Our Inaugural 2023 event

In November 2023, over 300 guests joined the inaugural TransformBase event, with representatives across every facet of Business and Society; it was a fantastic day of dialogue, insight, and connections.

Thanks to our guests, sponsors, speakers, and supporters for making TransformBase a success.

a big thanks to our 2023 sponsors

Get caught up

Last year’s success, driven by the collective knowledge shared on stage and during the breakout sessions, resulted in a treasure trove of fascinating insights that we captured and put through AI to turn into the TransformBase 2023 Insights Report & Actionable Roadmap.

Download the report and view last year’s agenda below.

Businesses in attendance

our 2023 Speakers

FABRICE BEAULIEU

Chief Marketing, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer
RECKITT

LORD JOHNSON CBE

Minister of State
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE

ALEX MCCRACKEN

Managing Director, Innovation Banking 
J.P. MORGAN

SHERRY COUTU CBE

Chair and Founder
FOUNDER4SCHOOLS

ALDERMAN ALASTAIR KING

Lord Mayor Elect London 2024 Chairman
NAISBITT KING GROUP

ANGIE FRENCH

Former Director, Northern Europe, Marketing Science
META

DR MARIAN DARYOUZEH PHD, MBA

Senior Executive, Healthcare and Lifesciences
ENTERPRISE RISK EY

ERIC VAN DER KLEIJ

Co-Founder and Partner
EDENBASE

DUSAN ODOBASIC

Chairman & CTO
THREEDIUM

KARIN KÜNNAPAS

Head of School
KOOD/JÕHVI

PROFESSOR GRAHAM HITCHEN

Director of Policy, and Professor of Practice, Media and Creative Industries
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

ALEX HAITOGLOU

Founder
OVIDA

JAY STEINBACK

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman
YWHALES

DAVID EDOJA

Founder and CEO
[AI] ANALYTICS INTELLIGENCE

PROFESSOR RICHARD SUSSKIND OBE KC [HON]

President
SOCIETY FOR COMPUTERS AND LAW

DEVINA PAUL

CFO
ZUMO

DR POUYA AKHBARI, BSC, MBBS, MSC, FRCS, MD (RES)

Orthopaedic Surgeon
BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

RONIT GHOSE

Head, Future Finance Team
CITI

PETAR GJORGIEV

Safety Risk Lead, Medical Director
PFIZER

MARTA PIEKARSKA-GEATER

Director of DAO Strategy and Web3 Engagement
CONSENSYS

TIM KAY

Director, Science and Technology Directorate
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE

SOPHIA BANTANIDIS

Analyst, Future of Finance
CITI GLOBAL INSIGHTS

HARLIN SINGH UROFSKY

Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Investing
CITI GLOBAL WEALTH

SOUMAYA HAMZAOUI

Cofounder and COO
REDCLOUD

PETER OPPENHEIMER

Chief Global Equity Strategist and Head of Macro Research Europe
GOLDMAN SACHS

DR DANNY BOSCH

Associate Director of Business Development and Commercial
IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH PARTNERS

ROMAIN CLEMENT

Cofounder and CEO
ARCASCIENCE

CHRIS HILL

Managing Director
EDENBASE FUND

DAN CONNELL

Engagement Partner
MESMERISE

GAIA ARZILLI

UK Country Manager
AWORLD

USSAL SAHBAZ

Managing Partner
USSAL POLICY CONSULTANCY

STAN STALNAKER

Founding Director and Chief Strategy Officer
HUB CULTURE

MIKE WEBER

Executive Producer on Jumanji & The Wheel of Time
AMAZON PRIME

NICOLA MCCORMICK

General Counsel
WPP

DANIEL DOLL-STEINBERG

Co-Founder and Partner
EDENBASE

AMIT PRADHAN

Executive Chairman
RAINFALL

JOYSY JOHN MBE

Edtech Advisor and Innovation Consultant

EVA SZALAY

Financial Journalist and Director of Media Relations
HOKKU PR

PHILIPPE VAN CAENEGEM

Former MD of Strategic Innovation
SALESFORCE

STEPHEN KHAN

Global Executive Editor
THE CONVERSATION

KASHIFU INUWA ABDULLAHI

Director-General and CEO
NITDA

NIKHIL CHOUGULEY

Head of Sustainability Solutions
REFRAME CAPITAL

GOKCE GIZER CLOVER

Co-Founder and Partner
EDENBASE & TRANSFORMBASE

KATHERINE HOLDEN

Head of Data Analytics, AI and Digital ID
TECH UK

SHEETAL MEHTA WALSH

CEO, AI Innovation Fund
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA ENTREPRENEUR, INVESTOR, AND BOARD MEMBER

SAHIN CAGLAYAN

CEO and Co-Founder
FARADAI

RUSS SHAW CBE

Founder
TECH LONDON ADVOCATES AND GLOBAL TECH ADVOCATES

JANNAH PATCHAY

Director and Policy Lead
DIGITAL POUND FOUNDATION

SATESH MELWANI

Managing Director
MELSONS GLOBAL

DINIS GUARDA

Founder and CEO
ZTUDIUM