Our team

Julian David

CEO, techUK

Julian David is the CEO of techUK, the Digital Technology Trade Association. 

Julian leads techUK's 60 strong team in representing over 800 member companies, comprising global and national champions and more than 500 SMEs. He is a member of the UK Government and Industry Cyber Growth Partnership, the Digital Economy Council and the Department of International Trade’s Strategic Trade Advisory Group. He is also the Vice President for National Trade Associations, on the Executive Board of DIGITALEUROPE, Vice President representing Europe on the board of WITSA the Worldwide IT Association, and a member of the board of the Health innovation Network, the South London Academic Health Science Network. 

Angela Miller

Executive Assistant to the CEO, techUK

Angela is executive assistant to the CEO and is responsible for ensuring his office and diary runs as smooth and seamlessly as possible.

Before joining techUK, Angela worked in a tech start-up and prior to that at News International and Associated Newspapers.

Outside of work Angela has a passion for all things health, fitness and wellness.

Antony Walker

Deputy CEO, techUK

Antony Walker is deputy CEO of techUK,  which he played a lead role in launching in November 2013.

Antony is a member of the senior leadership team and has overall responsibility for techUK’s policy work. Prior to his appointment in July 2012 Antony was chief executive of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the UK’s independent advisory group on broadband policy. Antony was closely involved in the development of broadband policy development in the UK since the BSG was established in 2001 and authored several major reports to government. He also led the development of the UK’s world leading Open Internet Code of Practice that addresses the issue of net neutrality in the UK. Prior to setting up the BSG, Antony spent six years working in Brussels for the American Chamber of Commerce following and writing about telecoms issues and as a consultant working on EU social affairs and environmental issues. Antony is a graduate of Aberdeen University and KU Leuven and is also a Policy Fellow Alumni of the Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge University.

Matthew Evans

Director, Markets, techUK

Matthew Evans leads techUK’s Market Programme teams and is a member of the senior leadership team.

The Market Programme teams help techUK members apply innovative technology solutions across a range of sectors, including the Public Sector, Financial Services and Cyber. 

Prior to his appointment in early 2019, Matt led techUK’s Smart Infrastructure and IoT work, as well as being CEO of the Broadband Stakeholder Group. During this time he led the telecoms industry’s approach to lowering the cost of network deployment, played a key role in coordinating it’s response to Brexit and was closely involved in the development of the Government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review. He also assisted in the development of the UK’s first secure by design Code of Practice aimed at consumer IoT, oversaw the publication of a paper outlining the tech sector’s view of future mobility services and drove engagement around the use of digital twins.

Matt sits on the Steering Board of the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce, Digital Framework Task Group,  andthe advisory board for the Prospering from the Energy Revolution industrial challenge fund.

Prior to joining techUK, Matt worked in Arqiva's public policy team, across the broadcast and telecoms markets. Before that he was a researcher for an MP at Westminster.

Sharon Clews

Director, People and Talent Management, techUK

Sharon is the Director, People and Talent Management for techUK and is responsible for our people strategy.  

Before joining techUK, Sharon worked for Accenture where she held a variety of senior HR roles in both generalist HR and specialist areas such as Performance Management and Reward, Employee Relations and Inclusion and Diversity. Prior to joining Accenture, Sharon also worked for BDO Stoy Hayward.

She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and is CIPD qualified.

Alice Jackson

Director, Brand and Marketing, techUK

Alice leads all of techUK’s activities across brand, marketing and communications as well as our member engagement and business development teams.

She works closely with the market and policy teams to define how best to engage with members and stakeholders.

Previously, Alice led techUK’s communications strategy building brand awareness through an ambitious media relations and wider communications programme. She has international experience building corporate, consumer and business campaigns for both mainstream and niche technology brands.

Tom Lovell

Managing Director, Tech Partnership Degrees, techUK

Tom Lovell is Managing Director of Tech Partnership Degrees, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of techUK in October 2020. 

TP Degrees brings together employers and education to co-create degree programmes to deliver outstanding outcomes for students and an essential flow of talent for employers.   The degree apprenticeship and full-time degree programmes involve 35 universities and over 170 employers and hold the Tech Industry Gold accreditation which consistently achieve sector-leading results in terms of educational attainment, employability and diversity.

Tom works with techUK members, stakeholders and colleagues to champion the development of digital skills and talent to meet the future needs of employers and their customers in an increasingly digitised economy.   Tom has worked for more than 25 years in the jobs and skills sector and was previously both UK and Global Managing Director for Reed, where his experience included creating a graduate recruitment business which developed into reed.co.uk, turnaround of the Education business and diversification of the technology recruitment business.       

Emma Fryer

Associate Director, Data Centres, techUK

Emma Fryer is Associate Director at techUK, the trade association for the UK technology industry.

Emma has worked in and around the technology industry for the last 15 years in a range of non-technical roles that include research and report writing, policy work (from political liaison to detailed negotiations) and project management.

Her first degree was in English at the University of Durham, followed some years later by a second degree in Environmental Science at the University of London. She is now completing an MSc in Environmental Decision Making with the Open University.

She spent five years representing the technology sector in policy matters relating to climate change. Her focus was split between encouraging government to make their policy tools fit for purpose and explaining how the intelligent use of ICT can reduce net carbon emissions.

More recently she has focused on Data Centres. She manages the UK Council of Data Centre Operators and techUK’s Data Centres Technical Committee and, with their support, has achieved some major outcomes for the sector, the most significant of which was negotiating and implementing the Climate Change Agreement for Data Centres. This, after a four-year marathon of evidence gathering and policy dialogue, was confirmed in December 2013 and came into force on 1st July 2014. It is worth around £200M to the sector. In recognition of her work she won the DataCenterDynamics Award for “Outstanding Contribution to the Industry” in 2013. TechUK also won the “Effective Voice” category of the Association Network Awards in 2014 in recognition of way the CCA campaign had been managed.

She has also produced a significant body of work including formal and informal policy responses, white papers, overviews, briefings, high level thought leadership papers and illustrated infographics explaining complex technologies in laymans' terms - plus everything in between.

Emma is a judge for both the leading industry awards providers: BroadGroup and DataCenterDynamics. She is a regular speaker at industry events.

Henry Rex

Associate Director, Public Sector, techUK

Henry is Associate Director for Government and Health at techUK. responsible for our Central Government Programme, Public Services Board, and Health & Social Care Programme.

He is responsible for managing strategic relationships across Whitehall and the NHS, working with individual departments and cross-cutting Government functions to promote better engagement between the public sector and the tech industry.

Henry originally joined techUK in February 2016 as the Programme Manager for Justice and Emergency Services. Prior to joining techUK he worked as the Policy and Communications Officer in the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge. In this role he ran programmes to enhance knowledge exchange between academia and government, with a particular focus on issues of national security, law enforcement and defence. Henry was also responsible for advising on CSaP's communications strategy.

He holds an MA(Hons) in Classics from the University of St Andrews. After graduating he worked in a west London law firm, followed by a spell in the House of Commons, before taking up his position at CSaP.

Susanne Baker

Associate Director, Climate, Environment and Sustainability , techUK

Susanne is responsible for techUK's Environment & Compliance Programme.

The programme, which spans issues such as eco-design, chemicals policy and producer responsibility legislation to conflict materials, circular economy and climate change policy, helps techUK members to get to grips with the latest compliance issues, policy developments and environmental trends, and in turn works with government to ensure that regulation in this area is targeted and effective.

Before joining techUK, Susanne worked in the policy and representation team at EEF, the manufacturers' organisation. For several years she was a senior writer for The ENDS Report, an environmental policy and business journal, and worked in several Whitehall press offices. She holds a BSc in Environmental Science from Kings College London and is a fellow of the RSA.

Sue Daley

Associate Director, Technology and Innovation

Sue leads techUK's technology and innovation work at techUK.

This includes work programmes on cloud, data protection, data analytics, AI and Internet of Things as well as emerging and transformative technologies and innovation policy. She has been recognised as one of the most influential women in UK tech by Computer Weekly and as a key influencer in driving forward the Big Data agenda in the UK Big Data 100. Sue has also been shortlisted for the Milton Keynes Women Leaders Awards and was a judge for the Loebner Prize in AI. In addition to being a regular industry speaker on issues including AI ethics, data protection and cyber security, Sue was recently a judge for the UK Tech 50 and is a regular judge of the annual UK Cloud Awards.

Prior to joining techUK in January 2015 Sue was responsible for Symantec's Government Relations in the UK and Ireland. She has spoken at events including the UK-China Internet Forum in Beijing, UN IGF and European RSA on issues ranging from data usage and privacy, cloud computing and online child safety. Before joining Symantec, Sue was senior policy advisor at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Sue has an BA degree on History and American Studies from Leeds University and a Masters Degree on International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Birmingham. Sue is a keen sportswoman and in 2016 achieved a lifelong ambition to swim the English Channel.

Noreen Aldworth

Head, Events, techUK

Noreen joined techUK in March 2019 as Head of Events to oversee the delivery of our programme of flagship events.

Prior to join techUK Noreen worked as Events Lead at the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency where she developed and implemented the events strategy and oversaw the delivery of the events programme. Previously Noreen has held various communications and events roles in the healthcare and technology sectors in London and Brussels.

Noreen has a BA in European Studies and French and a MA in Gender, Globalisation and Human Rights.

Fred Sugden

Programme Head, Defence, techUK

Fred joined techUK in 2018 as the Head of Defence Programme. Before joining, he worked at ADS, the national trade association representing Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space companies in the UK.

At techUK, Fred is responsible for the organisation’s programme of market engagement and policy development across the Defence sector, working closely with various organisations within the Ministry of Defence, including: Head Office, Defence Digital, Dstl and the Front Line Commands. Fred works closely with many techUK member companies that have an interest in the sector, and is responsible for the activities of the programme's senior Defence & Security Board. Working closely with techUK's Defence & Cyber Programme Manager, Fred oversees a broad range of activities undertaken by the programme on behalf of techUK members.

Outside of work, Fred's interests include football (a Watford FC fan) and skiing.

Ben Bradley

Programme Head, Digital Regulation, techUK

Ben is Head of Policy at techUK, working to develop and deliver policies that make the UK the best place to start, scale and base tech businesses.

He also works alongside working on wider issues around the digital strategy, regulation, skills and the future of work. Prior to joining techUK Ben worked at strategic consultancy Teneo where he focused on public affairs and policy. During this time he worked on a range of clients covering the digital economy, telecoms, and financial services.

Georgina Maratheftis

Programme Head, Local Public Services, techUK

Georgina is techUK’s Head of Local Public Services.

Georgina works with suppliers that are active or looking to break into the market as well as with local public services to create the conditions for meaningful transformation. techUK regularly bring together local public services and supplier community to horizon scan and explore how the technologies of today and tomorrow can help solve some of the most pressing problems our communities face and improve outcomes for our people and places.

Prior to techUK, Georgina worked for a public policy events company where she managed the policy briefing division and was responsible for generating new ideas for events that would add value to the public sector. Georgina worked across a number of portfolios from education, criminal justice, and health but had a particular interest in public sector transformation and technology. Georgina also led on developing relationships across central and local government.

If you’d like to learn more about techUK, or want to get involved, get in touch.

Jonathon Clark

Head, SME Engagement, techUK

Jonathon joined techUK in 2021 as the Head of SME Engagement, helping to shape techUK's offer for small to medium-sized businesses across the organisation's different programmes and sectors.

A geography graduate with a keen eye for fluvial and post-glacial landforms, 'Jonny' started his career working in sales, marketing and operations at an early stage environmental business. He later took a role at a Local Enterprise Partnership, working in policy, research and programmes in advanced manufacturing, tech and logistics. During this time, he was fortunate to work alongside politicians such as former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott and senior business leaders from firms such as Unipart, Siemens and Bibby Line Group.

More recently, he ran a growth programme for software startups - helping them to find product market fit and grow rapidly. A passionate advocate for building new ventures and using technology to improve society, Jonny has advised startups and public sector organisations in their innovation pursuits and worked on investment deals totalling several million pounds.

Outside of work, Jonny is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and fanatical about high performance cars.

Sean Moore

Head, Member Relations, techUK

Sean is the Head of Member Relations at techUK.

He and his team work with members to help them see value from their memberships by ensuring they have sight of and access to the numerous benefits and services techUK offers. This includes helping them to grow their networks and markets, whilst also reducing their business risks and costs.

Sean has many years' experience in the trade association sector. Prior to joining techUK, he was Member Development Manager at the Direct Marketing Association, and played a key role in helping them to significantly grow their membership. He has also worked in various sales and marketing roles with both consumer and B2B publishers on a range of titles as diverse as New Woman, The Puzzler and Fertilizer International to name just a few.

Away from the office, Sean is a keen walker, birder and football fan, being a season ticket holder at his local team, Northwood FC.

Glyn Hughes

Head, Business Development, techUK

Glyn is head of business development at techUK and works with potential member companies to understand their business needs and make sure that they are aware of what techUK has to offer.

Glyn has a passion for building long term business relationships and has previously worked in account management, sales and relationship management in a range of industries including membership, software, healthcare, security and insurance.

If you would like to find out more about membership, please give him a call.

Benjamin Manby

Head, Data-Driven Marketing, techUK

Benjamin works as Head of Data-Driven Marketing at techUK and leads the work on developing, identifying, and scoping of marketing automation and optimisation opportunities.

He joined techUK in April 2016 as a Marketing Assistant and prior to joining techUK, Benjamin worked as a Digital Marketing Executive for a telecommunications company.

Jo O'Riordan

Head of Spectrum Policy and Telecoms, techUK

Jo leads the work of the UK SPF, the sounding board to government and Ofcom on medium to long-term spectrum issues in the UK and supports the delivery of the Communication Infrastructure Programme.

Prior to her appointment in 2018 Jo held positions at Islington Council, the Industry and Parliament Trust, Inside Government, and most recently at Smart Energy GB in policy and public affairs role. Here Jo predominately oversaw the organisations engagement with MPs and local government alongside external speaking opportunities.

Outside of work Jo likes spending as much time as possible with her dog Fudge, as well as cooking, watching live comedy, and running (but not that far or that fast). 

Craig Melson

Head of Digital Devices, Market Access, Environment and Sustainability , techUK

Craig is Head of Head of Digital Devices, Market Access, Environment and Sustainability which covers issues as diverse as modern slavery, conflict minerals, new tech, compliance and Brexit.

Prior to joining techUK he worked in public affairs, communications, television and consumer electronics and he has an avid interest in new and emerging technologies.

Craig has a degree in Ancient History from King’s College London and spends his time watching Watford FC.

Sabina Ciofu

Programme Head, EU and Trade Policy, techUK

Sabina leads techUK's international policy and engagement. Based in Brussels, she manages our EU policy priorities as well as our international trade agenda.

Sabina leads techUK’s engagement with the European Union institutions, as well as the EU Member States. Outside of the EU, her work is focused on key trade partners, such as the USA and Japan, as well as key international organisations, such as the WTO and the OECD. Previously, she worked as Policy Advisor in the European Parliament for almost a decade, where she specialised in tech regulation, international trade and EU-US relations.

Sabina is the founder of the Gentlewomen’s Club, co-organiser of the Young Professionals in Digital Policy and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, where she has led several youth civic engagement and gender equality projects.

She holds an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Classics from the University of Cambridge.

Laura Foster

Programme Manager, Technology and Innovation, techUK

Laura is techUK’s Programme Manager for Technology and Innovation.

She supports the application and expansion of emerging technologies across business, including Geospatial Data, Quantum Computing, AR/VR/XR and Edge technologies.

Before joining techUK, Laura worked internationally in London, Singapore and across the United States as a conference researcher and producer covering enterprise adoption of emerging technologies. This included being part of the strategic team at London Tech Week.

Laura has a degree in History (BA Hons) from Durham University, focussing on regional social history. Outside of work she loves reading, travelling and supporting rugby team St. Helens, where she is from.

Ellie Huckle

Programme Manager, Central Government, techUK

Ellie joined techUK in March 2018 as a Programme Assistant to the Public Sector team and now works as a Programme Manager for the Central Government Programme.

The programme represents the supplier community of technology products and services in Central Government – in summary working to make Government a more informed buyer, increasing supplier visibility in order to improve their chances of supplying to Government Departments, and fostering better engagement between the public sector and industry. To find out more about what we do, how we do this and how you can get involved – make sure to get in touch!

Prior to joining techUK, Ellie completed Sixth Form in June 2015 and went on to work in Waitrose, moved on swiftly to walking dogs and finally, got an office job working for a small local business in North London, where she lives with her family and their two Bengal cats Kai and Nova.

When she isn’t working Ellie likes to spend time with her family and friends, her cats, and enjoys volunteering for diabetes charities. She has a keen interest in writing, escaping with a good book and expanding her knowledge watching far too many quiz shows!

Tom Russell

Programme Manager, Health and Social Care, techUK

Tom is responsible for leading our engagement with a range of NHS and industry stakeholders including NHS Digital, NHSX, DHSC and NHS England/ Improvement.

At techUK he leads our health tech focused working groups on interoperability and User Centred Design and jointly manages the Social Care working group. He also has responsibility for the elected Health and Social Care Council and sits on the Professional Records Standards Body Advisory Board.

Prior to joining techUK, Tom worked for a public policy events company delivering a digital health exhibition and previously to that in a Governmental affairs role for a pharmaceutical company.

He has lived in Germany, France, Switzerland and Egypt and read International Politics at King’s College London.

In his leisure time he enjoys boxing, cycling and swimming. He completed a solo English Channel swim in 2009.

Georgina Henley

Programme Manager, Justice and Emergency Services, techUK

Georgie joined techUK as the Justice and Emergency Services Programme Manager in March 2020.

Georgie is dedicated to representing suppliers by creating a voice for those who are selling into blue lights and the justice system, but also by helping them in navigating this market. Georgie is committed to creating a platform for collaboration, from engaging with industry and stakeholders to understand the latest innovations, to the role tech can play in responding to a range of issues our justice and emergency services are facing 

Prior to joining techUK, Georgie managed a Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) in Westminster. She worked closely with the Metropolitan Police and London borough councils to prevent and reduce the impact of crime on the business community. Her work ranged from the impact of low-level street crime and anti-social behaviour on the borough, to critical incidents and violent crime.

Leontina Postelnicu

Programme Manager, Health and Social Care, techUK

Leontina joined techUK in March 2020, where she is supporting the organisation’s Health and Social Care programme. At the moment, she is completing an MSc in Health Policy at Imperial College London.

A former journalist, Leontina previously worked for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) as an associate editor for its International and Media divisions. There, she covered the EMEA region for Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews and HIMSS TV, with a focus on policy and innovation, and contributed to the Women in Health IT newsletter and HIMSS Insights eBook.

Outside of work, she enjoys reading, dancing, travelling and visiting her family in Romania, where she hails from.

Hayley Hillis

Manager, Office, techUK

Hayley is the Office Manager, joining techUK in August 2019, managing the Facilities team and front desk.

Prior to joining techUK, Hayley worked for a pharmaceutical market research company for 15 years, where she was the Facilities and Administration Manager and had many responsibilities including managing a small team, all building facilities and services management, managing all company staff events, with a strong focus on staff welfare, productivity and ensuring health and safety requirements were implemented and maintained.

Hayley is also a qualified massage therapist, with a keen interest in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology.

Teodora Kaneva

Programme Manager, Smart Infrastructure and Systems, techUK

Teodora’s rich background varies from working in business development for a renewable energy lobbying association in Brussels to the fast moving technology innovation startup scene in the UK.

She has designed the market strategy for a German renewable energy engineering scale up for the UK, listed on Nasdaq private market, and now one of the fastest growing scale ups in the world. Previous experience also includes managing a renewable energy startup in London, which has built a small-scale biomass CHP power plant. Teodora is passionate about cross-industry collaboration and working together with academia to inform the design of future educational models and skill building.

Most recently Teodora has ran the commercial activities and business development at Future Cities Catapult, focusing on innovation in cities, digital health and wellbeing, mobility, and infrastructure. Teodora is a passionate STEM Ambassador and a vocal advocate for women in tech.

Hugo Rousseau

Programme Manager, Financial Services and Payments, techUK

Hugo joined techUK in March 2019 as the Programme Manager for Financial Services and Payments.

Before joining techUK, he worked in policy and public relations for different bodies and agencies, including the economic and financial services team of the French Prime Minister’s EU affairs department, Edelman and CMS Strategic.

Hugo holds a master’s degree in Public Affairs from Paris Sorbonne University. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking and photography.

Jill Broom

Programme Manager, Cyber Security & Central Government, techUK

Jill is techUK’s Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government, supporting the work of both programme teams and promoting better engagement between the public and tech sectors.

Prior to joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.

With an MA(Hons) in American Studies from the University of Edinburgh, Jill continues to be fascinated by the history and politics of the USA. Otherwise, outside of work, she can be found up a hill, swimming in a loch or curled up with a good book.

Margherita Certo

Manager, Communications, techUK

Margherita is Communications Manager at techuk, working across all communications and marketing activities and acting as point of contact for media enquiries.

Prior to joining techUK, Margherita worked in public relations across technology, public affairs, and charity, designing evidence-based strategic campaigns and building meaningful ties with key stakeholders.

Lulu Freemont

Policy Manager, Digital Regulation, techUK

Lulu is a Policy Manager at techUK, working across areas related to digital regulation, such as online harms and competition.

Prior to working at techUK, Lulu worked at social enterprise Parent Zone for a number of years, heading up the Policy and Public Affairs team. Working closely with technology companies, Parliamentarians and schools, her focus was on building digital resilience to help improve outcomes for children growing up in a digital world.

Lulu holds a MA (Hons) in Human Rights Law from SOAS, and a BA (Hons) in Politics from the University of Exeter.

Lorraine Dias

Manager, Recruitment and Human Resources, techUK

Lorraine Dias is the Recruitment & HR Manager for techUK.

Lorraine brings over 10 years of expertise in managing operations of the HR function, recruitment, performance management and complete employee life cycle.

Prior to joining techUK, Lorraine worked for the Wallace Collection as an HR Advisor. Her areas of expertise include policy and procedure review, new hire onboarding, HR data management and audit preparation.

She is an Associate CIPD and holds a Masters in Human Resources and Marketing.

Alessandra Baldacchino

Policy Manager, Data, Cloud and AI, techUK

Alessandra is techUK’s Policy Manager for Data. She sits in the Policy team and works closely with techUK’s Technology and Innovation team.

Her work is focused on key issues such as the UK’s National Data Strategy, international data transfers, data protection and Smart Data. Prior to joining techUK, Alessandra worked for a public policy consultancy where she helped international technology companies navigate the risks and opportunities of digital policy.

Alessandra has experience working for the European Asylum Support Office, the Malta High Commission in London during Malta’s first rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament. She has an academic background in public policy and European studies.

Katherine Holden

Head of Data Analytics, AI and Digital ID, techUK

Katherine joined techUK in May 2018 and currentl leads the Data Analytics, AI and Digital ID programme. 

Prior to techUK, Katherine worked as a Policy Advisor at the Government Digital Service (GDS) supporting the digital transformation of UK Government.

Whilst working at the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) Katherine led AMRC’s policy work on patient data, consent and opt-out.    

Katherine has a BSc degree in Biology from the University of Nottingham.

Sophie James

Programme Manager, Communications Infrastructure and Services, techUK

Sophie James is the Programme Manager, Communications Infrastructure and Services, at techUK.

Sophie was promoted to Manager having been Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes, supporting each team with administrative and event support, research and communications.

Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London. She has previously worked as a marketing manager for a design and fabrication company, and has project coordination experience in the graphic design and music industries.

Neil Ross

Head of Policy, techUK

As Head of Policy Neil leads techUK's domestic policy development. He regularly engages with UK and Devolved Government Ministers, senior civil servants and Members of the UK’s Parliaments with the aim of supporting government and industry to work together to make the UK the best place to start, scale and develop technology companies.

Neil joined techUK in 2019 to lead on techUK’s engagement in the UK-EU Brexit trade deal negotiations, as well as leading on economic policy.

He has a background in the UK Parliament and in social research. Neil holds a masters degree in Comparative Public Policy from the University of Edinburgh and an undergraduate degree in International Politics from City, University of London.

Rohit Sharma

Manager, Digital Marketing and Content, techUK

Rohit works for the marketing department and is responsible for techUK's content programme. 

Prior to joining techUK, Rohit worked for a global finance body, an auction house, a homelessness charity and for a number of record shops.

Outside of work, Rohit enjoys travelling, writing, football, film and music.

Dan Patefield

Programme Head, Cyber and National Security, techUK

Dan joined techUK in August 2017 as the Programme Manager for Defence and Cyber.

Before joining techUK he worked as Forum Lead for the Westminster eForum. In this role he led a programme of conferences in the technology and telecoms space, on issues ranging from Broadband and Mobile Infrastructure, the Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Data and Women in Tech.

Dan has a BA in History from the University of Liverpool.

Tom Henderson

Programme Manager, Smart Cities and IoT, techUK

Tom joined as Programme Manager for Smart Cities and IoT in April 2019 and currently runs techUK's cross-sector Digital Twin Working Group.

The Digital Twin Working Group which focuses on data sharing and digital twin integration, information processing and simulation capabilities, skills and digital twin interfaces, economic, climate & public health resilience and systems thinking.

Tom also leads techUK’s Smart Cities & Communities group, which works to ensure that smart systems, technologies, and solutions are an integral part of city strategies through identifying strategies that accelerate and de-risk their development and horizontal deployment. Additionally, Tom closely supports techUK's Climate Change Strategy & Resilience Group, Climate Risk & Resilience Technology Taskforce.

Prior to joining techUK, Tom completed a Master's in Public Administration in Digital Technologies and Policy at University College London (UCL) department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), worked as a researcher for the Greater London Authority (GLA) to devise an analytical framework to capture the phenomenon of 'superdiversity' in global cities across the World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF). Tom also holds a BSc (Hons) Politics & Economics from the University of Bath, and previously worked as a commercial research executive at Kantar where he helped major clients to identify, optimise and activate resilient business strategies.

Max Chen

Policy Manager, Digital Adoption, techUK

Max joined techUK in January 2020, supporting techUK’s general economic policy, digital adoption, and regional development work.

Prior to joining techUK, Max worked in the United States House of Representatives for a senior Democratic Member of Congress for a number of years, managing a broad policy portfolio but focusing primarily on healthcare, defence, and veterans policy.

Max holds an MSc in Public Policy from University College London and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Outside of work, Max enjoys riding motorbikes, photography, swimming, and travelling.

Sam Wyatt

Programme Manager, Defence and Cyber Security, techUK

Sam is the Programme Manager for Defence and Cyber Security at techUK. 

Prior to joining techUK, Sam worked as an Account Executive for a small lobbying agency in Westminster where he briefed politicians in Westminster and Local Authorities on housing and energy issues and wrote policy briefs.

Sam holds a BA (Hons) Degree from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London where he focused on the implications of Cyber War and an MPhil in International Relations & Politics from the University of Cambridge.

Nimmi Patel

Policy Manager, Skills, Talent and Diversity, techUK

Nimmi Patel is the Policy Manager for Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK.

She works on all things skills policy, focusing on upskilling and retrain. She is committed to embedding diversity in the UK tech pipeline from classroom to boardroom working with partners such as the Tech Talent Charter and the WISE Campaign. Nimmi also leads techUK’s immigration work, collaborating with techUK members and stakeholders to create an environment that attracts the best talent to the UK.

Prior to joining the team, she worked for the UK Labour Party and New Zealand Labour Party and holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Manchester and is currently studying MA Strategic Communications at King’s College London.

Ruchika Kulkarni

Manager, Business Development and Customer Relationships

Ruchika is the Business Development and Customer Relationship Manager at techUK.

Ruchika develops techUK's Business Services offerings and training programme, which offers training in management, marketing and sales, public sector, communications, and programme related courses.

Ruchika is responsible for revenue generation and growth for the Training programme and TechUK’s Escrow services. She also co-ordinates with our professional services groups for regular news and events for the Marketing and Sales Group and Legal Affairs Group.  

Prior to joining the Business Services team she worked as Managing partner for Bitwise Infosystems and Senior Sales Manager for Digital Convergence Technologies in India

In her spare time she enjoys cooking, reading and writing short stories.

Gulistan Ladha

Programme Manager, Broadband Stakeholder Group, Broadband Stakeholder Group

Gulistan Ladha is the Policy & Programme Manager for the Broadband Stakeholder Group.

Prior to joining BSG in August 2019, Gulistan worked in the corporate telecoms and tech sectors. Her last role was in the BT Group Regulatory Affairs team where she specialised in consumer policy and regulation. AT EE (previously T-Mobile and One2One), Gulistan was involved in launches of new products and services, including mobile number portability, iPhone and Apple watch, 3G, 4G (LTE), Voice over WiFi, Auto-Switching and Mobile Bill Capping. She also worked on government projects such as the Emergency Services Network, eCall, 999, 101 and NHS 111 services and programme managed security and resilience audits.

Before joining EE, Gulistan spent time at Dell Europe and Xerox.

Zoe Brockbank

Programme Assistant, Policy, Tech and Innovation, techUK

Zoe is a Team Assistant at techUK, assisting techUK's Policy and Public Affairs team.

The team makes the tech case to government and policymakers in Westminster, Whitehall, Brussels and across the UK on the most pressing issues affecting our sector. Zoe also assists techUK’s Marketing and Sales team.

Prior to joining the techUK Business Services team, she worked as a Business Development and Membership Coordinator at London First.

In her spare time, Zoe enjoys travelling, painting, keeping fit and socialising with friends.

Dora Pass

Assistant, Events, techUK

Dora joined techUK in October 2019 as an Events Assistant, coordinating and delivering our flagship events.

Prior to joining the team, Dora worked as a Senior Events Coordinator at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors at Parliament Square managing conferences and high profile ministerial events.

Jake Wall

Programme Assistant, Policy, techUK

Jake is the Programme Assistant for Policy, assisting techUK's work across the Policy and Public Affairs; Skills, Talent and Diversity; and EU Exit programmes.

He joined techUK in March 2019 following his graduation from a master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Sussex, as well as a bachelor’s degree in International Politics at Aberystwyth University, and has also worked across the International Trade and Cloud, Data, Analytics and AI programmes. Outside of work, he enjoys watching and playing sport, spending time with friends and family, and – when possible – travelling!

Lucas Banach

Programme Assistant, Data Centres, Climate, Environment & Sustainability, Market Access, techUK

Lucas Banach is Programme Assistant at techUK, he works on a range of programmes including Data Centres; Climate, Environment & Sustainability; Market Access and Smart Infrastructure and Systems.

Before that Lucas who joined in 2008, held various roles in our organisation, which included his role as Office Executive, Groups and Concept Viability Administrator, and most recently he worked as Programme Executive for Public Sector. He has a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Cracow University.

Charlie Wyatt

Programme Assistant, techUK

Charlie joined techUK in March 2018 as Programme Assistant for Defence, Cyber Security, Justice and Emergency Services, Local Government and Health and Social care 

Julia Ofori-Addo

Programme Assistant, Broadband Stakeholder Group

Julia Ofori-Addo supports the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure with administrative and event support, research and communication.

Julia is bilingual – German and English native. Prior to joining techUK, Julia worked as an IT Team Administrator at Interxion Ltd (data center) supporting and coordinating teams with the Incident Management Protocols (IMP), auditing and reporting procedures and processes and assisting senior management with various secretarial/administrative duties. She has exceptional experience in handling and updating in-house database systems and a proven track record of demonstrating strong interpersonal skills.

Julia is a graduate at the University of Kent with a BSc in Computer Science and Business Administration. In her personal time, she enjoys current affairs discussions, going to the gym and travelling.

John Topp

Office Executive, techUK

John has been an integral part of techUK and its predecessor Intellect since 1997.

John is responsible for the post room, the set up of the meeting rooms (i.e. changing room requirements from theatre to boardroom), along with stationery orders, mail outs and any ad-hoc duties that may be required. John’s responsibilities are many and varied: no two days are the same!