2026 Programme

Key

Tools and resources supporting governance and compliance
AI (practical implementation in records management and information governance)
ESG (environmental, societal, governance solution)
Personal development (soft skills, resilience, personal growth)
IRMS
Services

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Sunday 17 May 2026

Monday 18 May 2026

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Sunday 17 May 2026

14:30 - 18:30
Registration Opens
15:00 - 15:45

IRMS AGM

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16:00 - 17:30

The IRMS Exchange sponsored by OASIS Group

Open to all
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17:30 - 18:30
Leisure Time
18:30 - 19:00

Welcome Drinks Reception Sponsored by OASIS Group

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19:00 - 22:00

Sunday Social: Sponsored by OASIS Group

Ticketed Event (Included for all fully-inclusive delegates)
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Monday 18 May 2026

08:50 - 09:00
Welcome address from Jaana Pinnick – IRMS Chair
09:00 - 09:40

Keynote: How to Leverage AI Securely

Rafah Knight
CEO & Founder
SecureAI
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09:40 - 10:20

Vendor Showcase

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10:20 - 10:50
Information Market & Networking
10:50 - 11:30

Keynote: From Contract to Cryptography: Operationalising Digital Sovereignty in the Age of Generative AI

Mitch Christow
Group Product Manager at Google
Google
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11:50 - 12:30

Pro Skills: Incident Response and Recovery

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Ashley Lardner
Information Governance Manager
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Using AI to Manage the Digital Heap

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Dr James Lappin
Senior policy lead - digital knowledge and information management
Government Digital Service
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Your Inner Compass When the Rulebook Fails: Ethics, Risk, and Doing Right by People

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Sara Lloyd Williams
Privacy Manager
Oxfam Great Britain
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From Hopeless to Heap-less – Tackling Digital Heaps

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Helen Sibson
Head of Information Governance and KIM Digital Projects
Integrated Corporate Services, DESNZ
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Information Is Infrastructure. Is Your Information Estate Secure at Every Level?

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David Reynolds
Chief Digital Officer
OASIS Group
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12:30 - 12:50
Information Market & Networking
12:50 - 13:30

Sealing the Deal: Hidden Information and Privacy Risks in M&A

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Arlette Walls
Founder, Principal Consultant
HEKATE IG Consulting
Joanna Kennedy
Global Group Data Governance Officer
SAE-PRI Group
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Data Governance in the Era of AI

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Bernd Vellguth
Specialist for Risk Management and Compliance
Microsoft EMEA
Ryan John Murphy
Senior Compliance Specialist
Microsoft
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Circular Legibility: From Data Extraction to Data Care, Designing Sustainable AI Systems

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Ian Mangenga
AI Ethics & Governance Researcher
Digital Girl Africa
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Leading Sideways: A Case Study of Bottom-up Records Management Implementation

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Elizabeth Day
Assistant University Archivist for Records Management
The American University in Cairo
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Masterclass for Empowering Information Leaders

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Jacqueline Stockwell
CEO & Founder
Leadership Through Data
Charlotte Easton
Account Executive
Leadership Through Data
Andrea McIntosh
General Manager for Global Operations
Leadership Through Data
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13:30 - 14:30
Lunch & Networking Time
14:30 - 15:10

Embedding Information Governance in NHS Values: A Person-centred Approach

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Andrew Harvey
Head of Information Governance / Data Protection Officer
Guy's & St Thomas' and Kings College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts
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Beyond the Silos: Harmonising Information for Organisational Success

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Haroon Rashid
Data Management Specialist
Ithaca Energy
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Critical Thinking in the Age of AI – A Core Capability to De-risk and Grow

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Sue Trory
Independent AI Ethics Consultant
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Kindness as a Leadership Strategy: Building Trust and Resilience in Information Work

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Kay Young
Information and Records Management Lead
Food Standards Agency
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Intelligent Archiving: Protecting Your Past, Present and Future

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Sam Butler
Senior Product Manager
Preservica
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15:10 - 15:40
Information Market & Networking
15:40 - 16:20

Every day Data Sharing

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Dave Parsons
Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information Code Manager
WASPI and the ICO in collaboration
Helen Thomas
Senior Policy Officer
Information Commissioner's Office
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The Problem of Email (and How to Fix it)

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David Canning
Head of Digital Knowledge & Information Management
Cabinet Office
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Retention at Scale: Application and Learnings

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Kate Valente
Information and Records Goverance Officer
Jisc
Anne Grzybowski
Acting Head of Information Governance
Heriot-Watt University
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Say What you Mean, Say it Like you Mean it

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Klementyna de Sternberg Stojalowska
Founder/Copywriter
The Good Copywriter
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UK‑Compliant Document Management with ELO & SharePoint

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Edgar Grasl
International Sales Manager
ELO Digital Office GmbH
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16:20 - 16:50
Information Market & Meet the Speakers
16:50 - 17:20

From Policy to Practice: Building the BBC’s Digital Records Management Programme

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Paula McClure
Records Management SME (freelance)
BBC
Joetta Harty
Records Management SME (freelance)
BBC
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Trust in the Machine

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Ibrahim Hasan
Director
Act Now Training
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Creating an Investigatory Records Toolkit

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Iram Ditta
Legal Group Chair
IRMS
Rebekah Taylor-Mason
Treasurer
IRMS
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The Bedrock of Intelligence: Why AI Fails Without Information Governance

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Julia Bonder-Le Berre
Head of Global Privacy
Iron Mountain
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17:20 - 18:45
Free Time
18:45 - Late

Gala Dinner & Industry Awards

Ticketed Event (Included for all fully-inclusive delegates)
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Tuesday 19 May 2026

08:50 - 09:00
Welcome address from the IRMS
09:00 - 09:40

Keynote: Phenomenal – Yes, I’m Talking About You

Rachael Hudson
Executive Mindset & Empowerment Coach
Rachael Hudson Coaching
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09:40 - 10:10
Information Market & Networking
10:10 - 10:50

Mildly Structured, Mostly Harmless: Building GKIM Networks One Conversation at a Time

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Carmel du Parc Braham
Digital Information Manager
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Lucy Maguire
Information Sharing Manager
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Deborah Varenna
Directorate Co-ordinator
Disclosure and Barring Service
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AI Under Scrutiny – Biometric Borders

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Judith Ratcliffe
Privacy Consultant
Independent
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Teaching the Future: Developing Ethical and Adaptive Information Professionals for the AI Era

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Kenneth Atuma
Lecturer in Information Studies
The University of Manchester
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Curating Your Past to Navigate Your Future

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Scott Sammons
Remote DPO & IG Consultant
Lighthouse IG
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Sustainably Yours: Reimagining Information Management as a Service

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Tim Rushent
Director of Digital EMEA
Crown Information Management
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11:30 - 12:00
Information Market & Networking
12:00 - 12:40

Where Are My Documents?

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Jos Arends
Senior Information Specialist
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
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Do Delete. But Do It Right: Lessons from the Birthlink Case and the Principle of Respect in Data Retention

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Laura Palmariello
Proprietor - Data Protection Consultant
Data Protection & Privacy Expert
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Leading from the Middle: Building Strategic Confidence in Governance Roles

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Yagmur Sahin
Head of Business Development & Data Protection
Data Privacy Simplified Ltd
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Connecting Minds, Managing Information: The Collaborative Work of the IRMS IM Tech Group

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Maria Lim-Pittendrigh
Technology Partnerships Officer and IMTech Chair
IRMS
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Taming Unstructured Data: Where to Start, What to Do, How to Succeed

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Chris Baird
Director, Solutions Architecture, Information Governance
Epiq
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12:40 - 13:40
Lunch
13:40 - 14:20

Turning Knowledge into Action at the Home Office

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Luke Spencer
Head of Knowledge Management, KIMU
The Home Office
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Q&A(I) – The Art of Answering Questions and Questioning Answers

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Marcus Stewart
Data Governance, Knowledge and Information Manager
The Pensions Regulator
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Notes from a Digital ESG Journey

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Reynold Leming
Independent
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Forgotten Files or Firm Foundations?

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Samira Teuteberg
Records and Print Manager
Travers Smith LLP
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Evaluating Best Practice – The Information Governance Maturity Model for Microsoft 365

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Rob Bath
Digital Director
IRMS
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14:20 - 14:50
Information market & meet the speakers
14:50 - 15:20

Copilot Meets KIM: Embedding AI in Government Information Management Practices

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Mark Lester
E-Discovery Manager
Welsh Government
Jamie Dawes-Hughes
Head of e-Discovery
Welsh Government
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Digitising the Troubles: Legacy, Trust, and the Architecture of Access

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Eliza McKee
Principal Researcher - Northern Ireland Digitisation Project
The National Archives
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From Mess to Masterpiece: How One Person Changed Everything

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Jacqueline Stockwell
CEO & Founder
Leadership Through Data
Rachel Mitchell
Trainer & Consultant
Leadership Through Data
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An Early Preview About the Microsoft Roadmap – What to Expect from Microsoft in the Near Future?

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Bernd Vellguth
Specialist for Risk Management and Compliance
Microsoft EMEA
Idayat Ibraheem
Data Security Solution Engineer
Microsoft
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15:30 - 16:10

Closing Keynote: Beyond Compliance: Governing Data Ethics and Accountability in the Boardroom

Erika Eliasson-Norris
CEO - Beyond Governance
Governance Assessor to the UK Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
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16:10 - 16:15
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