    • Change
    • Digital Transformation
    • Charity

    Tech Innovation

  • SESSION

    14:50 - 15:30

    Save the Children case study

    by Sarah-Jane Conkling, Senior Manager; Transformation Development and Interventions at Save the Children International

    Tech Innovation

  • SESSION

    11:15 - 11:55

    From Trusted Data To Trusted AI

    by Jamie McLaughlin, Principal Consultant - Data & AI at Kerv
    Mandeep Padan, Solution Director - Social Enterprise at Kerv

    Oliver Kontis, Commercial Lead - Social Enterprise at Kerv

    Tech Innovation

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Data and Governance

Practical approaches to data strategy, AI governance, and using the information your organisation already holds to improve decision-making and stakeholder trust.

  • SESSION

    11:15 - 11:55

    Session 9

    Data and Governance

  • SESSION

    09:15 - 09:55

    Session 3

    Data and Governance

  • SESSION

    13:40 - 14:00

    Session 12

    Data and Governance

  • SESSION

    14:50 - 15:30

    Data, reporting and reality: What finance transformation really takes

    by Helga Edwards, Chief Financial Officer at Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

    Data and Governance

  • SESSION

    10:30 - 11:10

    Delivering Change, Not Just Systems: Governance for Multi-Project Transformations

    by Wendy Holloway, Chief Executive Officer at The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)

    • Change
    • Digital Transformation
    • Charity

    Data and Governance

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