Dr Dave Seaward
Founder, 3P innovation Ltd
Dr Dave Seaward is a founder of the now employee owned SME, 3P innovation Ltd. 3P innovation develops new processes and high-quality automation systems for a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
3P are recent winners of two Queen’s awards for Enterprise and a Princess Royal award for training. Dave is a chartered engineer with a first degree in electrical and mechanical engineering and a control theory PhD.
His career in industry now spans over 4 decades primarily associated with the development of custom automation for a wide range of industries. He developed the way the pyramid teabag is filled with tea and is a named inventor on Unilever’s associated patent; as a result, he is mentioned in the UK Patent Office book “Inventing the 20th Century”. Dave is named inventor on more than 20 other patents.
Suki Fuller
Founder, Miribure
Suki Fuller is a competitive strategic advisor, author, analytical storyteller, acclaimed keynote speaker and Fellow of The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows. She is the Founder of Miribure, Co-Founder & Senior Vice President of DC Analytics and Storyteller for Group of Humans. She is a contributing author to A Practical Guide to Competitive Intelligence.
Suki is a fierce supporter of intelligence, ethical tech, #SafetyTech, Security, Privacy and Surveillance. Her eclectic 20-year career within strategic intelligence and technology has taken her from the US Department of Defense to teaching business students in China.
She currently resides in London, where she is an intrinsic part of the tech community as a Board Advisor for Tech London Advocates / Global Tech Advocates, which includes key positions as Co-Lead TLA Women in Tech, Vice-Chair for GTA Black Women in Tech and board member for TLA Young Entrepreneurs. Suki was recently named by the 5th Most Influential Woman in UK Tech by Computer Weekly 2022. Financial Times’ Top 100 Most Influential Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic Leaders in UK; Black Powerlist Top 30 Titans of Tech; Tech Nation’s 50 Most Inspiring and influential Black voices in UK Tech; London Tech Week’s 30 Changemaker to watch.
Charles Owen
Managing Director, Seasonal Business in Travel
Charles is Managing Director and Spokesperson for SBIT, which represents and supports seasonal UK outbound travel businesses.
He has managed businesses in the travel and hospitality industry for 20 years. He is also MD of European Pubs which operates bars, hotels and restaurants in the French Alps.
Geoff Mackey
UK Head, Plastics Europe
Geoff is also a Trustee of Lantra, SCI and the Association for Science Education. He currently advises and consults to a wide range of organisational strategic and tactical groups covering the private, public and third sectors in arenas including sustainability, science, environment and further education. For over 20 years Geoff worked within BASF, the world’s largest chemical company including a decade on the plc board, with roles including communications, EHS, sustainability and corporate affairs.