Konrad has dedicated his career to bridging technology and accounting, having had firsthand experience implementing transformative technologies, particularly AI-enhanced applications and data analytics that enhance audit quality at his firm. His work with the FRC Technology Working Group and ICAEW Mid-Tier Tech Forum has also provided valuable insights into the regulatory landscape.

Liz specialises in data governance, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence. She operates under the brand The Data Queen, tagline Clarity Over Complexity. With more than 30 years of experience, she advises boards and executive teams on strengthening governance, managing digital risk, and translating data and AI into measurable business value. Her authority comes from practitioner experience, not consultant theory.

Crystal works in Protiviti Hong Kong’s Business Performance Improvement team, with 7 years of experience across internal audit, finance transformation, process optimization, and AI-enabled business transformation.

Franki is Director of Audit AI at Grant Thornton UK. Previously, Franki was Head of Audit and Ethics at Engine B while maintaining an academic sideline researching country-by-country tax reporting and open databases, and worked before that as Head of the Data Analytics Research Team at the UK National Audit Office. Franki is a trained data scientist and auditor with a background in political economy, chairs the ICAEW Data Analytics Community Group and sits on the ICAEW Ethics Advisory Committee

Karen brings in 20 years of professional experience in New York, London and APAC leading multi-country, complex transformation projects for financial services clients. Her role focuses on partnering strategically with clients to innovate their business models and operations through implementing new processes, integrating core ERP systems, AI, automation and data.

Monica Odysseos founded and leads the AI and Data Lab at Grant Thornton Cyprus. Her twelve years span software engineering and professional services, and she is an ACA who sits on ICAEW's Ethics Standards Committee and Data Analytics Community. She spends most of her time demystifying the jargon, and argues that the most valuable analytics skill of this era is not a tool at all, it is adaptability.

Christopher works in the Fabric product group at Microsoft. He has worked in the field of data and analytics for over 25 years and is a well-known blogger (https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/), a regular speaker at international conferences and the author of several books.