Stephen Carter

KEYNOTE speech
Lord Carter of Barnes, Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting (jointly with DCMS and BIS).
Stephen A. Carter is the Minister for Communications, Technology & Broadcasting, and a member of the Prime Minister’s National Economic Council.

Previously Stephen was the Group Chief Executive of Brunswick Group LLP, and prior to that he was the founding Chief Executive of Ofcom – 2003 / 2007 (the Communications Regulator), Managing Director of NTL UK & Ireland – 2000 / 2003, and Managing Director & Chief Executive of J. Walter Thompson UK Limited – 1992 / 2000.

He is a law graduate from Aberdeen University, and also completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme (A.M.P.152) in 1997. He is a Past Chairman of the Marketing Group of Great Britain, and has served on the Board of a number of companies, Travis Perkins plc, Trucost plc and Royal Mail Holdings plc. Currently he is also the Chairman of the Board of Governors at the Ashridge Business School, a Vice President of UNICEF UK, and a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Stephen was awarded a CBE in the 2006 Honours list for services to the Communications Industry, and was made a Life Peer on his appointment as a Government Minister.

Iain Gray

Prior to joining the Technology Strategy Board, Iain was Managing Director and General Manager of Airbus UK, whose Bristol operation he joined when it was still part of British Aerospace. He was appointed Director of Future Programmes in 1997, became Director of Strategy and External Affairs in 1999, and assumed the role of Managing Director and General Manager in 2004.

As Chief Executive of the Technology Strategy Board, Iain is the operational head of the organisation as it assumes its leading role in driving the UK’s technology and innovation strategy.

Adrian Goldberg

CHAIR – Adrian Goldberg

Adrian Goldberg is currently presenting the overnight show on TalkSport from 1am to 5pm from Tuesday to Friday. Former BBC1 Watchdog and Politics Show presenter Adrian Goldberg has made his name as an independent film-maker, following the release of his controversial investigative documentary Manchester Disunited And Other Football Feuds which was produced by his own Kick in the Grass production company.

Tom Loosemoore

Talking of his post Tom said, ‘It’s in Channel 4’s DNA to innovate, to take risks and to support new talent. I look forward to applying that same pioneering spirit to interactive media.’

Panel Members
Prof. Lucy Hooberman; Dan Licari (AWM); Mary Matthews (Blitz Games); Pam Waddell (Birmingham University); Nick Appleyard (  Technology Strategy Board)

Stephen Dodson

EMPOWERING PEOPLE FOR A DIGITAL AGE
Chair: Stephen Dodson, DC10 Plus
Stephen is currently the National Director for the DC10plus Network and an adviser to Community and Local Governments Digital Inclusion Policy Team. This is seeking to demonstrate how digital inclusion good practice is at the heart of service transformation, economic sustainability, improving people’s life chances and ensure that these issues are at the heart of policy making.

Previously Stephen has worked within Government for twenty years in a variety of capacities. He has been responsible for several large scale Economic & Community Regeneration Programmes working across all sectors before becoming e-Programme Manager at Kirklees MBC. Here he saw the crucial role ICT can and should play in social and economic regeneration.

Panel Members
Mustafa Shevket (Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield College); Michael Ryan (Learning Skills Council); Helen Milner (UK Online)

Chris Price

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A DIGITAL AGE
CHAIR: Chris Price, Digital Birmingham

For the past 3 years Chris Price has been the Director of Digital Development and Communities. He leads the City’s strategic partnership, Digital Birmingham established to ensure that Birmingham is a leading digital city which exploits the benefits that digital technologies can bring to the social, democratic, economic and environmental regeneration of the city.

He led Birmingham, along with Shropshire to become one of the 10 finalists in the Government’s Digital Challenge and established Birmingham’s Digital Charter. He is part of DC10plus management team where he leads on the Communities Building Capacity programme and Connected Neighbourhood Forum. He is also vice chair of the working group of e-inclusion on Eurocities, Knowledge Society.

His background is in IT and public service covering social care and education. His pastimes are a round of golf, nurturing his green fingers and sampling real ale.

Panel Members:
Malcolm Corbett (Community Broadband Network); Mike Biddle (Technology Strategy Board); Peter Cromar (Walsall Regeneration Company); Ian Wiebkin (DigiTV); Dorothy Smith (BT); Steve Somerfield (Service Birmingham)

Marc Reeves