Esther influences Technology policy to enable businesses, accountants and society to harness its benefits while limiting harm. Prior to joining ICAEW, she worked in technology internal and external audit roles, focussing on information and cyber security and operational resilience. She is also a qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant, qualifying whilst at Deloitte.

Frank trained as a theoretical physicist, and he has been active as an expert supporting audits and as risk consultant for over 25 years. Building on his experience in modelling audits and model governance, Frank has been developing approaches to challenging and validating AI systems. A.o., in 2022 he helped a European Non-Profit design its audit procedures supporting their Ethical AI label.

Franki leads on AI implementation in audit at Grant Thornton UK and maintains an academic sideline researching country-by-country tax reporting and open databases. Previously, Franki was Head of Audit and Ethics at Engine B, 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. She chairs the ICAEW Data Analytics Community Group and sits on the ICAEW Ethics Advisory Committee.