Background

Ross is a veteran Strategist, having worked in digital for over 30 years.  He's been part of the founding team of six influential digital companies, spanning global digital marketing through to online gaming, and most recently was one of the founding team of Somo, a global digital solutions company acquired in 2022 by CI&T, listed on the NYSE.  

He is an active start up and scale up investor with a portfolio of over 20 companies and is Chairman of inploi, a fast growing talent engagement platform used by some of the world’s largest high volume hiring companies.  

He is also a Trustee at Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park, and has been involved in cultural charities and Community Interest Companies (CIC's) throughout his career and is a York University alumnus.

Jonathan May is CEO and Founder of Hubbub, a fundraising suite serving the education and nonprofit sectors. He is also an Associate at More Partnership.

Jonathan is a technologist and product strategist with a background in philanthropy and education, and has advised on digital transformation, fundraising strategy, and the ethical use of AI in fundraising.

Kari is a seasoned digital transformation leader with extensive experience in applying technology to solve real-world problems. As Director of the Education industry practice at Fluido, an Infosys company, he helps organizations turn digital innovation initiatives into meaningful outcomes and lasting value.

Kari has also served on two Salesforce partner advisory boards, focusing on higher education and non-profits.

Nathan Chappell, MBA, MNA, CFRE is a global expert on the intersection of AI and generosity. As Chief AI Officer at Virtuous, he helps nonprofits integrate responsible technology to scale impact. In 2018 he founded Fundraising.AI and co-authored Nonprofit AI and the award-winning The Generosity Crisis.

With over 20 years in nonprofit leadership, Nathan is a sought-after speaker featured in Forbes, NPR, and The Chronicle of Philanthropy. He also co- hosts Fundraising.AI, one of the world’s top nonprofit tech podcasts.

Paul Ramsbottom is chief executive of the Wolfson Foundation, a charity which funds widely across research and education in the UK. Paul takes a wider interest in issues relating to philanthropy in the UK as a speaker and writer. He has undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in History from the University of Oxford and is an Honorary Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Outside of philanthropy, he has an interest in international development which includes founding the Savannah Education Trust - a charity which works in West Africa – and sitting on the Board of Mercy Ships UK. He also acts as a judge for the World's Best School Prizes. His hometown university, the University of Bedfordshire, awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2013.  In January 2020 he was awarded an OBE for services to charity. 

Pamela Agar has led the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) as Co-
Executive Director for Europe alongside her job-share partner, Caroline Davis, since 2022.

She has over two decades of experience in the education sector, having held senior roles in
communications and marketing at institutions including Imperial College London and The
Francis Crick Institute.

Prior to joining CASE, Pamela and Caroline served as Co-Directors of External Relations, Communications and Marketing at St George’s, University of London overseeing a team of professionals responsible for communications, marketing, digital, design, development and alumni relations.

Dr. Shauna Concannon is an interdisciplinary researcher and assistant professor in Computer Science and Digital Humanities at Durham University. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Concannon's work examines how humans interact with AI systems, and the societal and ethical impacts of emerging technologies. Concannon takes a human-centred approach, investigating how technology influences society and exploring ways to create more equitable and socially just AI systems and co-leads the EquiAI network, fostering collaboration across academia, third sector and industry to promote responsible AI practices.

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising - Executive Director of Change.

President, European Fundraising Association

Ceri has over 30 years’ experience in the public and third sectors. He is currently Executive Director of Engagement at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and President of the European Fundraising Association.

He began his career as a political producer at the BBC and started campaigning with the human rights organisation Liberty. He has since held roles with the Citizenship Foundation, Action for Children and the BBC Children in Need appeal.

Ceri has also worked in senior communications and policy positions at London Councils, the Local Government Association and the People’s Health Trust.

Alongside his professional career, he has been actively involved in the voluntary sector as a volunteer and trustee, supporting organisations including Switchboard LGBT, Survivors UK, the Empty Homes Agency and AvMA, the charity for patient safety and justice.