Dave West is the CEO of Scrum.org. He is passionate about the future of work and about building organizations that unlock the potential of everyone in a complex world. A frequent keynote speaker and widely published author. His books include The Nexus Framework For Scaling Scrum and Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. Before joining Scrum.org, he was the Chief Product Officer at Tasktop, overseeing product management, engineering, and architecture.

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 various industries and size of organisations. As a Professional Trainer (PST & PKT) at Scrum.org and ProKanban.org, underpinned by being a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation - Steve is 1 of only 2 or 3 accredited professionals in the UK with this level of expertise in Agile coaching.

Dave West is the CEO of Scrum.org and a globally recognised thought leader on Agile and the future of work. He is a frequent keynote speaker and co-author of The Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum and Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. With leadership roles at Tasktop, Forrester, and IBM/Rational—where he contributed to the Rational Unified Process—Dave brings deep expertise in product development, Agile transformation, and scaling modern ways of working.

Royd Brayshay is the founder of NewRedo and an experienced agile consultant and software architect. He helps organisations improve software delivery through lean systems thinking, agile coaching, and technical leadership. Royd has led transformation efforts at companies like easyJet, EE, and Renault F1, and previously architected popular accounting software at Sage. He is a regular speaker, community organiser, and hands-on practitioner with a track record of helping teams deliver faster, better, and with greater confidence.

Lauren Ackroyd is an ICP-ACC Agile Coach and Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master with over a decade of experience delivering Agile transformation across public and private sectors. She is currently a Managing Consultant at Capgemini Invent, leading scaled Agile delivery and coaching initiatives to drive sustainable change. Lauren is passionate about developing people, coaching leaders, and building high-performing teams through practical, people-first approaches. She is an experienced speaker and active member of the Agile community, including the Agile Yorkshire steering board.

His work focuses on helping organisations design systems where people and technology operate effectively together, across organisational design, technology and leadership. Over the past decade, he has supported global companies in shaping team structures and ways of working that enable sustainable high performance without burnout. He is co-author of Team Topologies and CEO at Conflux, with frameworks widely adopted to improve flow, reduce friction and scale delivery. He works with leaders to achieve faster value delivery and business agility by aligning organisational design, platform thinking and practical ways of working.

Georgina is a technology leader, coach, and neuroinclusion strategist who has spent over 15 years shaping systems and workplaces behind everyday life in the UK. She’s led digital transformations for organisations including Sainsbury’s, the NHS, and John Lewis & Partners, building products used by millions every day. Through her practice, Georgina helps leaders across the globe; reclaim time, reduce burnout, and build structures that support sustainable balance. She’s supported over 1,000 people through coaching, workshops, and talks across the UK and Europe. Her frameworks and reflections on work, identity, and neurodivergence have reached more than 150,000 people online. Diagnosed with ADHD later in life, Georgina shares her personal story of navigating chronic illness, neurodivergence, and career reinvention. She previously served as Head of Strategy at a start up, working at the intersection of hiring, inclusion, and neurodiversity, and also serves as a trustee at Srpska Tech CIO, funding scholarships in computer science in Bosnia. Georgina is from Devon. Once a marathon runner she now practises yoga, can communicate in five languages, has recently picked up crochet, and dreams of a quiet life on a Yorkshire smallholding.