We want to address the region’s digital challenges by fostering collaboration and aligning digital capabilities. As a think tank, we will provide independent and strategic thought leadership to provide regional and national policymakers with insight and policy proposals to help shape an even better West Midlands.
Our Team: Digital Leadership Board
Rich Bishop
Director, withdigital
Professor Karen Elliott
Chair (Full Professor) of Practice in Finance and Fintech, University of Birmingham
Hollie Whittles
InfoSec Director, Purple Frog Systems Ltd
Professor Steven Furnell
Professor of Cyber Security, University of Nottingham
Professor Ardavan Amini
Complex Adaptive Systems Engineer & Founder, EsseSystems
Ian O’Donnell MBE
Director, Real Point
Sarah Windrum
Future Mobility Cluster Lead, HORIBA MIRA
Hammad Kamran
Lead Data Scientist, Kagool