About the Agile Yorkshire Community


Agile Yorkshire is a monthly gathering of IT professionals from in and around Yorkshire. It has met every month since 2007 to discuss Agile software development methods and extreme programming, plus a host of other IT issues.

Agile Yorkshire's monthly gatherings provide a platform for local practitioners to network, learn from each other and listen to some of the IT industries highest profile speakers.

Next Event:  04 Jun 2025

The Organisers

Royd Brayshay

Royd Brayshay is an agile coach and trainer based in Leeds.

He works with all kinds of agile coaching clients around Yorkshire and across the north of England to help them become more commercially effective at building software.

He is a co-owner of NewRedo, a software company based in Leeds with clients including the Lotus Formula 1 Racing Team, EasyJet, Walmart and some growing lean startups.

Royd was nominated for an agile coaching award in 2012.

Past Speakers

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Steve Trapps
Steve is seasoned agile and delivery practitioner with over 25 years of experience in product delivery. Positioned as a key player in nurturing high-performing teams, Steve leverage agile techniques to deliver substantial value to clients across...
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James Pels
James Pels is the founder of Proven EA, where he helps organisations reduce waste, align strategy with delivery, and make improvements that actually stick. With over 20 years’ experience as an agilist across sectors including defence, healthcare,...
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Seun Alabi
With a strong background in strategy, partnerships, and digital transformation, Seun combines business acumen with stakeholder management to drive successful product development. With over a decade of experience in ICT, she has worked with...
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Sorrel Harriet
Having bounced around academia and the tech industry in various roles, Sorrel now works part-time as a research software engineer at Leeds University, and part-time as a freelance learning coach and consultant. She loves building connections between...
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Matthew Carr
Matthew Carr - The Agility Guy - much like Gordon Ramsay stepping into a “Kitchen Nightmare”, I’ve spent the last 25 years transforming struggling environments. In my case, though, they’re technology teams and organisations rather than restaurants....
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Mark Moreau
Mark is originally from Liverpool but currently lives with his young family in Saltaire. He has worked for several technology startups, scale-ups and enterprises as a Product Analyst, Product Owner and Product Manager. He is currently a Product...