Archives: Speakers

Marlon uses his 25 years’ knowledge of the financial services industry to enable insurance organisations to create, deliver and accelerate their digital transformation strategies and programmes of work. Using his wealth of industry and technology experience alongside a unique innovative approach, he has helped many insurance organisations unlock their ‘digital’ potential and deliver better customer experiences, improved operational efficiencies and business opportunities for growth.

At Sopra Steria he is responsible for Propositions, Innovation, Partner Ecosystems and the Start Up community. He is also an active member of the Sopra Steria BAME community and Technology Innovation board.

Kimberly Finn is Vice President, Global Patient Centric Services for Marken. She has extensive experience in the clinical trials industry with over 25 years in roles within clinical operations and global project management in both pharma and CRO organizations. Kim’s expertise in protocol design and clinical strategy has contributed to successful on-time delivery of complex portfolios and she has directly contributed to the development of many New Drug Application (NDA) approved and marketed compounds.

Kelly Knowles is currently the Senior Director of Client Services at Signant Health and has been with the company for almost 12 years. Prior to joining Signant Health she held project management positions at a contract manufacturing company in Philadelphia as well as within the Clinical Supplies and Process Development groups at Centocor.  She has her Bachelor degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Penn State University and her MBA from Villanova University.

Bruce Curry is a vice president for collections and recovery consulting and sales at analytics firm FICO, helping clients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa improve performance in collections and recovery. Before joining FICO, Bruce held successive senior operational management positions over 16 years with Barclays vehicle asset finance (Dial Contracts), Marks and Spencer Financial Services and Royal Bank of Scotland Cards. In April, Bruce was named to the Credit 500 Hall of Fame by Credit Strategy magazine. Read more of Bruce’s advice for debt collectors at www.fico.com/en/blogs/author/bruce-curry

Trishna Bharadia is a multi-award winning health advocate and patient engagement champion. From the UK, she has worked across Europe and the world with multiple stakeholders to get the patient voice heard louder, stronger and more effectively throughout the entire healthcare journey. Her work includes health information, patient support programmes, disease awareness campaigns, improving the clinical trial experience, engaging with BME communities and development of patient-centred strategies, among many other things. She is a regular conference speaker, advisor, writer and media spokesperson. Among her accolades, she was recognised by the UK Prime Minister’s Office with a Points of Light Award in 2018, for her work with patient communities.