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Leonard Houx is the Director of Learning Design at Cambridge Education Group. He is a fellow of the University of London's Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) and a former Director of the Learning Network. In 2022, he won Gold for the Learning Technology Awards' Learning Designer of the Year Award. He has written about online learning for the Financial Times, Times Higher Ed, and Guardian.

JoAnn is the Team Lead for Content Management, a part of the Global Content Excellence Hub at Merck. She designed and launched a new Digital Asset Management platform to 49+ markets, including the US, and manages a team that includes 9 Asset Librarians. Her past professional experience includes 20 years in Pharmaceutical Marketing Operations, supporting US and International markets.

With a rich background spanning marketing creative production and computer science, Aaron brings a unique blend of expertise to every project. With over a decade of experience in using, building, and managing DAM systems, Aaron has developed a deep understanding of the needs of both creative professionals and IT teams. His ability to bridge the gap between creative vision and technological execution has been instrumental in streamlining workflows and maximizing efficiency for various organizations.

Ian Paradise has more than a decade of experience that informs his approach, leading complex projects from initial concept to successful launch. He possesses expertise across the entire design process, encompassing user research, user experience, meticulous scheduling, planning, and budget management.
Adept at collaboration, he fosters high-performing design teams across various divisions, ensuring smooth development handoffs, insightful reviews, and timely status updates.

Christian Baber is a chemist by training and holds undergraduate and PhD degrees in computational chemistry with a focus on AI techniques to assess the synthetic accessibility of de novo design compounds.

Christian continued this work with a post-doctoral fellowship on the automated design of targeted combinatorial libraries at the Department of Knowledge Engineering, Osaka University, Japan before moving into industry initially as a computational chemist and cheminformatician.

Mandy Cayford has been in the television industry for over 30 years, with wide experience as a Creative Lead for Sky’s in-house agency, Sky Creative, where she directed award-winning on/off air campaigns and channel rebrands before moving into creative operations management.  She excels at facilitating teams to deliver their best work, with simple processes, the right tools with a focus on people and culture. 

Professor Graeme Atherton is Director of the Centre of Inequality and Levelling Up (CELUP) at the University of West London, leads the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON), which is the UK professional organisation for access & equity in higher education (HE) with over 100 universities as members, and has also founded the World Access to Higher Education Network (WAHEN). He is a trustee of the National Union of Students (NUS) and holds visiting professorships at the Centre for Higher Education Research, Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur and Amity University London.

Pamela Riquelme is an experienced professional in digital learning and education technologies, with a focus on STEM and digital transformation in academia. She holds a Master's in Educational Technology and a degree in Visual Communication Design, with specialized training in Technological Project Management and Quality of Virtual Higher Education. Pamela is recognized for her strategic, multi-disciplinary approach and has been honored as a W50 Next GEN Leading Woman Fellow at the London School of Economics.