
Conference Speakers
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The conference is a spectacular celebration and a high point of the year for the network. Although aimed at women, male allies play an important and critical role within DWN and at the conference.
Seven sessions feature on the conference agenda covering topical matters which impact everyone at some point in their lives and careers. Each session involves insights, inspiration, personal experience, and expertise from people in the Defence, Government and Tech industry.
Ministry of Justice
Antonia
Romeo

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice & Civil Service Gender Champion
Welcome
Turn Lemons into Lemonade
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Make the best of the negative situations in life. Learn how to adopt a more optimistic attitude in the face of adversity.
British Army
Libby
Vallance-Bull

Captain Libby Vallance MSc. BSc, (Hons. St. Ands) FGS
Palantir
Lora
Lacey

General Manager for UK Defence
Britsh Army
Lucy
Giles

Colonel Lucy M Giles BSc MA PGCE Hon LLD
Royal Navy
Phil
Hally

Vice Admiral Phil Hally CB, MBE
Royal Air Force
Sara
Cattarall

Warrant Officer Sara Catterall MBE,
Command Senior Enlisted Leader, UK Strategic Command
Session 1
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The Speakers

Lockheed Martin
Alice Mallen
Human Resources Director UK, Europe and the Middle East

Ministry of Justice
Antonia Romeo
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice & Civil Service Gender Champion

Accenture Song
Barbara Waite
Managing Partner

Defence Digital, Ministry of Defence
Caroline Bellamy
Director: Data (CDO), Digital Transformation & CIO of the Functions

Amazon
Cath Possamai
Talent Acquisition Director for EMEA

Upping Your Elvis and Talk It Out
Chris Baréz-Brown
Founder

Defence Digital, Ministry of Defence
Claire Fry
Director Functional Integration

British Army
Colonel Lucy Giles
Course Director, Land Command & Staff College

Royal Navy
Commodore Alison Hofman
Head of Navy Healthcare and Medical Profession

Royal Navy
Commodore Melanie (Mel) Robinson CBE
Reservist & Commander of the UK's Maritime Reserve Force

Defence Digital, Ministry of Defence
David Tagg-Oram
Head of Digital Foundry

Department of Education
Dr. Victoria (Vic) Carr
Reservist & Headteacher

Leidos
Edwina Hutton - Fellowes
Director of Logistics

Noon
Eleanor Mills
Founder

Wiltshire Police
Gemma Vinton
Detective Chief Inspector

AWS
Imogen Verret
Principal Technical Business Development Manager, Global National Security & Defence

Defence Digital, Ministry of Defence
John Fitzpatrick
Director of Digital Enablement

Microsoft
Kate Maxwell
Chief Technology Officer for Defense & Intelligence

Mastek
Katie Rogers
Associate Vice President, Secure Government Services

Fujitsu
Kelly Metcalf
Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Wellbeing

Janes
Kimberley Flannagan
Chief Marketing Officer

Ultra Cyber UK, Ultra Intelligence & Communications
Liz Stokes
Vice President Human Resources

Palantir
Lora Lacey
General Manager for UK Defence

DXC Technology
Lucy Boas
Client Partner

Ministry of Defence Strategic Hub
Manmeet Cheema
Head of Strategy Implementation & Evaluation

CGI
Maxine Bulmer
Vice President Consulting Delivery, Cyber Security,
UK & Australia

CDDO
Megan Lee Devlin
Chief Executive of the Central Digital and Data Office

Capgemini
Nikki Staerck
Vice President

Royal Navy
Rear Admiral Jude Terry OBE
Director People and Training and Naval Secretary

DXC Technology
Shelli Wright
AE Government Relations

Ministry of Defence
Symone King (MCIPD)
Assistant Head of Employee Experience, Defence Nuclear Organisation

Boxxe
Tarah Mason
Senior Account Director, Defence & National Security

Royal Navy
Vice Admiral Phil Hally MBE
Chief of Defence People
