DEFACTOED - Key Persons


ALAN BROWN

Job Titles:
  • Professor in Digital Economy at Exeter Business School
Alan is Professor in Digital Economy at Exeter Business School and a feted digital thought leader. He blends strong academic and technology credentials with a rare ability to convey and excite audiences on digital. He is the author of several books on digital, most recently ‘Delivering Digital Transformation'.

CLIVE HUMBY

Job Titles:
  • Inventor of the Tesco Club Card and Co - Founder of Dunn Humby

DAVID KNIGHT

Job Titles:
  • Chairman & Director of Innovation
David co-founded DEfactoED and is a massive digital enthusiast. He works with people across a wide range of private and public sector organizations, sharing his enthusiasm and helping to accelerate their digital change programs. He has expertise in business and organizational change and spent the larger part of his earlier career as a PwC Partner.

DR DAVID LOPEZ

Job Titles:
  • Data Expert and Fellow, Alan Turing Institute

DR DAVID PLANS

Job Titles:
  • CEO BioBeats, Digital Healthcare Entrepreneur and Fellow, Alan Turing Institute

Dr Emmanuel Ako

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
Dr Emmanuel Ako is a Consultant Cardiologist with a specialist interest in Coronary Intervention and the treatment of coronary artery disease. He also has expertise in cardiovascular complications in Haemoglobinopathies such as Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell disease. He works at both Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Brompton Hospital NHS Trust. Dr Ako is active in clinical education and research, is principal investigator on several cardiology studies and has expertise in simulation-based training in cardiology. He has published various articles, presented at national and international conferences and is a frequent speaker in public engagement workshops internationally.

DR TANIKA KELAY

Dr Tanika Kelay is an academic psychologist with expertise in driving educational innovations in clinical and healthcare settings. Dr Kelay has held posts at Imperial College London and University College London, where she has led the development and implementation of training and evaluation programmes for healthcare professionals at Imperial, Chelsea & Westminster and Royal Brompton NHS hospitals.

Ian Russell

Ian Russell is a well-known author, speaker and advisor. He is the the CEO and Founder of Disrupting Consultancy Pty, and his corporate career includes the role of CEO of BCX, Africa's largest technology company. He is focused on leveraging technology and education for the benefit of the youth of South Africa.

LARA FIELD

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director
Lara brings creative spark, ensuring our products resonate visually with our learners. Lara's design career spans 20 years working in small agencies, large corporates and leading the EY South Africa in-house design studio.

MARILISE DE VILLIERS

Job Titles:
  • Cybersecurity Expert and Author

MARK SENESCHALL

Mark's role is all about researching and content. He is the author of ‘The Anatomy of IT Projects: Why they‘re hard and why they fail'. His business experience stretches over 30 years - most of this was at BP, where he held senior business and transformation roles.

TIM FIELD

Job Titles:
  • Director of Clients & Markets
DEfactoED is Tim's brain child. Tim focuses on how our products are deployed to customers, bridging the gap between digital learning and business value. Tim was an EY Partner and held Senior Executive roles at Anglo American plc where he successfully led global transformation. One of his strong points is knowing how to ‘bring people along' in change processes.

TRACEY GROVES

Job Titles:
  • CEO and Founder of Intelligent Ethics