Archives: Speakers

Chemical engineer that has worked at Nordson for 7 years. Worked in manufacturing for over 10 years.

Molecular and cell biologist that has worked at Nordson for 7 years. Worked in the Regulatory market space for 15+ years and has been an advocate for quality and process control.

Adil Qayyum is a Sales Leader at Whatfix, specializing in driving large-scale digital transformation within the Insurance domain. With a proven track record of navigating complex enterprise environments, Adil helps global carriers solve their most persistent challenge: the digital friction that stalls productivity and erodes software ROI.

Julien is Head of Product at Swiss Re, where he leads product for automated Life & Health underwriting solutions. With over 14 years of experience, he specialises in building and scaling complex enterprise software. Previously, Julien was working at Anorak (acquired by CLARK), where he helped build one of UK’s leading digital life insurance advice platforms, including a direct-to-consumer journey and a CRM for life insurance advisers. Prior to that, Julien held various positions in business development, project management, management consulting and software development at various firms across Asia, Europe and the US.

Emer Mulvaney is Contracts Manager and PPI Programme Manager at Cancer Trials Ireland, working across clinical trial start-up, strategic partnerships, and patient and public involvement. Originally trained as a Radiation Therapist, her background in direct patient care continues to shape her approach to research and healthcare delivery.

She is a strong advocate for compassionate, evidence-based care and believes that clear communication is central to good healthcare and meaningful research participation. Her work focuses on improving the efficiency of clinical trial set-up in Ireland, with a strong interest in how Ireland can become a more agile and responsive environment for cancer research and trial delivery.

Emer is deeply committed to embedding patient voices throughout the research process and believes that the best way to improve healthcare and research is to listen to the people who experience it directly. Through her work with patient partners, clinicians and researchers, she supports practical, meaningful approaches to PPI that create real impact.

Matthew Joyce is a VP for Hospitality Tech within Accor, based in London, responsible for driving technology strategy and delivery across managed hotels in Europe and North Africa. Working at the intersection of operations, digital and hospitality, he focuses on enabling hotel performance through scalable, secure and practical technology solutions.

Matthew works closely with hotel teams, owners and partners to deploy core platforms, modernise property technology and support large‑scale transformation programmes, including Move to Cloud and guest‑facing systems. His role combines operational governance with field execution, ensuring technology enhances both guest experience and day‑to‑day hotel operations.

With a strong background in hospitality technology, Matthew brings a pragmatic, people‑centric approach to innovation, balancing standardisation, operational efficiency and service quality.