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🌐 Help Shape the Future of the UK’s Digital Economy The UK Government is rewriting the rules for data sharing and competition across digital markets and the stakes are high. Join a select group of senior leaders on 4 September for a closed-door, invitation-only roundtable that will feed directly into government thinking on Smart Data reform. 🧩 What’s on the table? ▪️ Where Smart Data can drive growth, innovation and fairness ▪️ What market access, competition, and innovation could look like under new rules ▪️ How to design a trusted, future-proof data ecosystem ▪️ What risks need solving to protect value and integrity 👥 Who’s in the room? 20 of the UK’s most influential voices in data, digital strategy, innovation, legal, and policy including CDOs, GCs, and transformation leads from data-rich companies and sectors. 📍 When & where: Wednesday 4 September, 10am–12pm Central London (lunch & networking to follow) This is a rare chance to gain early insight, share your perspective directly with DSIT, and help shape the next chapter of digital markets regulation. 🔐 Chatham House rule. Invitation only. Very limited space. 👉 Request your invitation: https://lnkd.in/eaJGM-ip Brought to you by Ctrl-Shift & the Smart Data Forum In partnership with DSIT

🌟 Congratulations to our 2025 Smart Data Forum Award Winners! We are only at the beginning of the Smart Data journey, but these winners already represent the growing community of leaders, innovators, and trailblazers who will drive the next wave of value and impact in Smart Data. 🏆 Smart Data Pioneer: Siddharth Shetty, CEO, Finternet Labs 🏆 Social Good Champion: Adam Shaw, Data for Good 🏆 Startup to Watch: Nuggets 🏆 Trust Champion: Biju M. , Unilever 🏆 Best Collaboration: GliaNet Alliance 🏆 Smart Data Enabler: DataPal 👏 Each of you is shaping how Smart Data delivers innovation, trust, inclusion, and new business models for the future. We are proud to celebrate your achievements and look forward to seeing how your work continues to inspire progress across the ecosystem. 👉 Join us in congratulating this year’s winners by liking, sharing, or commenting below to show your support for their incredible contributions. 📣 Winners – we encourage you to share this recognition with your teams and networks. Your leadership deserves to be celebrated widely. 🔗 See photos from the day here - https://lnkd.in/efcmbDZY

Smart Data Takes Centre Stage in the UK's New Industrial Strategy Monday marked a turning point for data-driven growth in the UK. With the launch of the new UK Industrial Strategy, coming just days after the Data (Use and Access) Bill passed into law, Smart Data is no longer a niche initiative, it’s now recognised as critical economic infrastructure. Backed by £36 million in Smart Data funding and a further £12 million for national data-sharing infrastructure, the Strategy positions Smart Data as a key enabler across energy, finance, manufacturing, professional & business Services, and Digital Services and more. At Ctrl-Shift, we’ve prepared an exclusive briefing that unpacks what this means for: ✅ Consumers and trusted digital services ✅ SMEs and competitive innovation ✅ Infrastructure and interoperable data systems ✅ AI, automation, and high-growth sectors If you're working at the intersection of data, innovation, infrastructure, or policy, this is essential reading. 📥 Download the briefing: https://lnkd.in/e7friWKK Cosmina DorobantuAnca-Elena Mihalache Robert Porteous Tony Curzon Price Tom Fish Agnieszka Scott Steven Pimblett Adam Shaw Ghela Boskovich Marie Walker Carol Buttle Mark Devlin Hetal Popat David Rennie Laura Sandys CBE Boris Wojtan Chris Fitch, PhD, FRSPH Paul Holland Clive Humby OBE Henk Van Hulle Alex Cheatle Richard Whitt Seema Khinda Johnson Nicola Breyer Angela Hesketh Jessica Wilkinson Rahul YadavCharlie Mercer Jessie 'Chuy' Chavez 👍🏼Marcus Mayers Eric Pol Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon) CMgr CCMI AIGP Rob Haslingden Rachel Ollis Edie Lush Gavin Starks Faith Reynolds #SmartData #IndustrialStrategy #Innovation #AI #DigitalEconomy #opendata #OpenBanking #GrowthStrategy #CtrlShift #UKGrowth #DataInfrastructure

✨ What a day! From powerful keynotes and dynamic panels to thought-provoking roundtables, today has sparked real conversations about building a smarter, fairer data economy for the UK. Now, we close out the Smart Data Forum 2025 with connection and celebration 🥂 We’re raising a glass at the Networking Reception and congratulating the winners of the very first Smart Data Awards. A moment to recognise the innovators, collaborators and changemakers driving this agenda forward. To every delegate, speaker and sponsor. Thank you for being part of this milestone moment. #SmartDataForum #SmartData #DataEconomy

The future of Smart Data isn’t just being discussed – it’s being designed. This afternoon, delegates are rolling up their sleeves for a series of interactive roundtables ✨ Under the Chatham House Rule, we’re diving into open, honest discussions across five dynamic topics, covering everything from infrastructure and AI to productivity, trust and startup innovation. In the room right now: 🔹 Boris Wojtan, Chris Fitch, Mark Devlin, Clive Humby, Paul Holland, Bill Thompson, Henk Van Hulle 🔹 Richard Whitt, Alex Cheatle, Tony Curzon Price, Seema Khinda Johnson 🔹 Nicola Breyer, Angela Hesketh, Jessica Wilkinson, Rahul Yadav 🔹 Charlie Mercer, Jessie 'Chuy' Chavez, Jane Lucy, Eric Pol, Pierre Tabet 🔹 Vivienne Artz, Louise Beaumont, Rob Haslingden, Biju M., Rachel Ollis, David Rennie, Gavin Starks, Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta From policy and privacy to AI-powered innovation, these sessions are surfacing real challenges and actionable insights that will be shared with government. #SmartDataForum #DigitalEconomy #DataEthics #SmartData

The morning has been packed with sharp insights and our Industry Panel session is taking it even further. 🔍 Navigating the Smart Data Economy: The Key Enablers for Business Success is diving into the partnerships, infrastructure and innovations shaping this space. Moderated by Ghela Boskovich with perspectives from: 👉 Carol Buttle, International Governments Advisor, tScheme 👉 Mark Devlin, Managing Director Client Services, Lloyds Banking Group 👉 Hetal Popat, Director of Open Banking, HSBC 👉 David Rennie, Chief Trust Officer, Orchestrating Identity 👉 Laura Sandys CBE, Chair, UK Government’s Energy Digitalisation Taskforce Together, they’re exploring: 💡 What businesses need to succeed in the Smart Data economy 🤝 The value of strategic collaboration 📈 Monetisation opportunities from AI and data interoperability Lunch is just around the corner and the conversation is far from over. #SmartData #SmartDataForum #DataEconomy

📍 Live from central London and we’re opening with purpose. The Smart Data Revolution is more than a concept. It’s the driving force behind economic growth, innovation and a fairer society. In our host welcome address, we’re diving into: 🔹 The big picture – how Smart Data fuels prosperity 🔹 The competitive edge – data as a business game-changer 🔹 Trust and fairness – building ethical, consumer-first markets Let the conversations begin! 🥁 #SmartDataForum #DigitalEconomy #DataEthics #SmartData Liz Brandt

🌍 New Sponsor Announcement: Welcome ElectraLink to the Smart Data Forum 2025! 🌍 We’re delighted to announce ElectraLink as a sponsor of the Smart Data Forum, joining our mission to accelerate data-driven innovation and Net Zero transformation across sectors. As the UK advances toward Net Zero, ElectraLink is helping lead the decarbonisation effort. With over 25 years in energy data infrastructure, they develop cloud networks, APIs, and insight platforms that power a low-carbon economy. By unlocking and advising on smart data, ElectraLink enables 300+ clients, from utilities to government, to access secure, reliable insights that drive real-world impact. They’re helping shape a smarter, greener UK, one dataset at a time. We’re especially excited to hear from Dan Hopkinson, CEO of ElectraLink, on why they’re supporting the Forum: “Decarbonisation is one of the greatest challenges that the UK has faced in decades. It touches every aspect of our daily lives and demands extensive preparation from businesses and the government. As we enhance Net Zero activities with technological solutions, smart data has become the most valuable resource available.” “ElectraLink is unlocking data and making it accessible to support organisations embracing change and hurdling challenges in various industries. The Smart Data Forum is a great opportunity for us to learn more about the individual obstacles each organisation has encountered and where our unique datasets can accelerate decarbonisation.” ⚡ We’re thrilled to have ElectraLink on board and can’t wait to explore new ideas, insights, and partnerships at the Forum. 👉 Join the Smart Data Forum and be part of the conversation shaping the future of data and decarbonisation. www.smartdataforum.org #SmartDataForum #ElectraLink #NetZero #Decarbonisation #SmartData #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #Innovation #DigitalTransformation

🌍 New Sponsor Announcement: Welcome ElectraLink to the Smart Data Forum 2025! 🌍 We’re delighted to announce ElectraLink as a sponsor of the Smart Data Forum, joining our mission to accelerate data-driven innovation and Net Zero transformation across sectors. As the UK advances toward Net Zero, ElectraLink is helping lead the decarbonisation effort. With over 25 years in energy data infrastructure, they develop cloud networks, APIs, and insight platforms that power a low-carbon economy. By unlocking and advising on smart data, ElectraLink enables 300+ clients, from utilities to government, to access secure, reliable insights that drive real-world impact. They’re helping shape a smarter, greener UK, one dataset at a time. We’re especially excited to hear from Dan Hopkinson, CEO of ElectraLink, on why they’re supporting the Forum: “Decarbonisation is one of the greatest challenges that the UK has faced in decades. It touches every aspect of our daily lives and demands extensive preparation from businesses and the government. As we enhance Net Zero activities with technological solutions, smart data has become the most valuable resource available.” “ElectraLink is unlocking data and making it accessible to support organisations embracing change and hurdling challenges in various industries. The Smart Data Forum is a great opportunity for us to learn more about the individual obstacles each organisation has encountered and where our unique datasets can accelerate decarbonisation.” ⚡ We’re thrilled to have ElectraLink on board and can’t wait to explore new ideas, insights, and partnerships at the Forum. 👉 Join the Smart Data Forum and be part of the conversation shaping the future of data and decarbonisation. www.smartdataforum.org #SmartDataForum #ElectraLink #NetZero #Decarbonisation #SmartData #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #Innovation #DigitalTransformation

🎉 Exciting News! New Sponsor Alert at the Smart Data Forum 🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Ten Lifestyle Group as the newest sponsor of the Smart Data Forum! Ten is on a mission to become the world’s most trusted AI-driven service, meeting the complex needs of individuals with precision, scale, and heart. Already the world’s #1 concierge provider, Ten partners with premium brands to help them attract and retain their wealthy and mass affluent customers—powering revenue through platform-as-a-service and cutting-edge tech. 🌍 With over 25 years of expertise, 20+ global service centres, and millions of members tapping into lifestyle, travel, dining, entertainment, and retail services, Ten is redefining what it means to deliver results that are “better than the internet.” 🔗 Learn more about their incredible journey here: www.tenlifestylegroup.com We’re especially excited to hear from Alex Cheatle, CEO of Ten, on why they’re backing the Smart Data Forum: “Ten exists because the magic mix of technology, notably AI, and individual data makes personalised service scalable for the first time in human history. This creates the opportunity to improve how we live through a movement of new, innovative business models. Ten is supporting the Forum because of the importance of thought leadership in driving that movement forward.” 🙌 Welcome aboard, Ten! 👉 Join the Smart Data Forum and be part of the conversation that’s shaping the future of data, AI, and human-centric innovation. www.smartdataforum.org #SmartDataForum #AI #Personalisation #Innovation #OpenFinance #CustomerExperience #ConciergeTech #TenLifestyleGroup